Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia.org portal page update!

2016-03-15 Thread Deborah Tankersley
Hello, We disabled this small feature on the wikipedia.org portal page because it essentially didn't work; due to a bug in the API that it uses. We documented it here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T126409 and on the Portal Improvements page:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia.org portal page update!

2016-03-15 Thread Sam Klein
I'm using the portal much more these days! Two thoughts, a few days in: = Is there a way to turn on thumbnailing on the individual language wikis too? = Auto-suggesting language based on charset would be nice. when searching in multiple languages I always forget once to switch to the target

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia.org portal page update!

2016-03-15 Thread MF-Warburg
What happened to the search box "Find Wikipedia in your language"? 2016-03-11 3:27 GMT+01:00 Deborah Tankersley : > Hello! > > I'm very pleased to announce that we've updated the Wikipedia.org > portal page with a brand new search box that is >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Maps-l] Wiki maps news and updates

2016-03-15 Thread Richard Symonds
Indeed. Can't wait for a full rollout! On 15 Mar 2016 18:57, "Cornelius Kibelka" wrote: > Wow, this looks amazing! I'm looking forward to use it other Wikis, > especially Wikipedia and Meta. > > Thank you for your great work! > > On 15 March 2016 at 12:27, Magnus

[Wikimedia-l] User interaction on Wikipedia --call for submissions

2016-03-15 Thread Moushira Elamrawy
Greetings, Following up on the reading strategy. The reading team is launching an experiment that supports early engagement in ideation phase, with a wide variety of users. This aims at allowing a public space, where

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia.org portal page update!

2016-03-15 Thread Deborah Tankersley
Hi Sam, We're glad you're using the Portal page more than usual and we hope that with upcoming future enhancements, you'll continue to enjoy it! For your first question - we are currently focusing on the wikipedia.org portal page at this time. We have no immediate plans to update the individual

Re: [Wikimedia-l] User interaction on Wikipedia --call for submissions

2016-03-15 Thread
On 15 March 2016 at 22:33, Moushira Elamrawy wrote: ... > The reading team is launching an experiment that supports early engagement > in ideation phase, with a wide variety of users. ... Hi, sorry to target your email with a more general observation, however there seems

Re: [Wikimedia-l] User interaction on Wikipedia --call for submissions

2016-03-15 Thread Moushira Elamrawy
Hello Fae, Ideation phase [0], is a term widely used in product and design context. Now, I see your point around how volunteers who are not related to these fields, might not be familiar with it. Possibly something like, idea generation, or brainstorming could have replaced it. I am not sure

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

2016-03-15 Thread Florence Devouard
I concur Very useful feature. Thanks a lot ! Flo Le 13/03/16 22:16, Anna Stillwell a écrit : I enabled it last week and found two new messages. Thank you. Very useful. /a On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 6:31 AM, David Cuenca Tudela wrote: Finally it is here! Now I don't miss

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Disabe Media Viewer for non-logged-in users and logged-in users on Wikimedia Commons

2016-03-15 Thread rupert THURNER
On Mar 14, 2016 23:47, "Fæ" wrote: > > On 14 March 2016 at 22:12, Marc A. Pelletier wrote: > > On 16-03-14 05:01 PM, Vi to wrote: > >> Ignoring a wide community > >> consensus is *always* a mistake. > > > > It is. I never advocated otherwise. > > > > That old

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia.org portal page update!

2016-03-15 Thread Michael Jahn
I've played around a bit. Feels very cool! Michael 2016-03-11 3:27 GMT+01:00 Deborah Tankersley : > Hello! > > I'm very pleased to announce that we've updated the Wikipedia.org > portal page with a brand new search box that is > more prominent

[Wikimedia-l] Research showcase: Evolution of privacy loss in Wikipedia

2016-03-15 Thread Dario Taraborelli
This month, our research showcase hosts Andrei Rizoiu (Australian National University) to talk about his work on *how private traits of Wikipedia editors can be exposed from public

Re: [Wikimedia-l] User interaction on Wikipedia --call for submissions

2016-03-15 Thread Pete Forsyth
But...but...Moushira just acknowledged the point. Gracefully, I think. Can't we simply trust her to incorporate the feedback into future announcements? For anybody who had trouble discerning what the consultation is about, its first question makes it clear: "How can we make Wikipedia more

Re: [Wikimedia-l] User interaction on Wikipedia --call for submissions

2016-03-15 Thread Craig Franklin
Hi Moushira, The problem when you use jargon like "ideation" in this context is that you're essentially excluding anyone who isn't familiar with the particular terminology used in the field. Especially so when there are plenty of plain-English alternatives that can be used in its place. Note

Re: [Wikimedia-l] User interaction on Wikipedia --call for submissions

2016-03-15 Thread John Mark Vandenberg
On 16 Mar 2016 07:07, "Moushira Elamrawy" wrote: > > Hello Fae, > > Ideation phase [0], is a term widely used in product and design context. > Now, I see your point around how volunteers who are not related to these > fields, might not be familiar with it. Possibly

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Maps-l] Wiki maps news and updates

2016-03-15 Thread Cornelius Kibelka
Wow, this looks amazing! I'm looking forward to use it other Wikis, especially Wikipedia and Meta. Thank you for your great work! On 15 March 2016 at 12:27, Magnus Manske wrote: > Great work! > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 12:13 AM Yuri Astrakhan