Re: [Wikimania-l] Category for monkey selfie of Wikimedians!
On 12 Aug 2014, at 07:53, Osama Khalid osa...@gnu.org wrote: On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 11:24:25PM +0100, Thomas Morton wrote: But being dicks about winning is surely not the sort of attitude we want to display? Hardly helps support our stance as serious, rather than trollish. That photographer who took copyright way too seriously didn't deserve respect. It's really silly that when he is actually dragging people into court, we hesitate to use a simple social defense such as this one. Because Wikimedians don't take copyright way too seriously. ;-) On that note - how sure are we that the post-processing done to the photo was sufficiently minimal to avoid generating a copyright in its own right? Thanks, Mike ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] Category for monkey selfie of Wikimedians!
From everything I've read the only post-processing claimed is rotating and cropping. Ten copies of the photo were printed out and stuck on to boards. As of the end of yesterday 3 had been found among the stuff that made it back to WIkimedia UK (although not all the boxes have been opened yet) suggesting that the monkey selfie may appear in other locations yet. The photos were printed out by Wikimania staff/volunteers, but who had the idea to do so I don't know. On 12 August 2014 08:01, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: I expect the photographer would have made that claim already if he did significant post-processing and that WMF would have considered this in their decision. Pine On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:57 PM, Mike Peel em...@mikepeel.net wrote: On 12 Aug 2014, at 07:53, Osama Khalid osa...@gnu.org wrote: On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 11:24:25PM +0100, Thomas Morton wrote: But being dicks about winning is surely not the sort of attitude we want to display? Hardly helps support our stance as serious, rather than trollish. That photographer who took copyright way too seriously didn't deserve respect. It's really silly that when he is actually dragging people into court, we hesitate to use a simple social defense such as this one. Because Wikimedians don't take copyright way too seriously. ;-) On that note - how sure are we that the post-processing done to the photo was sufficiently minimal to avoid generating a copyright in its own right? Thanks, Mike ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Chris McKenna Wikimania 2014 Support Wikimedia UK chris.mcke...@wikimedia.org.uk tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] Category for monkey selfie of Wikimedians!
On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: I expect the photographer would have made that claim already if he did significant post-processing and that WMF would have considered this in their decision. A WMF legal opinion only applies to the WMF, and will be grounded in the copyright law of the US. OTOH, the UK copyright law is much less clear in this area, and I get the impression that the UK chapter didnt obtain their own legal advice on this issue. -- John Vandenberg ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] The Wikimania Games Corner and My Takeaways
I wasn't able to attend the Games Corner (sorry about that :( ) but I hear it went really well. It'd be really cool to make this a tradition for future Wikimanias I think, it's a great way to just hang out. Joe *Joseph Fox* enwp.org/user:foxj On 12 August 2014 11:18, Adi Khajuria adiman...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everone, I hope all is well and you have all recovered from Wikimania 2014. In thinking about The Wikimania Games Corner. I have a request to ask of everyone. I was wondering if we could make this a tradition that continues for future Wikimanias to come. I know that it's a tough asked, but here at we've proved that anything is possible when people come together to help out. Also, in thinking about it, I also have some takeaways that also apply not just to wikimedia, but to everything in life: Takeaway number 1: Be excellent to each other. (Yes, I realise that this is a Bill and Ted reference). Takeaway number 2: Encourage positivity and kill off negativity. Takeaway number 3: If you have an idea, don't just think about it. Plan it out and do it. I look forward to hearing about your takeaways from Wikimania 2014. Kind regards, Adi Khajuria -- My website: http://adistechsite.co.uk My twitter: http://twitter.com/Adiman423 My podcast: http://mhftech.net ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] The Wikimania Games Corner and My Takeaways
Adi, I can say with confidence that the Games Corner was fantastic. The Oculus Rift, the huge screen, the MarioKart... It's definitely something we should have at future Wikimanias. Many, many thanks for setting it up. Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 12 August 2014 11:18, Adi Khajuria adiman...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everone, I hope all is well and you have all recovered from Wikimania 2014. In thinking about The Wikimania Games Corner. I have a request to ask of everyone. I was wondering if we could make this a tradition that continues for future Wikimanias to come. I know that it's a tough asked, but here at we've proved that anything is possible when people come together to help out. Also, in thinking about it, I also have some takeaways that also apply not just to wikimedia, but to everything in life: Takeaway number 1: Be excellent to each other. (Yes, I realise that this is a Bill and Ted reference). Takeaway number 2: Encourage positivity and kill off negativity. Takeaway number 3: If you have an idea, don't just think about it. Plan it out and do it. I look forward to hearing about your takeaways from Wikimania 2014. Kind regards, Adi Khajuria -- My website: http://adistechsite.co.uk My twitter: http://twitter.com/Adiman423 My podcast: http://mhftech.net ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
[Wikimania-l] Thank you for Wikimania!
Thank you so much to the London Wikimania organizers for putting a wonderful Wikimania 2014. I want to recognize everyone who helped out: the core team who proposed the bid and worked for over a year organizing a vision and a team to carry it out; the staff at Wikimedia UK and WMF who worked on organization; the international volunteer teams who put together the program and multiple scholarship programs; the tech staff in-person and online; the on-the-ground volunteers who made the event go; all the speakers, and everyone who contributed. Thank you! Pulling off a major international conference isn't easy, and this one rocked. This was the tenth Wikimania (!), and we had a small session reflecting on each of the Wikimanias to date. They have all been different, but they have certainly all had commonalities too: each Wikimania is a chance to meet other people who are doing intriguing, wonderful things; to sit up late into the night brainstorming and arguing about ideas; to learn from each other about techniques for educating and talking about our projects; to hack together. More than anything, Wikimania is a way to recognize that we are part of a real community of passionate and dedicated people -- people who love to take pictures and write and code and learn new things and drink and dance and eat stroopwafels and talk and talk and talk. So, a huge thank you to the London team for holding a great event both for long-time Wikimaniacs and for a whole new group of people (this was the first Wikimania for hundreds of people, going by the opening session). I encourage you all to watch the videos of the talks, and to keep the Wikimania spirit alive this year by learning about new initiatives, reaching out to people you don't already know who are doing cool stuff, visiting a project that you're not familiar with and seeing what they're up to, and experimenting with new things. And I hope to see you all in Mexico next year! [[3]], Phoebe -- * I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers at gmail.com * ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
[Wikimania-l] Some awesome presentations you should watch on video
In the evening/morning following Wikimania, I talked with over 50 Wikimedians, and took the liberty of jotting down their single favorite session. I would like to share with you the four presentations/discussions they thought you should definitely watch back on video. A more complete tally is available on this page at wikimaniawiki https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Effeietsanders/tally with some more recommendations. The four most mentioned sessions were: - Maryana Pinchuk Steven Walling, Creative ways to alienate women online: a how-to guide for Wikipedians (7 votes): *Diversity I video not yet available.* - Ralph Koster, Wikipedia is a Game (6 votes): *Featured speakers V on livestream* http://new.livestream.com/wikimania/saturday2014/videos/58725492 - Tobias Lutzi, Which law applies to Wikipedia (4 votes): *Free Culture II on youtube* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFX6xoeKtQElist=UURXe4cgJPTVHcDH6ZGwOT3A - Dimitar Dimitrov (panel discussion), Liquid lobbying - how could Wikimedia change EU copyright (3 votes): *Free Culture VI video not yet available.* All 'featured track' speakers are available on http://new.livestream.com/wikimania/ , for other speakers you will have to look at youtube and be lucky. I hope the organizers will be able to give these most popular sessions some priority while uploading videos, and can add the missing links. Looking forward to watching some of them myself, Best, Lodewijk ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] Some awesome presentations you should watch on video
This is beautiful. Can you add this to our blog? On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org wrote: In the evening/morning following Wikimania, I talked with over 50 Wikimedians, and took the liberty of jotting down their single favorite session. I would like to share with you the four presentations/discussions they thought you should definitely watch back on video. A more complete tally is available on this page at wikimaniawiki https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Effeietsanders/tally with some more recommendations. The four most mentioned sessions were: - Maryana Pinchuk Steven Walling, Creative ways to alienate women online: a how-to guide for Wikipedians (7 votes): *Diversity I video not yet available.* - Ralph Koster, Wikipedia is a Game (6 votes): *Featured speakers V on livestream* http://new.livestream.com/wikimania/saturday2014/videos/58725492 - Tobias Lutzi, Which law applies to Wikipedia (4 votes): *Free Culture II on youtube* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFX6xoeKtQElist=UURXe4cgJPTVHcDH6ZGwOT3A - Dimitar Dimitrov (panel discussion), Liquid lobbying - how could Wikimedia change EU copyright (3 votes): *Free Culture VI video not yet available.* All 'featured track' speakers are available on http://new.livestream.com/wikimania/ , for other speakers you will have to look at youtube and be lucky. I hope the organizers will be able to give these most popular sessions some priority while uploading videos, and can add the missing links. Looking forward to watching some of them myself, Best, Lodewijk -- *Naureen Nayyar* Norabean.com +1.646.481.6672 @norabean ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
[Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2014
Hi all, Just a point of clarification, does 2014 simply refer to the date of this Wikimania, or does it also mean the number of people who registered? all the best Fabian Tompsett, Wikimania Support Team, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0991 Mobile: 07548 103787 ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2014
2014 is refering to the year of the event. It would be quite a lucky fact that it's also the number of people registered. 2014-08-12 17:59 GMT+02:00 Fabian Tompsett fabian.tomps...@wikimedia.org.uk : Hi all, Just a point of clarification, does 2014 simply refer to the date of this Wikimania, or does it also mean the number of people who registered? all the best Fabian Tompsett, Wikimania Support Team, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0991 Mobile: 07548 103787 ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Pierre-Selim ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] Some awesome presentations you should watch on video
I wouldn't know how to add it, but feel free to re-use my writings on this topic under CC BY-SA. I'm confident you can rephrase it more nicely for a general audience :) Best, Lodewijk 2014-08-12 17:58 GMT+02:00 Naureen msn...@gmail.com: This is beautiful. Can you add this to our blog? On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org wrote: In the evening/morning following Wikimania, I talked with over 50 Wikimedians, and took the liberty of jotting down their single favorite session. I would like to share with you the four presentations/discussions they thought you should definitely watch back on video. A more complete tally is available on this page at wikimaniawiki https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Effeietsanders/tally with some more recommendations. The four most mentioned sessions were: - Maryana Pinchuk Steven Walling, Creative ways to alienate women online: a how-to guide for Wikipedians (7 votes): *Diversity I video not yet available.* - Ralph Koster, Wikipedia is a Game (6 votes): *Featured speakers V on livestream* http://new.livestream.com/wikimania/saturday2014/videos/58725492 - Tobias Lutzi, Which law applies to Wikipedia (4 votes): *Free Culture II on youtube* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFX6xoeKtQElist=UURXe4cgJPTVHcDH6ZGwOT3A - Dimitar Dimitrov (panel discussion), Liquid lobbying - how could Wikimedia change EU copyright (3 votes): *Free Culture VI video not yet available.* All 'featured track' speakers are available on http://new.livestream.com/wikimania/ , for other speakers you will have to look at youtube and be lucky. I hope the organizers will be able to give these most popular sessions some priority while uploading videos, and can add the missing links. Looking forward to watching some of them myself, Best, Lodewijk -- *Naureen Nayyar* Norabean.com +1.646.481.6672 @norabean ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2014
We will be posting final numbers when we've had a chance to go over everything in the registration system e.g., people who registered vs. people to showed up, refunds, etc. Ellie Stuart On Aug 12, 2014, at 9:02 AM, Pierre-Selim pierre-se...@huard.info wrote: 2014 is refering to the year of the event. It would be quite a lucky fact that it's also the number of people registered. 2014-08-12 17:59 GMT+02:00 Fabian Tompsett fabian.tomps...@wikimedia.org.uk: Hi all, Just a point of clarification, does 2014 simply refer to the date of this Wikimania, or does it also mean the number of people who registered? all the best Fabian Tompsett, Wikimania Support Team, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0991 Mobile: 07548 103787 ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Pierre-Selim ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] The Wikimania Games Corner and My Takeaways
Thanks for this idea! Unfortunately I couldn't attend the Games Corner because of a prior commitment, but we might do something similar next year. Any and all suggestions are welcome. See you here next year! — Sent from Mailbox. Say hello! On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Adi, I can say with confidence that the Games Corner was fantastic. The Oculus Rift, the huge screen, the MarioKart... It's definitely something we should have at future Wikimanias. Many, many thanks for setting it up. Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 12 August 2014 11:18, Adi Khajuria adiman...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everone, I hope all is well and you have all recovered from Wikimania 2014. In thinking about The Wikimania Games Corner. I have a request to ask of everyone. I was wondering if we could make this a tradition that continues for future Wikimanias to come. I know that it's a tough asked, but here at we've proved that anything is possible when people come together to help out. Also, in thinking about it, I also have some takeaways that also apply not just to wikimedia, but to everything in life: Takeaway number 1: Be excellent to each other. (Yes, I realise that this is a Bill and Ted reference). Takeaway number 2: Encourage positivity and kill off negativity. Takeaway number 3: If you have an idea, don't just think about it. Plan it out and do it. I look forward to hearing about your takeaways from Wikimania 2014. Kind regards, Adi Khajuria -- My website: http://adistechsite.co.uk My twitter: http://twitter.com/Adiman423 My podcast: http://mhftech.net ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2015 video
awesome- thanks for the share On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Ivan Martínez gala...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all: Here is our presentation video of Wikimania 2015: http://youtu.be/VRM-QDkfm1o Sooner will be available at Commons. Enjoy it! ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- *Naureen Nayyar* Norabean.com +1.646.481.6672 @norabean ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2015 video
Wow! Nice one Ivan! -- Nurunnaby Hasive, @nhasive Sysop, Bengali Wikipedia Member, IEG, WMF On Wednesday, August 13, 2014, Naureen msn...@gmail.com wrote: awesome- thanks for the share On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Ivan Martínez gala...@gmail.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gala...@gmail.com'); wrote: Dear all: Here is our presentation video of Wikimania 2015: http://youtu.be/VRM-QDkfm1o Sooner will be available at Commons. Enjoy it! ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org'); https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- *Naureen Nayyar* Norabean.com +1.646.481.6672 @norabean -- Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive Sent from My iPhone ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
