Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] Thoughts on carrying the Wikimania conversation forward

2015-10-10 Thread Paolo B.
Hi Liang, Ellie did reach out to Josh recently regarding the Manila bid (after which Josh relayed the message to our team) and, supposedly, she is also reaching out to members of the Bali and Perth bids. We (in the Manila team) are still discussing this, so I am not at liberty to provide further d

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Mexican case law on Wikipedia reliability

2015-06-17 Thread Paolo B.
The Philippines' Supreme Court has, on some occasions, cited Wikipedia articles in their decisions to provide supplementary background information. Here's one example---and one that was written as early as 2005! http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2005/jan2005/155282.htm (the citation is on

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Please welcome Lila Tretikov, the Wikimedia Foundation's new ED

2014-05-01 Thread Paolo B.
On behalf of Wikimedia Philippines, congratulations, Lila! We wish you all the best and we look forward to working with you. Mabuhay at maligayang pagdating! Paolo Barazon Chairman of the Board of Trustees Wikimedia Philippines On 5/2/14, Markus Glaser wrote: > Congratulations and a very warm we

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Yet Another Cybercrime Law (Philippines)

2012-10-02 Thread Paolo B.
Hello Benjamin, As far as Wikipedia is concerned, some members of the Filipino editors' community (myself included) are trying to gather a consensus before requesting for a blackout of the English Wikipedia for the Philippines (that is, a 24-hour blackout that will only take effect here and not in