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

2014-06-13 Thread James Salsman
There are several backlogged queues on English Wikipedia at the moment, and I would be interested in hearing ideas for how to shrink the backlogs. I've been observing task clearance from WP:BACKLOG ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BACKLOG ) for eight years. By far the most effective

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

2014-06-13 Thread Craig Franklin
Indeed. The thing that I like about this is that it shows these PR firms are aware of our rules and the controversy around paid editing. If they now get busted, they can hardly say that they didn't know. Regards, Craig Franklin On 13 June 2014 00:17, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Commons and OCILLA

2014-06-13 Thread Yann Forget
Hi, 2014-06-11 17:55 GMT+05:30 Charles Gregory wmau.li...@chuq.net: Michael, I assume it is Ray Saintonge of Wikimedia Canada (User:Eclecticology) Yes, that's him. Yann Regards, Charles (User:Chuq) Wikimedia Australia On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:09 PM, Michael Maggs mich...@maggs.name

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikiconference USA in the media

2014-06-13 Thread Russavia
Ira, Don't lecture me about what is and isn't acceptable. Sure, you're a member of WMNYC and you are, of course, really butthurt over the fact that basically the only report on the conference in the media has painted a picture you would have preferred not to be painted, but don't take that out

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikiconference USA in the media

2014-06-13 Thread Newyorkbrad
Russavia, your post confirms my rule of thumb that any post containing the word butthurt is unworthy of serious attention. I was not present at the conference while the newspaper reporter was (or at least not in the same place), so I have no personal knowledge about man statements in her article.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikiconference USA in the media

2014-06-13 Thread Newyorkbrad
(man statements -- many statements) On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Newyorkbrad newyorkb...@gmail.com wrote: Russavia, your post confirms my rule of thumb that any post containing the word butthurt is unworthy of serious attention. I was not present at the conference while the newspaper

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Fwd: COMMUNIA policy paper on digitization agreements

2014-06-13 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
A cornerstone to always reference when speaking of digitization. Cf. http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Consultazione_europea_sul_diritto_d%27autore#4._Mass_digitisation Chapters and other affiliates are probably interested in subscribing the Public Domain Manifesto to join their peers. Nemo