On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:31 PM, phoebe ayersphoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote:
- videos of all the talks
As someone who is unlikely to be able to ever attend a Wikimania
unless it comes to London I'd like to express my gratitude for all the
effort that's gone into that. I've watched quite a few
John Vandenberg wrote:
The underlying problem is that OL is approaching this from a
traditional library perspective, and so is opening up slowly,
and progress is slow and methodical.
But they are not. They are starting from the Internet Archive
(Brewster Kahle) perspective. Real archivists
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Lars Aronssonl...@aronsson.se wrote:
...
For example, a new project might download the database dump from
OpenLibrary and start to weed out the junk records. But that
junk sorting could also take place inside OpenLibrary. Why not?
Because metadata without
John Vandenberg wrote:
I want to encourage wikipedians and wikisourcerers to join the
OpenLibrary project, just like you should also join OpenStreetMap
and other good projects for free knowledge and information. Bring
your experience. If you get tired of one project, as I do
sometimes, work
re: the errors, I assume you added those to the talkpage of the files on
commons? That way someone could actually see if it can be fixed :)
thanks!
eia
2009/9/4 Bod Notbod bodnot...@gmail.com
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:31 PM, phoebe ayersphoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote:
- videos of all the
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Nikola Smolenskismole...@eunet.yu wrote:
John Vandenberg wrote:
I want to encourage wikipedians and wikisourcerers to join the
OpenLibrary project, just like you should also join OpenStreetMap
and other good projects for free knowledge and information. Bring
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:04 PM, effe iets
anderseffeietsand...@gmail.com wrote:
re: the errors, I assume you added those to the talkpage of the files on
commons? That way someone could actually see if it can be fixed :)
On the one with absent sound I left a note beneath the video saying at
It would appear that the Wikimedia Foundation is actively seeking to sub-let
some of its office space?
http://akahele.org/2009/09/wikimedia-foundation-subletting-space/
That's curious, considering they had outgrown space in January 2009, such
that they needed to shuttle Ruth and Frank Stanton's
Hoi,
What would be more obvious then looking for other premises when the current
ones are no longer sufficient.. Gee.. hiring new premises .. with sufficient
elbow room for some time ??
I wonder.. Gee Gregory, you already mentioned that ... are they really
looking for something new ? Then again, I
Gerard Hoi Meijssen writes:
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What would be more obvious then looking for other premises when the current
ones are no longer sufficient.. Gee.. hiring new premises .. with sufficient
elbow room for some time ??
I wonder.. Gee Gregory, you already mentioned that ... are they really
Perhaps you could direct me to the WP article that explains why should they
handicap themselves in any negotiations by making a public commitment to a
future action. Maybe the landlord has pledged not to peek at this list? Or
maybe the cunning folks at WMF have so many sock-puppet floating
2009/9/4 Gregory Kohs thekoh...@gmail.com:
It would appear that the Wikimedia Foundation is actively seeking to sub-let
some of its office space?
http://akahele.org/2009/09/wikimedia-foundation-subletting-space/
That's curious, considering they had outgrown space in January 2009, such
that
2009/9/4 geni geni...@gmail.com:
2)The amount described is pretty much consistent with the WMF's entire
office there which means if it was the WMF subletting it is more
consistent with a general move.
Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
a consequence of which
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org wrote:
2009/9/4 geni geni...@gmail.com:
2)The amount described is pretty much consistent with the WMF's entire
office there which means if it was the WMF subletting it is more
consistent with a general move.
Yes, as noted in
2009/9/4 Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org:
Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
a consequence of which the current satellite office will be re-merged
into the new HQ. We're hoping to sublet the Stillman space, once we've
covered up the entrance to our secret
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org wrote:
2009/9/4 geni geni...@gmail.com:
2)The amount described is pretty much consistent with the WMF's entire
office there which means if it was the WMF
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:10 PM, David Gerarddger...@gmail.com wrote:
2009/9/4 Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org:
Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
a consequence of which the current satellite office will be re-merged
into the new HQ. We're hoping to sublet
By the way, the rest of your quotes were misquotes, as I followed up my
other Huhs with a comment.
But in this case, I felt it was more courteous to ask Erik to clarify his
comment rather than for me to try to guess what he meant by it.
___
foundation-l
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Anthonywikim...@inbox.org wrote:
By the way, the rest of your quotes were misquotes, as I followed up my
other Huhs with a comment.
But in this case, I felt it was more courteous to ask Erik to clarify his
comment rather than for me to try to guess what he meant
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Chad innocentkil...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
a consequence of which the current satellite office will be re-merged
into the new HQ. We're hoping to sublet the Stillman space...
This part was serious
But could they be uploaded afterwards? (assuming the source files are still
available?)
Lodewijk
2009/9/4 Brion Vibber br...@wikimedia.org
On 9/4/09 1:01 AM, Bod Notbod wrote:
2. On many videos, if not most, it is impossible to see the content of
the slides. Could videos be uploaded in
Anthony wrote:
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Chad innocentkil...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
a consequence of which the current satellite office will be re-merged
into the new HQ. We're hoping to sublet the Stillman space...
This
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Another possible explanation for what's happening at the WMF HQ is
that the whole operation is preparing to move to new digs, and rather
than break their lease, they're seeking to find a subtenant to avoid
some financial penalty for early exit. I
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Tim Starling tstarl...@wikimedia.orgwrote:
Chad's analysis was correct. The SF staff have been looking for a new
office for some time, and last I heard they were in the process of
negotiating a lease on a prospective space. Subletting the old office
will be
On 9/4/09 3:27 PM, Anthony wrote:
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Tim Starlingtstarl...@wikimedia.orgwrote:
Chad's analysis was correct. The SF staff have been looking for a new
office for some time, and last I heard they were in the process of
negotiating a lease on a prospective space.
On 9/4/09, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
I think so too, but I'd rather hear it from Erik than hear your guess or
guess at it myself.
I'd rather go through a thread without seeing a one-word message
indicating bewilderment at what was quite obviouisly a joke... but
then, the world revolves
Brion Vibber, 04/09/2009 20:51:
I would definitely encourage everybody to upload slides and link them
with the video versions; PDF slides can be uploaded directly to Commons
and can now be viewed inline as well as downloading them.
Yes, please! They'll be included also in the proceeding's
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Mark Williamson node...@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/4/09, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
I think so too, but I'd rather hear it from Erik than hear your guess or
guess at it myself.
I'd rather go through a thread without seeing a one-word message
indicating
So, not having known that 3,000 square feet was the sum total of the
current WMF space on Stillman, my original but unpublished hunch was
correct. I'll quote an e-mail I wrote Sept. 3rd, at 4:39 PM:
...If I had to formulate a theory, I'd say [Sue Gardner] thinks that
she's hired enough
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Gregory Kohs thekoh...@gmail.com wrote:
A little bird suggested I ask if the Foundation will be filing a Form
990-T once it finds a tenant, as it would be a business activity over
$1,000 unrelated to a non-profit mission and would thus possibly
trigger IRS
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Chadinnocentkil...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Andre Engelsandreeng...@gmail.com wrote:
The foundation holds technical control over the wikipedia domains;
nothing can be done but by the foundation to for example rename a
wiki.
A purely
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