Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF employee writing articles for $300

2014-01-06 Thread Todd Allen
I was responding to Andreas' comment on Wiki-PR's socks, specifically. I do not know the full story on Sarah yet, and agree I'd like to hear her side. On Jan 6, 2014 7:24 AM, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: On 6 January 2014 13:43, Todd Allen toddmal...@gmail.com wrote: ... The community expects

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Readers love you

2013-12-08 Thread Todd Allen
Thanks indeed. It's awfully nice to know all that time I've put in over the years has gone somewhere. This thing that millions of people have made is truly amazing and has brought knowledge to probably billions, and it's good to keep that in sight every so often. On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 11:08 PM,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] is wikipedia zero illegal because it violates net neutrality?

2013-08-28 Thread Todd Allen
life. Why should I? I'm not subject to them. Todd Allen -- Freedom is the right to say that 2+2=4. From this all else follows. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Visual Editor temporary opt-out

2013-08-06 Thread Todd Allen
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 8:35 PM, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote: Todd Allen wrote: [comments about VisualEditor] Hi Todd. Thank you for writing this e-mail. Unfortunately I don't have a particularly unified reply to write here, but I can offer five thoughts. Regarding the specific

[Wikimedia-l] Visual Editor temporary opt-out

2013-08-04 Thread Todd Allen
opt-out for editors who would like to use it, not only during beta. Regards, Todd Allen ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ

Re: [Wikimedia-l] NSA

2013-07-31 Thread Todd Allen
Also keep in mind that WMF has explicitly stated that they received no such demand. If they had, they still could say If we had received such a demand, we couldn't legally discuss it, still comply with the order, and let us read between the lines. While I don't always agree with WMF, I have more

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Progress...

2013-07-26 Thread Todd Allen
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Fred Bauder fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: Hoi, Sorry Fred, I do not like your post. The quote has it wrong because research shows that it is factually wrong. Wikipedia has a better coverage at a superior quality to the encyclopaedia that went before.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Feedback for the Wikimedia Foundation

2013-07-23 Thread Todd Allen
editor would need is madness. Todd Allen ___ 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] The soft underbelly of the WP: the sponsored private fiefdoms that thrive in the blind spots

2013-07-23 Thread Todd Allen
*Answer the Second* * * This sort of thing is handled much better in the German Wikipedia. In the German Wikipedia, companies can edit with verified company accounts: so that if Coca-Cola Germany edits the Coca-Cola article, it will actually say Coca Cola Germany in the edit history.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Go away, community (from WMF wiki at least)

2013-05-13 Thread Todd Allen
told We disapprove of this action. Do we talk around it and leave more resentment to linger? Or do you listen and reverse it? Thanks if you took the time to read all this. I see a precipice, too. Let's all step back. Regards, Todd Allen On May 12, 2013 7:04 PM, Philippe Beaudette phili

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Aaron Swartz is dead

2013-01-12 Thread Todd Allen
This is terrible to hear. We've lost a brilliant mind far too soon. On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:04 AM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: Killed himself. http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N61/swartz.html - d. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copyright on Xrays

2012-08-22 Thread Todd Allen
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote: On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upperarm.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arm.agr.jpg would probably be a better example.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] More opportunities for you to access free research databases!

2012-08-11 Thread Todd Allen
On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 4:06 PM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 August 2012 22:56, Michael Peel michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: So this is a balancing act - but I'm not currently sure which side outweighs the other, or whether the two sides are currently balancing each other

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Policy and Political Affiliations Guideline

2012-08-03 Thread Todd Allen
Long as it's getting top-posted anyway... First, copying is not and cannot be theft. That's not to say it's always legally or ethically acceptable, mind you, but it's not theft. In legal terms, there was a court case over that particular matter, that ruled someone could not be charged on a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Who invoked principle of least surprise for the image filter?

2012-06-21 Thread Todd Allen
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote: On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Todd Allen toddmal...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote: On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Todd Allen toddmal...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Who invoked principle of least surprise for the image filter?

2012-06-21 Thread Todd Allen
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Andreas Kolbe jayen...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote: Many images on Wikipedia have been taken without the subject's genuine consent.  So surely that isn't the issue. Many are transferred to Commons from

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Who invoked principle of least surprise for the image filter?

2012-06-20 Thread Todd Allen
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Andreas Kolbe jayen...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Todd Allen toddmal...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, actually, along with several other educational ones, some with children's games, her school website, etc. The chances that she would randomly

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Who invoked principle of least surprise for the image filter?

2012-06-19 Thread Todd Allen
On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Andreas Kolbe jayen...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Tobias Oelgarte tobias.oelga...@googlemail.com wrote: Am 18.06.2012 15:06, schrieb Thomas Morton: I don't think that we need this argument since the filter can't replace parents

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Who invoked principle of least surprise for the image filter?

2012-06-19 Thread Todd Allen
On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote: On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Todd Allen toddmal...@gmail.com wrote: My middle one can very briefly go online alone to a few sites I've already agreed to, and I check up on her a lot. Is Wikipedia one of those few sites

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Who invoked principle of least surprise for the image filter?

2012-06-14 Thread Todd Allen
, or Muhammad on that article, to the content disclaimer, tell them that yes, they will actually get an article on what they specifically look for one for, that yes, we use multimedia illustrations when we have appropriately licensed and relevant media, and move on. Todd Allen

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Study: Nobody cares about your copyright

2012-05-21 Thread Todd Allen
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 1:42 PM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 May 2012 20:30, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: 14 years is a fine place to start.  Are there any existing campaigns pushing for it?  S. Now that I'm looking, I can't find any campaigns as such! I thought

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