Hoi,
At Wikimania two wikipedians of the year were elected. The article for one
of them and the data at Wikidata are pathetic.
The article is a one liner stub. The Wikidata item had no statements and I
added the few that were minimally needed.
I find it incredible that we take no care of our own
Gerard, feel free to follow-up on your call to action with more action.
Erik Zachte
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Gerard Meijssen
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Hello,
Honestly, I am rather unhappy with the wording: "The article for one
of them and the data at Wikidata are pathetic"
Obviously, someone took the time to make a start. Saying "it is
pathetic" sounds like "you are / your work is pathetic". This is a
good example how the wording of a comment a
Gerard, I feel like you are basically describing the role of the Wikimedia
Blog. Is that incorrect?
Joe
On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 at 11:35 Gerard Meijssen
wrote:
> Hoi,
> Wikipedia is not my thing. I hardly ever write on articles. The article
> states that Rosie wrote 1000 articles.. Hardly an argume
Hoi,
Yes that is incorrect. There is a Wikipedia article, it is one line and I
have the distinct feeling that it is incorrect.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 30 June 2016 at 13:07, Joseph Fox wrote:
> Gerard, I feel like you are basically describing the role of the Wikimedia
> Blog. Is that incorrect?
I agree with Ziko.
Gerard, please believe us, even if you don't perceive it yourself, that
your aggressive language, however well-intentioned, is counterproductive,
and is keeping others from engaging with you, or even engaging on the list
in general.
A.
On Jun 30, 2016 4:22 PM, "Gerard Meijss
Hoi,
Maybe but both the article and the data have improved considerably.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 30 June 2016 at 15:37, Asaf Bartov wrote:
> I agree with Ziko.
>
> Gerard, please believe us, even if you don't perceive it yourself, that
> your aggressive language, however well-intentioned, is coun
Gerard,
Please don't fall back on the "ends justify the means" argument here.
There were many, many other ways to call attention to this problem. You
chose a way that was needlessly aggressive and accusatory. You didn't have
to. Here is how I would have done it with only minor changes to what y
Excellent example Chris, thanks for taking the time to write that up. I
agree it would have had at least as much positive effect, and also
substantially less negative effect, than the original post.
One person's opinion might be especially worth considering: I wonder
whether the person whose name
Hey All
On the English Wikipedia we are having a RfC regarding what is allowed when
trying to address undisclosed paid promotional editing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Harassment#Can_other_site_accounts_ever_be_linked_to
Specifically we are discussing if this statement is allowe
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