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I'm certain that Salman does not use Microsoft Paint any longer. Tehcarp (talk) 19:10, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
I agree, however, most of his current videos are still from MS office.
Go Khan!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.123.61.111 (talk) 09:37, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
He is from Modern day what is known as Bangladesh and people of Bangladesh take great pride in this. Can someone please correct this information? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.203.177.69 (talk) 16:59, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
In the first sentence, Khan is referred to as a Bangledeshi American. Since he was not born in Bangledesh, I am not certain this is appropriate. In the cited reference, he states: "I was born and raised in New Orleans, Lousiana. My mother was born in Calcutta, India. My father was born in Barisal, Bangladesh." Nowhere does he identify as "Bangledeshi American", nor "Indian American". His first statement is that he is from the US, as such I am removing nationality/ethinicity statements from the history section. I am open to discussion of this point, of course. Cliff (talk) 17:29, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
I think it would be better to label him as "south asian" descent as that includes both of his parents' homelands. Many articles refer to a persons religion or ancestry. For example, other pages note a person's Jewish ancestry. Does this mean all of those pages should remove such ethnicities? Why only this one? I think its only fair to at least mention he is south asian. Surag198 (talk) 20:08, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
I think that the information should only be mentioned in an info-box and not in the body text. HankyUSA (talk) 00:00, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Everything you say is very reasonable. However, there is a distinct inconsistency in enforcing the Wikipedia protocols that indicates a certain ignorance of other cultures which could be interpreted as bias. If you look at the Mark Zuckerberg page you will see statements indicating he is of Jewish descent and had bat mitzvahs etc...yet in those very articles (really only 1, the other doesn't bother to mention anything-so I'm unaware why it is cited) he states that he's not even Jewish and does not identify himself as Jewish at all. You could go ahead and change that, but the problem is, many articles are like this about individuals who are of Jewish descent-I do not see this labeling for protestants or catholics etc. on such a consistent basis. I have no problems with this identification-I would just appreciate it if it were extended for others as well. While the Jewish faith is a label of religion, it is also a cultural identification distinct from other groups-this is supported by such identifications as "born to Jewish parents" etc. for individuals who do not even suggest they practice Judaism. In other words, using "South Asian," "Indian," "Pakistani," or "Bangladeshi" is just as appropriate. The reason why you will find articles readily describing one as Jewish or of Jewish background (even if, again, they are not practicing) is because it is a far more familiar culture and name. The reason why you wont find articles labeling him or others as South Asian is because this terminology is not familiar to many writers. Whether he associates himself with a particular identity is irrelevant simply because, as I have shown, other identities such as Jewish people do not label themselves as such yet they are labeled on Wikipedia. That is, without uniformity, there is a double standard on Wikipedia. I do not think it is on purpose. The reason why I think he should be labeled as such is to ensure that the contributions of South Asians in this country are noted. The importance is there simply because other minority groups are labeled this way as well. To be consistent, either all other group labels must be removed (an impossible task) or the labeling should continue. I support the latter. Please reconsider. Thanks! Surag198 (talk) 23:49, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Changed to reflect your concerns. I do not feel it is redundant. I think Wiki should start mentioning people are of South Asian descent or not. Or entirely remove superfluous comments about other people's associations with groups. Again, why is Mark Zukerberg mentioned as having Jewish background if he is an Atheist?Surag198 (talk) 00:08, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
Apologies for my delayed response. All good points. But, please do reread my points on that above. I actually addressed that very concern of yours. Many times, people labeled persons of Jewish descent even if they were self-described atheists. In my argument about Mark Zukerberg(sp), I stated that he himself describes himself as an atheist and no affiliation for being Jewish. However, after being prodded repeatedly by his interviewers he mentions his Jewish history. The reason this is even brought up in interviews, as I mentioned before, is because people are familiar with Judaism in this country and elsewhere. However, Sout-Asian term is unfamiliar to many in the West. South Asian refers to those who are part of or were part of what is called the subcontinent of Asia. These countries include Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. So anyone from these countries could be considered South Asian (even if they have very different cultural and religious differences, they are actually mostly of the same genetic variation). Similarly, Jewish persons also are genetically distinct from other groups. Jews are not just religious (though it is certainly possible to convert to it and not be of the same genetic relationship), they are also a distinct genetic and regional group. South Asians too are a distinct genetic group. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Surag198 (talk • contribs) 04:43, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Using a description of a person as being Jewish isn't exactly the best example to be citing for the purposes of mentioning someone's ethnicity. Referring to me by my parents' ethnicity, if I choose not to identify myself as such, or haven't made it clear that I prefer it, might certainly (read "upset me greatly" here). Identification of oneself as a member of a particular ethnicity ought to be an individual's choice, not a (ham-handedly) applied label, and since his parents are from two different regions, who is anyone else to choose which one the man himself "ought" to choose to identify himself as? Is this Wikipedia or Yahoo Answers??? -- TheLastWordSword (talk) 22:36, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
Since Khan already has a biography page, I don't see the relevance of his ethnicity on the article about the Academy itself. It should be deleted from here and the argument about whether it's applicable or not should be confined to his biography. Gramby (talk) 21:28, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
I've spent a lot of my Wiki-time at Wikipedia:GLAM/smarthistory so some might think I have some COI here, but don't worry, I don't work for Khan Academy or Smarthistory. (BTW they would like it spelled "Smarthistory" now). With the GLAM project, I've been working out how external videos should be best presented on Wikipedia (anybody is welcome to help at Wikipedia:GLAM/smarthistory), and in short, it looks like the TED talk should actually link from the body of the text, using the External Media template. Any feedback on this welcome.
I then tried the other linked video (about the heart) and it doesn't seem to work - I get audio, but no video. Three points here - 1) the external media template would work well, so I'll likely come back in a couple of days and replace it; and 2) the "video" here is uploaded to Commons, but I don't think it should be according to Commons rules, since it is licensed CC-BY-NC. Although I hate to delete things on Commons that nobody else objects to, I may have this and similar videos deleted.
3) Ultimately (in weeks or months), I'd like to start linking non-art related KA videos to regular articles. I (or hopefully "we") should be a bit careful on this. How videos are linked, beyond a simple - but in my opinion useless - link under "External links", can be controversial. BTW, I've started using the external media template outside of art articles and linking to C-SPAN, PBS stations, the National Building Museum and other museums. So far, and I hope permanently, these links are all to strictly non-profit organizations. Any help appreciated. Smallbones(smalltalk) 17:58, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
Come on guys, this page is a true advertising for the project. Be realistic and try to do a real wikipedia page. It should say this article needs improvements. The last phrase with and ending ! is a true TV commercial. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.33.129.54 (talk) 17:08, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
ITA. it's clearly written by their marketing team. A real article should have a section for criticism or problems. 50.168.16.209 (talk) 06:40, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
I think this is resolved now, so I've taken down the advert template and any questionably toned bits that were still there but it has a good criticism section and everything else seems NPOV to me. ─ ReconditeRodent « talk · contribs » 16:50, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
It seems as if this article (or at least the Educational Impact section) might in in violation of Wikipedia:NPOV. The article focuses almost entirely on the positive aspects of the Khan Academy without any of the various criticism it has received for pedagogy, mistakes, etc. I think there is definitely room in this article for a criticisms section. benwildeboer(talk - contribs) 20:13, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
It seems that some of the material and software of the website is CC, some MIT licence, and some proprietary, though I can't find the information as obviously presented as it is on Wikipedia, or in many articles which have licencing info in the infobox. More licensing information would be great (you never know, if there is a note about the difficulties of using the material on Wikipedia, someone might change the licensing). Could we also have more info on the revenue sources, please? They all have their advantages and drawbacks. The privacy notice says that it does not advertise or sell data, but may allow third parties to gather data directly though their website. So I'm assuming most of the revenue comes from donations. As a non-profit, they must publish financial info somewhere. HLHJ (talk) 23:50, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
Agreed. This reads like advertorial copy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.42.182 (talk) 00:16, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
There's no real way to document this observation in any way that would meet WP standards, but the one time I tried to use KA, I found the whole system rigged; answer the questions without watching the video, and you can't possibly answer quickly enough (this was basic arithmetic), but after watching the revenue ad, and running the video bar to the end, you could hardly fail, unless you worked at it. I found this rigged game offensive, and transparently destructive, even given a commonsense understanding of Pedagogy. Is it still rigged? TheLastWordSword (talk) 23:07, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
Unfortunately, this article is not neutral. It does not contain any information on notable opponents to Khan Academy. --Dodi 8238 (talk) 20:41, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
How can i get permition to put Khan academy logo image in serbian page of Khan academy(https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Đorđe Batić (talk • contribs) 11:59, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
Youtube is mentioned several times in the article, but Youtube is only one of the hosts of the videos for the present website. It seems to me all references to Youtube, except the historic one, are irrelevant. Pauluzz (talk) 20:36, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
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There are at least three different years given for the starting/founding of KA. I can understand potentially two, one for when SK started sharing content with his niece (?) and one when things went public, but at a minimum having multiple dates should at least be acknowledged explicitly as being on purpose rather than being editing artifacts (and TBH, I'm not sure which it is in the article).
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The Nova season 44 episode "School of the Future" has a section where Khan and the Nova narrator describe the origin of Khan Academy. That origin story goes beyond the article's current "History" section, but I'm not sure how to integrate it into the article.
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eg; solve ;the bearing of nyohini from shishegu is 230dgree and the bearing of sagnarigu from nyohini is 150degree,if the distance between sagnarigu is 17km and that of nyohini and sagnarigu is 15km. Find the distance between shishegu and nyohini 154.161.42.6 (talk) 20:44, 28 May 2024 (UTC)