Cormac Lawler wrote:
I deeply aplogise to all that I don't have the time
to be putting into
this project at the moment. I will be devoting my life to it over the
next three years or more - it's just that for these coming few weeks,
I really am in a bit of a tight squeeze with my own brick-and-mortar
institutional requirements. I hope to really start bringing in a whole
range of people who would want to contribute to a project like
Wikiversity - and Wikimania proved to me that they are out there - but
first, we need something to show what we're doing. It'll be great to
see what you come up with :-)
Cormac
Please keep your priorities in order. Writing a dissertation is hardly
something that you get to do every day, and an important accomplishment.
I completely understand why you are so very, very busy right now and I
want you to know that Wikiversity is in very capable hand, and
progressing very fine. When you get a chance to come up for air, you
are certainly welcome at Wikiversity and your opinion will be very valued.
I really think the whole "beta" thing is mainly a formality for the WMF,
although it would be nice if we could have something substantial to
prove that the Wikiversity concept has merit, especially at the six
month anniversary mark. Wikinews did the same thing, and even they
didn't have all of their "ducks in a row" when the six months was up.
This is mainly precedence for future projects that may be coming down
the pipeline where a genuine beta period is needed.
--
Robert Scott Horning