It's a bit soon in our history for participation in Wikipedia to be part of
what defines a "top academic", but the ability to simply set forth expert
information in this context is the sort of foundational skill which defines
academic excellence. To take a specific example, anyone who could in the
space of a few paragraphs, rewrite the ==Economics== section in the article,
[[People's Republic of China]] to the satisfaction of the usual crowd who
hangs out there would be demonstrating excellence in a number of ways.
Especially if they could sucessfully negotiate the give and take which would
ensue, considering and accepting the constructive changes and additions
other editors might made and successfully dealing with the usual objections
and reversions.
What successful Wikipedia editors do is something quite wonderful.
Fred
From: Jens Ropers <ropers(a)ropersonline.com>
Reply-To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l(a)Wikipedia.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:37:21 +0200
To: wikien-l(a)Wikipedia.org
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] A future for Nupedia?
On 10 Sep 2004, at 10:35, wikien-l-request(a)Wikipedia.org wrote:
Message: 10
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 08:42:43 +0100
From: "Charles Matthews" <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com>
<snip />
D) You are not going to get top academics interested.
Charles
Yes we will.
Build it and they will come.
They already are coming.
There already are rather good academics in our midst.
If however some "top academics" were to refuse to respond to our
invitation (which we extend to academics and non-academics alike) just
because they cannot throw their weight around here and have to -gasp-
defend their views among equals, then we're probably better off without
those "top academics". We're not shedding any tears over trolls
deserting the Wikipedia either.
The ''real'' top academics will continue to be (increasingy) attracted
by our proposition and they won't have a problem with defending their
views, nor with conversing with fellow contributors as equals.
-- Jens [[User:Ropers|Ropers]]
www.ropersonline.com
_______________________________________________
WikiEN-l mailing list
WikiEN-l(a)Wikipedia.org
http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l