Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ciritical level for addiction to Wikipedia

On the English language Wikipedia we definitely have a phenomenon that editors with high edit counts will stay until a major event drives them away. But the the threshold may not be 38,000 edits, we have 1,444 editor accounts that have achieved that, and that may no longer be enough to commit yo

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ciritical level for addiction to Wikipedia

Very, very interesting to get a perspective from the biggest, svwp being a small project. You use the word "full member of the community" which I like. I would say we 45 at svwp could be seen a a fraternity, we know each other rather well. It will not be possible in the same way if you are 114

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ciritical level for addiction to Wikipedia

Anders, Very ironic to read the word "fraternity" here when we are in the middle of the whole "Inspire campaign" launch, but I assume there are women in that group and they are just "lost in translation"? Jane On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Anders Wennersten wrote: > Very, very interesting to g

[Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

Dear Wikimedians all over the world, One of our stalwarts at ml Wikimedia community, Wikiuser:BabuG ( https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Babug) expired yesterday night. Despite having paralyzed due to a severe stroke and severely affected by several sub

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

My deep condolences. Jee On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:37 PM, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) wrote: > Dear Wikimedians all over the world, > > One of our stalwarts at ml Wikimedia community, Wikiuser:BabuG > ( > https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Babug) expired y

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ciritical level for addiction to Wikipedia

I deeply apologize. It is not easy with wordings when you are non native English. I meant to use a word meaning "member of an order" if now Order means the same in English as in Swedish. Or member in a collective group which share some common insights/experiences. Of the 45 I mention 6 are fem

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

Viswa, Thank you so much for letting us know of this editor's inspiring story. We are sorry to lose such an exemplary Wikimedian. I hope in his passing he had the satisfaction of feeling that in his late years he made the world a better place. Please contact me off-list if you would like this ema

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

Hi all, On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 20:37:13 +0530 ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) wrote: > Dear Wikimedians all over the world, > > One of our stalwarts at ml Wikimedia community, Wikiuser:BabuG > ( > https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Babug) expired yesterday night.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

Condolences to the community. I let the Signpost folks know, and there will be a writeup on this coming shortly. -Andrew On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Pine W wrote: > Viswa, > > Thank you so much for letting us know of this editor's inspiring story. We > are sorry to lose such an exemplary

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ciritical level for addiction to Wikipedia

Yes I assumed as much - in Catholic circles you often see the word "confraternity" which may include women, and I understand there are a few "Co-ed fraternities" these days, but yes I totally agree that translation remains a tricky thing. I had to chuckle because I am knee-deep in preparation for t

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

Thanks so much for this great tribute. Inspiring. On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Andrew Lih wrote: > Condolences to the community. I let the Signpost folks know, and there will > be a writeup on this coming shortly. > > -Andrew > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Pine W wrote: > > > Viswa,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation to WMF February 2015 Metrics & Activities Meeting: Thursday, March 5, 19:00 UTC

REMINDER: This meeting starts in 30 minutes. On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Praveena Maharaj wrote: > Dear all, > > The next WMF metrics and activities will take place on Thursday, March 5, > 2015 at 7:00 PM UTC (11 AM PST). The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on > irc.freenode.net and the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

Hi all, I was thinking, it is possible to create some sort of hall of fame from/for Wikipedia? It would be nice that stories like this one get a place to stay in time. Just a though... El mar. 5, 2015 12:08 PM, "ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ)" escribió: > Dear Wikimedians all over the world, > > One o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

Thank you for sharing the history of G. Balachandran's work on Wikipedia, and his death. Condolences for your loss. Warm regards, Sydney User:FloNight Sydney Poore User:FloNight Wikipedian in Residence at Cochrane Collaboration On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 10:07 AM, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) wrote: >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Eduardo Testart wrote: > Hi all, > > I was thinking, it is possible to create some sort of hall of fame from/for > Wikipedia? It would be nice that stories like this one get a place to stay > in time. > Many wikis have a project-space page to commemorate deceased

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

Thank you for this tribute and for sharing more about BabuG. I appreciated the chance to learn about him, how he came to Wikipedia, and the depth of his experience on the sites. His story inspires me. My condolences and sympathies are with you, BabuG's family, and the Malayalam community on this d

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

Dear Viswa, Thank you for letting us know, and for writing such a beautiful text in memory of your friend. Please send my condolences to his son. Much love, Andreas On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 3:07 PM, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) wrote: > Dear Wikimedians all over the world, > > One of our stalwarts at

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 11, Issue 9 -- 04 March 2015

>From the editor: A sign of the times—the ''Signpost'' revamps its internal >structure to make contributing easier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-03-04/From_the_editor Editorial: Conspiracy theories distract from real questions about grantmaking report http://en

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

On 5 March 2015 at 20:37, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) wrote: > Wikiuser:BabuG Thanks Viswa for sharing the contributions and life of Babug - His story has been truly inspiring and touching. It is people like him, their passion and their lives that would continue to inspire the rest of us to stay fo

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Veteran Malayalam Wikipedian BabuG signed off...

On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 1:46 AM, Asaf Bartov wrote: > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Eduardo Testart > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I was thinking, it is possible to create some sort of hall of fame > from/for > > Wikipedia? It would be nice that stories like this one get a place to > stay > > i