[WikiEN-l] oh dear

2009-12-11 Thread David Gerard
Wikipe-tan on b3ta. http://www.b3ta.com/board/9830507 - d. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

[WikiEN-l] Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes

2009-12-11 Thread Charles Matthews
Threat not a promise: newish book, anyone read? I see the Signpost are [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Review desk|looking for a reviewer]]. I did try to get a publisher interested in Teach Yourself Wikipedia in early 2006. Do we know Michael Miller, the author? I must say Participate

Re: [WikiEN-l] Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes

2009-12-11 Thread Steve Bennett
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com wrote: Threat not a promise: newish book, anyone read? I see the Signpost are [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Review desk|looking for a reviewer]]. I did try to get a publisher interested in  Teach

Re: [WikiEN-l] Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes

2009-12-11 Thread Carcharoth
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com wrote: Threat not a promise: newish book, anyone read? I see the Signpost are [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Review desk|looking

Re: [WikiEN-l] oh dear

2009-12-11 Thread Gwern Branwen
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:35 AM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: Wikipe-tan on b3ta. http://www.b3ta.com/board/9830507 - d. Looks like the urine pic is a 'shopped version of one of these: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/index?tags=wikipe-tan -- gwern

Re: [WikiEN-l] oh dear

2009-12-11 Thread Steve Bennett
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 2:54 AM, Gwern Branwen gwe...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:35 AM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: Wikipe-tan on b3ta. http://www.b3ta.com/board/9830507 - d. Looks like the urine pic is a 'shopped version of one of these:

Re: [WikiEN-l] oh dear

2009-12-11 Thread geni
2009/12/11 Gwern Branwen gwe...@gmail.com: On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:35 AM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: Wikipe-tan on b3ta. http://www.b3ta.com/board/9830507 - d. Looks like the urine pic is a 'shopped version of one of these:

[WikiEN-l] Annual fundraiser: which banners work

2009-12-11 Thread David Gerard
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/12/11/annual-fundraiser-checking-banner-results/ - d. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Annual fundraiser: which banners work

2009-12-11 Thread K. Peachey
I just hope that the banner that recently was captured and displayed on reddit[1] was a edit/joke because if it wasn't it shows how pathetic and needy the community is to include that message. [1]. http://localhostr.com/files/a9e4bc/bXIhj.jpg - Peachey

Re: [WikiEN-l] Annual fundraiser: which banners work

2009-12-11 Thread Bod Notbod
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:23 PM, K. Peachey p858sn...@yahoo.com.au wrote: I just hope that the banner that recently was captured and displayed on reddit[1] was a edit/joke because if it wasn't it shows how pathetic and needy the community is to include that message. [1].

Re: [WikiEN-l] Annual fundraiser: which banners work

2009-12-11 Thread Brian J Mingus
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 4:14 PM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/12/11/annual-fundraiser-checking-banner-results/ - d. I am very happy that the Foundation has finally decided to make data driven decisions, both in fundraising and the usability

[WikiEN-l] Fundraising slogan

2009-12-11 Thread Daniel R. Tobias
The latest fundraising slogan I've observed says As a professional scientist, Wikipedia is my go-to source for ideas and concepts new to me. Donate for this? You bet! Apparently not a computer scientist, since they know that Go-To is Considered harmful! :-) -- == Dan == Dan's Mail Format

Re: [WikiEN-l] Annual fundraiser: which banners work

2009-12-11 Thread Bod Notbod
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:41 PM, Brian J Mingus brian.min...@colorado.edu wrote: This has been my largest critique over time. My largest critique over time is that it stubbornly refuses to go backwards. I missed an IRC meeting of Wikipedians the other night. Would time go back *just* *this*