Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you

[Todd Allen]

Thanks indeed. It's awfully nice to know all that time I've put in over the
years has gone somewhere. This thing that millions of people have made is
truly amazing and has brought knowledge to probably billions, and it's good
to keep that in sight every so often.


On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 11:08 PM, Keegan Peterzell wrote:

> Thank you for sharing these donation comments with us, Megan. Reading donor
> emails was one of the most rewarding experiences of working on Fundraising
> 2010 that I had. It's fantastic and moving to read feedback from the
> 99.99% of the global population that does not edit.
>
> Most importantly, thank you to those on this list and those not as well
> that contribute content to Wikimedia projects. Without you there would
> neither be need for fundraising nor such an overwhelming result fundraising
> has, as well as the fundraising team for making the process streamlined,
> transparent, and efficient.
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you

[Keegan Peterzell]

Thank you for sharing these donation comments with us, Megan. Reading donor
emails was one of the most rewarding experiences of working on Fundraising
2010 that I had. It's fantastic and moving to read feedback from the
99.99% of the global population that does not edit.

Most importantly, thank you to those on this list and those not as well
that contribute content to Wikimedia projects. Without you there would
neither be need for fundraising nor such an overwhelming result fundraising
has, as well as the fundraising team for making the process streamlined,
transparent, and efficient.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising banner obscuring site interface

[MZMcBride]

Largely unrelated: it looks like xkcd () has spoofed the
"DEAR WIKIPEDIA READERS" donation banner as part of its store campaign:
. :-)

MZMcBride



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[Wikimedia-l] Fundraising banner obscuring site interface

[MZMcBride]

Hi.

I thought there was an explicit agreement that fundraising banners will
not obscure the site interface, as it's bad for usability and annoys users.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Permalink/111477931 seems to
break this agreement. What's going on?

MZMcBride



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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Closure of Community Logo Consultation

[Yana Welinder]

Hi Dariusz,

Thanks for the note and for your appreciation. It was our pleasure to help
work this out and reach an informed decision with the community. It also
helped inform the larger consultation on the proposed trademark policy [1].
Trying to reconcile the law with a decentralized movement is not always
easy.  But it definitely makes our job interesting.  :)

Best,
Yana and Geoff

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trademark_policy


On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 10:49 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak wrote:

> Dear Geoff and Yana,
>
> even though the consultation results indicate that collective membership
> mark may have a slightly stronger support than abandoning all trademark
> registration, the issue is clearly very divisive. Taking the way the issue
> developed and its history, and past communication problems on the way, I
> think that recognizing a lack of clear consensus as a good reason to keep
> the status quo is sensible. I would like to thank you and commend you for
> your hard work, but also for your flexibility - it must have been tough to
> put in many hours and work on a solution you believe is best for the
> community, and then withdraw.
>
> best,
>
> Dariusz Jemielniak "pundit"
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 2:05 AM, Geoff Brigham  >wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The consultation<
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Logo/Request_for_consultation
> > >has
> > been closed on the question about the community logo registration.
> > Many thanks to everyone who provided their comments.   Based on the
> > consultation, we will be recommending to the Board that we withdraw
> > WMFtrademark registration and protection of the Community logo.
> >
> > Many thanks to all,
> >
> > Geoff and Yana
> >
> > [1]
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Logo/Request_for_consultation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Closure of Community Logo Consultation

[Gryllida]

Thanks!

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you

[Fhaidel Dominguez]

I have forwarded this to our list. Very motivational. :)

Thank you, Megan


2013/12/8 ENWP Pine 

> Thanks very much, Megan. It's very nice to hear this.
>
> Pine
>
>
> > Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 19:42:06 -0800
> > From: Megan Hernandez 
> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you
> > Message-ID:
> >a1uaass...@mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Each year that we run the fundraiser, readers write in really lovely
> notes.
> >  Please take two minutes to listen to our readers.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> >
> > The story I like to tell is that whilst I had heard of Wikipedia but only
> > looked at it a few times thereafter, when the 2004 Tsunami occurred the
> day
> > after Christmas, mainstream news organisations (TV, newspapers) were all
> > away from their offices. That day I turned to Wikipedia to try to
> > understand the scale of the event. It was Wiki editors 'on the ground'
> that
> > created the sort of information and coverage usually considered the
> > province of rolling news organisations only. This I now dub my 'Wiki
> > Epiphany'.
> >
> >
> > Wikipedia is an amazing service. Almost always, I am able to find
> > information on subjects I am interested in. Thanks and Kudos to all staff
> > and volunteers!!
> >
> > My world has been opened up time and time again by Wikipedia. From
> studying
> > Detroit and computer programming to finding unbiased information on
> > America's history, Wikipedia has been a beacon of free speech and
> > information for over ten years. Sometimes, I just sit in awe of the fact
> > that the greatest accomplishment of man was assembled mostly by
> volunteers,
> > people who just wanted to make the world a better place.
> >
> > Its made life easier for me and expanded my knowledge by allowing me to
> > more easily find trusted and verified information on the internet. It
> > organizes all the noise out there on the web and gives a great concise to
> > the point fact summary of what I want to know. Thank you and thank you to
> > the millions of volunteer editors. Wikipedia is a necessity in my life
> and
> > not just a luxury.
> >
> > Wikipedia is a source of unbiased information. The caveats and notes from
> > the editors alert to questionable information. The links within the
> > articles are amazingly helpful and have led me on wonderful information
> > expeditions.
> >
> > I'd like to thank the entire staff of wikipedia and its editors for my
> high
> > school graduation.
> >
> > It's impossible to put in words. I cannot imagine Planet Earth without it
> > [Wikipedia]. It has changed my life forever.
> >
> > My 17 year old son uses you constantly. You have made him a smarter human
> > being.
> >
> > You guys are ^^%$#&* unbelievably awesome, keep it up!
> >
> > web sites like Wikipedia are invaluable and I felt it my duty to try help
> > even if only a tad.
> >
> > so much of the Internet has turned into self serving and unreliable
> junque;
> > so I am very, very grateful for the Wiki resource.
> >
> > I regard "W" as the best and most reliable source of information
> available
> > anywhere. I don't know how you do it so please keep on with your
> Excellence
> > }i{ < That;s a butterfly for you
> > This is one of the best things on the internet. It goes back to the
> > original development of the internet and has remained ethical and true to
> > its origins. There appears to be no discrimination and it is available to
> > everyone at no cost.
> >
> > I am 60 years old and I am still so cruious and interested in so many
> > things. Wikipedia gives me reasonable information whenever I may want it.
> >
> >
> > I use wikipedia all the time and credit it more toward my education than
> > college did!
> >
> >
> > It's nice to see humanity get together without any external forces for a
> > common good!
> >
> >
> > I am inspired by the high quality of Wikipedia and the high ideals of its
> > founder and its myriad contributors and editors. What a magnificent
> > collaborative human achievement you are building!
> >
> >
> > It has simultaneously answered and given me more questions than I can
> > comprehend.
> > This represents to me what college should be like. Free and collective
> > knowledge by and for all.
> >
> > When I want to know something, I google it and 99% of the time Wikipedia
> > has what I want to know. Even drinking arguments, about what Biff from
> Back
> > to the Future is doing now, are solved by Wikipedia. It's all there.
> >
> > Without Wikipedia I would be about 30% less intelligent. :(
> >
> > it is like a gift from the gods of knowledge
> >
> > I am a teacher and a writer, and I am amazed how often Wikipedia is
> useful
> > to me. I consider Wikipedia to be one of the great democratic projects
> > maybe ever, and it is one of the reasons why I try to stay optimistic
> about
> > the world. Thank you.
> >
> > I honestly feel like the next generation of humans in 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you

[ENWP Pine]

Thanks very much, Megan. It's very nice to hear this.

Pine


> Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 19:42:06 -0800
> From: Megan Hernandez 
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you
> Message-ID:
>   
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Each year that we run the fundraiser, readers write in really lovely notes.
>  Please take two minutes to listen to our readers.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> 
> The story I like to tell is that whilst I had heard of Wikipedia but only
> looked at it a few times thereafter, when the 2004 Tsunami occurred the day
> after Christmas, mainstream news organisations (TV, newspapers) were all
> away from their offices. That day I turned to Wikipedia to try to
> understand the scale of the event. It was Wiki editors 'on the ground' that
> created the sort of information and coverage usually considered the
> province of rolling news organisations only. This I now dub my 'Wiki
> Epiphany'.
> 
> 
> Wikipedia is an amazing service. Almost always, I am able to find
> information on subjects I am interested in. Thanks and Kudos to all staff
> and volunteers!!
> 
> My world has been opened up time and time again by Wikipedia. From studying
> Detroit and computer programming to finding unbiased information on
> America's history, Wikipedia has been a beacon of free speech and
> information for over ten years. Sometimes, I just sit in awe of the fact
> that the greatest accomplishment of man was assembled mostly by volunteers,
> people who just wanted to make the world a better place.
> 
> Its made life easier for me and expanded my knowledge by allowing me to
> more easily find trusted and verified information on the internet. It
> organizes all the noise out there on the web and gives a great concise to
> the point fact summary of what I want to know. Thank you and thank you to
> the millions of volunteer editors. Wikipedia is a necessity in my life and
> not just a luxury.
> 
> Wikipedia is a source of unbiased information. The caveats and notes from
> the editors alert to questionable information. The links within the
> articles are amazingly helpful and have led me on wonderful information
> expeditions.
> 
> I'd like to thank the entire staff of wikipedia and its editors for my high
> school graduation.
> 
> It's impossible to put in words. I cannot imagine Planet Earth without it
> [Wikipedia]. It has changed my life forever.
> 
> My 17 year old son uses you constantly. You have made him a smarter human
> being.
> 
> You guys are ^^%$#&* unbelievably awesome, keep it up!
> 
> web sites like Wikipedia are invaluable and I felt it my duty to try help
> even if only a tad.
> 
> so much of the Internet has turned into self serving and unreliable junque;
> so I am very, very grateful for the Wiki resource.
> 
> I regard "W" as the best and most reliable source of information available
> anywhere. I don't know how you do it so please keep on with your Excellence
> }i{ < That;s a butterfly for you
> This is one of the best things on the internet. It goes back to the
> original development of the internet and has remained ethical and true to
> its origins. There appears to be no discrimination and it is available to
> everyone at no cost.
> 
> I am 60 years old and I am still so cruious and interested in so many
> things. Wikipedia gives me reasonable information whenever I may want it.
> 
> 
> I use wikipedia all the time and credit it more toward my education than
> college did!
> 
> 
> It's nice to see humanity get together without any external forces for a
> common good!
> 
> 
> I am inspired by the high quality of Wikipedia and the high ideals of its
> founder and its myriad contributors and editors. What a magnificent
> collaborative human achievement you are building!
> 
> 
> It has simultaneously answered and given me more questions than I can
> comprehend.
> This represents to me what college should be like. Free and collective
> knowledge by and for all.
> 
> When I want to know something, I google it and 99% of the time Wikipedia
> has what I want to know. Even drinking arguments, about what Biff from Back
> to the Future is doing now, are solved by Wikipedia. It's all there.
> 
> Without Wikipedia I would be about 30% less intelligent. :(
> 
> it is like a gift from the gods of knowledge
> 
> I am a teacher and a writer, and I am amazed how often Wikipedia is useful
> to me. I consider Wikipedia to be one of the great democratic projects
> maybe ever, and it is one of the reasons why I try to stay optimistic about
> the world. Thank you.
> 
> I honestly feel like the next generation of humans in general, will be much
> smarter than the previous because of this site. Well, at least they will
> know a whole lot more useless shit. I've heard (don't know for sure if it's
> true, doesn't matter) that the bigger a person's brain is, typically, the
> smarter that person is. So, if that is true, I think it's likely that
> because of this site, i

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you

[phoebe ayers]

Thank you, Megan :)

(besides the part where we get to continue to operate) the notes
were/are my favorite part of the fundraiser. So nice!

best,
phoebe

On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 7:42 PM, Megan Hernandez
 wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Each year that we run the fundraiser, readers write in really lovely notes.
>  Please take two minutes to listen to our readers.
>
> Enjoy!
>
>
> The story I like to tell is that whilst I had heard of Wikipedia but only
> looked at it a few times thereafter, when the 2004 Tsunami occurred the day
> after Christmas, mainstream news organisations (TV, newspapers) were all
> away from their offices. That day I turned to Wikipedia to try to
> understand the scale of the event. It was Wiki editors 'on the ground' that
> created the sort of information and coverage usually considered the
> province of rolling news organisations only. This I now dub my 'Wiki
> Epiphany'.
>
>
> Wikipedia is an amazing service. Almost always, I am able to find
> information on subjects I am interested in. Thanks and Kudos to all staff
> and volunteers!!
>
> My world has been opened up time and time again by Wikipedia. From studying
> Detroit and computer programming to finding unbiased information on
> America's history, Wikipedia has been a beacon of free speech and
> information for over ten years. Sometimes, I just sit in awe of the fact
> that the greatest accomplishment of man was assembled mostly by volunteers,
> people who just wanted to make the world a better place.
>
> Its made life easier for me and expanded my knowledge by allowing me to
> more easily find trusted and verified information on the internet. It
> organizes all the noise out there on the web and gives a great concise to
> the point fact summary of what I want to know. Thank you and thank you to
> the millions of volunteer editors. Wikipedia is a necessity in my life and
> not just a luxury.
>
> Wikipedia is a source of unbiased information. The caveats and notes from
> the editors alert to questionable information. The links within the
> articles are amazingly helpful and have led me on wonderful information
> expeditions.
>
> I'd like to thank the entire staff of wikipedia and its editors for my high
> school graduation.
>
> It's impossible to put in words. I cannot imagine Planet Earth without it
> [Wikipedia]. It has changed my life forever.
>
> My 17 year old son uses you constantly. You have made him a smarter human
> being.
>
> You guys are ^^%$#&* unbelievably awesome, keep it up!
>
> web sites like Wikipedia are invaluable and I felt it my duty to try help
> even if only a tad.
>
> so much of the Internet has turned into self serving and unreliable junque;
> so I am very, very grateful for the Wiki resource.
>
> I regard "W" as the best and most reliable source of information available
> anywhere. I don't know how you do it so please keep on with your Excellence
> }i{ < That;s a butterfly for you
> This is one of the best things on the internet. It goes back to the
> original development of the internet and has remained ethical and true to
> its origins. There appears to be no discrimination and it is available to
> everyone at no cost.
>
> I am 60 years old and I am still so cruious and interested in so many
> things. Wikipedia gives me reasonable information whenever I may want it.
>
>
> I use wikipedia all the time and credit it more toward my education than
> college did!
>
>
> It's nice to see humanity get together without any external forces for a
> common good!
>
>
> I am inspired by the high quality of Wikipedia and the high ideals of its
> founder and its myriad contributors and editors. What a magnificent
> collaborative human achievement you are building!
>
>
> It has simultaneously answered and given me more questions than I can
> comprehend.
> This represents to me what college should be like. Free and collective
> knowledge by and for all.
>
> When I want to know something, I google it and 99% of the time Wikipedia
> has what I want to know. Even drinking arguments, about what Biff from Back
> to the Future is doing now, are solved by Wikipedia. It's all there.
>
> Without Wikipedia I would be about 30% less intelligent. :(
>
> it is like a gift from the gods of knowledge
>
> I am a teacher and a writer, and I am amazed how often Wikipedia is useful
> to me. I consider Wikipedia to be one of the great democratic projects
> maybe ever, and it is one of the reasons why I try to stay optimistic about
> the world. Thank you.
>
> I honestly feel like the next generation of humans in general, will be much
> smarter than the previous because of this site. Well, at least they will
> know a whole lot more useless shit. I've heard (don't know for sure if it's
> true, doesn't matter) that the bigger a person's brain is, typically, the
> smarter that person is. So, if that is true, I think it's likely that
> because of this site, in about 50 years, humans will have huge heads. Their
> heads will look like the aliens' head

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Closure of Community Logo Consultation

[rupert THURNER]

Thank you for this decision!

Rupert.
Am 08.12.2013 02:05 schrieb "Geoff Brigham" :

> Hi all,
>
> The consultation<
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Logo/Request_for_consultation
> >has
> been closed on the question about the community logo registration.
> Many thanks to everyone who provided their comments.   Based on the
> consultation, we will be recommending to the Board that we withdraw
> WMFtrademark registration and protection of the Community logo.
>
> Many thanks to all,
>
> Geoff and Yana
>
> [1]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Logo/Request_for_consultation
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