Ed, I like the first three of your ideas but really don't care for the 4th. I'll be all of those or none of those as I see fit; I think that's part of the beauty of wikipedia: contribute where you think you're needed; your help is welcome.
kq
Ed Wrote:
Let's focus on strategies to increase the number of qualified
contributors.
- Everyone personally recruit three more contributors. (Okay, at
least one!)
Advertise for writers.
Create a profile of the "ideal contributor".
Divide up the work into roles, such as Vandalism Cop,
Spellcheck Clerk, Neutrality Umpire, Cheerleading Squad, Hospitalty Crew (add more here!!).
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Well, one thing I like about his idea is that he's given friendly and fun names for different roles. People who might not feel that they want to contribute by writing whole articles from scratch should understand that there's lots of different ways to contribute, all respected and worthwhile.
koyaanisqatsi@nupedia.com wrote:
Ed, I like the first three of your ideas but really don't care for the 4th. I'll be all of those or none of those as I see fit; I think that's part of the beauty of wikipedia: contribute where you think you're needed; your help is welcome.
kq
Ed Wrote:
Let's focus on strategies to increase the number of qualified
contributors.
- Everyone personally recruit three more contributors. (Okay, at
least one!)
Advertise for writers.
Create a profile of the "ideal contributor".
Divide up the work into roles, such as Vandalism Cop,
Spellcheck Clerk, Neutrality Umpire, Cheerleading Squad, Hospitalty Crew (add more here!!).
Ed Poor [Wikipedia-l] To manage your subscription to this list, please go here: http://www.nupedia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l
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