Re: [Wikimedia-l] Closure of Community Logo Consultation
Thank you for this decision! Rupert. Am 08.12.2013 02:05 schrieb Geoff Brigham gbrig...@wikimedia.org: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you
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
mhernan...@wikimedia.org 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' heads did in attack from mars. If y'all
ever get into commercials for whatever reason, you
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you
Thanks very much, Megan. It's very nice to hear this.
Pine
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 19:42:06 -0800
From: Megan Hernandez mhernan...@wikimedia.org
To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you
Message-ID:
CAE1+vxPHbrLaibiteyEq8QBdK51K4DJw6fU5fX6=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 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you
I have forwarded this to our list. Very motivational. :)
Thank you, Megan
2013/12/8 ENWP Pine deyntest...@hotmail.com
Thanks very much, Megan. It's very nice to hear this.
Pine
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 19:42:06 -0800
From: Megan Hernandez mhernan...@wikimedia.org
To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you
Message-ID:
CAE1+vxPHbrLaibiteyEq8QBdK51K4DJw6fU5fX6=
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 general, will be
much
smarter than the previous because of this site. Well, at least they will
know a whole lot more
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Closure of Community Logo Consultation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Closure of Community Logo Consultation
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 dar...@alk.edu.plwrote: 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 gbrig...@wikimedia.org 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- __ dr hab. Dariusz Jemielniak profesor zarządzania kierownik katedry Zarządzania Międzynarodowego i centrum badawczego CROW Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego http://www.crow.alk.edu.pl ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Yana Welinder Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext. 6867 NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. For legal reasons, I may only serve as a lawyer for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] Fundraising banner obscuring site interface
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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising banner obscuring site interface
Largely unrelated: it looks like xkcd (http://xkcd.com) has spoofed the DEAR WIKIPEDIA READERS donation banner as part of its store campaign: http://imgs.xkcd.com/store_news/store_gd_d5_FyaR.png. :-) MZMcBride ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you
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. -- ~Keegan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you
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 keegan.w...@gmail.comwrote: 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. -- ~Keegan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
