Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why WMF should reconsider the 3-month gender gap project-related decision
On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog. Need I say anything else? On 08-Jan-2015 2:45 pm, FRED BAUDER fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: That said, it doesn't matter who writes the content on Wikipedia so long as it's relevant and factual. That's the point; it would not matter if women contributed so long as it's relevant and factual. Half the humans that could contribute are not. Actually many more than half, as there are barriers other than gender. Fred ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why WMF should reconsider the 3-month gender gap project-related decision
I agree. Women vs Men has never really stood out as a point of debate before and ideally shouldn't. On 08-Jan-2015 4:11 pm, Ilario Valdelli valde...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any barrier for women to participate? The discussion is open. It would be worth if someone attacks a woman for her opinion. There is more a big barrier in the participation to this thread connected with a strong level of English to be required to read and to answer to this thread. I see more a cultural and linguistic gap that a gender gap. Regards On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com wrote: As this thread demonstrates, what discussions about the massive gender imbalance in Wikimedia editorship need is more men discussing why it might or might not be important. /sarcasm -- wittylama.com Peace, love metadata ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 -- Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia CH Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Association pour l’avancement des connaissances libre Associazione per il sostegno alla conoscenza libera Switzerland - 8008 Zürich Wikipedia: Ilario https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ilario Skype: valdelli Facebook: Ilario Valdelli https://www.facebook.com/ivaldelli Twitter: Ilario Valdelli https://twitter.com/ilariovaldelli Linkedin: Ilario Valdelli http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=6724469 Tel: +41764821371 http://www.wikimedia.ch ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why WMF should reconsider the 3-month gender gap project-related decision
Where is anyone whining about this? Nobody here is. The point being made is about why other grants are not being accepted. On 08-Jan-2015 10:06 pm, Keilana keilanaw...@gmail.com wrote: Hearing people whine “what about the men” because, God forbid, men might not get *every single* grant this time (as they did in the pilot round of IEGs), is incredibly tiresome. On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Peter Southwood peter.southw...@telkomsa.net wrote: If you take it entirely at face value, I find it quite inoffensive. As I have no experience with reviewing grant proposals, I can't comment on its accuracy, but I am quite happy to take Fred's word for it. Offence is often available if you search for it hard enough. Cheers, Peter -Original Message- From: wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Fæ Sent: 08 January 2015 06:17 PM To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why WMF should reconsider the 3-month gender gap project-related decision On 8 Jan 2015 16:11, FRED BAUDER fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: ... I've noticed that women are often quite motivated and good at writing grant proposals. Extending good faith I would presume this is irony. It does not transmit well by email. Please keep in mind how offensive this sort of thing appears. Fae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4257/8890 - Release Date: 01/08/15 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Warning: Wikimedia-l Google Group
This is probably related to a group that calls itself India Against Corruption. A similar tactic was employed by them on the India Community. You may look up archives of Wikimediaindia-l and Commons-l. You could also read up on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse/India_Against_Corruption_sock-meatfarm You may have already received a message indicating that you've been added to the Wikimedia-l Google Group; if not, you likely will soon. In case it's not clear, this Google Group is in no way affiliated with Wikimedia-l, the Wikimedia Foundation, me, or anybody you'd ever want to be friends with. If you do find yourself subscribed, I strongly urge you not to engage in any way. Report it to Google (not to me or the list) as an abusive subscription using the link at the bottom of the message, and leave it be. If you find yourself being impersonated or wrongly implicated in this latest round of troublemaking, don't fret. Nobody will hold it against you, and in fact you'll have everyone's sympathies. Austin ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Getting Wikipedia whitelisted for Twitter DMs
Only twitter and Facebook links go thru DMs. I think if several people file a support ticket for this we may achieve something. Else get Jimbo to send a mail to the Twitter folks. Problem would be solved in no time. :) On Aug 3, 2014 10:52 PM, Luis Villa lvi...@wikimedia.org wrote: Everything I had seen suggests that no URLs go through, but a little Googling suggests that there is a whitelist: http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/11/04/handy-hacks-sending-links-via-twitters-direct-message/ That said, every other source I can find mentioning a whitelist points back at that same article - no one seems to have independently confirmed that. So I'll poke some folks but don't hold your breath :) Luis On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: Thank you. Some URLs go though, others do not. I doubt it's random ;-) On 3 August 2014 17:06, Luis Villa lvi...@wikimedia.org wrote: I can ask around, but I've not heard of them even having a whitelist for this situation - do we know for a fact that's the case? Luis On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: For some months, Twitter have been blocking most URLs in their direct messages (DMs), supposedly as an anti-spam measure. Do we have someone who has a contact there, who could ask them to whitelist Wikimedia project URLs in DMs? -- 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/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l , mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Luis Villa Deputy General Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 *This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer.* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 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/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Luis Villa Deputy General Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 *This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer.* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Egypt Wikimedians User Group
Congrats all. Welcome Egypt. :) On Jul 29, 2014 9:59 PM, Ivan Martínez gala...@gmail.com wrote: Welcome Egypt! 2014-07-29 11:21 GMT-05:00 Rodrigo Padula rodrigopad...@gmail.com: Congratulations to all members of the new user group! Best regards! Rodrigo Padula Brazil 2014-07-28 16:25 GMT-03:00 Carlos M. Colina ma...@wikimedia.org.ve: Dear all, It is an honor to announce that the Affiliations Committee has resolved [1] recognizing the Egypt Wikimedians User Group as a Wikimedia User Group; their main focus areas are supporting the Wikimedia projects in Egypt as well as their fellow Egyptian Wikimedians, and becoming eventually the recognized chapter in the land of the Pharaohs and the Nile. Let's welcome the newest member of the family of affiliates -and the second one from the Arab World! Regards, Carlos 1: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/ Resolutions/Egypt_Wikimedians_User_Group_-_July_2014 -- *Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee wayuukanairua junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya junain. Carlos M. Colina Vicepresidente, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 | www.wikimedia.org.ve http://wikimedia.org.ve Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee Phone: +972-52-4869915 Twitter: @maor_x ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 -- *Atentamente:Iván MartínezPresidenteWikimedia México A.C.wikimedia.mx http://wikimedia.mxImagina un mundo en donde cada persona del planeta pueda tener acceso libre a la suma total del conocimiento humano. Eso es lo que estamos haciendo http://es.wikipedia.org. * ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] AFD survey
If the people who have created this survey can fix the problems raised by Fae, I'd be happy to share this with several language Wikipedians in India. I'm sure that at this point nobody would want to be part of it. On Jul 16, 2014 1:54 PM, Tomasz Ganicz polime...@gmail.com wrote: In Polish Wikipedia there is no voting for deletion for around 3-4 years. There is discussion and then final decission is made by one of admins who regularly maintains the deletion process. 2014-07-16 10:20 GMT+02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.com: Thanks. All questions were generic and about Wikipedia, so I answered with the Italian Wikipedia in mind. Also note that it.wiki is perhaps the only wiki which switched deletions from voting to non-voting: the experiment was already done, you only need to measure and interpret it. :-) See http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2013-January/123334.html I had problems with two questions: * Are you concerned that somebody would change or remove your rationale? Please choose the most applicable response. This question assumes that removing a comment is bad; I would have answered Yes when appropriate per law or policy but there was no such option. * Do you read the rationales in the discussion before making the final decision? This assumes that this is just a matter of personal taste; sometimes policy and process requires it, sometimes not. (For instance in the classic it.wiki deletion process, but certainly also in some specific sub-process triggers on en.wiki and others.) Nemo ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 -- Tomek Polimerek Ganicz http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Polimerek http://www.ganicz.pl/poli/ http://www.cbmm.lodz.pl/work.php?id=29title=tomasz-ganicz ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Timothy Sandole and (apparently) $53, 690 of WMF funding
, and there is payment involved, the WMF apparently won't support that. Is that really a good rule to have? I don't think so. Many organizations have added material directly to Wikipedia, in some cases with the guidance of a Wikipedian in Residence, with unequivocally positive impact to the Wikimedia mission, and with much support from the Wikipedia community. I don't think it's a great idea for the WMF to distance itself from such projects on the basis of paid editing. Pete ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Israel been accepted to the Google Grants program
Great! Congratulations to Wikimedia Israel. On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 6:23 PM, Itzik Edri it...@infra.co.il wrote: Hey, We are pleased to announce that Wikimedia Israel been accepted to the Google Grants program. Google Grants is an in-kind advertising program that awards free online advertising to nonprofits via Google AdWords up to 10,000$ per month. This grant will help Wikimedia Israel to uses another way to reach people in Israel and to invite them to learn about Wikipedia, attends editing workshops and to donate to Wikipedia. Google is a longtime supporter of Wikimedia Israel – They sponsored Wiki Loves Monuments on 2012 and 2013 and hosted many Wikimedia Israel's events at their Google Campus in Tel Aviv (Hackathons and community meet-ups). P.S. Happy 66th Israel's Independence Day! *Regards,Itzik Edri* Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Howdy from Wil
Agree with Martijn, plenty of drama here. Oh, and it's just a CoI, no need to burn him, just ban him. :) Welcome Wil, hope you find this place fun. On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 12:05 AM, Martijn Hoekstra martijnhoeks...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 8:30 PM, Wil Sinclair w...@wllm.com wrote: I'm Wil Sinclair, Lila Tretikov's significant other. I've always wanted a good excuse to get involved in the Wikipedia project and the Wikipedia community. Lila's appointment would be about as good as it gets. :) Conflict of interest! Burn him! I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone and understanding more about what makes the community and the Foundation tick. Drama, mostly Feel free to contact me directly at wllm(at)wllm(dot)com anytime about anything. Best. ,Wil Welcome, and good luck, you brave man. --Martijn ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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 -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 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
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: URGENT call for geographical diversity in Wikimedia @ GSoC
I have shared this with several fellow coders and have asked them to pass it on. On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:24 AM, Harsh Kothari harshkothari...@gmail.comwrote: I guess we should share on Facebook as well as Twitter. (MediaWiki / Wikimedia Foundation) Thanks Harsh On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:19 AM, David Cuenca dacu...@gmail.com wrote: I would suggest blogging about GsoC and maybe posting about it on the wp discussion pages. There is only one week left! On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 9:41 PM, Quim Gil q...@wikimedia.org wrote: Dear Wikimedia contributors, please help spreading this call for Google Summer of Code candidates in your projects, chapters, and surroundings. Thank you! -- Forwarded message -- From: *Quim Gil* q...@wikimedia.org Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014 Subject: URGENT call for geographical diversity in Wikimedia @ GSoC To: Wikimedia developers wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org Please forward this email wisely. Yes, we need your help getting the word out. So far, all our GSoC candidates come from only two (neighbor) countries: India and Sri Lanka. While we are very happy seeing how popular Wikimedia is among technical students in the Indian subcontinent, we are concerned about the lack of candidates from anywhere else. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2014#Candidates GSoC 2013 had accepted students from 69 countries [1], and we have participants from eight.[2] We can discuss about the deep causes of this situation but... Considering that we have less than 9 days before the GSoC deadline for students (March 21 @ 19:00 UTC) we should focus on finding new candidates. There is still time to become a strong GSoC candidate for Wikimedia. Many project ideas in our GSoC page (linked above) have mentors available and no candidates yet. Go for them! Also, since our evaluation of candidates is based on their proposals published in mediawiki.org, Google's deadline is not a hard stop to keep improving your plans together with your mentors. April 7 is when we need to decide how many slots we will request, meaning how many teams (candidates and mentors with a common plan) we believe that can complete GSoC 2014 successfully. That date is more than three weeks from now. Diversity is an important factor for Wikimedia. We are putting a lot of effort promoting gender diversity in our outreach programs, and we are seeing good progress. It would be surprising to realize that a global project like Wikimedia has a serious problem with geographical diversity. Your ideas and actions to fix this situation are welcome. [1] https://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/ProgramStatistics [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2013 PS: in comparison, FOSS OPW is doing a lot better, with five candidates from four countries https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Round_8#Candidates-- coincidence? -- Quim Gil Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Etiamsi omnes, ego non ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Harsh Kothari Intern at Google Summer of Code, Wikimedia Foundation Follow Me : harshkothari410 https://twitter.com/harshkothari410/ ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Ukraine -- is everyone safe?
Stay safe everyone! On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 9:22 PM, Dennis Pierri dennis6...@gmail.com wrote: In Venezuela we are going through the same situation! We students are being brutally repressed by government forces just for peacefully protesting, they've killed several students in cold blod, and they infiltrate our parades to generate destruction and chaos just to try and justify their actions. Every mayor city in Venezuela is protesting against the so called son of Chavez, Cuban-controlled dictator Nicolás Maduro and his destructive economical and political policies. CNN en espanol (along with other international mass media) is making wide coverage of the situation because no national mass media is allowed to do so, they even took of air NTN24 (a Colombian news channel) for giving coverage of the situation. The only channel allowed to give coverage of the situation is the government controlled channel VTV, they only report what the government can use to their favor and very often twist stories to fit their purposes. Venezuela wants liberty and democracy, we are fighting for it, please help us by staying well informed, look for several sources not only one, and by giving us moral support! Dennis Pierri On 20/02/2014, at 09:03, Laura Hale la...@fanhistory.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Bohdan Melnychuk bas...@yandex.ru wrote: Some WMUA members stay on barricades. Other help in hospitals. IDK if right now but they do regularly. --Base I've blogged about this issue at http://wikinewsreporter.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/ukrainian-civil-unrest-and-sochi-reporting/ . The people I've dealt with in the chapter have been awesome all things considered in trying to support the movement by providing free information while at the same time trying to deal with everything that is going on around them. Sincerely, Laura Hale -- twitter: purplepopple ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Annoucement from the Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina
Really sad to see you go! Wishing you the very best in your future endeavors. On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:53 PM, Michael Jahn michael.j...@wikimedia.dewrote: Take care, Osmar, and all the best to you! Michael -- Michael Jahn Leiter Kommunikation Head of Communications Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 260 http://wikimedia.de http://www.wikimedia.de/ Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei! Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. 2014-01-28 sydney.po...@gmail.com Osmar, Sorry to see you leaving the position. And I'm glad to you are assisting with the transition and plan to stay involved. Best of luck with your future ventures. Sydney Poore User:FloNight Sent from my iPhone On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:59, Osmar Valdebenito os...@wikimedia.org.ar wrote: Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement: In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented to the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted. For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life. Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in Argentina and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I had to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These last 18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming a better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time I feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and challenges. Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very fond of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and the projects we worked on and we are still working on. I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the delayed paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious organization, continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our programs, making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not been only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great colleague these months. My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This will allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects of Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of our Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be able to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year. I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they will continue the great work we have done lately. Kind regards, *Osmar Valdebenito G.* Director Ejecutivo A. C. Wikimedia Argentina ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Porn blocking in the UK: en:wp blocks on O2
I've been told that O2 has also blocked the Icelandic parliament website. Madness, methinks. Sent from the touchscreen equivalent of a Nokia 1100, pardon the sender. -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan, Treasurer. On Dec 23, 2013 2:22 AM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 December 2013 19:31, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 December 2013 13:35, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: For your amusement: http://pseudomonas.dreamwidth.org/120535.html We are strictly-HTTPS to censorious regimes like the UK, aren't we? If people chose to opt into censorship then its a bit outside our remit. Beyond having an extensive article on the subject. No, that's the filter you have to explicitly opt out of. In any case, discriminatory or defamatory filter labeling is something it is in the public interest to inform on and quite possibly protest against. (Turns out that using US-sourced filter software on default settings may not be the wisest course of action for a UK-based provider.) - d. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] 2013-14 Round 2 FDC/annual plan grants timeline moved out by a month: proposals due April 1, 2014
I would like to note that this is highly irregular, biased, and unfair. Last year, Wikimedia India had formally requested for similar concessions during FDC Round 2 of 2012-13 and were denied the same and we had to wait for Round 1 of FDC 2013-14 to make a request for FDC funding. WMF needs to hold itself to the same requirements as it holds us to, at the very least. We do not understand why the date to meet eligibility requirements has been moved to March 15th and for whose benefit that has been done. -- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer Wikimedia Chapter [India]. On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Anasuya Sengupta asengu...@wikimedia.orgwrote: Dear friends and colleagues, The 2013-2014 Round 2 FDC timeline and all associated dates are being pushed back by one month. Here are the key date changes: * Deadline for entities to meet eligibility requirements: 15 March 2014 * Proposal submission deadline: 1 April 2014 * Community review period: 1 April 2014 - 30 April 2014 * Staff assessment deadline: 8 May 2014 * FDC recommendations due: 1 June 2014 * Board decision due: 1 July 2014 This change in dates has been made for a few reasons. First, it allows for the FDC and community to review the annual plan and budget of the WMF. As you know, WMF participated in the first year of the FDC process in Round 1 (October 2012). While this was important, the process ended up being complicated for both the FDC and WMF. WMF used a (no longer in use) distinction of ‘core’ and ‘non-core’ activities, and shared only the ‘non-core’ portion of its plan in the FDC proposal, rather than its entire annual plan (as did all other entities). The timing of the WMF proposal was also difficult; the allocation was made retroactively at a time when the annual plan was already six months into implementation. While the FDC and WMF agree that WMF should continue to participate in the process, they also agree that participation in Round 1 is not a viable solution. The FDC and WMF have been discussing how the WMF can be part of the FDC process in a way that is meaningful and allows for a robust community review. While the exact details are still to be confirmed, both agree that the best way forward is for the WMF to participate in Round 2 of the FDC process. This approach also allows for community review of the WMF plan through the FDC process, before the FDC recommendations and Board approval of the WMF annual plan. However, given WMF’s size, the first version of the WMF plan and budget is only ready by April (the planning process begins after a six month retrospective is analysed by the WMF Board in January/February, and strategies for the next year are approved). Therefore, pushing back the FDC timeline by one month would allow for version 1 of the WMF annual budget and plan to be submitted for FDC and community review. In addition, we consulted with entities that were likely to apply in Round 2, in order to check their preference: they informed us that pushing the dates back by one month was, in fact, more convenient to them as well. Overall, this timing will create an equal 6 month spacing between the two annual plan/FDC cycles as opposed to the current 7 month / 5 month timeframe. We will be updating all the FDC documentation with these new dates,[1] but this is a heads up particularly for those intending to apply for Round 2. Do let us know if you have any questions or concerns about this shift in dates. Best wishes and warm holiday greetings to all of you. Here’s to a fulfilling 2014 for the entire movement! Anasuya and the FDC staff [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal -- *Anasuya SenguptaSenior Director of GrantmakingWikimedia Foundation* Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! Support Wikimedia https://donate.wikimedia.org/ ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [WikimediaMobile] Where to redirect m.wikipedia.org?
I agree with James. I'd like to m.wikipedia land up at a portal with a language list and selector. Sent from the touchscreen equivalent of a Nokia 1100, pardon the sender. -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan, Treasurer. On Dec 6, 2013 10:42 AM, James Alexander jameso...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Yuri Astrakhan yastrak...@wikimedia.org wrote: http://m.wikipedia.org used to be a hard-coded redirect to English en.m.wikipedia.org, except for the users in the Zero program. We now have an ability to have complex redirection for that domain. How do you think m.wikipedia.org should behave? We could redirect m. to ... * the current www.wikipedia.org, which seems to work pretty well on the smaller device screens * send users to the main page of the user's default language - based on the browser settings (Accept-Language header) - and later possibly even based on user's own language prefernces * ... Obviously it should be similar for other projects like wikinews, etc. I am not a big fan of building a full blown page at the m. URL, as that would involve much more work without a clear benefit - there are already www and main pages available, why build another one. Thanks! --Yuri Completely agree that building a new page would be silly, we can just adapt the portals themselves (already editable on meta) with some mobile specific styling if it becomes a problem I think. Personally I'd be a fan sending it to the main 'wikipedia.org' type landing page. Couple reasons (some larger then others): * I've never really been a fan of assuming that they want to go to a specific languages (biggest reason) * Finding 'other' languages on the main page of wikis (both mobile and not) is possible but significantly easier on the main portal screen. * I kinda like the idea of driving home, to anyone who visits that portal at least, how many different languages we have. I feel like it could take their fancy to check out some of the ones they may not have before (either now or later). James ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] A five-minute task new volunteers can do
Great idea! Will share this. Sent from the touchscreen equivalent of a Nokia 1100, pardon the sender. -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan, Treasurer. On Dec 3, 2013 9:25 PM, David Cuenca dacu...@gmail.com wrote: Good to know that Commons is developing its own mini-Wikisource :) Cheers, Micru On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I've just blogged about a five-minute task new volunteers can do: http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/help-wikipedia-wikimedia-commons-transcribe-text/ transcribing small pieces of text in images such as foundation stones or signposts. Please feel free to circulate that through your networks, especially outside the existing Wikimedia community -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Etiamsi omnes, ego non ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Textbooks Which Borrow Heavily from Wikipedia
The new textbooks in Tamil Nadu state in India have images from the Commons and links to articles printed at the end. This was discussed on the Wikimedia India mailing list in the latter half of 2011. You can check the archives. Sent from the touchscreen equivalent of a Nokia 1100, pardon the sender. -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan, Treasurer. On Nov 26, 2013 2:23 PM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 26 November 2013 07:26, James Heilman jmh...@gmail.com wrote: They are under a CC BY SA license and if you follow the links seen here http://books.google.ca/books?id=7avpQBAJpg=PA2058 they do eventually attribute Wikipedia. They are being offered for free on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dapsfield-keywords=Boudless and are being sold for $19.99 on their website. https://www.boundless.com/ My first impression is that sounds excellent! So the question is should we have a response? I think this could generate position press for our movement. Attribution could be better (I would consider theirs to be borderline). Additionally should we be adding this textbooks to Wikiversity or Wikibooks to make sure they stay free available? We could work with them to fine-tune the attribution. But yeah, if they check out as doing the right thing then this is complete success for us. - d. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] When was the first edit-a-thon(s)?
Hi Sarah and others; Just letting you all know that we had a proper live edit marathon in Bangalore, India in November 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Bangalore/Bangalore21 On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: We've been discussing it on meta, where I'd prefer to maintain the conversation, but, I should have stated: The first edit-a-thon or event that involved people in a room together editing Wikipedia in some type of organized fashion -Sarah On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Steven Walling steven.wall...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Sarah Stierch wrote: Hi everyone, I've asked a question on the new Program Evaluation Design portal about when people think the first edit-a-thons took place. (Or the very first, if we know!) It would be great to have your input on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programs:Evaluation_portal/Parlor/Questions Thank you and please spread the word! Sarah Sarah, Do you mean the first Wikimedia editathon, or the first editathon period? Editathons predate Wikipedia by years, and are about as old as the wiki itself. The old school name for them is barn raisings. http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BarnRaising -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; ?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] How to force to enable Visual Editor
, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Richard Nevell Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] How to force to enable Visual Editor
Chris, as Ziko put it. Would you like a novice driver with a Learner's permit to drive on a Crowded street or a High speed expressway or in a deserted ground? Visual Editor for newbies has caused a lot of pages to 'break' as I have noticed. On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 1:27 AM, Chris Keating chriskeatingw...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan srik.r...@wikimedia.in wrote: That would be a great idea; but nobody seems to bother. They just start editing articles right away. Oh no! People editing articles! What a disaster! /sarcasm Chris ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2014 location decision
As one of the team for the India bid, I must say I'm a bit disappointed in this decision. It seems like this event will never leave Europe. On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: Congratulations - Berlin is one amazing city. Some great bids were placed, too. Looking forward to it! -Sarah On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ivan Martínez gala...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to all the team involved in the bidding and decision. We will have a very nice conference in Berlin. Regards. El oct 12, 2013 8:31 a.m., Bence Damokos bdamo...@gmail.com escribió: Dear all, Following considerable deliberation it is with great pleasure that we announce that the Location Committee has selected Berlin as the location for the 2014 Wikimedia Conference. We received a total of four bids from Germany, India, Italy and Sweden. In selecting the Berlin location we have taken into consideration the experience and capacity of the team; the travel time and cost for attendees; the cost of hosting the conference; and the facilities and room configuration of the proposed venues. Throughout our deliberations we kept an open mind towards having the conference in a new location/country, and we have appreciated the compact solutions offered by having all participants close to each other or staying at the same lodging; however, we felt that the Berlin bid provides – by a small margin – the best combination of price, distance and experience this year. We thank all the organisations that have entered a bid for their time and effort and we hope that even if they were not selected this year, they can make use of the experience when they organise other meetings that will further the Wikimedia mission. In closing, we would like to thank all Wikimedia organisations for placing their trust in this process and committee, which was an interesting experience for all of us. In the hope that the Wikimedia organisations keep the hosting choice an open process, we would like to propose a number of potential process improvements[1], and we would invite all the bidders and other interested parties to provide their own feedback. Best regards, Asaf Bartov, Bence Damokos, Arnau Duran, Itzik Edri, Mike Peel, Osmar Valdebenito, Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia Conference 2014 Location Committee [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2014/Bids/Learnings ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter todayhttp://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
