On 9/6/06, Rory Stolzenberg <rory096(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I think the idea of having courses and workshops
on these topics is great,
but we shouldn't be targeting it towards
youth
specifically; it needlessly
singles them out and makes them different, and
people of all ages can learn
from things like this. Yes, it's good to
train
and nurture a new generation
of Wikipedians, but there's no reason for it
to be
a younger generation of
Wikipedians. It should be targeted to the
community as a whole, not just
youths.
Refer to earlier post.
Sometimes young folks like to hang out with young
folks.
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)
Also lets not forget that young people have much
longer holidays than most people. I would think
younger people are more likely to be able to attend
and event a week before Wikimania.
Although I do wonder whether we really want to take on
being responsibile for minors. It would require a lot
more effort than just producing Wikimania does. I
think if we can partner with a group that has
experience and a good reputation with the "youth camp"
issues, then it would be great for us to provide the
Wikimedia aspect. If we are doing this on our own
however I think it would be too risky of a
proposition.
Birgitte SB
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