Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Welcoming Wikimedia Foundation’s new CTO, Grant Ingersoll

Allie (a > black lab mix). ...without linking to at least one cute pic of Allie ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/G

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Huhall] Viola wikipedia

On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 16:46, Samuel Klein forwarded: > Here is a plant name (*Viola Wikipedia*), which may be first name to honor > Wikipedia. I have reciprocated with this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_wikipedia -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group

Group Wales (c/f Wikimedia UK). -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l N

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimedians of Saint Petersburg User Group

On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 23:02, Paulo Santos Perneta wrote: > Andy Mabbett escreveu no dia quinta, 3/10/2019 >> On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 20:45, Paulo Santos Perneta >> wrote: >> > > Why isn't it a department of Wikimedia Russia, if apparently it's &g

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [LGBT] Best practices for awarding scholarships

ng conflict of interest, it has never been restored. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/

[Wikimedia-l] .org TLD for sale?

I have just seen this: https://savedotorg.org/ "The .org domain is about to be sold to a private equity firm. "Join the coalition of nonprofits opposed to this blatant disregard of the public interest." WMF are among the signatories. -- Andy Mabbett @pig

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Remember Wikipedia Zero.. Where is the research about the effects of its demise?

e not only to me, but chiefly to the many other volunteers who are busy growing Wikidata in Africa and Asia, both as a result of my voluntary activities and otherwise. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Remember Wikipedia Zero.. Where is the research about the effects of its demise?

On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 13:03, Andy Mabbett wrote: [...] > Your statement, made in ignorance of the facts, is offensive not only > to me, but chiefly to the many other volunteers who are busy growing > Wikidata in Africa and Asia, both as a result of my voluntary > activities and othe

Re: [Wikimedia-l] default import sources

t old > versions to exist that were not created on their own wiki). Does that mean that they don't want to give proper attribution when they use others' work? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mai

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Welcome back, Turkey

On Thu, 16 Jan 2020 at 01:13, Amanda Keton wrote: > Of course, there are other blocks around the world still in place, and our > efforts in addressing this type of censorship of knowledge is far from > over. Do we have a central log of these blocks; and steps taken to overcome them?

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Snøhetta and Wikimedia

On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 23:04, John Erling Blad wrote: > > This is out in several newspapers now. > > "Snøhetta shall create new visual profile for Wikipedia-owner" This edit made 10 January 2020, is relevant: https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_mo

[Wikimedia-l] Treatment of newbies with mild CoI

sandwiching one notifying her of a discussion about her on the COI noticeboard. These total 4094 characters or 665 words. How do other projects deal with such cases? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why renaming to Wikipedia will wreak havoc on otherprojects

y was arrived at, and how it can be changed, remain unanswered. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikime

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Treatment of newbies with mild CoI

oth in order to avoid a pile-on, and to avoid us being distracted by the minutiae of the incident concerned. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing

[Wikimedia-l] World Health Organization licences & COVID-19

witter.com/pigsonthewing/status/1238124060145483777 [much of their published material is under NC restrictions - https://www.who.int/publishing/copyright/en/ ] -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WikiProject COVID-19 (English Wikipedia) is started

On Sun, 15 Mar 2020 at 20:56, Paulo Santos Perneta wrote: > Even worst, it's contaminating other projects, like Wikidata and Wikimedia > Commons, with teams of wiki.en editors going there to revert anyone that > dares to move the disease to its proper name. Diffs, please. --

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WikiProject COVID-19 (English Wikipedia) is started

On Sun, 15 Mar 2020 at 21:07, Paulo Santos Perneta wrote: >> Covid is an abreviaton for coronavirus disease. > No, it's an abbreviation for *Coronavirus Disease 2019* [1] That would make "COVID-19" mean "Coronavirus Disease 2019-19". -- Andy Mabbett @pigsont

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Covid-19] Postponing Wikimania Bangkok until 2021

ons, will be able to apply for scholarships for next year's event? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://m

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal towards a multilingual Wikipedia and a new Wikipedia project

On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 01:52, Denny Vrandečić wrote: > As some of you know, I have been working on the idea of a multilingual > Wikipedia for a few years now. What's the elevator pitch for this? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthe

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF political activism

On Fri, 24 Apr 2020 at 07:27, Yair Rand wrote: > Also importantly, the Foundation's Policy and Political Association > Guideline, which was written by WMF Legal in the aftermath of SOPA Link, please. -- Andy Mabbett@pigsonthewing http://pigsonthe

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF political activism

On Sat, 25 Apr 2020 at 16:44, Andy Mabbett wrote: > > On Fri, 24 Apr 2020 at 07:27, Yair Rand wrote: > > > Also importantly, the Foundation's Policy and Political Association > > Guideline, which was written by WMF Legal in the aftermath of SOPA > > Link, please

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Updates from Wikimedia Foundation Board

you reply; "We plan to present the Board’s vision and hold a community discussion as part of the process for the Bylaws change." -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https:/

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Commons

or the tool to operate, or to use depicts statements in the manner it is - including in the very post you reply to here. Most significantly, you have yet to answer requests to explain how the tool, or the invitation to tag, can be turned off." My post was eventually archived, with no respons

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Preventing conflicts of interest in Wikimedia organizations' employment and financial relationships

On Wed, 20 May 2020 at 20:21, Pine W wrote: > For example, is there any monitoring of the bank accounts of board > members and executives I very much hope not. That would be an outrageous intrusion. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Citizendium shutting down

ho made at least 1 edit in the previous month." How's Everipedia getting on, BTW? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing

[Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

provided, to https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/OTRS - which is a set of 214 pages -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Gu

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

can be reported to the Ombudsman > Commission and during my serving in this Commision there were cases related > to OTRS. Indeed - but I'm not asking about just privacy issues. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

s purview, There is nothing sayng so on https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications_committee > and perhaps T&S. ...nor on https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

On Fri, 10 Jul 2020 at 10:05, Tomasz Ganicz wrote: > > czw., 9 lip 2020 o 18:53 Andy Mabbett > napisał(a): > > > On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 07:46, Tomasz Ganicz wrote: > > > > > > I’m unable to answer this due to the Confidentiality Agreement all OTRS > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Diff – a blog by and for the Wikimedia volunteer community

to them, too. > Still curious to learn more? Yes: What consultation was carried out with contributors, and the wider the Wikimedia community, to inform this change? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l m

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

ng about. Still the questions have not been answered. Although we have been told, in the last hour or so "we do not have a process where we monitor what other OTRS volunteers does [sic]". -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Diff – a blog by and for the Wikimedia volunteer community

ming from the Wikimedia Blog", then text saying "This is an archived post from blog.wikimedia.org" will suffice. > > > > What consultation was carried out with contributors, and the > > > > wider the Wikimedia community, to inform this change? Although you q

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

cause we have been told that there are (now) polices, but they are (partly, perhaps mostly) on a non-public wiki. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/M

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

ry much in the interests of OTRS agents and the Wikimedia movement overall to address this list of questions in a forthright way, and make some adjustments (such as publishing policies and a process for amending policies) shortly after I posted it. Or did you have some other unclear post

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

or remove their permissions? 10 how are the individuals in #9 appointed and overseen? are "overly broad"; but if you think they are, how would you narrow their focus? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Diff – a blog by and for the Wikimedia volunteer community

On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 12:23, Quim Gil wrote: > On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 12:54 PM Andy Mabbett > wrote: > > > > > > > What consultation was carried out with contributors, and the > > > > > > wider the Wikimedia community, to inform this change? >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

itten; we are asking to see the rules and policies *that already exist*. > And the system will never be 100% transparent - as > its idea is to answers E-mails under general WMF privacy policy umbrella. ...and no-one is asking to see anything that falls under the general WMF privacy policy um

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

tell us who else might have access to the same or higher (c/f 'crats) levels of admin permissions that they have. Thanks for your other comments. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guide

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Operation and oversight of OTRS system

him to an opponent. I'd like to think I know Tomasz well enough - having met him several times, including being his guest in Warsaw - to know he's not that fickle. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l ma

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Sexual harassment

g to: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Harassment and particularly: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Harassment#Contact_the_Foundation%E2%80%99s_Trust_and_Safety_team -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Sexual harassment

On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 at 21:50, ktsquare wrote: >> they must report this to AN/I > What is AN/I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A Universal Code of Conduct draft for review

On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 at 20:06, Dan Szymborski wrote: > The only tiniest shred of direct accountability on the board, the community > board elections [...] They're not elections; we get to vote on nominations, the board decide whether to accept them. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsont

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New collaboration with the World Health Organization

added categories where I can. May I ask other people to assist in the latter process, especially for files using non-English texts? I'm also marking the file pages as patrolled, whenever I edit them - again, this needs more hands. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moving Wikimania 20201 to a Virtual Event

On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 14:02 Janeen Uzzell, wrote: > Moving Wikimania 20201 to a Virtual Event Good to see you're taking the long view... ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guide

[Wikimedia-l] Oh the irony

alltop.com <http://holykaw.alltop.com/8-warning-signs-that-your-staff-are-about-to-quit-infographic?gk2> /8-warning-signs-that-your-staff-are-about-to-quit-infographic <http://holykaw.alltop.com/8-warning-signs-that-your-staff-are-about-to-quit-infographic?gk2> -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing

Re: [Wikimedia-l] about staff

On 9 March 2016 at 09:50, Derek V.Giroulle wrote: > Wikimedia UK does have anything to say about unions its employees are free > to join a union The issue is not whether anyone "is allowed to join" a trade union; but whether that trade union is recognised by the employer.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Cross-wiki notifications beta feature now available on all wikis

LAM, or the Wikidata Weekly Summary, which are posted to many talk pages? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [OpenAccess] New Free Research Accounts via the Wikipedia Library

7;re logging outcomes; but if so I'm very happy! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Facebook updates "community standards" for a "diverse global community"

On 19 Mar 2016 13:47, "Toby Dollmann" wrote: > Much of it is relevant for WM Commons. How so? Commons has a very different purpose to Facebook. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open and recorded WMF Board meetings

On 23 March 2016 at 10:01, Jimmy Wales wrote: > But I did publish something on my user talk page that is relevant. Diff, please. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: ht

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WikiProject Accuracy

un. Or how Arbcom members keep inventing new "rules". Or the objections to admin nominations based on nominees not having created FAs. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: ht

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WikiProject Accuracy

On 25 March 2016 at 09:49, Jane Darnell wrote: > Just judging from this email, I tend to agree with Smallbones and based on > the name alone I would vote against this project. +1. "Board" has all sorts of implications of authority., none of which would be deserved.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WikiProject Accuracy

f approval." Burn it with fire, and salt the ashes. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikim

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WikiProject Accuracy

e on the main space. That's bunkum. Please learn how Wikipedia works, before you attempt to "fix" it. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wi

[Wikimedia-l] Flyover Country app will make your flights more interesting

Interesting looking app; works offline to display info on what's below an aircraft, including Wikipedia article titles: http://www.gadgette.com/2016/03/23/this-app-will-make-your-flights-much-more-interesting-and-educational/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What can we learn

On 9 April 2016 at 07:26, Anders Wennersten wrote: > this is the second community selected ITYM "community suggested". The selection is done by the board. > that has left the Board within a year > after being appointed, and before any future election There are no elections

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open and recorded WMF Board meetings

On 23 March 2016 at 11:48, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On 23 March 2016 at 10:01, Jimmy Wales wrote: > >> But I did publish something on my user talk page that is relevant. > > Diff, please. Answer came there none... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What can we learn

t they are selected from the community and I call them > being community selected (but perhaps it is bad English) "community selected" means "selected *by* the community ", not "from" it. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] DARPA FOSSS programs of interest

> DARPA Yeah, what have DARPA ever done for us..? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Foundation ED search steering group created

only a handful of people. The idea has not been tested with the wider community, much less developed as a formal proposal. That's not a good basis on which to appoint an ED. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ W

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Foundation ED search steering group created

eing actively considered", outside of the small discussion to which I referred? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Ne

Re: [Wikimedia-l] An example where search could be improved

; > Now, I strongly suspect this could be fixed by making a redirect from > [[Wells Fargo history]] to [[History of Wells Fargo]]. I've made the former a disambiguation page (not a redirect) linking to: * The [[History of Wells Fargo]] * The [[Wells Fargo History M

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thoughts about Wikimedia-l communications

On 28 July 2016 at 06:00, Amir E. Aharoni wrote: > mixing different languages in one list is just wrong D'accord! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikim

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Congratulation, Hebrew Wikipedia

r, the English Wikipedia has this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudú -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages t

[Wikimedia-l] Guy Kawasaki answering questions on Quora

Outgoing MWF trustee Guy Kawasaki is answering questions on Quora: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/December_2016_-_Update_regarding_expiring_Board_terms -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Guy Kawasaki answering questions on Quora

On 12 January 2017 at 12:39, Andy Mabbett wrote: > Outgoing MWF trustee Guy Kawasaki is answering questions on Quora: Apologies; I gave the wrong link it should be: https://www.quora.com/session/Guy-Kawasaki-3/1 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Politics

rent ban. I therefore have no problem with the WMF speaking out against such a ban; indeed I applaud them for doing so. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/M

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moderation notice

On 11 February 2017 at 21:18, Michael Peel wrote: >> asaf, you are one of the most respected dinosaurs in this universe, > Which species of dinosaur? Wikisourus, of course. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wi

[Wikimedia-l] Wikiquote chemistry competition

with Wikiqoite? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ma

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikiquote chemistry competition

On 10 July 2015 at 16:47, Tanweer Morshed wrote: > That's fantastic! I really want to participate in the competition. But I am > from Bangladesh, can I participate? Of course! The page I linked to says "Entry is open worldwide, but voucher prizes will be offered in Stg£ only.&qu

Re: [Wikimedia-l] harald bischoff advertising to make images "for the wikimedia foundation" and then suing users

utation (from being" brought into disrepute", as it might be termed) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikimediauk-l] visual Editor is now worth using in outreach editathons

: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing ht

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikimediauk-l] visual Editor is now worth using in outreach editathons

On 30 July 2015 at 15:36, Arnau Duran wrote: > especially for older (+40) people What like Jimmy Wales, Tim Berners-Lee and Vint Cerf? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: ht

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Monuments in Italy largely blocked by WMF fundraising

bt very much that the costs of fund-raising locally in the UK outweighed the massive income from gift aid (refund of tax paid by donors, on their donation). That income is, of course, now lost. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk __

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2017 Montreal - scooped by Signpost

Wikimania? Why not organise WikiOz, or WikiOceana? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Superprotect is gone

On Nov 8, 2015 9:34 PM, "Quim Gil" wrote: > the Q&A included more details: > > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_product_development_process/2015-11-05#When_has_been_Superprotect_used.3F > > The main reason to act upon Superprotect now is the updated product > development process >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] 15 years! Help us add what's missing

On 13 November 2015 at 00:59, Heather Walls wrote: > We know they balance to enWP right now, so we are especially appreciative > of additions about the rest of the movement. I've added two - QRpedia and the Voice Intro Project - each of which operates across languages. -- A

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Paris

On 14 November 2015 at 12:28, Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska wrote: > User Paterm, Polish wikipedian living in Paris is also well. As is John Cummings, a UK citizen currently working as Wikimedian in Residence at UNESCO in Paris. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

by the rest of the board will not be "community selected", but "community nominated". -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wik

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

nd - as I also pointed out - this should be changed to correct the false impression that is being given.. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

The community do not "select" a person to occupy that seat, they merely make a recommendation, which is then subject to board approval. Please be more precise in your use of language, especially in official communications. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing h

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

r mission has an account; nor are they required to. Some edit anonymously (i.e. without logging in), and some help to run events, or contribute in other ways, but don't edit. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wik

Re: [Wikimedia-l] How To Recover From Having Made A Mistake [a reminder]

ext) online, that can be linked to from elsewhere? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Endowment Update

't exist). -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsub

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Better thankspam

On 15 January 2016 at 15:50, Guillaume Paumier wrote: > moving Wikimedia mailing lists to Discourse What problem is this intended to solve? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Monetizing Wikimedia APIs

On 16 January 2016 at 18:21, Lila Tretikov wrote: > I don't think the minutes give enough detail. Well, quite. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Profile of Magnus Manske

se, except a little time. Ed Erhart, Editorial Associate Wikimedia Foundation #~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~# It has a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 unported license There's a comment thread, there, too. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pig

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A page about new editors in different projects

me with Wikidata's weekly update. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Board-l] Fwd: WMF trustee Arnnon Geshuri and part in anticompetitive agreements in Google

r way), I wonder why he would want to be. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Un

[Wikimedia-l] On boards and good governance: The Bottom Line

yer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06yfm8d and as a podcast: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download/proto/http/vpid/p03gqtgh.mp3 One of the panellists, Margaret Heffernan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Heffernan has written

Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2015 Harassment Survey - Results Report

what? How could that possibly be...? > > Either a substantial number of respondents did not answer truthfully, or > they didn't understand the question, or I really have no clue what's > going on in this community. Possibly an artefact of a self-selecting audience. --

Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2015 Harassment Survey - Results Report

ection of the wider community, or in the context of this survey, in which 38% reported experiencing harassment of any type; and which suggests a flawed sampling or measuring process. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wik

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Let's fix templates

". Am I missing something? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists

Re: [Wikimedia-l] To Flow or not to Flow

with what Eloqeunce said", and you subsequently change your user name to ErikM, my comment would be made nonsensical? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/w

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society of Chemistry

[Reposting after previous copy fell foul of a spam filter] I have some news: http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/wikimedian-residence-royal-society-chemistry/ I'll set up on-wiki pages in a week or so. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Lsjbot+Bot Acadeny

stares at DE, FR & IT Wikipedias*) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://

[Wikimedia-l] EduWiki Hotel & Social

I've asked Qs about accommodation and a pre-event social meetup at EduWIki, here: Please answer there, rather than here, for the benefit of other attendees, -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing

Re: [Wikimedia-l] EduWiki Hotel & Social

On 25 September 2014 12:35, Andy Mabbett wrote: > I've asked Qs about accommodation and a pre-event social meetup at > EduWIki, here: Doh! https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Talk:EduWiki_Conference_2014#Hotel -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthe

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society of Chemistry

I have some news: http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/wikimedian-residence-royal-society-chemistry/ I'll set up on-wiki pages in a couple of weeks. [BCC to several mailing lists; please set replies accordingly] -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] First Wikipedia Article has been Formally Peer Reviewed and Published

de apparent? Can you give them here, without "outing" anyone? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists

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