Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: wikiEducation: The Classroom Wikipedia
Hi, On Sun, Jul 03, 2011 at 12:14:39AM +0400, Yaroslav M. Blanter wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:49:58 -0600 (MDT), Fred Bauder fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: We should do this before some aggressive outfit like Wikinfo jumps in... It wouldn't be an anyone can edit wiki. Only authorized student accounts could edit. It would be a teaching tool. To do this is not a big deal, but it would only have an added value for us if the result could be somehow merged into Wikipedia once the assessment has been completed. It is not difficult to organize, but it requires some preliminary planning (only articles absent in Wikipedia would be assigned? What if they did not exist at the time of the assignment but were created before the assessment? Who will merge? etc). Sorry to dampen things, but as we're proposing what ifs, what if some of Wikipedia's material was copied to it and it just became a kind of duplicate of Wikipedia run, as proposed, by the WMF? There would be admins etc, but run by students for students: that's not always a good thing. With regard to what you said about maybe only articles absent in Wikipedia would be assigned, that's a good idea (it avoids the direct what if mentioned above), but an assignment you can't straight to a Wikipedia article for information but actually have to go browsing the web for? That would horrify many students I know. ;-) It's definitely a good idea though, I'm not disputing that. I'd certainly get involved! Disclaimer: I am a student. :-) Isabell. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: wikiEducation: The Classroom Wikipedia
Hi, On 2 July 2011 23:28, Fred Bauder fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: On 2 July 2011 23:16, Isabell Long isabell...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry to dampen things, but as we're proposing what ifs, what if some of Wikipedia's material was copied to it and it just became a kind of duplicate of Wikipedia run, as proposed, by the WMF? There would be admins etc, but run by students for students: that's not always a good thing. With regard to what you said about maybe only articles absent in Wikipedia would be assigned, that's a good idea (it avoids the direct what if mentioned above), but an assignment you can't straight to a Wikipedia article for information but actually have to go browsing the web for? That would horrify many students I know. ;-) Let's try part of the second-to-last sentence again: ... an assignment on a subject you can't go straight to a Wikipedia article for information on 3rd grade, or post-graduate? That's another question I meant to ask: what are we defining students as here? Well, the existence of a Wikipedia article on almost any subject is always going to be there, no matter what kind of writing exercise students participate in. Great assignments will be about subjects our regular editors don't have much interest in but students do, ephemeral, topical subjects. Ah, right. Like the example you used earlier: an article on Lady Gaga. :-) Copying from or using Wikipedia, or any other encyclopedia, as a source would diminish rather than increase evaluation of work; that is pretty much standard practice anyway. That's very true. This question delves a bit into the specifics and rules of running such a project, but would that then get put onto the Wiki (going back to my what if in my previous email...), would the student be asked to re-do it, or would all of this be at the discretion of the supervising teacher? I assume the latter, but we don't have to delve into the specifics at this time of night. :-) Isabell. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Languages and numbers
Hi, On 25 Jun 2011, at 05:52, Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com wrote: While preparing Missing Wikipedias [1], I've got numbers of speakers and languages by area and country with chapter not covered by Wikipedias. Fascinating! Thanks for the work! :-) Isabell. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] User talk page email notification
On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 12:28:03PM +0200, Tim Starling wrote: Email notification for user talk page changes is now enabled on all wikis. This will definitely come in useful. Thanks a lot! Isabell. ENWP:User:Issyl0 ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing Wikimedia Education List
Hi, On 8 Apr 2011, at 20:12, Jan-Bart de Vreede janb...@wikimedia.org wrote: We would like to take this opportunity to announce the new Wikimedia Education list. Sounds good! I'm now subscribed. :-) Isabell. (ENWP User:Issyl0) ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: A lack of newbies that stick
On Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 06:33:32PM +0100, Phil Nash wrote: We've not had SUL (Single User Login) for that long, and my impression is that this will tend to inflate the number of registered accounts compared with the number of active accounts. Yes, due to the sheer number of accounts that are created on various wikis through that, I think. Has this been taken into account? And another question following on from this one: how can it be taken into account? Isabell. (User:Issyl0) signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Call for Wikimania Scholarship Applications
On 24 March 2010 22:41, Cary Bass c...@wikimedia.org wrote: The call for applications for Wikimania Scholarships to attend Wikimania 2010 https://wm10schols.wikimedia.org/in Gdansk, Poland (July 9-11) is now open. The Wikimedia Foundation offers Scholarships to pay for selected individuals' round trip travel, accommodations, and registration at the conference. I just noticed that! Wow! Is there any lower age limit for Wikimania? I mean, do you have to be a certain age to attend? I might well apply if that's not the case or I'm old enough (16) - it is in Poland after all and I have never been to Poland, fascinating country and for a Wikimedia conference as well - wow! Thanks, -- Regards, Isabell Long. isabell...@gmail.com [[User:Issyl0]] on all public Wikimedia projects. Freenode Community Co-Ordinator - issyl0 on irc.freenode.net PGP Key ID: 0xEB83C2BD ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Call for Wikimania Scholarship Applications
On 25 March 2010 18:51, Cary Bass c...@wikimedia.org wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Isabell Long wrote: On 24 March 2010 22:41, Cary Bass c...@wikimedia.org wrote: The call for applications for Wikimania Scholarships to attend Wikimania 2010 https://wm10schols.wikimedia.org/in Gdansk, Poland (July 9-11) is now open. The Wikimedia Foundation offers Scholarships to pay for selected individuals' round trip travel, accommodations, and registration at the conference. I just noticed that! Wow! Is there any lower age limit for Wikimania? I mean, do you have to be a certain age to attend? I might well apply if that's not the case or I'm old enough (16) - it is in Poland after all and I have never been to Poland, fascinating country and for a Wikimedia conference as well - wow! Thanks, There is not an age limit set for Wikimania as a whole. Essentially, anyone who is eligible for attendance is eligible for scholarship. People who are not of the age of majority in the country of citizenship will undoubtedly require their guardians' permission to travel, and if those people are considered by the scholarship committee, the committee will want to see that proof. Yep, sure. Thanks, good to know there's not an age limit! As far as the minimum age for attendance, the local team has not set any criteria. It should be considered that this criteria may be different for citizens of the host country to travel in the country than it is for non-Polish citizens. I don't know if being a citizen of an EU country makes a difference for minors traveling across borders. I don't think there are any restrictions but then I am not overly familiar with EU law. Past Wikimanias have seen scholarship recipients as young as 15 years of age; but the one I remember specifically also traveled with a guardian, who attended the conference as well. There may be other considerations involved in the host country with regards to liability that have to be taken into account when granting a scholarship to someone of that age. Sure. If I come I will be travelling with a parent anyway. Ultimately, there are no restrictions on /applying/ for scholarship so you should feel free to apply. However, the application was designed to allow only for years that start with 19, so people born 2000 or later will have to contact us separately to apply. Don't worry, I'm not quite *that* young. Thanks, Isabell. -- Regards, Isabell Long. isabell...@gmail.com [[User:Issyl0]] on all public Wikimedia projects. Freenode Community Co-Ordinator - issyl0 on irc.freenode.net PGP Key ID: 0xEB83C2BD ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Call for Wikimania Scholarship Applications
On 25 March 2010 19:48, Yaroslav M. Blanter pute...@mccme.ru wrote: I don't think there are any restrictions but then I am not overly familiar with EU law. I guess you will not be able to fly without a certified permission of your parents/guardians. The same applies to crossing the borders (I assume you do not need visa to visit Poland). If you're an EU citizen then you can travel freely between all countries of the EU, supposedly. And no, no flying without permission of course, but I wouldn't go on my own anyway. :) Isabell. -- Regards, Isabell Long. isabell...@gmail.com [[User:Issyl0]] on all public Wikimedia projects. Freenode Community Co-Ordinator - issyl0 on irc.freenode.net PGP Key ID: 0xEB83C2BD ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] strategy office hours today
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 05:16:23PM +, Bod Notbod wrote: On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Eugene Eric Kim ee...@blueoxen.com wrote: Hi everyone, It's that time again. Strategic Planning office hours are today, November 18, from 20:00-21:00 UTC, which is: 12-1pm PST, 3pm-4pm EST. Um, today's the 17th. Maybe they're going on US time? -- Regards, Isabell Long isabell...@gmail.com [[User:Isabell121]] on all public Wikimedia projects Freenode Community Co-Ordinator - issyl0 on irc.freenode.net PGP Key ID: 0xEB83C2BD signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation-l open for business, with changes
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 12:50:40AM -0500, Ryan Lomonaco wrote: On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Bod Notbod bodnot...@gmail.com wrote: Good idea. Is the number of posts from any one contributor easy to keep track of? Erik Zachte has some stats here that seem to update fairly regularly: http://www.infodisiac.com/Wikipedia/ScanMail/foundation-l.html Wow, they're very comprehensive and interesting! You can also see all messages, sorted by user, here: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2009-November/author.html I never knew that was there, quite useful for looking up specific messages in a specific month on a specific list without trawling through the main archives or your inbox. Thanks! -- Regards, Isabell Long isabell...@gmail.com [[User:Isabell121]] on all public Wikimedia projects Freenode Community Co-Ordinator - issyl0 on irc.freenode.net PGP Key ID: 0xEB83C2BD signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] How to make a puzzle globe
On Sun, Nov 01, 2009 at 02:36:02PM +, David Gerard wrote: http://www.externaute.net/la-globe-en-puzzle-de-wikipedia-en-realite-3d/1071 Haha, love that, very clever! I want one! Isabell -- Regards, Isabell Long isabell...@gmail.com [[User:Isabell121]] on all public Wikimedia projects Freenode Community Co-Ordinator - issyl0 on irc.freenode.net PGP Key ID: 0xEB83C2BD signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] List Summary Service, finally
2009/6/14 phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com: After an unintentional long delay, there are short summaries of foundation-l posted now for: April: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LSS/foundation-l-archives/2009_April_1-30 May: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LSS/foundation-l-archives/2009_May_1-31 and the first half of June: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LSS/foundation-l-archives/2009_June_1-15 Great, thank you, and the delay is to be expected really, you are very busy! Sorry for the delay in posting. Remember, anyone else can do summaries as well, not just me :) Rather nice hint there, haha. Thanks Phoebe, the summaries really are very useful (like for me who does not read all the mailing list because there is just *so* much of it)! Isabell. -- Regards, Isabell Long. isabell...@gmail.com [[User:Isabell121]] on all public Wikimedia projects. OpenPGP Key ID: C395CE07 ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
