Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flagged revs
Also watched it with interest, I was also shaking my head when she said that free editing had been a 'mirage' all along. I think the point that this was just a short trial and was not something that would come quickly was not emphasised enough, but meh. But yes, I certainly would not be brave enough to step up and talk about FlaggedRevs. Great work, David. :) - Chris On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > Well done, David, good work! It's a pity you weren't able to emphasise > the "this is better than what we had before" point more, but at least > you managed to mention it. However, it sounded like the plan was to > have all BLPs flag protected, but I don't see that on the description > of the trial. In fact, it doesn't seem to mention it having anything > to do with BLPs other than BLP being one of the policies an article > needs to satisfy to be flagged. > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] OPSI Unlocking Request
Added my name to the supporters. Crown copyright is annoying. - Chris On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 9:31 PM, David Gerard wrote: > 2009/5/19 Thomas Dalton : > > 2009/5/19 Joe Anderson : > > >> I find it amazing that thee aren't free pictures of our > >> representatives. In the US, pictures of Senators and Representatives > >> are Public Domain. > > > Pretty much all government stuff is PD in the US, here is is all Crown > > Copyright. Very annoying! > > > We should have pictures of every MP and Lord, at the very least. We > have quite a lot, but we really need complete coverage. Glad Joe is on > the case :-) > > > - d. > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania Bid
What channel is this irc meeting in? - Chris On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/27 joseph seddon : > > Heya guys. I managed to get the opportunity to send an email. I havnt > been able to get to the bid page and am unsure whether I am going to be able > to get access before the deadline so if people could look over the page once > more and do what work they feel is needed. > > > > Can I also remind people about the irc meeting with the jurors on sunday > at 2000 (that should include DST). A good turnout would be much appreciated. > Any concerns that people have that I could answer before the meeting so > that we are all on the same wavelength should be posted to this list. > > Hi! We had a meeting about the bit on Tuesday - you were greatly > missed! No-one knew quite where you had got to with accommodation - > did you find a college (or colleges) with room for us? If not, we're > going to have to claim that having a roof over delegates' heads is a > "minor issue" that will be sorted out after the deadline! > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC and Wikipedia - a thought
Concur. Something like this could bring benefits all round. - Chris On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/18 Steve Bowbrick : > > Question: would it be appropriate for one or more BBC people with an > > interest in collaboration to come along to the AGM? If so, should we > > bring a formal contribution or just sit quietly at the back? If not, is > > there a more appropriate forum we could get involved with? > > It's not my decision, but I would very much support the BBC giving a > presentation at the AGM. There has been talk of trying to find someone > to give a talk in order to break up the monotony of the official > business we need to get through, and I think someone from the BBC > could fill that role perfectly. A presentation from you followed by an > open floor discussion could be extremely productive. > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC and Wikipedia
Certainly, this could be highly beneficial. - Chris On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/12 Mark (Markie) : > > This blog post > > ( > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/03/interesting_stuff_an_open_bbc.html > ) > > and picture (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996583...@n01/3345242414/) > from > > a BBC event seem very interesting and promising! Maybe we should > consider > > contacting them, as a chapter, to see if there is anything we can start > to > > do together. The picture shows that they seem to want to encourage their > > experts to contribute and forming a Wikipedia club, also licensing BBC > > content for Wikipedia so to me it sounds like something that we should be > > following up on and offering as much assistance as possible both on the > > individual level but more importantly as a chapter. > > That does sound like something the chapter would be good for - someone > should send them a keep email and see if they are open to discussions. > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Website: admins and front page
Sorry, forgot about this. I'll get on it today, if not tomorrow. - Chris On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:17 PM, AndrewRT wrote: > Thanks Chris! > > On Feb 18, 9:22 am, Chris Down wrote: > > I'll have a shot with main page designing later today. > > > > - Chris > > > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Michael Peel > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > Would anyone be interested in being an admin on the Wikimedia UK > > > website? This would let you edit protected pages, block users, etc. - > > > the usual things. Obviously, you'd need to be approved by the board > > > (a quick and painless process). We are currently waiting until we can > > > de-sysop people (as a general principle) before actually turning > > > people into admins, but hopefully that won't be too long a delay. > > > Tango42, Majorly and Seddon already have the board's approval to be > > > sysops. > > > > > Also, would anyone like to come up with a new front page design for > > > the wiki? The one we currently have really doesn't look that good > > > visually. Please volunteer on the talk page for the main page, or go > > > ahead and make modifications straight away if you want. > > > > > Thanks, > > > Mike > > > > > ___ > > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > > >http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > > >http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > > > > > > > ___ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.orghttp:// > meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UKhttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Website: admins and front page
I'll have a shot with main page designing later today. - Chris On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Michael Peel wrote: > Hi all, > > Would anyone be interested in being an admin on the Wikimedia UK > website? This would let you edit protected pages, block users, etc. - > the usual things. Obviously, you'd need to be approved by the board > (a quick and painless process). We are currently waiting until we can > de-sysop people (as a general principle) before actually turning > people into admins, but hopefully that won't be too long a delay. > Tango42, Majorly and Seddon already have the board's approval to be > sysops. > > Also, would anyone like to come up with a new front page design for > the wiki? The one we currently have really doesn't look that good > visually. Please volunteer on the talk page for the main page, or go > ahead and make modifications straight away if you want. > > Thanks, > Mike > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Flagged revs on BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans today ~6:30pm UTC
Transcript of Mathias on Europe Today now up: http://neurolysis.blogspot.com/2009/01/mathias-schindler-on-europe-today-bbc.html - Chris On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Chris Down wrote: > I'm transcriving that now. > > As for Foxy, I had no idea who the heck she was! :P > > - Chris > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Mathias Schindler < > mathias.schind...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 7:36 PM, David Gerard wrote: >> > 2009/1/27 David Gerard : >> > >> >> Call from the BBC. I'll be doing a short spot on Chris Evans' >> >> drivetime show on Radio 2 this evening about flagged revisions. >> >> 1 hour ago, I was at BBC world service in the "Europe Today" programme >> regarding the same topic. Afterwards, I got a call from another BBC >> journalist who is still searching for Wikipedians in the US on this >> very same topic. >> >> Mathias >> >> ___ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> > > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Flagged revs on BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans today ~6:30pm UTC
I'm transcriving that now. As for Foxy, I had no idea who the heck she was! :P - Chris On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Mathias Schindler < mathias.schind...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 7:36 PM, David Gerard wrote: > > 2009/1/27 David Gerard : > > > >> Call from the BBC. I'll be doing a short spot on Chris Evans' > >> drivetime show on Radio 2 this evening about flagged revisions. > > 1 hour ago, I was at BBC world service in the "Europe Today" programme > regarding the same topic. Afterwards, I got a call from another BBC > journalist who is still searching for Wikipedians in the US on this > very same topic. > > Mathias > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Flagged revs on BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans today ~6:30pm UTC
Transcript now up on my blog, if anyone wants it. http://neurolysis.blogspot.com/2009/01/david-gerard-on-chris-evans-bbc-radio-2.html - Chris On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Michael Peel wrote: > It starts at 1:26:35, for those not wanting to listen to the whole > show... > > Mike > > On 27 Jan 2009, at 20:51, George D. Watson wrote: > > > I'm listening now on iPlayer. Link: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00gwj03/Chris_Evans_27_01_2009/ > > (For fellow Beatles fans, they also play a bit of "Magical Mystery > > Tour") > > > > Isabell Long wrote: > >> I'll have a listen later if I can. I don't agree with it really, but > >> I suppose if it controls vandalism levels and people (normally > >> contributing users with accounts) are able to approve them, the > >> backlog shouldn't be too bad considering how many good natured > >> volunteers en.wikipedia really has. I would most certainly help! > >> > >> Isabell. > >> > >> > > > > ___ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] IWF does it again...
There was a thread about this at AN/I a little while ago - I believe Mr. Godwin contacted them and they said they had no involvement. Are you sure of this? I know the register says it, but shouldn't we double check? - Chris On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: > > Server Error-wbcgi > > ?? > > Gordo > > -- > "Think Feynman"/ > http://pobox.com/~gordo/ > gordon.j...@pobox.com/// > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l
