[Wikimania-l] Help test new software at Wikimania
Hi everyone, With Wikimania coming up soon, I wanted to invite Wikimedians who are going to help with something new we're trying at the conference. Like most Wikimanias, there are many sessions in the program that attempt explain software changes that have happened or will happen in the future on Wikimedia projects. These are great, but they don't give people a chance to try out something for themselves and provide feedback. This year, we're going to have a booth at the conference with several devices set up (including both laptops and mobile devices). There, we'll be inviting whoever is interested and has 5-30 minutes to test out new tools.[*] Whether you're a reader who's never edited, or a longtime Wikimedian with thousands of edits, they'll be something for you to try. Abbey Ripstra, the new lead on user experience research at the Foundation, will be leading this effort. I just wanted to give a notice because I'm not sure she's on the list, and because some of my team's work will be up for testing. ;-) So far, we've got the following projects with things to test: - Updates to VisualEditor, including a new version for tablets - Flow (a new discussion system) - A new system of task recommendations for Wikipedia editors - the new Wikipedia apps for iOS and Android - a prototype of skin and navigation enhancements (codenamed Winter, if you're familiar) As we nail down the exact location of the booth, we'll be sure to send out an update. Steven * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability_testing ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] 300-word abstracts@: too much
On Saturday, March 29, 2014, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I'm drafting a couple of submissions for sessions at Wikimania, and (having successfully made submissions for Wikimania 2012, for Wikimedia UK AGMs, and for other conferences) have come to the conclusion that 300 words is too much text to require. To be honest I always ignore this requirement. It's silly. A well-written proposal should be concise. What is the thinking behind this figure? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; 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] Directions to OPening Reception - Sky 100
On Thursday, August 8, 2013, Ellie Young wrote: For those of you who are not taking the shuttle buses: International Commerce Centre-SKY 100 環球貿易廣場-天際100 香港九龍柯士甸道西1號環球貿易廣場 International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong Related: do we need to bring our badges to get in? ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; 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 2013 keynote - suggestions
Thanks for starting this thread. It's cool to hear thinking about Wikimania 2013 speaker options early on. I really like the categories Andrew proposed, and I think it will help clarify the thinking around what different speakers can bring to the table. On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Andrew Lih and...@andrewlih.com wrote: 1. Ray Chan, 9gag. Certainly 9gag has made a splash in the geekier Internet community, but it would be good to see what he'd want to talk about first and whether it had any relevance to Wikipedians and free culture. Important to remember: Wikimania is first and foremost a community event, not just a great speaker series. In addition to what Andrew said... To be totally honest: 9gag is viewed by many Internet communities, such as Reddit and 4chan, as a leech which contributes very little to these communities. There are often rules that explicitly disallow use of 9gag stuff on some of these sites. I don't think we necessarily want to align ourselves with 9gag, and I don't think they would have much of substance to say about how read online community is formed or operates. If we want a general meme-ery speaker, Chris Poole of 4chan and Canvas fame would be fantastic, though like Andrew said, the direct connection is somewhat tenuous. 2. Charles Mok, certainly relevant to the conference, but not sure how exciting a speaker he is. 3. Arianna Huffington. Not really a fan of this pick. Can get quite political, and not obvious the overlap between her site and free culture. +1. Too American-centric, too political. 4. Thomas Crampton is a good pick. He was a respected working journalist and may be able to set the table on what Wikipedia and free culture mean across Asia. 5. Don't know much about Ada Wong. That said, how about some other ideas: 1. Joi Ito. He's a great friend of Wikipedia, and spoke in 2007 Wikimania in Taiwan. He's now MIT Media Lab director, and could give great Asia perspectives. Joi also has a strong free culture perspective. I think as far as someone who can balance a global and regional perspective, he's a great pick. Maybe a wiki page about the options would be a good place to store a list for consideration? http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keynotesaction=editredlink=1:) Steven ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] DO NOT FORGET UPLOAD MORE PHOTOS OF WIKIMANIA TAKES MANHATTAN!
On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Shujen Chang i...@blue.cat wrote: There're still few photos about Wikimania Takes Manhattan on Commons. Please upload more photos! And also expect for our group photos on WTM. -- Sincerely, Shujen Chang Please don't use all caps like that. Steven ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 Google Opening Reception at the Library of Congress
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 6:21 AM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.comwrote: Yes, I expect it was an honest mistake from the first person to reply, and then everyone else was just replying to each other. I didn't realise I was sending emails to internal-l, I thought we were on Wikimania-l (that's the tag in the subject line). I was the first person to reply, and it was not a mistake. I replied to the original announcement on Internal-l because I didn't want to start a publicly-archived thread second guessing them and criticizing them. People tend to take negative feedback better when not performed in a public forum where everyone and their mother will pile on. It gave Nicholas the chance to reply before sending a public announcement, and he did so quite professionally. I don't personally consider the matter one that requires a big public debate. Steven ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] What to do about 2012, and the future
Just throwing my two cents in as someone relatively new to Wikimania but not unexperienced in conferences, I would make three points. Forgive me if someone said these before in a better way. 1. Wikimania isn't actually that big. I agree with Harel when he points out that the level of overhead involved in organizing is a barrier to strong bids, but still, my understanding is that Wikimania tends to draw less than a thousand people. That's about the size of a municipal or regional technical conference in my experience. 2. Even if Wikimania is not relatively big when it comes to technology conferences, the problem is growing a strong local team of volunteers in a new place every year. That's very, very hard. We're not unique in having that difficulty as a movement, but I don't think it means we should abandon volunteer-based organization for the event. 3. Making Wikimania biannual will only serve to create more pressure on a new local team to create a huge, unique event, not lessen it. If we think Wikimania is too much to have as a rotating single yearly conference, I would suggest (and this isn't a new idea or mine alone) that we pick one or two semi-permanent locations on different continents and hold them regularly in those places. Say, one in Bangalore, one in Berlin, one in San Francisco, as examples, and hold them on a rotating basis. However you do it, a greater number of smaller, distributed events is the solution for easing the pressure of a single monolithic conference. On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 7:02 AM, theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Casey Brown li...@caseybrown.org wrote: On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:48 AM, theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote: Also, about what Dalton said above, about hiring a single event planner/manager in the chapter, I think it's still far from being able to manage a Wikimania style event professionally. Unless they are experienced with International event planning, its still going to be a very large task for any single chapter. It's a large task for a single chapter to plan Wikimania with the help of a paid event professional? Our Wikimanias have been planned by a lot less -- usually just a group of hard-working Wikimedians, some with the help of a chapter, some not. :-) Allow me to reiterate, I meant its a demanding task for any group, let alone an individual planner. :-) Our Wikimanias have also been getting larger and more complicated, I think thats one of the central issues. I only suggested, maybe its time to consider outside/professional help? Theo ___ 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] thank you
I would like pile on my thanks (or dziękuję if you like) to all the local organizers and everyone else who made Wikimania happen, even in the smallest way possible. It was a fantastic event. I'd like to express a special thank you to everyone involved with the scholarship program. You made it possible for myself and many others to attend who wouldn't have been able to otherwise. See you in Haifa, Steven Walling http://enwp.org/User:Steven_Walling On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: I also had a delightful time in Gdansk, and found this one of the most engaging Wikimanias ever; thanks to the local team for their hard work in pulling this off! And thanks to everyone in back rooms who spent their days making Wikimania amazing. Some were long-time organizers and Wikimaniacs; some were local enthusiasts, new to Wikimania; and some were venue and city staff who really made an extra effort to be available at all hours. ( Łukasz - perhaps you can make a page online recognizing the work of the local volunteers that chipped in over the last week. ) On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Aphaia aph...@gmail.com wrote: Specially I'd like to appreciate the streaming team, on behalf of Wikimedians in Kyoto, Japan. Yes - streaming was smoother and more reliable than it has ever been. Thanks to iStream for this, and to Manuel for overseeing the process (and the last-minute network upgrade for the venue) and making sure both were solid. SJ ___ 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] wifi connections
Per that helpful suggestion, the https everywhere extensionhttps://www.eff.org/https-everywherefor Firefox (courtesy the EFF) will automatically redirect you to the secure server. Steven Walling On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Brian McNeil brian.mcn...@wikinewsie.orgwrote: On Mon, 2010-07-05 at 22:19 +0200, Gerard Meijssen wrote: Hoi, Whart does it take to have WIFI ? I can bring a router, I know people with really cool kit... not having WIFI would be really nasty Per a quiet caution by Brion in 2008. If you're using *any* WiFi point in, or around, conference or accommodation areas, use https://secure.wikimedia.org. Brian. ___ 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] Airport Pickup
Since we all seem to be piling on about logistics here... There seem to be several dorms. For those of use staying in them, how/when are we going to be notified of where exactly we are booked? This wasn't part of the registration confirmation. Steven Walling On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Finne Boonen hen...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 19:07, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.comwrote: On 2 July 2010 16:50, James Owen jo...@wikimedia.org wrote: An additional suggestion for anyone who might need to go to a pharmacy is to speak with a staff person in your hotel before going into the pharmacy, have them write down the polish words for your symptoms or the medication you desire, over the counter drugs are sold through the pharmacist so you will need to clearly communicate your ailments. That is good to know. I usually assume pharmacists will speak English, almost anywhere in the world, due to the high level of education required for the job. I don't know (and can't find - I just looked) the statistics, but the proportion of university graduates in the world that speak English to at least a modest standard is very high. so I can tell you from personal experience that pharmacists here do not necessarily speak English, German or French. However I have found a pharmacy, on Szeroka which does speak some English Finne -- Maybe you knew early on that your track went from point A to B, but unlike you I wasn't given a map at birth! Alyssa, Chasing Amy ___ 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] Confirmations complete?
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Kurt Bollacker k...@longnow.org wrote: I love to know when all of the registration confirmation emails have been sent. I've not yet received one, and am wondering how long I should wait. Perhaps I should register a second time just to make sure? Some process guidance would be helpful. Kurt :-) ___ 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] Technical resources?
Not on the organizing committee, but the Wikimania site says there will be wifi and I'm guessing the #wikimania channel will be helpful on freenode. Steven Walling On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Kurt Bollacker k...@longnow.org wrote: I thought I'd ask about the technical resources available for presentations and the conference in general: 1. Will WiFi be available throughout the venue? 2. I assume that projectors/screens will exist to which presenters can connect laptops. Or is there another arrangement? 3. Are there any specific IRC channels or other backchannel forums suggested for informal communications? Thanks... Kurt :-) ___ 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
