Hi, I'd like to ask a developer to open up a spot on Wikipedia to start developing Wiki textbooks. I have a physics book that is part written and bits of an organic textbook that I started on Wikipedia before it was deleted ("Wikipedia is not the place for textbooks"). Maveric149 suggested I write to the developers asking for a blank spot to be opened at http://textbook.wikipedia.org until a permanant name for the planned Wiki textbook site could be arranged.

I would be honored and grateful if you could fulfill my request. Thanks!

Karl Wick (User name:Karlwick)

When I came accross Wikipedia I thought that its

underlying software and concept would be great for putting my physics book on the web. If other people have a similar idea I'd rather be part of the larger effort. Maybe my organizational or "visionary" ideas are not of use to you right now but if you can help me have a place to start getting stuff on the web, I'll do it, and it wont be bad stuff. (I dont have much IT background so it would probably take me a real long time to figure out how to do all of the technical part anyway). BTW I think that hypertext textbooks will eventually be even better learning tools than the traditional ones ... and am eager to start proving it. ---Karlwick

If you are eager to get to work then ask a developer via

the mailing list to set-up http://textbook.wikipedia.org with a blank Wiki. We can use what you have already to work out organizational issues and hopefully in time we can think of a snappy name that will help draw-in contributors. The worst thing that would happen is that nobody will be very interested in the idea and that wiki will be a lonely place (like our Sep11wiki). --Maveric149

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