So happy to see all the helpful responses!
So, it seems like I only have two mode of communication: Verbose and
clear or Brief but confusing. My email starting this thread was
brief, let's try the other style.
Executive Summary:
The Wikimedia Movement is a really big deal that is exploding
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 4:03 AM, Ziko van Dijk zvand...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hello,
If I understand Alec right he wants a model wherein a project like
WikiSomething can declare itself affiliated with Wikimedia:
We need a name for self-identified project affiliation. External
projects needs
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 20:41, Pharos pharosofalexand...@gmail.com wrote:
Informally, and in my own mind, I tend to think of like-minded free
culture wiki sites as part of a broader Wiki Knowledge movement.
Of course,
One easy step they could take would be to simply say, on their
website, This site considers itself to be part of the Wikimedia
Movement. (alternate text welcome )
That would be a trademark violation. We should protect our trademarks.
We don't want them associated with just any project.
This is indeed one of the greatest suggestion I have heard in a long
time. Having people add Part of the Wikimedia Movement would benefit
both parties. All of us here I think support free knowledge wherever
it is found. Allowing our GLAM partners to use this wording and those
who are actively
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:17 AM, James Heilman jmh...@gmail.com wrote:
This is indeed one of the greatest suggestion I have heard in a long
time. Having people add Part of the Wikimedia Movement would benefit
both parties. All of us here I think support free knowledge wherever
it is found.
On 14 July 2011 15:32, Alec Conroy alecmcon...@gmail.com wrote:
One easy step they could take would be to simply say, on their
website, This site considers itself to be part of the Wikimedia
Movement. (alternate text welcome )
That would be a trademark violation. We should protect our
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Thomas Morton
morton.tho...@googlemail.com wrote:
I dislike the idea of making it ultra-accessible for basically anyone to
stick Part of the Wikimedia Movement on their website - it serves little
purpose (per se) and you are going to get the vast majority of
Good :) I'm glad I am reading your ideas right.
As for the name-- this looks like a job for experts.
Perhaps - though with that said when I am programming it is often my
only-slightly-technically minded work colleages who come up with ideas for
the most effective solution.
We could
Wow. That was a long read. Some very interesting points, I hope you will
forgive me if I ignore most.
I do want to stress a few things. There is a difference between the Free
Content Movement, the Group of People who Use Wiki's and the Wikimedia
Movement. Within the Free Content Movement, which
I can envision something like an Open Knowledge Project or some other
umbrella initiative, aimed at forging links between like-minded
organizations who wish to associate without losing independence or
explicitly taking responsibility for the work of others. It could be
set up pretty simply:
*
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Thomas Morton
morton.tho...@googlemail.com wrote:
As for the name-- this looks like a job for experts.
Perhaps - though with that said when I am programming it is often my
only-slightly-technically minded work colleages who come up with ideas for
the
2011/7/12 Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 11:47, M. Williamson node...@gmail.com wrote:
Milos, it is a fantasy of many that is not supported by research, that
just
because people are rich or have technology, their language will magically
not die.
I wouldn't say
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:56 PM, effe iets anders
effeietsand...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow. That was a long read. Some very interesting points, I hope you will
forgive me if I ignore most.
I'm so happy anyone found it worth reading! It's quite tome-ish .
I do want to stress a few things. There is
Saw this today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9dpXHnJXaE
It's a video of a guy demonstrating his 1964 Livermore Data Systems Model
A Acoustic Coupler Modem that still works
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_coupler
and in order to demonstrate it still works he requests the mainpage of en.wp
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 01:56, M. Williamson node...@gmail.com wrote:
Present research actually indicates the decline of linguistic diversity has
accelerated in the last 10-15 years, possibly due to the exact factor you
May you point to some statistics or relevant researches for the period
2011/7/14 Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 01:56, M. Williamson node...@gmail.com wrote:
Present research actually indicates the decline of linguistic diversity
has
accelerated in the last 10-15 years, possibly due to the exact factor you
May you point to some
Amazing the infrastructure still works to use it. Wow.
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com wrote:
Saw this today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9dpXHnJXaE
It's a video of a guy demonstrating his 1964 Livermore Data Systems Model
A Acoustic Coupler Modem that
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