Comments on: Wikimedia launches Bookshelf Project

By: aberahman hassan medani khalil

aberahman hassan medani khalil — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:30:31 +0000

let us hear from you.

By: Wikimedia Foundation Launches The Bookshelf Project « ThisGlobe.com

Wikimedia Foundation Launches The Bookshelf Project « ThisGlobe.com — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:55:23 +0000

[...] Foundation Launches The Bookshelf Project From the Wikimedia Blog Post: Maybe you’ve been editing Wikipedia for years. Or maybe you made your first edit a few days ago. [...]

By: J P Hollingsworth

J P Hollingsworth — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:19:39 +0000

I use Wiki all the time and never fail to be amazrd at the amount of info it holds. BUT I use a lot of the info for writing anddouble check some of the info with other sources. I am too busy with my own work to get into editing but i am sure there are people who will find it of interest.
Best wishes
JP

By: Wikimedia Foundation Launches The Bookshelf Project « ResourceShelf

Wikimedia Foundation Launches The Bookshelf Project « ResourceShelf — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:12:32 +0000

[...] From the Wikimedia Blog Post: Maybe you’ve been editing Wikipedia for years. Or maybe you made your first edit a few days ago. Whatever your experience, you likely know at least one central fact about editing – that it can be difficult for newcomers to master the skills necessary for contributing to Wikipedia. [...]

By: Gary Gale

Gary Gale — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:25:54 +0000

I won’t be editing Wiki for quite awhile. I’m getting a second degree and I forgot how much studying was required at the University level (it’s been over 40 years). However, I was perusing the talk on the National Landscape Conservation System. It’s pretty good but some key areas were left out of the listings. In Washington County, Utah there are 13 new wilderness’, 2 National Conservation Areas and a large number of wild and Scenic Rivers. One of the Wilderness areas was transferred from BLM to the National Park Service.

I’m the GIS Specialist (mapper) for the Saint George Field Office (Washington County) of the BLM. If someone will email me at the above address I can get the names right away and the acreages by Monday November 9th or Tuesday the 10th.

By: Huib!

Huib! — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:13:46 +0000

I’m starting to understand what its all about and I think its a nice piece of development and it could be greatly used by some groups of people

Great work!

@Roan thanks :)

By: Kozuch

Kozuch — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:47:56 +0000

Nice to see a new wiki again. After Usability and Strategy this one hopefully will be a nice addition to the non-content portfolio, which will be increasingly important in servicing and further developing Wikimedia.

@Ulf Larsen: I also question where are the videos that German Wikimedia shot to promote Wikipedia editing…??? http://blog.wikimedia.org/2008/12/18/wikimedia-to-produce-online-video-tutorials/

By: Marlita

Marlita — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:29:19 +0000

Thank you Roan – yes, years of living in England have left me with some English spelling habits.

By: Roan Kattouw

Roan Kattouw — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:52 +0000

@Huib: That’s a British vs. American thing.

By: Ulf Larsen

Ulf Larsen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:27:08 +0000

Good initiative! I have had similar thoughts for quite some time and I have used various opportunities to help new users master Wikipedia. I have also made three introduction webcasts in Norwegian for new users, which is linked from the relevant topics on the help page.

I do however believe that the best approach is to offer courses, so interested users can get help right away when they try to edit for the first time. I will keep on doing this and I will also try to participate in evaluating and translating content from the outreach wiki into Norwegian.