Re: [WikiEN-l] Licensing IP edits and vanished users under CC0

2015-08-17 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Oliver Keyes oke...@wikimedia.org wrote: This is not a conversation for the -en list, this is a conversation for the lawyers and/or wikimedia-l. Individual projects should not be messing with licensing, wherever possible; it creates a highly confusing and

Re: [WikiEN-l] Ban Appeals Subcommittee transparency and WP:EXPLAINBLOCK violations

2015-08-03 Thread Nathan
Filipus, You failed to link to your account or your block log. You may not realize that most editors of the English Wikipedia edit quietly for many years without even a single block, so accruing 5 blocks in any period of time is extraordinary. I'm sure I won't be alone in remaining skeptical of

Re: [WikiEN-l] Vandalism instance

2013-11-13 Thread Nathan
Clearly high-tech moderation in play here :P On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Akhil Mulgaonker liberal...@gmail.comwrote: you are all idiots and little bitches fucking bastards. nazis On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 7:41 PM, Matt m...@pagan.io wrote: On Nov 12, 2013 10:07 PM, Matt matt at

Re: [WikiEN-l] Signpost and basic journalistic integrity

2013-11-05 Thread Nathan
Hi Tony, I should have informed you of the post, and I apologize for not doing so. But on the rest, I disagree. I think my post was more even-handed than your News and notes bit. I didn't speak to you first or afford you the opportunity to respond, but I didn't quote you misleadingly. You haven't

[WikiEN-l] Signpost and basic journalistic integrity

2013-11-04 Thread Nathan
There's a heated debate in the comment section of the Signpost's latest News and notes. Tony1 wrote a takedown of the English Wikivoyage in pretty inflammatory language, but as a news story rather than as part of the Signpost's foray into opinion. Not surprisingly, the Wikivoyage folks have made

Re: [WikiEN-l] serious fallacies

2013-04-16 Thread Nathan
Hi Kathleen, If you don't mind, please maintain the threading of the posts. Each time you change the subject line it creates a new thread, which makes it harder for people to follow the conversation (both in e-mail, and in threaded view via gmane etc.). ~Nathan On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:20 AM

Re: [WikiEN-l] en.wiki gross incivility intoxicates Wikimedia projects

2013-04-15 Thread Nathan
It's a body with no head, and absent leadership and a mandate you're never going to achieve a uniform behavioral standard. Meanwhile, it appears you failed to disclose your own history with at least one of the users whose behavior you have called out.

Re: [WikiEN-l] en.wiki gross incivility intoxicates Wikimedia projects

2013-04-15 Thread Nathan
I don't think what you're seeing is anything particularly peculiar to en.wp - I've encountered rude or socially awkward people from all projects. Since the English Wikipedia has by far the most users of any single project, it only follows that its share of difficult people works out to a larger

Re: [WikiEN-l] Tom Strickland - former United States Attorney for Colorado

2013-04-15 Thread Nathan
The page isn't protected from editing and it doesn't appear that it ever was. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 1:18 PM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 15 April 2013 16:51, Latham, Brecke brecke.lat...@wilmerhale.com wrote: I am looking for a Wiki representative to assist in a change that

Re: [WikiEN-l] en.wiki gross incivility intoxicates Wikimedia projects

2013-04-15 Thread Nathan
You're an idiot, and you're damaging the project. It's not about copyright, or understanding it. What I'll do is to keep swearing at you, and I'll be uploading tons of files onto en.WP, not Commons. That will just disadvantage other users, and will cause Commons admins more work eventually in

Re: [WikiEN-l] Larry Sanger's new project

2013-02-14 Thread Nathan
That job ad is so awesome I had to save it for posterity. Work as a programmer slash executive assistant, for free! Be available 24 hours a day at a moments notice! Weekends off? Forget it! Mediocre candidates need not apply! Work for the *gasp* co-founder of Wikipedia! Solid, solid gold.

[WikiEN-l] Skin / interface appearance

2013-02-12 Thread Nathan
Anyone else using Chrome notice that the interface looks very 90s right now? Looks fine in Firefox, wonder if its related to something arcane in the banners? ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list,

Re: [WikiEN-l] If someone gave you the entirety of Wikipedia from 100 years in the future for only 10 minutes, what would you read?

2013-02-12 Thread Nathan
Probably [[List of 100 most valuable companies]], [[Stock index movements last 100 years]] and [[Treatments to reverse aging]]. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 2:09 PM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [WikiEN-l] If someone gave you the entirety of Wikipedia from 100 years in the future for only 10 minutes, what would you read?

2013-02-12 Thread Nathan
Some equivalent of random article 100 times fast. But what if Wikipedia 100 years from now is delivered via wireless neural network, in the form of direct memory transfer? Then maybe you would need more than that 10 minute period just to figure out how to work the damn thing. On Tue, Feb 12,

Re: [WikiEN-l] math results in wfMkdirParents: failed to mkdir

2013-01-09 Thread Nathan
You might get better results subscribing to wikitech-l! On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:57 PM, bpabbott bpabb...@mac.com wrote: I was able to resolve my problem by setting up my wiki site as root. This eliminated the ~bpabbott from the wgScriptPath. $wgScriptPath = /mediawiki; --

Re: [WikiEN-l] NPR on Roth-Library Link of the Day

2012-09-11 Thread Nathan
That comment sounds like it was written by Peter Damian. Not everyone, even Wikipedians, recognize or keep in mind the fact that there is a subversive principle (or really, many) underlying the Wikipedia model. It intentionally does not offer deference to editors with credentials in the fields

Re: [WikiEN-l] Fox News says we have a rampant porn problem

2012-09-10 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Bob the Wikipedian bobthewikiped...@gmail.com wrote: I can't imagine a site more accessible and better organized than Wikipedia for someone seeking porn. They're quite correct. Bob Really? Wikipedia is the best porn site you can imagine? Welcome to the

Re: [WikiEN-l] Fox News says we have a rampant porn problem

2012-09-10 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Bob the Wikipedian bobthewikiped...@gmail.com wrote: Re-read what I wrote. I didn't say best. Having never browsed around specifically for porn, and Wikipedia having been the only site that's put porn in my face without my asking for it, on top of the fact

Re: [WikiEN-l] don't make the other person feel they have no business there

2012-09-09 Thread Nathan
You just need to stop changing the subject line of your e-mail. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] SEARCHING FOR MARK ANDREW GREEN

2012-08-28 Thread Nathan
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Martin Møller Skarbiniks Pedersen traxpla...@gmail.com wrote: This guy ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Andrew_Green Years earlier, Green and his wife, Susan, served as teachers in Kenya with WorldTeach Project, a development organization at Harvard

Re: [WikiEN-l] Link removal experiment; Re: How the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia Got Caught by Reddit, _The Atlantic_

2012-06-01 Thread Nathan
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Gwern Branwen gwe...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 6:19 AM, Carcharoth carcharot...@googlemail.com wrote: This assumes that page views correspond to people reading the pages. I suspect that a lot of people viewing a page just scan briefly for what

Re: [WikiEN-l] Inaccuracy

2012-03-19 Thread Nathan
Looks like the talk page hasn't had any posts in years, and almost none of any substance. Could probably just change it and move on. On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Ken Arromdee arrom...@rahul.net wrote: http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=11381.30 The situation: 1) Wikipedia

Re: [WikiEN-l] Newt Gingrich

2012-02-07 Thread Nathan
It was reported in the NY Times that the campaign manager has a habit of whitewashing the article on Callista Gingrich. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 3:58 AM, Tony Sidaway tonysida...@gmail.com wrote: Some sources on my Wikipedia search are showing reports that prospective US Presidential candidate

[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia and political statements

2012-01-17 Thread Nathan
are volunteers to set up a Wikipedia:CotW and get it rolling, and we can start to make a real difference. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia and political statements

2012-01-17 Thread Nathan
are no longer insulated from alienating contributors who object to (or argue fruitlessly for) specific positions. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman

Re: [WikiEN-l] Administrator power

2012-01-11 Thread Nathan
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Gwern Branwen gwe...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27437/ discussing http://arxiv.org/abs/1112.3670 Echoes of power: Language effects and power differences in social interaction, abstract:     Understanding social interaction

Re: [WikiEN-l] Demi Moore BLP name

2011-12-05 Thread Nathan
and their spelling, dates and locations of birth, etc. etc.). As for Encyclopedia Britannica... It, like Wikipedia, is a tertiary reference work. Almost any other reference is preferable. ~Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [WikiEN-l] Demi Moore BLP name

2011-12-05 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 2:19 PM, The Cunctator cuncta...@gmail.com wrote: Also, you can't FOIA birth certificates. That's not true as a blanket statement. Conventionally FOIA refers to the federal open records law, but there are others (under many names, including FOIA) at the state level in

Re: [WikiEN-l] A reader's experience with The Closed, Unfriendly World Of Wikipedia

2011-12-05 Thread Nathan
; they're saying there is too much, that it's too difficult for the average person, and that we hallow bureaucracy and its mastery above more important considerations. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from

Re: [WikiEN-l] Demi Moore BLP name

2011-12-05 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Carl (CBM) cbm.wikipe...@gmail.com wrote: ng that's probably misinformation but which has been multiply repeated. Well, no. Common sense here is that she changed her name and, in the interests of keeping a consistent public image, has no interest in promoting

Re: [WikiEN-l] A reader's experience with The Closed, Unfriendly World Of Wikipedia

2011-12-03 Thread Nathan
There's sort of two components to this problem. There's the human behavior component, which is a super tough nut to crack. And then there is the institutional component; among the most common complaints about Wikipedia are its bureaucracy and the complexity of contributing. Solving the

Re: [WikiEN-l] Editing anonymously though having an account and other moral dilemmas.

2011-08-24 Thread Nathan
and I'll do it myself). Hope that helps. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia survey

2011-04-26 Thread Nathan
Presumably Michala didn't realize it was a mailing list; any replies should at least cc her, since she probably is not a subscriber. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https

Re: [WikiEN-l] iCorrect

2011-03-28 Thread Nathan
to hijack our content to suit his own needs. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] iCorrect

2011-03-28 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Ken Arromdee arrom...@rahul.net wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011, Victor Vasiliev wrote: A personal note from the subject needs to be added, and accepted, as reference. It is by most authors and editors, for appropriate matters. Where do you suggest to store it?

Re: [WikiEN-l] Tsunamis and disaster articles

2011-03-16 Thread Nathan
and tsunami' and 'tsunami' in article titles based on the circumstances each describe. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Why I don't contribute to Wikipedia anymore

2011-02-04 Thread Nathan
I especially liked this part: It's a common story in the human species. First, we want to achieve a goal. Second, we discover that we are all different[2] and that we need some rules to organize our work. Third, we make the rules really complicated to fit every corner case. Fourth, we completely

Re: [WikiEN-l] NY Times article on gender gap in Wikipedia contributors

2011-01-31 Thread Nathan
, the rules are bad, or the whole idea is bad - many prominent, longtime 'pedians would argue all three are true. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wired on the Spanish mutiny

2011-01-21 Thread Nathan
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-01/20/wikipedia-spanish-fork?page=1 Interesting. This article could be titled Spanish Fork: In which Edgar Enyedy made Wikipedia what it is today. Who knew his unilateral decision to take things out of context and proportion was the crucial determining

Re: [WikiEN-l] [Foundation-l] Old Wikipedia backups discovered

2010-12-17 Thread Nathan
') advice on a website I was thinking of starting. It was the first I had heard of Jimbo's idea of an open content encyclopedia, and I was delighted to take the job. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from

Re: [WikiEN-l] Amazonified Wikipedia

2010-12-03 Thread Nathan
. And in any case, do we want to get into the habit of asking content reusers to contribute to the WMF financially? The whole object is to make freely reusable content available, isn't it? Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [WikiEN-l] Alleged Liberal Bias

2010-10-13 Thread Nathan
Seriously, Fred... He cites WIKIPEDIA:NOT#DEMOCRACY and the use of American football instead of just football as examples of liberal bias. Not much substance to this bitter complaint in my humble opinion. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Alleged Liberal Bias

2010-10-13 Thread Nathan
I had no idea that theories about gravity and relativity were the result of a liberal conspiracy, but quite a few of those Examples of liberal bias discuss Wikipedia's failure to promote criticism of both principles. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list

Re: [WikiEN-l] “Can you imagine the president of th e American Camellia Society having three stuffed bears i n the courthouse?”

2010-09-17 Thread Nathan
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 9:14 PM, crock spot crocks...@gmail.com wrote: Can you cite a source for that Nathan? I'd like to read about that. Don't be surprised if this whole thing turns out to be a hoax perpetrated by Limbaugh himself, and bites Wikipedia in the ass. This bears a striking

Re: [WikiEN-l] Citation needed in popular culture

2010-09-09 Thread Nathan
Does that count, since its an article about Wikipedia? ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia committee member

2010-08-31 Thread Nathan
down proposals aimed at the opposite. ~Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] 'Wikipedia editing courses launched by Zionist groups'

2010-08-24 Thread Nathan
Continuing media coverage from yesterday, by the New York Times: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/readers-discuss-wikipedia-editing-course-that-aims-for-balanced-and-zionist-entries/?ref=world ___ WikiEN-l mailing list

Re: [WikiEN-l] FBI vs. Wikipedia

2010-08-09 Thread Nathan
-jerk reactions, whether its OMG DELETE! or piss off with your censorship. The FBI Seal / Badge issue is a pretty good example of why we actually need Mike's opinion to limit the risk posed by the overly cautious or the overly incautious. Nathan

Re: [WikiEN-l] FBI vs. Wikipedia

2010-08-09 Thread Nathan
look like. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] FBI vs. Wikipedia

2010-08-09 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Fred Bauder fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: From the FBI media gallery: http://www.fbi.gov/multimedia/photos.htm I assume {{PD-USGov-FBI}} applies here. -User:Avicennasis Explicit permission is given: FBI Photos High Resolution Photographs These materials

[WikiEN-l] Interesting exchange on copyright

2010-07-08 Thread Nathan
This blog post[1], from the music composer Jason Robert Brown, discusses the morality and legality of copyright in the context of sheet music. It's based around an exchange with a teenager that evolves into a pretty interesting debate. It mentions Wikipedia, and links to other discussions that

Re: [WikiEN-l] Three cheers for Wikipedia's cancer info (or two and a half)

2010-06-01 Thread Nathan
Wikipedia's reliability as a source for key information should have that as a caveat. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikipedia-l] full-text searching since the Vector switch in en.wikipedia

2010-05-19 Thread Nathan
to the conventional text search page. I'm not sure changing the default from Go! to text search is the answer, though - and adding another button would be confusing. Maybe if the Go page had a Not the result you wanted? Click here to search by text prompt at the top? Nathan

Re: [WikiEN-l] Reliable sources— some of these babi es are ugly

2010-05-17 Thread Nathan
unreliable sources. If we find that a traditionally reliable source of facts has become chronically unreliable, then it should face the same scrutiny as blogs or personal websites prior to being cited. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [WikiEN-l] Reliable sources— some of these babi es are ugly

2010-05-16 Thread Nathan
?) are representative or anomalous. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Flagged protection and patrolled revisions

2010-05-03 Thread Nathan
the expectations are for the extension's documentation, and what sort of delay we can expect between the coming development end point and live access on en.wp? Does the WMF plan to follow the trial roll out described on community pages there, or something else? Nathan

Re: [WikiEN-l] IPA issues

2010-04-28 Thread Nathan
is an elegant, ideal pronunciation guide - but very few readers can make sense of it, so using it (and demanding uniformity in its use) is largely pointless. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing

Re: [WikiEN-l] IPA issues

2010-04-28 Thread Nathan
of these guides. In your quick Google search, did you find anything to contradict that? Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] IPA issues

2010-04-21 Thread Nathan
of key into concept (but only for the 'l33t' few) more important? As quiddity notes, and most everyone is probably already aware, this is an old argument. For anyone who hasn't heard it before, it should now be clear that Steve's demand for uniformity doesn't have universal support. Nathan

Re: [WikiEN-l] UIC Journal: Evaluating quality control of Wikipedia's feature[d] articles

2010-04-19 Thread Nathan
hobbyists, that influences the outcome. If Lindsey went back to them and let them know that the articles had been written or comprehensively reviewed by recognized experts, would that alter the results? -Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] UIC Journal: Evaluating quality control of Wikipedia's feature[d] articles

2010-04-16 Thread Nathan
Interesting; it says that of 22 articles reviewed, 12 were found to not meet even Wikipedia's criteria for featured articles. The abstract advises scholars not to naively believe [Wikipedia's] assertions of quality. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list

Re: [WikiEN-l] UIC Journal: Evaluating quality control of Wikipedia's feature[d] articles

2010-04-16 Thread Nathan
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting; it says that of 22 articles reviewed, 12 were found to not meet even Wikipedia's criteria for featured articles. The abstract advises scholars not to naively believe [Wikipedia's] assertions of quality. Sorry

Re: [WikiEN-l] UIC Journal: Evaluating quality control of Wikipedia's feature[d] articles

2010-04-16 Thread Nathan
to this article was this past April 8th. Given the continuous involvement of the primary author, the problem here may reflect evolving standards of quality more than maintenance. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from

Re: [WikiEN-l] robotically generated content

2010-04-16 Thread Nathan
encyclopedia is deeply flawed, but it has some design elements we could really learn from -- and even its initial failure has lessons for people interested in the wide dissemination of knowledge. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [WikiEN-l] robotically generated content

2010-04-16 Thread Nathan
. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Citizendium dead?

2010-04-16 Thread Nathan
, and a pickup in the spring - and March 10 comes in considerably ahead of March 09. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] declining numbers of EN wiki admins

2010-03-25 Thread Nathan
) by demanding longer tenure at RfA? Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Chile earthquake article vs Haiti earthquake article

2010-03-05 Thread Nathan
are important as well in comparing the two - proximity to large English editing populations, severity, news coverage, etc. I do wish we were more consistent with best practices when it comes to protection, though. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Living Person Task Force is starting up

2010-01-31 Thread Nathan
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: DGG, IRC is but one of the communication means being utilized. Further, this is a cross-project, Foundation-led task group. Perhaps you might wish to review the summary of the preliminary work group, and read the transcripts

Re: [WikiEN-l] Administrator coup / mass deletions

2010-01-23 Thread Nathan
The new arbitration case is an utterly predictable outgrowth of the BLP mass deletions and their endorsement by the arbitration committee. The committee didn't see it coming, apparently, which means the candidate field in the last election was far worse than we thought. Nathan

Re: [WikiEN-l] Administrator coup / mass deletions

2010-01-22 Thread Nathan
problems, even on BLPs. Should all articles tagged with a POV template, a fact tag, or other 'problem templates' be deleted after a certain period of time? Clearly there would be too many of them for anyone to actually fix all of them in a reasonable period of time, say a week? Nathan

Re: [WikiEN-l] Image credits on the main page (revisited?)

2009-12-30 Thread Nathan
in digitally produced/edited media formats. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Climate change on Wikipedia

2009-12-21 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 3:52 AM, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com wrote: Mmmm, no. William's fuse is shorter than ideal. Obvious enough to many people, and over the years there has been much provocation over at the climate change articles. Now what was that word they use on the

[WikiEN-l] On this day in history...

2009-12-07 Thread Nathan
Featured Picture is an image of lifeboats rescuing sailors from a ship damaged in the attack), but that seems like a strange rule to me. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https

Re: [WikiEN-l] On this day in history...

2009-12-07 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Jim Redmond j...@scrubnugget.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 17:05, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: ...in 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the U.S. into World War II. Not that you'd know that from the On this day section of the main page. I

Re: [WikiEN-l] Court ruling and privacy policy

2009-12-02 Thread Nathan
information that relates to the child and that the father (or husband) is not a party to the case. I'm sure someone on Wikipedia Review will do the relevant digging and publish the whole story in short order. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] BLP task force meeting

2009-11-23 Thread Nathan
discussions to occur on a talkpage somewhere. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] New site for meta-discussion

2009-11-20 Thread Nathan
was wrong. Are you just looking to create somewhere where you'll finally be right? I think that was absolutely uncalled for - you should apologize to Jake for your comments. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from

Re: [WikiEN-l] New site for meta-discussion

2009-11-20 Thread Nathan
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Bod Notbod bodnot...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: I think that was absolutely uncalled for - you should apologize to Jake for your comments. I'll happily apologise. But what was wrong in my assessment

Re: [WikiEN-l] My most reused piece of free content

2009-11-19 Thread Nathan
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote: Strangely, it's even turning up in article space now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocats_Sans_Frontières It just amused me. Removed now, along with most of the article (which was a copyright violation). Nathan

Re: [WikiEN-l] The Internet? Bah!

2009-11-17 Thread Nathan
was so condescending) - but hindsight is as perfect as foresight is rare. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Contextual text in Wikipedia

2009-10-27 Thread Nathan
I predict role account drama... ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Invitation for review

2009-09-28 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:42 AM, Ray Saintonge sainto...@telus.net wrote: George Herbert wrote: On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: There is a mailing list for block reviews, this isn't it. We also don't usually get into discussing specific content issues here

Re: [WikiEN-l] Invitation for review

2009-09-28 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:00 PM, stevertigo stv...@gmail.com wrote: Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote to Ray: This is an amazing thing you've written. I've read your posts for perhaps two years, but I will read all future comments in an entirely new light. Well, I think what Ray is doing

Re: [WikiEN-l] Invitation for review

2009-09-24 Thread Nathan
with specious arguments from editors of long tenure who have become sophisticated in their misuse of dispute processes. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https

[WikiEN-l] BLP, medical information, and media controversy

2009-09-21 Thread Nathan
that we need to start emphasizing the limits of that care more clearly? Nathan -- Your donations keep Wikipedia running! Support the Wikimedia Foundation today: http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Why the semitic web needs human review

2009-09-11 Thread Nathan
Semitic web? ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Another Media and Wikipedia blackout on NYT reporter in Afghanistan

2009-09-09 Thread Nathan
when this happened before, and I argued in favor of it, I didn't imagine it would become a regular occurrence. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [WikiEN-l] Googley comments

2009-09-02 Thread Nathan
Nope, no comments shown. If you click on the See all notes for this SearchWiki button below the results, it says no public notes have been made for the search results for [arsenic and old lace youtube]. What's a SearchWiki? Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing

Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikitech-l] Fwd: Wired: Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy Text

2009-09-01 Thread Nathan Russell
after the Foundation? Not necessarily legally, though I fear that if they make an assumption this text is highlighted as high trust, so it can be trusted, and are told that this is the meaning on a help page, we could be liable. Nathan On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:36 AM, FT2ft2.w...@gmail.com

Re: [WikiEN-l] So, what is the deal with flagged revisions?

2009-08-30 Thread Nathan Russell
One issue that's bugged me for awhile wrt flagged revisions is whether we'll have a problem with people saying that [[m:The Wrong Version]] is still flagged, and theirs hasn't yet been. Granted, if this becomes an issue, it can be easily enough solved by flagging the current version (and, if

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wired: Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy Text

2009-08-30 Thread Nathan
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Nathan Russellwindrun...@gmail.com wrote: I'll just say I'm a bit surprised to be hearing it from Wired first. Pakaran WikiTrust itself has been announced and then mentioned on this list multiple times; in the absence of quotes in the article from Wikimedia

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wired: Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy Text

2009-08-30 Thread Nathan Russell
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Brianbrian.min...@colorado.edu wrote: What's interesting about WikiTrust is that a trust score is computed for each individual. I wonder if these will be made public, and if so, how they will change the community of editors.  It seems likely that they will not

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wired: Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy Text

2009-08-30 Thread Nathan Russell
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Emily Monroebluecalioc...@me.com wrote: Or perhaps it is a reputation score - my memory is fuzzy. Either way, I would like the score to NOT be published. I'd hate to have the community divided over a piece of software. Emily There's also the possibility for

[WikiEN-l] ReadWriteWeb review of official iPhone app for en.wp

2009-08-19 Thread Nathan
that the official app is less useful than the unofficial alternatives. Nathan -- Your donations keep Wikipedia running! Support the Wikimedia Foundation today: http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [WikiEN-l] Civility poll results

2009-08-12 Thread Nathan
in the nitty gritty or sticks to pot shots from off the field, but mailing list participation usually falls in the latter category. Nathan On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Emily Monroe bluecalioc...@me.com wrote: These points do come up, the forums for dispute resolution are open and free, and those

Re: [WikiEN-l] Civility poll results

2009-08-11 Thread Nathan
progress is possible. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Usability testing (Try Beta)

2009-08-10 Thread Nathan
and .js tools attached to my Monobook/Modern skins. For readers and new editors, though, it should work well. I particularly like the left-hand navbar links to featured content. Nathan On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:10 AM, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying it. It looks a lot like

Re: [WikiEN-l] Usability testing (Try Beta)

2009-08-10 Thread Nathan
Hey you're right. I suppose I forgot it was there and only noticed it again because I was actually paying attention to the interface. Thanks, Nathan On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Peter Coombe I particularly like the left-hand navbar links to featured content. Monobook has this as well

Re: [WikiEN-l] Featured churn

2009-07-13 Thread Nathan
criteria. Nathan ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

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