Re: [Wikimedia-l] Specifying office action in edit summary?

2014-08-23 Thread svetlana
On Sun, 24 Aug 2014, at 07:02, Brad Jorsch (Anomie) wrote: > On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:53 PM, svetlana wrote: > > > An undo with appropriate edit summary would also avoid a need in > > escalating the issue - local sysops would consciously hold off their edit. > > If they went against an office a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Next steps regarding WMF<->community disputes about deployments

2014-08-23 Thread MZMcBride
Thank you for a really good post. Erik Moeller wrote: >I know there are some who want to use this opportunity to cement a >different relationship - "WMF as servant", without a say. ("You are >the servant, not the master, and your opinion doesn't matter very >much." [1]) I understand that - I thin

[Wikimedia-l] editor retention initiatives

2014-08-23 Thread James Salsman
Is there a list somewhere of all currently active Foundation initiatives for attracting and retaining active editors? I am only aware of the one project, "Task Recommendations," to try to encourage editors who have made a few edits to make more, described starting at https://www.youtube.com/watch

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Specifying office action in edit summary?

2014-08-23 Thread Austin Hair
On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 1:48 AM, svetlana wrote: > And then they draw comics stating that that's WMF's fault? > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMF_building_wiki_wall_in_August_2014_caricature.jpg > > What a wonderful community (clique of active editors and sysops) we have. Svetlana, With a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Next steps regarding WMF<->community disputes about deployments

2014-08-23 Thread Henning Schlottmann
On 22.08.2014 09:22, Erik Moeller wrote: > > - The MediaViewer rollout was very smooth until the deployments to > German Wikipedia, English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. There could > be many reasons for that -- but it's a fact nonetheless. I do see > little evidence that users in other communi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Specifying office action in edit summary?

2014-08-23 Thread svetlana
On Sun, 24 Aug 2014, at 07:02, Brad Jorsch (Anomie) wrote: > On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:53 PM, svetlana wrote: > > > An undo with appropriate edit summary would also avoid a need in > > escalating the issue - local sysops would consciously hold off their edit. > > If they went against an office a

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 10, Issue 32 -- 20 August 2014

2014-08-23 Thread Wikipedia Signpost
Interview: Improving the visibility of digital archival assets using Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2014-08-20/Interview Traffic report: ''Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2014-08-20/Traffic_re

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Specifying office action in edit summary?

2014-08-23 Thread Brad Jorsch (Anomie)
On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:53 PM, svetlana wrote: > An undo with appropriate edit summary would also avoid a need in > escalating the issue - local sysops would consciously hold off their edit. > If they went against an office action, introducing superprotect /then/ > could make sense Note that

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New movement org?

2014-08-23 Thread Richard Farmbrough
Note that while it *is* a trademark issue, it isn't *just* a trademark issue. On 21 August 2014 18:44, Gregory Varnum wrote: > Thank you Richard for bringing this to everyone's attention. > > So folks know, WMF Legal and the Affiliations Committee are investigating > and will be reaching out to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Access by Wikimedia volunteers to WMF records about them

2014-08-23 Thread Ting Chen
Hello Fae, as far as I know there is no systematic data collection about volunteers by the WMF, anyway, there is non that is known by the board at my time, or ever mentioned on the board. In the first year when I joined the board I mentioned in a mail that it would be desirable for the Founda