Just out of curiosity, if this legislation were to pass in Europe, and
(for example) an American tourist took a photograph of a covered
building in Europe and posted it when he or she arrived back in the
U.S., would it be deleted on the ground that the image was non-free at
the site, or kept on
What we need to figure out is how to allow translation of articles
through micro contributions via cellphones.
Maybe send out sentences one by one for translation from one language
to another. Just start with the leads of articles that are deemed to
be of good quality. Than when the lead is all
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Newyorkbrad newyorkb...@gmail.com wrote:
Just out of curiosity, if this legislation were to pass in Europe, and
(for example) an American tourist took a photograph of a covered
building in Europe and posted it when he or she arrived back in the
U.S., would it
On Jun 22, 2015 2:59 AM, Jane Darnell jane...@gmail.com wrote:
What I absolutely *love* in this piece is that it's by our own GLAM-Wiki
podcast host Andrew Lih and it's in the New York f***ing Times! Yay!
Truer words were rarely writ.
Andrew, mad props to you.
On 2015-06-22 19:07, Gergő Tisza wrote:
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Newyorkbrad newyorkb...@gmail.com
wrote:
Just out of curiosity, if this legislation were to pass in Europe, and
(for example) an American tourist took a photograph of a covered
building in Europe and posted it when he or
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 12:21 AM, Jane Darnell jane...@gmail.com wrote:
Actually, considering how effective the blackout was for SOPA, I think
another action based on the most prominent images we stand to lose would be
in order. So the take on the London Eye and maybe some popular buildings,
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 5:17 AM, James Heilman jmh...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes I agree an example of what Wikipedia would look like if this
regulation passed is an excellent idea. Could we base it on the geo
tags?
It could be quite hard to figure out what exactly is affected (which is one
of the
You could find candidates in the most popular images and tag them by hand.
If it seems /possible/ that the image is affected, it could be faded out.
As you say, that might be enough for it to be removed. If it is /likely/
that it is affected, it could be lightboxed or replaced.
Julia Reda, the
Hoi,
Magnus pointed the way forward when he started MediaWiki. When you look
into the whole stack of his data related tools, you will find how they make
aggregating data a whole lot easier and worthwhile. He demonstrated how
people on a mobile can be asked to help with simple tasks it works well
FWIW, today WIkimedia Italia had a Barcamp at the Italian Parliament to
talk about Wiki Loves Monuments, FOP (which we already don't have) and
related stuff.
Several politicians were present and we discussed also this matter.
They already alerted their MEPs.
Hopefully this will contribute to the
Under this new law, would images already uploaded to Commons under FOP actually
have to be deleted? Surely the new law wouldn't apply retrospectively, but
would just affect future uploads of photos?
Personally, I view this as a much more direct threat to our content than SOPA
was. I found it
Gerard, I think you may be missing the point of the NYT op-ed. The issue
isn't data, it's people who will use that data (whether it comes from
structured data sets like Wikidata, or from dead-tree or electronic media)
to create articles, curate them, maintain them, keep the various wikipedias
I introduce you FopThreat.js
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ricordisamoa/FopThreat.js, which
blackens Commons files whose description pages include one of the FoP
templates https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:FoP_templates.
It uses Tool Labs so it may not be properly suitable for
Hi all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is considering an amendment to
the Bylaws to add term limits and adjust the term lengths. You can see the
proposed change here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws/June_2015_-_Term_Limits
Please share your comments on the
Dear all,
The Wikimedia Foundation has an Audit Committee that supports the Board in
overseeing financial, accounting, and risk reviews. This includes
reviewing the WMF's annual financials and tax return, its annual
independent audit, and its risks analysis.
Dear Fabrice,
it was a pleasure to collaborate with your work. You did a very good job
and I enjoyed the atmosphere you created with your colleagues.
wish you all the best
Oona
2015-06-20 18:48 GMT-03:00 attolippip attolip...@gmail.com:
May you fare well!
We have published a few blog posts
Thank you, Stephen.
Some context: the Board recently discussed ways to update its composition
and selection processes. In March, there was a Meta discussion about this:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Thinking_about_the_WMF_Board_composition
Topics
Owen is one of the folks who is helping to draft the letter we're writing
here in the UK (and ORG will be one of the co-signatories).
On 22 June 2015 at 10:03, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote:
Owen Blacker (Wikipedian, and Open Rights Group board member) has a
blog post on the subject:
a good and thoughtful piece. Obviously, we could discuss minor
generalizations, or not 100% grounded intuitions, but the general picture
is interesting and useful for the movement. Congrats!
best,
dj
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 8:47 PM, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote:
Hi.
This op-ed by
What I absolutely *love* in this piece is that it's by our own GLAM-Wiki
podcast host Andrew Lih and it's in the New York f***ing Times! Yay!
Plus I totally agree with his lead point, which holds for all languages: One
of the biggest threats it faces is the rise of smartphones as the dominant
Actually, considering how effective the blackout was for SOPA, I think
another action based on the most prominent images we stand to lose would be
in order. So the take on the London Eye and maybe some popular buildings,
art and bridges in Euro-FoP countries? I don't know if you could rig a java
Pinging Mark H. in the Multimedia Team to ask about the feasability of
Jane's clever suggestion.
Pine
On Jun 22, 2015 12:21 AM, Jane Darnell jane...@gmail.com wrote:
Actually, considering how effective the blackout was for SOPA, I think
another action based on the most prominent images we stand
Really like the idea of flagging certain images with a light box, I think
it's very clever.
I know that some chapter staff and volunteers are working really hard to
get some traction on this important issue Wikimedia UK is leading on a
letter to the press which will be signed by other cultural
Owen Blacker (Wikipedian, and Open Rights Group board member) has a
blog post on the subject:
https://medium.com/@owenblacker/freedom-of-panorama-is-under-attack-6cc5353b4f65
On 22 June 2015 at 09:46, Stevie Benton stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Really like the idea of flagging certain
Hoi,
What I absolutely hate in this piece is something that has been obvious for
so long: ... , or to groups devoted to non-English languages?. It is the
lack of attention and funding that has discriminated against other
languages. The attitude of when it works for the big Wikipedias, it will
work
It answers all the questions, except why the limited participation is
needed. Any WP-related project should be open, unless there is some special
reason why that can stand up to scrutiny. The mere convenience of limiting
discussion to a group of like minded people is not in my opinion a
sufficient
This has been mentioned before by Dimi, but bears repeating.
While we may all think it's *outrageous* that tens of thousands of
images may have to be deleted from Commons, we do have to make sure we
have messages that will resonate with those who don't agree with us or
who don't care. If our
On our Village pump a not so active user states he called the office of
Monsiuer Cavadas and talked with his secretary. And that she said the
aim of the proposal is to keep status as it is today. That in France and
Belgium they will keep restrictions for commercial use of panorama
images, but
Dear Fabrice,
Thank you for your work, you leave the Foundation and all of us richer. I
hope that your ideas will still make an impact on the movement.
All the best for your next plans,
Ziko
Am Dienstag, 23. Juni 2015 schrieb Oona Castro :
Dear Fabrice,
it was a pleasure to collaborate
On 22 June 2015 at 13:17, James Heilman jmh...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes I agree an example of what Wikipedia would look like if this
regulation passed is an excellent idea. Could we base it on the geo
tags?
Geotags on their own would be haphazard apart from certain types of
Wikipedia articles,
Yes I agree an example of what Wikipedia would look like if this
regulation passed is an excellent idea. Could we base it on the geo
tags?
--
James Heilman
MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
Starting July 2015 I am a board member of the Wikimedia Foundation
My emails; however, do not represent the
I agree with Jane that it is great that one of us gets to write in the NY
Times. But I would slightly disagree with Andrew. Yes smartphones are becoming
ubiquitous, and for smartphone users Wikipedia is a broadcast medium not an
interactive one. That's not great, especially for those languages
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