Personally I am not convinced this is an optimal action in order for us
to reach our goals, mission and vision. To attack the Intellectual
property laws would be more spot on and this action can put our
image/brand at risk (but also strengthen it).
From a tactical viewpoint, I personally have
Excellent. I think that the Commons 25 million files milestone calls for a
post in the Wikimedia Blog and/or the Signpost.
Pine
On Mar 12, 2015 12:47 AM, Yaroslav M. Blanter pute...@mccme.ru wrote:
Dear all,
I am not sure why it so far got little publicity, but yesterday the 25
millionth
Dear all,
I am not sure why it so far got little publicity, but yesterday the 25
millionth file was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
The image itself is a cityscape, a depiction of the courtyard of the
Mevlid-i Halil Mosque, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
I agree that it is good for someone to stand up to the NSA, though I am
also very sympathetic to the point that taking legal action may require the
WMF to devote considerable time and money to this project, and distract
from other goals. Perhaps the ACLU and the other plaintiffs are going to
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:12 PM, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote:
A page on Meta-Wiki
collecting information about this lawsuit might be nice to have.
When we were rolling out I put the FAQ at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_v._National_Security_Agency/FAQ
for
phoebe ayers wrote:
As for cost, remember that the ACLU is filing the suit on the
plaintiffs' (us) behalf. My understanding is our major investment here
is coordination time and our good name.
The fact that the Wikimedia Foundation is being used as a convenient
vehicle makes me feel a bit more
In answers to questions on Quora, Jimmy Wales responded to some of the
points from my earlier mailing list reply. (I didn't post any questions,
including the questions linked below, to Quora.) A page on Meta-Wiki
collecting information about this lawsuit might be nice to have.
MZMcBride wrote:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:BLP_overwrites
A quick reminder about this report which helps vandalism patrollers
for the English Wikipedia spot when images used in Wikipedia
biographies are being overwritten by newbie accounts. I recommend
more admins add the report to their
The Signpost – Volume 11, Issue 10 – 11 March 2015
Special report: An advance look at the WMF's fundraising survey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-03-11/Special_report
In focus: WMF to NSA: stop spying on Wikipedia users
