Actually, do we have somewhere a concise page with a list of say ten most
urgent needs we need money for? Smth a banner can link to?
Cheers
Yaroslav
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Dear all;
Bosnia's top cultural institutions[1] (National Museum, Historical Museum,
National Gallery) and the National Library which was burnt in 1992, are
closing their doors for funding disputes.
This is a disaster for the spreading of human knowledge, and I don't see
any blog post in the
On 7 January 2012 13:01, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all;
Bosnia's top cultural institutions[1] (National Museum, Historical Museum,
National Gallery) and the National Library which was burnt in 1992, are
closing their doors for funding disputes.
This is a disaster for the spreading
Actually, the initiative of Article Feedback Tool is going pretty
much into this direction, asking people (readers) to participate in a
way they like and ultimately also making a path to make them
contributors.
Kind regards
Ziko
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Article_feedback/Version_5
2012/1/7
Hey John. Not sure we why at WMC should be interested? Can you explain
further...
James Heilman
Wikimedia Canada
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It is sure that LOC is in the top priorities for Americans, and the BNL for
Serbians, don't you think so? Thanks for showing your patent chauvinism.
Funding disputes can be sorted out in the same fashion SOPA disputes, if
agents work to solve them and show interest.
We can't say we care about
On 7 January 2012 07:47, James Heilman jmh...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey John. Not sure we why at WMC should be interested? Can you explain
further...
James Heilman
Wikimedia Canada
I'm not John, but it's because of the copyright provisions.
If Canada signs onto the Trans Pacific Partnership, it
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http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-01-04/tech/30586955_1_zynga-sopa-paypal
2011/12/12 emijrp emi...@gmail.com
ANDDD HERE WE GO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Request_for_Comment:_SOPA_and_a_strike
2011/10/27 Domas Mituzas midom.li...@gmail.com
Hi!
On 7 January 2012 16:53, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
It is sure that LOC is in the top priorities for Americans, and the BNL for
Serbians, don't you think so? Thanks for showing your patent chauvinism.
Never ever imply that I am American again.
Funding disputes can be sorted out in the
Yes and I'm British. The reality is that museums and libraries close
all the time for various reasons. There isn't much we can do about it.
Well, just in this case a GLAM/GLAM-like initiative could help enormously,
taking the museum expositions online. The problem is that AFAIR we do not
have
2012/1/7 geni geni...@gmail.com:
We can't say we care about all human knowledge when we give priority to
cases depending on our birthplace.
Yes and I'm British. The reality is that museums and libraries close
all the time for various reasons. There isn't much we can do about it.
The
On 7 January 2012 16:53, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
It is sure that LOC is in the top priorities for Americans, and the BNL for
Serbians, don't you think so? Thanks for showing your patent chauvinism.
Funding disputes can be sorted out in the same fashion SOPA disputes, if
agents work to
I'm struggling to see *why* people are arguing over whose cultural
institution is larger/more important than the other's.
Surely the point, as Yaroslav suggests, is to see how the WMF might be able
to get involved ?
Alex
2012/1/7 Strainu strain...@gmail.com
2012/1/7 geni geni...@gmail.com:
2012/1/7 geni geni...@gmail.com
On 7 January 2012 16:53, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
It is sure that LOC is in the top priorities for Americans, and the BNL
for
Serbians, don't you think so? Thanks for showing your patent chauvinism.
Never ever imply that I am American again.
I'm not
On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 9:12 PM, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
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I'm not implying that you are American. I'm just saying that you are an
ignorant chauvinist.
And there ends my subscription to Foundation-L.
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On 7 January 2012 20:12, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina holds 400,000 artifacts.
Any National Cultural Institution closing is a disaster.
Yes, it is. So what's the game plan?
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The WMF isn't telepathic, at least to the best of my knowledge. Before you
sent this did you have any reason to believe that the WMF was already aware
of the situation and its significance? If not - this email chain probably
would have been more likely to be productive if your first email was
Thanks Kevin :) Yes, I am a professional librarian who follows such
things (and listens to NPR!) and I somehow missed this story. I don't
think it is a well known or reported on event. Thank you for bringing
it to everyone's attention, it sounds like a tragedy. Following David,
if anyone has
2012/1/7 David Gerard dger...@gmail.com
On 7 January 2012 20:12, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina holds 400,000 artifacts.
Any National Cultural Institution closing is a disaster.
Yes, it is. So what's the game plan?
I'm not sure. If the WMF
On Sat, 7 Jan 2012 22:13:58 +0100, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
2012/1/7 David Gerard dger...@gmail.com
On 7 January 2012 20:12, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina holds 400,000
artifacts.
Any National Cultural Institution closing is a
On 7 January 2012 21:13, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not sure. If the WMF goals are to collect/preserve/disseminate
educational content, they can start with the holdings in endangered
cultural institutions. It is not my work, but some suggestions, from low to
high involvement:
* blog
Although the problem has not been solved, it appears that it has at least
been staved off:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9S3I7DO1.htm
Kevin Gorman
User:Kgorman-UCB
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On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 00:36, Kevin Gorman kgor...@gmail.com wrote:
Although the problem has not been solved, it appears that it has at least
been staved off:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9S3I7DO1.htm
Obviously, cultural institutions are in bad situation and not just in
On 7 January 2012 21:30, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote:
You realise that having raised it, you're the volunteer who gets to do
the coordination and heavy lifting ;-)
Are there any nearby local Wikimedia chapters/groups or similar groups
(CC, librarians, etc) reading this who can help?
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Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:25:33 +0400
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Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Bosnia's Top Cultural Institutions
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On 7 January 2012 20:12, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not implying that you are American. I'm just saying that you are an
ignorant chauvinist.
Oh no nothing so nice I'm afraid. I'm a person who takes a genuinely
internationalist view.
The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
This is well beyond acceptable discussion, and should draw attention
from the mysterious and rarely seen list moderators.
On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 3:12 PM, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
2012/1/7 geni geni...@gmail.com
On 7 January 2012 16:53, emijrp emi...@gmail.com wrote:
It is sure that LOC
On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 2:47 AM, James Heilman jmh...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey John. Not sure we why at WMC should be interested? Can you explain
further...
Why wouldnt WMC be interested in changes to laws in Canada that reduce
free cultural exchange?
Michael Geist does a great job of explaining
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