[Wikimediaau-l] Aboriginal languages (reply)

[Liam Wyatt]

I appreciate your concern P. and thanks for the 'heads up'. Let's  
discuss this further over a couple of beers at the Paragon at the  
meetup (I'm coming).
In general I would agree with you about the concern for looking  
insensitive discussing literacy levels etc. but this is in the  
context of a project to increase literacy levels by a national  
literacy NGO. The fact that this particular aboriginal community has  
low literacy levels (and therefore low competence in using the  
internet) is bold-font front and center!

-Liam

Email - liamwyatt at gmail.com
Phone - +61 (0)439 954 269
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On 03/08/2008, at 10:40 AM, private musings wrote:

leaving aside the discussions of whether or not this might be an  
'official' project for a mo... I've really got to pull you up a bit  
Liam, on some of your previous comment. I have no doubt that you're  
well intentioned (smart, lucid and good looking too!) - but you may  
be unaware of the ways your comments can be construed - particularly  
on a public mailing list with an akashic record....

You can cause terrible offense by discussing low literacy levels, and  
technological competencies in such ways without huge sensitivity -  
and I'm afraid I feel that I feel you could do better in that  
department... I can't agree at all with your comments as written.

Talk of 'good PR' is also (at best) somewhat reckless, for similar  
reasons.

We need to be a bit more responsible in the way this discussion  
evolves - but to reiterate my perspective on the issue of Aboriginal  
Language wikipedia/s - I would certainly love to roll my sleeves up  
and contribute in making connections to communities (I have some in  
mind), and evaluating the possibilites of partnership with both  
governmental bodies, and NGOs - my feeling is that there may be many  
happy to work with us. I'd suggest this sort of work be co-ordinated  
over at meta somewhere perhaps? - or maybe on 'our' site as and when  
it's born.....

I'd be really proud to help here - and think it could be a hugely  
valuable initiative.

cheers,

Peter
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