Letter to the Editor: Editorial contains questionable information

Monday, February 18, 2008

I appreciate The Kansan’s candor for looking at new resources to help students on campus, but I am highly disappointed in this editorial reviewing WiKUpedia. The editorial was quick to indict the project for being a part of a Student Senate campaign, and it completely failed to see the value of this project to the community.

What the editorial failed to mention was that this resource wasn’t written by merely the six administrators but rather the 94-plus registered users and hundreds of anonymous contributors. In three weeks, our resource has exploded from 83 articles to just fewer than 1,000. This is truly KU’s project.

I am asking students one thing: If you are passionate about something at KU — whether it’s a student organization, a living community or a basketball player — write about it. Share what you have learned with future generations of Jayhawks.

Don’t take my word for it. Log on to www.connectku.com/wiki and read articles on White Owl, basketball camping and the Black Student Union. Students should judge for themselves to see if this resource is valuable to them, rather than worrying about the origins of the project.

KU is complicated enough to warrant an encyclopedia, and WiKUpedia serves this need.

Sincerely,

Jarrod Morgenstern, Connect campaign adviser and a creator of WiKUpedia, Senior in journalism

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