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I felt the same when I studied Biology, I proposed to the prof to let students write Wikipedia articles, instead of making them write so much text that ended up
by teekert 5y ago
I felt the same when I studied Biology, I proposed to the prof to let students write Wikipedia articles, instead of making them write so much text that ended up in a bin. It would mean a meaningful contribution to the world, + a prof was going to check it already anyway, so it would probably result in a good Wikipedia article.
They never went for it.
- ramraj07 5y agoI finished my PhD and am still mostly at a loss for finding notable Wikipedia articles I can contribute to. I'd fear a day when undergrads are writing Wikipedia articles with perverse incentives.
- delinquenz 5y agoI think it‘d be similar to all these data science bootcamps requiring their students to write articles on medium.
- watwut 5y agoBecause then the students would have to spend additional time to navigate Wikipedia culture and maintainers. That is not the course goal at all. They would also ended up fighting among themselves if multiple students ended up picking similar topics.