Wikijunior:New Book of the Quarter/2007-1st Quarter Vote

Voting for the Wikijunior New Book of the Quarter is open from now until January 1st, 2007 00:01 UTC. The winning New Book of the Quarter will become the next Wikijunior project and will influence the future direction of Wikijunior.

Voting Rules

Nomination

• Wikijunior projects will be at first proposed on New Title Suggestions to organize the proposal.
• Anyone can make a proposal and add a nomination.
• Once the project has been described to the satisfaction of the nominators, it can be added as an option to the voting page.

Voting

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• A voter can vote in support of as many nominated titles as he or she likes by editing the appropriate sections and inserting on a new line # ~~~~.
  This adds a new numbered list item with your username and the time your vote was casted.
• Lengthy comments and discussions should take place on the New Title Suggestions page. A short comment giving a simple reason for voting is acceptable.

Evaluation

• Votes will be evaluated on the first day of each subsequent month.
• The winning project is the nomination with the most valid support votes and a minimum of 5 votes. Opposing votes are discarded. (see w:Approval voting).
• In case of a tie, the older projects will be selected (by project proposal history).
• Each project that receives any valid support votes will be automatically nominated for the following month.
• Winning projects will be added to the list of "approved" Wikijunior projects and the new project will be formally started.

Nominated Wikijunior Book Projects

Alphabet

Votes:

1. Klingoncowboy4 20:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
2. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
3. Rob Horning 16:34, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
Could be really useful if done well – quality illustrations are essential. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Bugs

Votes:

1. MiltonT 14:59, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
2. xixtas 04:09, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
3. Klingoncowboy4 20:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
4. Joecool94 8:02 PM Sunday, October 22, 2006 (UTC/GMT)
5. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
6. Ferretinator 16:58, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
7. Elocina 16:08, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
8. Iamunknown 06:42, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
9. Odie5533 01:21, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
10. michaelritchie200 18:08, 28 December 2006 (GMT)
11. Avenue of Covina 08:07, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
12. Bart133 17:18, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Comments:

• We only have two Natural World books right now.MiltonT 15:00, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
• I agree I hope we do a Natural World Book. --xixtas 04:12, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
• OOOOOOOOoh bugs who wouldn't want that. Klingoncowboy4 20:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
• Kids would love it. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
• Plenty of scope. It would be a big project Ferretinator 16:58, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
• I really like the idea. I'm concerned, however, about the number of questions that could be asked. --Iamunknown 06:42, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
• Kids love this sort of thing. Would be a big project though. 82.27.235.165 18:09, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
• It would of been appropriate if we made a general book about animals. --Herraotic 18:10, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
• Is bugs just a general US term for insects? What exactly is a bug? Xania ^talk 16:26, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

• Bug is a general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate. I do not know if it is only in the US or is also used in other places. --xixtas 23:19, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

• The title should probably be changed to "Insects". Bart133 17:18, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Fifth Grade Math

Votes:

1. Klingoncowboy4 20:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
2. xixtas 21:46, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
3. Iamunknown 06:45, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
4. Rob Horning 16:32, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
5. Thiagol 14:25, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
6. Tannersf 00:06, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Comments:

• Noble cause but how much is it juristiction dependent? At the very least it should be called Californian Fifth Grade Maths. Link with the Open textbook thingo would be cool. The bellman 04:20, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
• This would be great, esp. if we could get it to published status. Schools might consider buying it because it would be of real value to them. Iamunknown 06:45, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
• Not going to work with diffrent curriculums
• I think there are enough basic topics that could work with different curriculums

Human Body

Votes:

1. xixtas 04:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
2. Klingoncowboy4 20:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
3. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
4. Elocina 16:09, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
5. Odie5533 01:21, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
6. --Herraotic 18:06, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Comments:

• Interesting basic stuff. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
• This book will lay the foundations of knowledge that should be acquired at a young age and is predominant in the biology curriculum. --Herraotic 18:06, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Programming for Kids

Votes:

1. Klingoncowboy4 20:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
2. Joecool94 22:20 Saturday, October 21, 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
Wikibooks is a bit computation-centered as it stands – let's concentrate on something else? Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

well if it is, then it mean we have the expertise within wikibooks to do this and (hopefully) do it well. The bellman 04:07, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Rocks and Minerals

Votes:

1. Klingoncowboy4 20:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
Interesting topic but I'd leave this for later as its scope is quite narrow in comparison. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Transportation

Votes:

1. Klingoncowboy4 20:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
2. Tannersf 2:17, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
3. Tannersf 03:24, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
4. Elocina 00:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
Could be interesting depending on what's covered... I know a lot of kids are fascinated by trains, trucks, police cars etc. Elocina 00:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

World Religions

Votes:

1. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
2. Ferretinator 17:04, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
3. Eyu100 05:24, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
4. Supe95 09:28, 18 November 2006 (UTC
5. Iamunknown 06:43, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
6. gogreen

Comments:

• A great example of a project that could benefit from a world-wide wiki environment. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
• An alternative name could be "introduction to flamewars for kids" The bellman 04:21, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
• Hope this one wins, it will open up minds for the future.--Afa86 03:25, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
• Don't be so cynical. If kids don't learn this stuff sometime, they'll simply attack what they don't know, hence flamewars. But that's a worst case scenario, but my vote stands nonetheless.Ferretinator 17:04, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
• Kids really need to learn this subject and that's why this should win. Supe95
• I think this would be great. Iamunknown 06:43, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
• This would be a cool book to actaully stop conflicts against religions.

World War II

Votes:

1. Klingoncowboy4 20:44, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
2. Fallingbombx 22:33, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
3. Joecool94 22:23 Saturday, October 21, 2006
4. Dilaudid 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
5. User:Sanchidoodh 11:30, 23 December 2006
6. Tannersf 20:49, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
7. Rakuten06 23:24, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Comments: