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From: Jonathan T. Reynolds
List Editor: "Jonathan T. Reynolds" <reynolds@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Editor's Subject: Wikipedia Contributions: Reply
Author's Subject: Wikipedia Contributions: Reply
Date Written: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:53:11 -0000
Date Posted: Wed, 13 Dec 2005 09:53:11 -0500

Northern Kentucky University
<sagiru@hotmail.com>

Let me step out of editor mode for a second here, and say that the more I

think about Donald Osborn's suggestion regarding having students in
African
Studies courses update the Wikipedia, the more I like it.  Such a plan
provides students with an opportunity to dabble their toes in the
production of knowledge, but does so with at least a modicum of academic
oversight.

Perhaps we should dub this the "Osborn Initiative"?

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