Re: [Foundation-l] How SOPA will hurt the free web and Wikipedia

replace the OPEN bill at Keepthewebopen.com. If you'd like to have input during the markup process, this is a nice way to do it. Is that 8:30 Pacific Time? -- Jim Redmond [[User:Jredmond]] ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 - Request for Bids and Jury nominations

strengths and weaknesses of each potential site. That comparison is difficult enough between specific cities; it's downright impossible to compare all possible venues in multiple different countries. -- Jim Redmond [[User:Jredmond]] ___ foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Amicus Brief Filed in Golan v. Holder: Fighting for the Public Domain

organizations filing an amicus brief (such as the WMF). Beyond that, moral support and words of encouragement will have to do. -- Jim Redmond [[User:Jredmond]] ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https

Re: [Foundation-l] Board Resolution: Openness

are - then experienced editors should just fix the mistakes and gently (!) inform the newbie why they did what they did. Not only is that approach faster and easier and less bite-y, but it also makes our content better *now*, and it gives the newbie a chance to learn how we work. -- Jim Redmond

Re: [Foundation-l] How to contact the foundation's legal department?

. -- Jim Redmond [[User:Jredmond]] ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] How bureaucracy works: the example

for the phrase Washington bureaucrat. -- Jim Redmond j...@scrubnugget.com ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Upcoming tech hiring: CTO position split

.) Congratulations on doing the job of two, Brion. I hope we find a good CTO to handle the management side for you. -- Jim Redmond [[User:Jredmond]] ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Foundation-l] Why Wikipedia and not the Wikipedia?

foundation we're talking about. If the name didn't use the word foundation - if it were Wikimedia Earth or Wikimedia United - then the definite article would not be necessary. -- Jim Redmond j...@scrubnugget.com ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Licensing update: Final steps

-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts., with a link to the full license text. Given that, it'd be trivial to change that sentence to You irrevocably agree to release your contributions under [link]our license[/link] and update the footnote accordingly. -- Jim Redmond j...@scrubnugget.com

Re: [Foundation-l] Licensing update: Final steps

and verifiable.) By extension, we can keep the revised notice relatively brief by using links to refer elsewhere for license text and/or discussion. -- Jim Redmond j...@scrubnugget.com ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Foundation-l] Licence

the impact of the licence is higher than Wikimania scholarship. At the moment enwiki's sitenotices alternate between Wikimania scholarships and the license vote. IIRC it's the same story on other wikis as well. -- Jim Redmond [[User:Jredmond

Re: [Foundation-l] Report a problem link

of the rest of that text could become unnecessary. (BTW, I like the banner on Help:Contents.) -- Jim Redmond jredm...@gmail.com ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo