The problem with static offline versions of Wikipedia is that it doesn't allow any interaction at all, so you are virtually cutting off the ability of the reader to become an editor. I am sure many people will feel that prisoners probably don't have a lot of positive information to contribute, or perhaps would not do this in good faith, but theoretically there should be some channel back for them to voice corrections or additions, possibly through some sort of local collaboration committee?
I think this application of Wikipedia is great, but it is also crippled. If we had an incubator system where this type of offline application of Wikipedia could collect edits in a daily batch process for intermediate curation it would be good. Something like this might also useful for education programs with kindergartens or grade schools. We have claimed in the past that a 17-year-old can be smarter than a Ph.D. on any specific issue, but actually, age or environment is arbitrary, no?
2013/6/19, rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com:
Hi Robert, no censoring, filtering, or monitoring. Its the full French wikipedia. Afaiu emmanuel it was not discussed, but he explicitly pointed out that all articles are there including the ones about arms.
Rupert Am 19.06.2013 03:46 schrieb "Robert Rohde" rarohde@gmail.com:
Very cool.
I'm curious, did the prison have any concerns about content or want things filtered out?
I've know that some prisons don't allow reading material that is sexual, violent, etc. Did restrictions like that have to be considered? Obviously, most of Wikipedia is pretty mundane, but if you look hard enough I'm sure some people might find things to object to.
-Robert Rohde
On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Charles Andrès charles.andres.wmch@gmail.com wrote:
Wikipedia for prisoners – an unexpected partnership between a swiss
prison and Wikimedia CH
Following an initiative from Emmanuel Engelhart, with the support of
Wikimedia CH CAO, Chantal Ebongué, since March 2013, prisoners who request can have an access to Wikipedia offline (Kiwix project). The idea is to stimulate or to support the interest for education of prisoners who were, for a large majority, condemned to long-time sentences.
After three months of pilot phasis, the project is successful : Among
the 36 prisoners of the Bellevue’s prison in Gorgier, 18 possess or rent a computer. All of them requested the upload of Wikipedia offline on their PC. For security reasons, swiss prisoners have a very restricted access to internet.
More informations in the press releases (ENG, DE, FR, IT) that was sent
today to the swiss media
Regards,
Charles
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