User talk:JCarriker~enwikibooks



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Ancient History
I'd be delighted if you would contribute to this project. I think I got to be editor by being the only active contributor for the few days while they were setting up the infoboxes.

I think it would be best if this book was an Ancient History textbook and not an Ancient Egypt or Ancient Greece textbook. By this, I mean that your favorite dynasties and my favorite classical events rate a paragraph or so, and not several pages. We should stick to broad themes and overall forces, rather than nitty-gritty details. However, because this is an open-source project, I'm trying to keep an open mind about it.

I also think that we should have a discussion going on the main page about this, so that future contributors can have a sense of the overall intent of the book and its driving philosophies. Does this make sense to you? -Andrew Watt 14:23, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

P.S., would you please read and edit the Egypt page which gives the overview paragraphs, and add whatever you think appropriate, and then do the same at Egyptian Geography? I'd be tremendously grateful. Andrew Watt 19:52, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

The additions to Egypt, including Predynastic Egypt, look good. I made a few editorial changes, including spelling and a few comma movements; I also shifted the voice of some sentences to active, because the passive voice in history textbooks drives me up the wall. I hope you approve of my changes. Glad to work with you! -Andrew Watt 19:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Paleolith & Neolith
J -- I've got substantial sections of the Paleolithic and Neolithic pages filled out. I'm not really clear on my hominids so I want to go back in and research some of that before I try writing those sections. Secretly I'm hoping that someone who knows more than I do will come along and volunteer to do those. I'm planning to leave Egypt to you for the moment, and get to work on Mesopotamia next, so that each section has at least some text that can be filled in around and/or edited as other people join the project. Any thoughts on this? -Andrew Watt 15:15, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Wikijunior Ancient Civilizations
I'd like to point you in the direction of the discussion on date notation on this page. Since you are a regular contributor to our history textbooks, your input would be particularly valuable.

First, however, I'd like to note how we go about deciding things on Wikibooks, in case you are unfamiliar with this. Essentially we discuss them together, taking account of all concerns raised, and find a way of resolving the issue that everyone is happy to go along with. Very rarely, once all issues raised have been discussed, we may go to a confirmatory vote, or request a dissenting editor to step aside from his argument - but on the whole it does not come to that. So if there are things you are concerned about, please feel free to raise them.

Turning to Talk:Wikijunior Ancient Civilizations itself, you will note that in the discussion there, whilst some users have stated their own personal preference in date style notation, those who have been arguing that the text should use one notation over another have been considering what is most appropriate for the book's target audience. Personally, I very much think that this should be the determining factor, and that it is therefore right that this is where the discussion has been heading. You will note that, for this particular book, which has as its audience children aged 8 to 12 living anywhere in the English-speaking world, most contributors are supportive of using the BC/AD notation rather than the BCE/CE notation. As you are a contributor to our history books (and I very much hope remain a contributor) to that book, it would be useful if you could visit the discussion and either raise further points that you believe should be considered, or alternatively indicate whether you personally would foresee any difficulties in using BC/AD notation for that book.

I also believe that the arguments in that history book readily transfer for any other history book with a general audience, which includes some of the history books that you have been contributing too on Wikibooks. If you have comments regarding that, again, I should be grateful if you would note them on Talk:Wikijunior Ancient Civilizations. If you believe there is anyone else who, in particular, ought to be invited to comment, please let them know about the discussion, so that any decision we come to is one that everyone can accept. All the best, Jguk 21:53, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Saylor.org's Ancient Civilizations of the World
Hey there, I noticed that you have been a sginificant contributor to the textbook on ancient civilizations. I am currently working with the Saylor Foundation to create a similar textbook that we can host and use on our website for our history course on ancient civilizations (which we offer for free to anybody on the internet). We would love for you to check out Saylor.org's Ancient Civilizations of the World and give us some feedback or make some contributions! --Azin (discuss • contribs) 21:17, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
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