[Foundation-l] wikinews and other stuff

[Andre Engels]

But if it can't offer those, then I would like to repeat Robin's
question: What would wikiversity offer that wikibooks doesn't? That's
no negativity, that's a legitimate question. Apparently it is NOT
dems, pracs and class discussions. So what is it?

Andre Engels

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 18:08:42 +1000, Tim Starling
<t.starling at physics.unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
> Robin Shannon wrote:
> >fifthly, what would wikiverstiy offer that wikibooks doesnt? i fail to
> >see how a wiki is capable of producing anything that a university
> >offers other than text books (and class notes ect.). How is it going
> >to be able to do dems and pracs, and class discussions?
> >I really want to like the idea of wikiversity, but I'm gonna need some
> >clarifying before ill do that.
> >
> >
> >
> It can't offer pracs and class discussions, the proponents were very
> clear on this. There's no need to be so negative about it.