Experiments *everywhere* (was Re: Re: Wikipedia at 25: A Wake-Up Call (essay)

On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 8:58 AM Felipe Schenone via Wikimedia-l <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi! As we know, Wikimedia's mission isn't to build an encyclopedia (that's
> Wikipedia's mission) but rather "a world in which every single human being
> can freely share in the sum of all knowledge". Perhaps the new landscape
> will slowly strip Wikipedia of its leading role in the Wikimedia movement,
> and perhaps (hopefully) some other project will take over. I agree
> with Chris in that our core strength is our community, and I also agree
> with James in that writing tertiary sources is becoming outdated. How can
> we keep striving for our vision, while making the most of our strength (the
> community) but through a project that doesn't involve writing tertiary
> sources?
>

Yes!

Here's an idea: Wikiversity could become so much more than what it
> currently is.
>

Maybe!

Again: even more than usual, we have no idea what the future holds. So
absolutely, Wikiversity might be the future! Or it might not. No one knows;
anyone who tells you they are certain is wrong.

So: We must do *as many experiments as possible*. I hope one of those
experiments is Wikiversity! Someone - maybe you, Felipe! - could do that.
Maybe that means editors, aided by LLMs, took all the math articles that
are really textbook-level, not encyclopedia-level, and turned them all into
a coherent math textbook? Maybe CC-licensed state curriculums and work to
make them full textbooks? etc. etc. etc.

So I hope someone tries Wikiversity. I hope others take other things very
seriously, trying boldly, sharing your successes (and the inevitable
failures) with all of us.

What other experiments should we run?

Luis

>

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