Re: [kidsgames] distributed data gathering

[Chris Ellec <chris@linuxforkids.com>]

Paul Kienzle wrote:

> Closer to home, we can use this technique to generate a kid-oriented
> word list.  Send out words in batches of about 25, alphabetical but
> randomly selected, and have you rate each word according to what age
> you think a kid would be familiar with it.  You will need to transform
> to them to determine what age group they are reading at.
>

I think this is a good idea. Kind of like the SETI thing. Send back a word,
get a new new one. If you're lazy, do one a week, if you're in a good mood,
do a dozen an hour.


>
> The biggest problem in all this is getting the thousands of interested
> individuals.
>

An announcement on Freshmeat should take care of that.

>
> Paul Kienzle
> pkienzle@kienzle.powernet.co.uk
>
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