On 8 November 2013 23:41, Adam Morgan <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 8 November 2013 11:42:24, Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews at > ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > English Wikisource runs a "Proofread of the Month" and one model would be > > to adapt that to the needs of the competition ("all must have prizes" in > > PoTM, namely a template on your userpage). So there could be a definite > > bunch of works selected, where people proofread and validate them page by > > page. > > > This would be the easiest to judge and the fairest to run, as all texts > could be of equal-ish clarity. I am currently working on a Georgian era > book and it can be quite awkward. Victorian to 20th Century would be > easiest as an entry point. > > On the other hand, this does require someone actually coming up with a > list of books to proofread. > > That someone would need to make the list, organise everything and > advertise the challenge in the next fortnight. Multiple languages would > need multiple lists. > > The bare bones, for something on enWS, would be
*choice from out of existing texts on WS of a range of works, none too hard to do (steer clear of special characters, heavy format and so on), and *a page with links to the Index pages? With explanations of the traffic-light quality system, and an outline of the competition rules. Charles
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