[Wikimedia-l] Facebook CTO on strategy, Internet access, Wikipedia

2016-08-18 Thread Damon Sicore
Hi, I usually don't recommend these things, but this interview with Schrep [1] [2] is interesting and insightful. I recommend listening to it instead of reading. He discusses FB's ten year plan, AI, VR, Internet access for all, mentions Wikipedia several times, confirms their insatiable hunger

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Google returning outdated text snippet

2016-08-18 Thread Pax Ahimsa Gethen
As I feared, the problem has returned. When searching Google for "gender" this morning, the text snippet showed the vandalized revision from May 26, which was revdeleted on August 12. Google's cache of the page is from August 13, so that's up to date. I am seriously wondering now if someone

Re: [Wikimedia-l] First French WikiConvention

2016-08-18 Thread Andy Cruz y Corro
Yay for inter-regional conferences! I wish you nothing but success! On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Kevin Payravi wrote: > This is awesome to hear, Pierre. Best of luck to the event! > > Kevin > SuperHamster on en.wiki > Sent via mobile > > On Aug 17, 2016 11:11 AM,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Loves the Olympics - Photo contest

2016-08-18 Thread Rodrigo Padula
Hello Yohann, Here you can see the uploaded pictures regarding the India participation at the 2016 Summer Olympics https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:India_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics The central notice banners was published yesterday, so, people are starting to upload pictures just

Re: [Wikimedia-l] First French WikiConvention

2016-08-18 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Cher amis, I feel very lucky that I have the occasion to take part into something new in our movement. It has been some time that French speaking Wikipmedians are planning this. As a foreign observer I am looking forward to learn a lot of thing for our convention in the Netherlands, in November.