Re: [Foundation-l] Expertise and Wikipedia redux

a comment on The Australian's page), still not a single comment has been approved for publication. I wonder why that is? Is there some official policy within the pro-Free Culture movement that mandates suppression of critical viewpoints of the movement? -- Gregory Kohs Contact: 484-NEW-WIKI

Re: [Foundation-l] Help Beat Jimmy! (The appeal, that is....)

Liam says: + Somehow, I doubt if making *you* very pleased is a concern that motivates many people, especially on this list. + Be that as it may, Liam, was there any aspect -- any aspect whatsoever -- of my request that would not be happily addressed by any transparent and open

Re: [Foundation-l] Help Beat Jimmy! (The appeal, that is....)

, and the criteria by which Q2 Consulting was selected, I would be very pleased. Kindly, Greg -- Gregory Kohs Contact: 484-NEW-WIKI ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Foundation-l] A proposal of partnership between Wikimedia Foundation and Internet Archive

on the current page on the original domain. The Internet Archive has been entirely unresponsive to these mailed letters of request. I think the Wikimedia Foundation shouldn't be lining up to cooperated with organizations that don't even respond to important matters of defamation and libel. Gregory

Re: [Foundation-l] Call for Volunteers: Wikimedia Research Committee

Gerard M. says: Dear Greg, This is not about criticism but about research. With respect I have not seen your research papers, I am not aware of your credentials that would make you a choice to be considered for being part of a research committee. Given that the work of the committee includes

Re: [Foundation-l] Call for Volunteers: Wikimedia Research Committee

clarification of this question would be a helpful learning. Thanks, Greg -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Rand Montoya leaving Wikimedia Foundation

elsewhere. Should you ever again initiate a market research survey, I'll again be happy to provide you insights and guidance. Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

[Foundation-l] Jimbo's authority (on global bans)

Point of clarification... does Jimmy Wales have the authority to impose a global ban on a user? http://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiversity:Community_Review/Wikimedia_Ethics:Ethical_Breaching_Experimentscurid=92825diff=548143oldid=548142 Sincerely, Gregory Kohs

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Living Person Task Force update: Policy writing

these mistakes because Philippe Beaudette has indefinitely blocked me from that wiki because I offered a strategic recommendation regarding Jimmy Wales that he disagreed with. Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org

[Foundation-l] Building up the reserves

funds were simply put into the bank? Do you think donors think this is an important mission, to build up the savings account? -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman

Re: [Foundation-l] Great news! Google gives Wikimedia USD 2 million

Wow, this is big news! Now with Google cooperating with the National Security Agency, everything seems to be lining up for Wikimedia. Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Foundation-l] 2008/2009 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Report

Fantastic work! Kudos to Rand Montoya! I loved the use of color to help convey the important messages. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

[Foundation-l] WikiMobile - use of Wikipedia name in commerce

to the Wikimedia Foundation in 2008, but that can't be construed as a licensing deal, I'm sure. http://www.mywikibiz.com/Directory:Wikimedia_Foundation/Grand_Donors I look forward to any info anyone might be able to provide. Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list

[Foundation-l] Advisory Board chairperson

Who is the chair of the Advisory Board at this time? http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?diff=45392oldid=45263 If the spot is open, I would be willing to consider taking on the role. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l

[Foundation-l] The next Wikipedia Academy? (2)

, they don't seem ready to run such workshops themselves at present. --- Have the connections with participants afterwards been maintained? And, I'm curious to know why Wedemeyer felt that the Foundation doesn't seem ready to run such workshops.  What is that all about? Gregory Kohs

[Foundation-l] The next Wikipedia Academy?

themselves at present. --- Have the connections with participants afterwards been maintained? And, I'm curious to know why Wedemeyer felt that the Foundation doesn't seem ready to run such workshops. What is that all about? Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] advertising craigslist

It sounds like some Foundation-l readers are unfamiliar with Craigslist. Here are some news clippings to better familiarize yourself: *http://tinyurl.com/craigslist-in-news *Gregory Kohs* * ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org

[Foundation-l] Open Wiki Blog Planet

Blog Planet, on the pretext that if the control page is on en:wp then they must own it. Suggest moving control page to Meta. - d. + David, could you please provide more detail to your characterization that ArbCom is messing with this aggregator? -- Gregory Kohs

Re: [Foundation-l] Status of 2009 Fundraiser Survey

that if it is rejected, they can see that the censorship of this problem is quite possibly systemic. Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Status of 2009 Fundraiser Survey

Still no reply here, nor on the Meta Wikimedia page? It's Wednesday. That was Friday. Perhaps the official response is no comment, or maybe Rand Montoya is on vacation? Gregory Kohs On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Gregory Kohs thekoh...@gmail.com wrote: I am wondering if someone at the WMF

[Foundation-l] Status of 2009 Fundraiser Survey

tactical and strategic) for the 2010 fundraiser. Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Minors and sexual explicit stuff

are starting to use the Internet on their own? Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Minors and sexual explicit stuff

?) Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Minors and sexual explicit stuff

?) that you're helping to fulfill that mission with publication of images like these, with little to no concern whether there are minors consuming them. Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https

Re: [Foundation-l] Minors and sexual explicit stuff

One point that the apologists seem to be missing is that the Wikimedia Foundation assumes and expects that sometimes minors have administrator rights on the Wikimedia projects. This then gives them the responsibility of deciding what is suitable content or not for the project. Likewise, the

Re: [Foundation-l] Dumb survey about Commons

, to really help us improve the usability of Commons and the upload process on Wikimedia projects as its stated goal would indicate. Go figure. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https

Re: [Foundation-l] Alphascript Publishing scam

Robert Rohde said: + At its core though, the fact that Wikipedia works can be repackaged and sold is a feature of the free content movement. + Via trickery? Some accomplishment. Andrew Gray says: = this may be a failing of Amazon = Amazon... Where have I

[Foundation-l] Alphascript Publishing scam

David Gerard said: ++ 2009/8/13 David Goodman dgoodmanny at gmail.com: I would be exceedingly uncomfortable with us organizing a negative campaign against any publisher not actually violating our copyright. .  A factual campaign, providing information is another matter. It

[Foundation-l] Charity Navigator rates WMF

wondering (and I suppose others may be, too) whether the staff and board feel that Charity Navigator is a reputable and credible measurement service, and if so, are you satisfied with receiving two out of four stars in this area, and if not what do you plan to change to improve the rating next year? Gregory

[Foundation-l] Statistical research on Wikipedia (Godwin inspired)

Mike Godwin says: + You should publish the results of your statistical research of high-school-teacher attitudes toward Wikipedia. It will be especially useful if you have a large sample size and minimal selection bias. + Of course, I never said my anecdotal experience

Re: [Foundation-l] Fundraising Promotion and Job Opening

will be the $500+ donor segment. They are a key constituency in supporting the financial stream, as every single one of them is worth 16 or more average donors. Kindly, Greg -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org

[Foundation-l] Security holes in Mediawiki

? -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Expert board members - a suggestion

: http://www.google.com/search?hl=ensafe=offq=%22%241.7+million%22+technology+wikimedia+%22sue+gardner%22 Greg -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Foundation-l] Expert board members - a suggestion

Andrew Whitworth opined: ++ On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Gregory Kohs thekohser at gmail.com https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l wrote: * I would consider it equally trolling to assume or pretend that an ** unfortunate financial situation did not happen, just

[Foundation-l] Moderation needed?

mailing list? Sue Gardner deserves more respect than that. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] The $1.7 million question

, that is.) -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Becoming unmoderated

Austin Hair extended me the courtesy of taking me out of the moderated posting queue. In light of my recent blogging gaffe (though amended the same day my error was confirmed), I look forward to continuing my message of pressing for ethical and professional non-profit governance, with a tone and

Re: [Foundation-l] WMF seeking to sub-lease office space?

Geni wrote: ++ Given how spectacularly incorrect your published accusations were that's a pretty pathetic defense. Are you going to apologise? -- geni ++ I reported that the Wikimedia Foundation is seeking to sub-let space that it itself is renting. I have an e-mail from the

[Foundation-l] WMF seeking to sub-lease office space?

money over to Wikia's accounts receivable to expand their footprint. Sue Gardner, Jimmy Wales, Michael Snow... someone please set us straight! Comment on the blog that scooped this story! -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] WMF seeking to sub-lease office space?

Gerard Hoi Meijssen writes: ++ 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

Re: [Foundation-l] WMF seeking to sub-lease office space?

of human knowledge, folks. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Akahele: Omidyar venturing out

/ -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Expert board members - a suggestion

Thomas Dalton asked: Has tech money been spent on other things previously? That is news to me. For your edification, Thomas, since at least you seem willing to listen, as opposed to some others here who simply tut tut at all the trolling and the time wasting any critics might have to offer:

Re: [Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Raw data of 2009 Board election ballots

, for WP:POINT's sake. Hmm... that gives me an idea... -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

of board memberships. Is anyone working on them, or will I have to do it myself? -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Expert board members - a suggestion

mind trick. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Raw data of 2009 Board election ballots

it was then. This must be the professionalism and efficiency we were expecting from all of the added money being thrown at the Foundation. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Foundation-l] Raw data of 2009 Board election ballots

The data of the Wikivoices interviews were never lost. It was not given to Gregory on his request. It will be either published publicly or not published at all. This has been said before and it is now said again. Thanks, GerardM Gerard, do you know the reason why the recording would be

Re: [Foundation-l] Raw data of 2009 Board election ballots

be a problem -- but how will we ever know, if no concrete reason has ever been presented for the deliberate suppression of the raw audio file, and refusal to turn it over to any of a number of independent audio technicians who could do the job in 24 hours? -- Gregory Kohs

Re: [Foundation-l] New board members and officers

appearances of self-dealing? http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2009-January/049340.html Oh, yeah, that's it. How are you feeling about this, now, Mr. Dalton, given that the evidence just seems to keep piling up? -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

(Beesley). Then visualize a guy lining up the yummy rice on his fork (Omidyar Network). -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

Alex Roshuk: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alex756oldid=105080989 That might give you a clue as to the tack that Anthony was talking about. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe

Re: [Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

will? Your pithy inspirational motivations are ringing hollow for me, Mr. de Vreede. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] How much of Wikipedia is vandalized? 0.4% of Articles

While the time and effort that went into Robert Rohde's analysis is certainly extensive, the outcomes are based on so many flawed assumptions about the nature of vandalism and vandalism reversion, publicize at one's peril the key finding of a 0.4% vandalism rate.

Re: [Foundation-l] How much of Wikipedia is vandalized? 0.4% of Articles

Nathan said: ...but certainly its (sic) more informative than a Wikipedia Review analysis of a relatively small group of articles in a specific topic area. And you are certainly entitled to a flawed opinion based on incorrect assumptions, such as ours being a Wikipedia Review analysis. But,

Re: [Foundation-l] How much of Wikipedia is vandalized? 0.4% of Articles

Apologies to Nathan regarding the Wikipedia Review description. The analysis team was, indeed, recruited via Wikipedia Review; however, almost all of the participants in the research have now departed or reduced their participation in Wikipedia Review to such a degree, I don't personally consider

Re: [Foundation-l] How much of Wikipedia is vandalized? 0.4% of Articles

Riddle me this... Is the edit below vandalism? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arch_Coaldiff=255482597oldid=255480884 Did the edit take a page and make it worse? Or, did it make the page a better available revision than the version immediately prior to it? Methinks the Wikipedia

Re: [Foundation-l] How much of Wikipedia is vandalized? 0.4% of Articles

Phil Nash wrote: Many editors undo and revert on the basis of felicity of language and emphasis, and unless it becomes an issue is an epiphenomenon of the encyclopedia that anyone can edit. so I can't see how this is a good example of anything in particular. And, with point proven, I rest my

Re: [Foundation-l] How much of Wikipedia is vandalized? 0.4% of Articles

And here is where many of the flaws of the University of Minnesota study were exposed: http://chance.dartmouth.edu/chancewiki/index.php/Chance_News_31#The_Unbreakable_Wikipedia.3F Their methodology of tracking the persistence of words was questionable, to say the least. And here was my favorite

Re: [Foundation-l] Missing audio of WMF Board candidates

, Gregory Kohs thekoh...@gmail.com wrote: I have asked the User who is supposedly in possession of the raw audio file to explain what's happening, and he has bluntly replied that he is no longer interested in spending the two days that it would take to edit the two-hour audio feed. I

[Foundation-l] Missing audio of WMF Board candidates

At some time into the WMF Board candidates campaigning season, the Wikivoices project undertook a sort of candidates debate, where a Skype conference served as a central meeting point for at least eight of the candidates to orally respond to questions posed them. This debate transpired about two

[Foundation-l] Board statement regarding biographies of living people

of the attendees. -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Usability Study Results (Sneak Preview)

Will the final report include a note about how unwelcome User:NawlinWiki made the study participants feel when he indefinitely blocked their accounts for abusing Wikipedia? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Logpage=User%3AUsability_Tester_3

Re: [Foundation-l] Board statement regarding biographies of living people

Am I on moderation? On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Gregory Kohs thekoh...@gmail.com wrote: Says Michael Snow: The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees urges the global Wikimedia community to uphold and strengthen our commitment to high-quality, accurate information ++ So

[Foundation-l] Attribution survey, first results

that a properly-designed and fairly-executed survey may not return results that foster their preconceived desires to railroad through a license migration (which, unfortunately, is my key takeaway from observing this discussion). -- Gregory Kohs Cell: 302.463.1354

[Foundation-l] The Ruth and Frank Stanton Fund

or reorganized at some point since their 2007 filing of the Form 990, as the Stanton Foundation? -- Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikia leasing office space to WMF

Geoffrey Plourde said: Why should a taco stand use a dry cleaning shop when it can get another taco shop? Gregory Kohs responds: I might be able to give a better answer if you could tell us whether it is Taco Stand A or it is Taco Stand B in your analogy that is the non-profit charity, funded

[Foundation-l] Wikia leasing office space to WMF

space doing them no good empty. Net result: Tax-advantaged dollars will be transferred to a for-profit corporation with an inside track to the decision-making body of the non-profit organization. It strikes me as fishy, to use a gentle word. -- Gregory Kohs Cell: 302.463.1354

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikia leasing office space to WMF

questions, to want some sort of back up to assure him he is not living in a digital version of a Kafkaesque nightmare. If your team would stop censoring WP:BADTHOUGHTS, maybe there wouldn't be such a rush to the media? Gregory Kohs ___ foundation-l mailing