--- Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:

Daniel Alston wrote:

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There are other lnaguage wikipedias, so why not a childrens one? [Wikipedia-l] To manage your subscription to this list, please go here: http://www.nupedia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l

Although there is commendable intent to this suggestion, the possible problems make it unworkable. This is without considering any possible technical ones about which I claim complete ignorance.

What age level would this be aimed at, considering both content and reading ability?

Who among us is competent to say what kind of vocabulary is readable by children?

A single class in school often includes a wide variety of reading abilities; how can we account for that?

How do we account for extreme variation in reading abilities between countries, between states and even between school districts?

How do we account for children who are readers of English as a Second Language?

How do we account for different views about the content that is appropriate for children? At one end of the spectrum are those people who censor out anything questionable; at the other end are those who feel that children should have everything available to them providing there is appropriate guidance.

If there is a children's Wikipedia, what would prevent children from visiting the regular Wikipedia?

For all the above my feeling is that a children's Wikipedia would be a wasted effort, and a non-starter.

Eclecticology

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------- The point is to have artciles that are not as sceintific. I eman i dotn know how many young children know what kelvin is? tehyw oudl be use to Celcius or possibly faranheight. I dotn know how many of them are used to power noatation but not many i tell you.