User talk:Robert Horning/New Policies

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[edit] Request for clarification & question

Hi Robert - was wondering if you could clarify:

Good-faith efforts of new users should be guided, and perhaps a diligant Wikibookian who wants to help out can "place" a "loose" wikibook on a bookshelf if it is not on one in the first place. Generally this matieral is either going to be new user experiments or a violation of Wikibooks policies for other reasons, including link spamming and blatant vandalism or even offensive material with strong POV issues.

Are you saying that if a book isn't placed on a bookshelf it is usually for nefarious reasons or because someone did is experimenting? How about for newbies that just don't know how to get the book on the bookshelf or those that don't even understand the concept of the bookshelf?

Also, I'm curious as to books that have long standing stubs but have not been updated. Can there be room for someone starting an idea but having to get extra time to recruit people to help - especially people on the outside of wikibooks?

Hmm, now that I think about it - what is the definition of a "New Wikimedia project concept"?

And lastly, for the textbook vs. nontextbook argument - what if there is curriculum that is scripted for teachers to read and teach younger students (k-5) how to read, how to do arithmetic, or learn about science?

Thanks --Harriska2 16:41, 14 December 2006 (UTC)