Re: [Wikimedia-l] "Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms"

2014-06-12 Thread Pine W
Hi Kevin, I agree that the volunteer bandwidth for reviewing requested edits on English Wikipedia is a constraint. There are several backlogged queues on English Wikipedia at the moment, and I would be interested in hearing ideas for how to shrink the backlogs. We can discuss on the English Wikiped

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

2014-06-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 10 June 2014 18:29, Andy Mabbett wrote: > ORCID I've just found - and fixed - en.WP articles ([1], [2]) with ISNI's enetred as ORCIDs (or twice, as each). Can we test for and fix this? We should also apply that test in Wikidata. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Segal [2] https://en.w

Re: [Wikimedia-l] "Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms"

2014-06-12 Thread David Gerard
On 12 June 2014 15:17, Nathan wrote: > One reason to think its legit and not a smokescreen? Signing on to the > statement substantially increases the potential costs of being caught > violating WP policies. Clients hiring bare knuckles PR experts may not have > a high regard for the importance of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] "Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms"

2014-06-12 Thread Nathan
On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 10:11 AM, MZMcBride wrote: > > > Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:PRSTATEMENT > > The statement is a nice read and it's hardly objectionable. I'd expect > nothing less from a group of public relations folks, all of whom have a > very vested interest in presentin

Re: [Wikimedia-l] "Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms"

2014-06-12 Thread MZMcBride
Kevin Gorman wrote: >I was invited to the meeting Bill refers to, but unfortunately unable to >attend. I've talked to a number of the participants though, and would >like to stress that this is, well, er, not a joke. The PR-side people >involved in this are sincere in what they state, and I genui

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

2014-06-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
So, who can do that? Or how can I (a non-coder)? We don't seem to have a Wikidata equivalent of en.WP:BOTREQ, unless I've missed it. On 12 June 2014 13:50, Gerard Meijssen wrote: > Hoi > Dead easy > GerardM > Op 12 jun. 2014 13:17 schreef "Andy Mabbett" : > >> Before I migrate them manually (ad

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

2014-06-12 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi Dead easy GerardM Op 12 jun. 2014 13:17 schreef "Andy Mabbett" : > Before I migrate them manually (adding to Wikidata *and* removing from > Wikipedia), how easily could a script (something like AWB?) or a bot > do so? > > On 12 June 2014 08:48, Magnus Manske wrote: > > And then, we discover t

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

2014-06-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
Before I migrate them manually (adding to Wikidata *and* removing from Wikipedia), how easily could a script (something like AWB?) or a bot do so? On 12 June 2014 08:48, Magnus Manske wrote: > And then, we discover tools long present: > > http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/autolist2.php?langu

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-12 Thread Richard Symonds
Indeed - congratulations Wikimedia Bangladesh from all of us here in the UK :-) Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Developmen

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID

2014-06-12 Thread Magnus Manske
And then, we discover tools long present: http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/autolist2.php?language=en&project=wikipedia&category=Wikipedia%20articles%20with%20ORCID%20identifiers&depth=0&wdq=claim%5B496%5D&mode=cat_no_wdq&statementlist=&run=Run&label_contains=&label_contains_not=&chunk_size=1