Oh, wow. I actually just got a copy of that book (wonderful book, by the
way) when I visited the office a couple weeks ago. I'm sorry to hear he
died so young.
The tradition of Wikipedia is to remember the fallen editors at the
"Deceased Wikipedians" page, if anyone has any appropriate biograp
Those of you who have been around for a few years may remember
user:Tlogmer, aka Ben Yates -- co-author with Charles Matthews and I
on "How Wikipedia Works."
I got an email from his mother this morning with the very sad news
that Ben passed away yesterday. I do not know the details. He was in
his
We'd like to thank all those who spent time helping beta-testing. Several
bugs were identified and resolved, and we'd like to bring in some more
beta-testers for a second round.
The link has changed slightly (which might be why people stopped
beta-testing):
http://education.wmflabs.org/wiki/
On 14 March 2012 00:22, phoebe ayers wrote:
> I don't use it in print, haven't for years, and have been expecting
> something like this for a while, but am still surprisingly saddened by
> it too; there's something about the shelf of volumes that encapsulates
> the world's knowledge that sort of s
On 03/13/12 5:22 PM, phoebe ayers wrote:
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Samuel Klein wrote:
2010's 32-volume set will be its last. (Now I want to get one, to
replace my old set!) Future versions will be digital only.
I don't use it in print, haven't for years, and have been expecting
somet
On 14/03/2012, at 11:22 AM, phoebe ayers wrote:
>
> I've been asked to write a short editorial about this development from
> a Wikipedian's perspective and am curious about (and would love to
> include) other Wikimedian experiences -- did you use print
> encyclopedias as a kid? Was a love of pri
