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"...not a social networking site" - obviously. No confusion about this. Nevertheless, this IS a site wherein knowledge is socially uncovered, expressed, argued about, and even created. I say that as a formally trained and experienced social scientist with considerable interest in the social construction of knowledge. In THAT special and important sense Wikipedia most definitely is a social networking site, and I am quite sure that was the sense in which it has been included in Prof. Boiko's class at the U. of Washington, Seattle.
"Content like User:Jonas nocom/My sandbox (which I believe was created by one of your students) is not permitted anywhere on Wikipedia..." Poppycock! It's a sandbox, for Pete's sake. Do I need to remind you what that's for? This the first attempt of these students to edit anything at Wikipedia, and they're working on it as a group, and merely practicing. If ANYONE gets so highhanded as to delete this, I'll definitely show up to protest. We want to welcome these new editors, not chase them off. That, too, is non-negotiable policy. Again, the key concept here is "sandbox", and "new student editor". Please be welcoming and helpful! Tom Cloyd (talk)
