[Foundation-l] Mind-boggling (was: Wikipedia e-mail)

2010-03-28 Thread Magnus Manske
-- Forwarded message -- From: Genuinelyawikiquizzling Date: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 6:46 PM Subject: Wikipedia e-mail To: Magnus Manske Dear active administrator, As an advanced user here at wikipedia, I am sure you are familiar with the corruption and bureaucracy that exists at

Re: [Foundation-l] Mind-boggling (was: Wikipedia e-mail)

2010-03-28 Thread MZMcBride
Magnus Manske wrote: Subject: Wikipedia e-mail To: Magnus Manske Dear active administrator, [nonsense] Why are you forwarding this? MZMcBride ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe:

[Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikipedia e-mail

2010-03-28 Thread Nicholas Moreau
Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack? I love how they call me an active administrator, when I don't really edit terribly much anymore, let alone administrate very much. Nick -- Forwarded message -- From: Saynotoarbcomclique

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikipedia e-mail

2010-03-28 Thread David Gerard
On 28 March 2010 19:44, Nicholas Moreau nicholasmor...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack? Everyone. They tried this last year on the inactive admins, now they appear to be trying it on everyone. MAKE ACCOUNTS FAST - d.

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikipedia e-mail

2010-03-28 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 28 March 2010 19:44, Nicholas Moreau nicholasmor...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack? Yes, lots of people have got it. It's all over the mailing lists and other forums. I would just ignore it if I were you.

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikipedia e-mail

2010-03-28 Thread Chad
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: On 28 March 2010 19:44, Nicholas Moreau nicholasmor...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack? Yes, lots of people have got it. It's all over the mailing lists and other

[Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?

2010-03-28 Thread Andrew Turvey
Is the term Wiktionary copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a Dictionary of Ethical Politics wikitionary http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like

Re: [Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?

2010-03-28 Thread effe iets anders
I assume you are referring to the term trademarked rather than copyrighted. I suggest you contact Mike Godwin directly with this kind of questions, he is handling those. With kind regards, Lodewijk 2010/3/29 Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com Is the term Wiktionary copyrighted? I only

Re: [Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?

2010-03-28 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 28 March 2010 23:41, Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com wrote: Is the term Wiktionary copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a Dictionary of Ethical Politics wikitionary http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page If it is

Re: [Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?

2010-03-28 Thread Anthony
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com wrote: Is the term Wiktionary copyrighted? No. It is not. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe:

Re: [Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?

2010-03-28 Thread Mike Godwin
We've trademarked the word mark Wiktionary in a number of jurisdictions, including the United States. I think most trademark lawyers would view wikitionary as confusingly similar -- I will probably follow up with our outside trademark counsel. --Mike On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 3:48 PM, effe iets