[Foundation-l] Wikijunior - Wikispecies, Mk 2?

[Jens Ropers]

I've got this hunch that a (hypothetical) Wiki-kid-pedia would be of 
remarkably high philosophical and scientific quality, whereas a 
Teeniepedia would largely consist of "J45ON WINSCOTTLE ISA WANKARRR!!", 
"I LuV mArY JaNe." and "BENNIE {heart} SIMONE!!!"
Maybe we should bar participation from anyone between ages 10 and 20? 
(I'm joking.)

On 26 Oct 2004, at 10:39, Angela wrote:

> Rebecca wrote:
>> The minutes of the last board meeting suggested that money was being
>> accepted to found a Wikijunior project.
>
> The proposal is still under discussion. Whether Wikijunior will be a
> separate project has not been decided by the board. The only thing the
> board has approved was the proposal that was sent to the Beck
> Foundation, and the only commitment mentioned in that was to:
>
> "release a pamphlet of 48 full-color pages (8½" x 11") on a topic
> related to animals by December 2005."
>
> This is currently no more than a Wikireader, something that does not
> need a project-wide vote in my opinion. There have already been
> various print projects not formally approved by the board, and I don't
> view Wikijunior _at this stage_ as anything more than that. There is a
> possibility it could be more, and that it might end up being a
> separate site, but whether than happens ought to be subject to the
> same conditions that Wikinews and other proposed projects will be.
> Having said that, I'm not sure starting a children's Wikipedia would
> be a separate project any more than starting new language Wikipedias
> are, and those are decided at the moment by developers, not by the
> board. There was certainly no board approval for the recently started
> projects in Old English or Gothic.
>
> Angela.
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