Re: [WikiEN-l] offlist: Re: CZ fork: Tendrl

2010-12-13 Thread Charles Matthews
I wrote Never previously revealed to anyone, except to Paul August [...] Not so much ooops as why don't I wear a paper bag over my head until some time in February? that, for embarrassment. An offlist colloquial comment in shorthand language to David Gerard, it went to the list. To try to

[WikiEN-l] Anyone noticed this?

2010-12-13 Thread Jacob De Wolff
Alex Bateman and Darren Logan have written in this week's Nature, suggesting that scientists contribute content to Wikipedia rather than simply using it. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/468765c JFW ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [WikiEN-l] Anyone noticed this?

2010-12-13 Thread Carcharoth
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Jacob De Wolff jfdwo...@doctors.org.uk wrote: Alex Bateman and Darren Logan have written in this week's Nature, suggesting that scientists contribute content to Wikipedia rather than simply using it. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/468765c I can't read the entire

Re: [WikiEN-l] Anyone noticed this?

2010-12-13 Thread Elias Friedman
That sounds like the first draft of an essay that would be a more personal alternative to [WP:Expert]. Sent from my Droid2 Elias Friedman A.S., EMT-P אליהו מתתיהו בן צבי elipo...@gmail.com On Dec 13, 2010 5:54 AM, Carcharoth carcharot...@googlemail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:02 AM,

Re: [WikiEN-l] Anyone noticed this?

2010-12-13 Thread Charles Matthews
On 13/12/2010 11:49, Elias Friedman wrote: That sounds like the first draft of an essay that would be a more personal alternative to [WP:Expert]. Not really: I know a couple of the group at the Welcome Sanger Institute (Magnus Manske I have met often at Cambridge meetups; Alex Bateman came

Re: [WikiEN-l] Anyone noticed this?

2010-12-13 Thread Fred Bauder
We could have had quite a conversation if that article had been public. But, of course, the cited trolls would have weighed in too. Usually, these days, if I'm editing I'm using a reference to start with rather than trying to find references for some point. A scientist, or anyone, with full

Re: [WikiEN-l] Anyone noticed this?

2010-12-13 Thread Carcharoth
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 13/12/2010 11:49, Elias Friedman wrote: That sounds like the first draft of an essay that would be a more personal alternative to [WP:Expert]. Not really: I know a couple of the group at the Welcome

[WikiEN-l] [Fwd: [WikiX-l] 10th anniversary merchandise is ready to ship!]

2010-12-13 Thread Steven Walling
Please discuss further on the WikiX-l or on ten.wikipedia.org itself. -- Steven Walling Fellow at Wikimedia Foundation wikimediafoundation.org ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit:

Re: [WikiEN-l] [Fwd: [WikiX-l] 10th anniversary merchandise is ready to ship!]

2010-12-13 Thread Steven Walling
Shoot, sorry about that. I just remembered that Evolution forwards mail as attachments by default. See the Wiki-X archive for the actual crosspost I meant to fwd: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikix-l/2010-December/95.html On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Steven Walling

[WikiEN-l] Cubans start online encyclopedia

2010-12-13 Thread Keith Old
G'day folks, Reuters reports that Cuba has started its own online encyclopedia. http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE6BD02E20101214?sp=true Cuba has begun its own online encyclopedia, similar to Wikipedia, with the goal of presenting its version of the world and history. It

Re: [WikiEN-l] Cubans start online encyclopedia

2010-12-13 Thread Javier Bassi
Just I tried to create an account. Emails from @gmail.com , hotmail and yahoo are all blocked. I think only emails from some domians from Cuba are allowed have an account. (and you need an account to edit). The site allows to create an account with a @hlg.jovenclub.cu email. Of course I can't

Re: [WikiEN-l] Cubans start online encyclopedia

2010-12-13 Thread Steve Bennett
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Keith Old keith...@gmail.com wrote: Cuba has begun its own online encyclopedia, similar to Wikipedia, with the goal of presenting its version of the world and history. Cool, well at least it's not duplication of effort. If there are going to be any other online