User talk:Pete Forsyth

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Welcome!

Hi Pete,

I saw that you updated your profile and would like to say that I am looking forward to your contributions — outreach expertise is certainly welcome here too. --Daniel Mietchen 21:00, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Daniel! Just dipping my toes back in. It's my strong belief that projects like Wikipedia and Citizendium are developing a lot of knowledge about how to reach out to communities that have a lot to offer; I'm hoping to get a feel for what Citizendium has learned along these lines (and of course am happy to discuss our experiences as well). I'm especially interested in Eduzendium, as it appears to have a great deal of overlap with a project I'm working on: [1]

In short..I can't promise any major contributions, but I'm hoping to give it a shot. Thanks for the re-welcome! -Pete Forsyth 21:12, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes, there is considerable overlap, and I am interested in finding out how we can deal with that. Our latest on public policy is at CZ:POL 214: US Political Parties and Interest Groups. --Daniel Mietchen 21:42, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes, that is the one that most caught my attention. Is there somebody in particular who'd be good to talk to about that course/project? I see your name in the article history. Would you be interested in scheduling a phone call sometime soon? -Pete Forsyth 00:01, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

The best person to talk to on matters of this course is Shamira Gelbman, the instructor. I have been primarily concerned with organizing the templates used to create the course pages, but if that's of interest to you, I am available to talk. --Daniel Mietchen 11:47, 2 February 2010 (UTC)