[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Pennsylvania

[Ray Saintonge]

Robert Horning wrote:

>A word of advise if you do end up in Mississippi..... don't go into a bar 
>and call a local there a "Yankee".  You might not leave alive.  You 
>won't have as much of a problem if you do the same thing in Massachusetts.
>
Don't underestimate Red Sox fans. :-)

>The real reason for trying to get these chapters put together is to do 
>things that do require a formal organization in place (aka fundraising 
>and more substantial events than a mere coffeehouse meetup) as well as 
>to deal with issues that may be of a local basis.   Even helping put 
>together people to collaboratively write Wikipedia articles about local 
>governments is something useful by itself, but it can be much more.  How 
>about distributing Wikijunior books to local schools?  It is far too 
>difficult of a task to do on a national basis, but something more 
>regional is perhaps easier to coordinate.
>
It also needs to be pointed out that education in the United States is a 
responsibility of the states, and the difference in quality there 
between one state and its neighbour can be amazing.

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