Thanks for summarizing this, Mathias. I love the work that has been done
so far on Wikikids, and think WMF should think about creative ways to make
such projects successful. Gathering knowledge for all audiences requires
simpler language than most wikipedias have; and building a culture of
contribution works best when there are ways for young people to contribute
and collaborate.
I don't know if it will work as a WM-hosted project, under the current
system. This depends on whether we become more flexible in creating new and
independent communities. But we should consider all of the ways to realize
our mission, including through partners whose tools & policies &
contributor networks look very different.
Sam
On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Mathias Damour <mathias.damour(a)laposte.net>
wrote:
Hi,
They were quite a few expressed thoughts on the 2015 Strategy - Community
consultation that raised in a way or another the idea of a "Wikipedia for
children". I've made some excerpt of them on the following page :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikikids/Excerpt_from_
the_2015_Strategy/Community_consultation
It actually does exist and are thriving in some languages (especially in
Dutch and French, and we actually worked for a while on [[m:Wikikids]]),
however they seem to be also some rampant objections. The WMF may not be
the most suited organization to host and promote such wikis, is it?
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