Russian is an/the official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,
Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Moldova, and Romania, and spoken in yet other
parts of the world. If Russian was only spoken within the borders of
Russia, then tailoring the articles to that country's censorship laws would
be
I was relying on the infobox in English Wikipedia's article, Russian
language. Is it safe to say Russian is spoken in many regions outside
Russia?
On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 4:42 AM, Russavia russavia.wikipe...@gmail.comwrote:
Right, one might always read the English Wikipedia article and find
doesn't have these problems so
openly...
Strainu
2013/5/9 Anthony Cole ahcole...@gmail.com:
I was relying on the infobox in English Wikipedia's article, Russian
language. Is it safe to say Russian is spoken in many regions outside
Russia?
On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 4:42 AM, Russavia
Hey Tarc!
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 4:55 AM, Fred Bauder fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote:
I've also done a great deal of editing of Tibetan articles. I wish there
was a way to transport you back in time to old Tibet.
Fred
Highlighting the fact that such an old hand was making a rookie-like
There is a report on English WP:ANI that English, French and Swedish
versions of Wikipedia have been blocked by all ISP and government servers
in the Republic of Togo, and small areas of the Republic of Benin.
:46 PM, Anthony Cole ahcole...@gmail.com wrote:
There is a report on English WP:ANI that English, French and Swedish
versions of Wikipedia have been blocked by all ISP and government
servers
in the Republic of Togo, and small areas of the Republic of Benin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
with, this gap in
knowledge *may* be able to be filled simply by judicious private reading.
Boardsource (and I assume other specialist organisations) produce a range
of books aimed directly at the very questions you cover in your description
of the problem.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
let it go.
But an editor whose contributions list is peppered with such warnings
would stand out like a sore thumb.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SCV
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
Memberships secretary
Wiki Project Med Foundationhttp
of that content?
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 10:56 PM, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote:
On 16 April 2014 15:19, Andreas Kolbe jayen...@gmail.com wrote:
...
Apparently, Tim Sandole complains of not having been managed properly by
anybody, saying
Sorry. I just realised what the heading of this thread is. I'll email
LiAnna directly.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:12 PM, Anthony Cole ahcole...@gmail.com wrote:
The press release, signed by LiAnna Davis, Head of Communications
during the 2013 fall term by the education program. If
I've got that right, is it accurate to say it was all high quality?
[1] http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/442601
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Education_Foundation/Press_Release_14_April_2014
Anthony Cole http
Could someone please point me to all the studies the WMF have conducted
into the reliability of Wikipedia's content? I'm particularly interested in
the medical content, but would also like to look over the others too.
Cheers.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
a survey whose design is
sufficiently rigorous to give us an answer.
Thanks for your thoughts and attention everyone.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Andreas Kolbe jayen...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 3:41 AM, Risker
ourselves about the question
of scholarly review.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
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On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:56 AM, phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 10:13 AM, edward
so far). I'd like all our
medical articles to have a button at the top saying email me when this
article changes, so interested experts could easily adopt a few articles.
(But we're getting a bit off-topic here.)
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Wed, Nov 12
Agree with all that, Svetlana - though we don't have a button at the top of
articles making it easy for readers to enable email alerts. 99.999% of
readers wouldn't know it was available. (This is something BLP subjects
would appreciate too, I'm sure.)
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Anne, it's under
Preferences
User profile
Email me when a page or file on my watchlist is changed.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote:
Actually, as I recall, email alerts for changes in articles
on its performance up
to now. Consider an endowment fund when you have a track record that
justifies one.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 9:58 PM, K. Peachey p858sn...@gmail.com wrote:
On 6 December 2014 at 20:47, Gerard Meijssen
$680,000 on office furniture – a $2,862
allowance for each of its 239 paid employees. Presumably, the “small
non-profit” organisation doesn’t shop at Ikea.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 6:14 AM, svetlana svetl...@fastmail.com.au wrote:
Hi
partnerships that improve the reliability of Wikipedia's articles.
Welcome aboard. It's great to have you here.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 8:28 AM, Andreas Kolbe jayen...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Anders Wennersten
m
information is coming soon, I hope.
pb
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On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Anthony Cole ahcole
Who has been tasked with summarising the themes in the feedback from the
2-week community consultation that was held in February/March?
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2015_Strategy/Community_consultation
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
Does anyone here know if any research has been done relating Wikipedia
article daily page views to their Google ranking? I'm particularly
interested in medical articles, but any topic or an average sample would
interesting too.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
Oliver: I mean I'm working on a comprehensive answer to your question
(singular).
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Anthony Cole ahcole...@gmail.com wrote:
Thank you for your thoughtful replies.
Oliver: I'm working
strategic
initiatives aimed at making Wikipedia more reliable.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 2:03 AM, Anders Wennersten m...@anderswennersten.se
wrote:
For medical articles we at svwp are very wary as there exist very good
webpages issued
(I've got the Adblock Plus free add-on on Firefox/Windows 8 and it seems to
filter out the ads - as it does for YouTube.)
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Ivan Martínez gala...@gmail.com wrote:
James, the restriction was only
Thanks Lane. Bloody Mayo Clinic. Google can dump them, too, in my opinion.
Has anyone told Google?
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 12:51 AM, Anthony Cole ahcole...@gmail.com wrote:
James: Google obviously made a bad choice of source
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On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 12:40 AM, Anthony Cole ahcole...@gmail.com wrote:
James: Wow. Like wow. Do you have screen shots of that Google Hep C thing?
That's appalling. Is there any indication of what the source was? My mate
runs the local
. Denial isn't helping.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 1:04 AM, Marc A. Pelletier m...@uberbox.org wrote:
On 15-04-07 12:51 PM, Anthony Cole wrote:
Wikipedia
should not be trusted for anything - least of all health matters .
That's
That's a really good point, Anders. I agree 100%.
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 2:37 AM, Anders Wennersten m...@anderswennersten.se
wrote:
Back in 1989-90 I was working in a telecom company. We then said mobile
phones can never really
to address the capture of Kazakh Wikipedia by the
Kazakh government?
Anthony Cole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:58 PM, Austin Hair adh...@gmail.com wrote:
Okay, but seriously, please stop resurrecting this thread. If you
think it's important
/Wikimedia_Movement_Strategic_Plan_Summary/Improve_Quality
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No one would care about Wikipedia Zero if Wikipedia was a reliable source.
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On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 1:44 AM, Cristian Consonni kikkocrist...@gmail.com
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Hi Andreas,
2015-04-02 18:25 GMT+02:00 Andreas Kolbe jayen
prevent them from
attending in person?
On Sunday, October 11, 2015, Keegan Peterzell <keegan.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > I've been following the conference online an
ding
those past crossed lines, and his propensity to walk very close to the edge
of propriety today, he has a valid critique and, along with those of more
temperate critics, his voice has a place in a truly comprehensive
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t seems likely that Cascadia Wikimedians will host the
> conference. As someone who is heavily invested in that group, I am hopeful
> that we'll get good quality recordings of at least a majority of the
> sessions in 2016.
>
> Pine
> On Oct 11, 2015 2:35 AM, "Anthony Co
Matt, here
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jimbo_Wales=697407200=697407110>,
Jimmy says this was a removal for cause.
Anthony Cole <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Anthonyhcole>
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Matthew Flaschen <
matthew.flasc...@ga
Gerard, you often tell people to shut up here or question their right to
speak. I'd really appreciate it if you could wind that back a little.
Recently, someone linked to a list of the most frequent posters to
wikimedia-l. You were at the top of that list.
Think about these two things.
Anthony
Is Denny recusing from all discussions and decisions that might affect
Google, broadly construed, including decisions involving WikiData?
I'm glad to see two people with Kelly's and Arnnon's expertise on the
board.
Anthony Cole
On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Andrew Gray <andre
?
Anthony Cole
I'm on the board of Wiki Project Med Foundation.
Anthony Cole
On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Legoktm <legoktm.wikipe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 01/05/2016 08:01 PM, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> > I note we now have on the board:
> >
> > * Jimmy
est, being on the payroll of Google.
Do you recuse from any board discussions and decisions that might, broadly
construed, affect Google commercially?
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Thank you so much for pulling all that together, Cornelius. An excellent
resource for us who didn't make it to the conference.
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> Thanks Cornelius! Just FYI: the documentation link seems to
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> >
> > > Dariusz, can you
That's excellent news Olatunde Isaac! Well done, and thanks for letting us
know.
Congratulations Olatunde and others who were involved with the effort!
On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 2:33 AM, olatunde isaac
wrote:
> Dear all,
> On behalf of WUGN, this is to congratulate all
It was obviously evolving as the project moved from initial
conceptualisation to the establishment of the Discovery team but,
nevertheless, a clear, meaningful statement of the vision for the project
(as it was imagined at the time) would have been appropriate when the team
was put together. I
Thank you, James.
Anthony Cole
On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 10:33 AM, James Alexander <jalexan...@wikimedia.org>
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> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When one's available, would someone please post a link to the transcri
ot the memo. I
think "advised" is enough, and if the board wants more engagement, they can
initiate it - presuming the notification is clear and comprehensive, of
course.
Anthony Cole
On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, I'm not sure abo
Excellent. Bearing in mind Kat's points, you might consider appointing
experts for the duration of specific projects or until predetermined goals
have been achieved, or for fixed periods with the clear prior understanding
that renewall is unlikely. (You can always offer renewal at the end of a
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How (and how much) does the WMF board of trustees use its advisory board?
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board
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To cite a book just add the ISBN and page number. Leave it at that; or
perhaps you could devise a bot that follows up, converting ISBN + page
number into a full-blown reference.
On 26 Jan 2016 4:20 pm, "Andrea Zanni" wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:03 AM, Gerard
Most editions of most books published in the last 40 years (certainly books
from reliable publishers) have an ISBN that identifies one edition. Most
reliable journal articles these days have a doi. For simple citing of web
pages, you could automatically convert bare urls to archived versions of
I understand there are some data (say, the sky is blue) that are so obvious
and well-known that no one would expect a source to be provided. I'm
referring to data that everyone on earth doesn't know the answer to, like dry
air contains 78.09*% *nitrogen.
Anthony Cole
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 1
to insist
on reliable sourcing for all of Wikidata's claims. What is it, please?
Anthony Cole
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 1:28 AM, Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually I think Wikidata is sourced more thoroughly than any single
> Wikipedia. Looking at the last chart in
Congratulations, Jethro. Nice work.
Anthony Cole
On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 5:05 AM, Chris Schilling <cschill...@wikimedia.org>
wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> (Cross-posted to a number of mailing lists)
>
> Last December, I sent out an invitation to
> [[m:Grants:IdeaLab/Futur
wrote:
> Hoi,
> Money would be spend for what ? When reliability is the big issue, the only
> issue, we would be Nupedia and not Wikipedia.
> Thanks,
> GerardM
>
> On 31 January 2016 at 14:53, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com
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and
monitor our course to our shared vision.
Anthony Cole
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 11:08 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've never understood why corporate appointees like Guy Kawasaki or the
> just-departed Arnnon Geshuri are voting board members, inst
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That was enlightening. Thank you Andy.
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On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 11:49 PM, Andy Mabbett <a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk>
wrote:
> Given recent issues, I found last night's episode of 'The Bottom Line':
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bottom_Line_%28radio_program
Thank you Lila. That's very clear, and I think it's a worthwhile project,
exactly in line with our shared vision.
Anthony Cole
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> Thank you, Sarah for an excellent question. Sometimes I compare
#Reliability
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> [[User:Peteforsyth]]
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 5:43 PM, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com
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> > Wrong link. It's here.
> >
> >
> http://wikipediocracy.com/2015/02/08/the-dream-that-died-erik-moller-and-the-wmfs
. Literally.
Ever. I assume it will be the last. That kind of thing, bullying people
into silence, quietly, off-list, is IMNSHO, poor behaviour, billinghurst.
Anthony Cole
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Benjamin Lees <emufarm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Someone complained to you off-l
(Sorry about calling the board names in my last post. Habit. I'll reign it
in, a bit.)
Anthony Cole
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 4:54 PM, Theo10011 <de10...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am totally with Benjamin on this.
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016, Oliver Keyes <ironho...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Wrong link. It's here.
http://wikipediocracy.com/2015/02/08/the-dream-that-died-erik-moller-and-the-wmfs-decade-long-struggle-for-the-perfect-discussion-system/
On Wednesday, 24 February 2016, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This time last year, Scott Martin wrote up
reasons, that's
fine. But I'd like to know what is at the heart of the WMF's practice here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Decency_Act
Anthony Cole
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de whole ranges of issues based on some vague qualification
> that may or may not have foundation in reality. If there is a specific
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> Lodewijk
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or me to publish this private email - it still touches on matters
that are not public.
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On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 10:52 AM, SarahSV <sarahsv.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 7:39 PM, SarahSV <sarahsv.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Jimmy, would
the purse strings,
as opposed to the current situation where the techie tail wags the
encyclopaedist dog.
Anthony Cole
On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi fellow Wikimedians,
>
> If we are seriously going to consider an expanded Co
contractor to "keep the servers running." Organised, we - the people who
actually created this thing and actively maintain it - could set the course
for its development.
Anthony Cole
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sara
the
encyclopaedia-makers have generated. If the WMF decides to hold on to all
that moolah, shame on them.
But I assume it won't come to that: neither the parting of the ways nor, if
that does come to pass, the WMF keeping the money.
Anthony Cole
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Keegan Peterzell
. But
this tail-wagging-dog thing is just not right.
Anthony Cole
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sarah, I'd prefer to see the "keeping the servers running" role completely
> separate from the community. As an organised c
Sorry, the above post is initially addressing Sarah.
Anthony Cole
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com> wrote:
> WMF is a technology company. We are an encyclopaedia, an educational
> institution. We need them like I need a mechanic to keep my car o
ing should be overseeing it, not the people who
keep the servers running.
Anthony Cole
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:46 AM, George Herbert <george.herb...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> More focused but where I was trying to go. Thank you.
>
> Perhaps two C level positions, Chief Editor Offi
are
atomised, the latter is our only option. Organised, forking becomes a
serious possibility. Of course, I hope it never comes to that. But without
that possibility, we are in the position of just having to take whatever
from the WMF - good and bad.
Anthony Cole
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 9:47 AM, SarahSV
I think we agree on the important points. There's a huge potential in
Wikidata, and it looks like it's in good hands. Commons could be so much
better than it is.
Anthony Cole
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hoi,
> Nice that
, sister-projects - too often lose sight of the fact that
all of them have yet to prove they have had any significant measurable
impact on the distribution of knowledge.
So, forgive me if I sometimes forget to include them in my thinking.
Anthony Cole
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 1:31 PM, Gerard Meijssen
d, I think, Pete Forsyth recommends that
the interim ED be clearly and purely an interim, not a probationary ED, and
I'm persuaded by his arguments.
Anthony Cole
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Balázs Viczián <balazs.vicz...@wikimedia.hu
> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> reading all th
Can we see your NDA please, Oliver?
Anthony Cole
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Something that I would like to understand is why so much WMF information is
> cloaked under NDAs. It seems to me that this is philosophically at odds
>
s to specify what "some" means. Or perhaps you could just be
specific in the code of conduct.
Anthony Cole
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 6:51 PM, James Alexander <jalexan...@wikimedia.org>
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> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 11:17 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
&g
Florence, can you explain to me the actual risk the foundation would be
exposed to if ir got involved in editorial decisions, please? Perhaps some
hypothetical examples would help.
Anthony Cole
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Florence Devouard <fdevou...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Le 27/02
Danny, four months ago the board decided to give her time. The vocal staff
have responded by rejecting that. The board needs to reconsider, in light
of that response, and either confirm their commitment to the ED or come to
a different resolution. Soon, preferably.
On 23 Feb 2016 12:09 am, "Danny
I found this response interesting. It highlights the imbalance we, on the
outside, are having to deal with. It is OK for anyone to criticize the ED
on this list and elsewhere but if she says something that implies
shortcomings on the part of one or more of her staff or former staff - and
if WMF
There will be an AllHands staff discussion about recent events tomorrow,
per Katherine Maher on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/permalink/963758547005310/?comment_id=963762980338200_comment_id=963831903664641_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R3%22%7D
Anthony Cole
On Fri, Feb
Thanks for your support over your time here, Lila. It's been invaluable.
All the best for the future.
Anthony Cole
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 4:36 AM, Leinonen Teemu <teemu.leino...@aalto.fi>
wrote:
> Thank you Lila for keeping things moving. Continuous development is the
> only
Lydia, could you please link to a log of that discussion?
Anthony Cole
On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 5:25 AM, Lydia Pintscher <
lydia.pintsc...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Lydia Pintscher
> <lydia.pintsc...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> > Hey folks
Oops. Thanks Lydia.
On 22 Jan 2016 3:30 pm, "Lydia Pintscher" <lydia.pintsc...@wikimedia.de>
wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 3:00 AM, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Lydia, could you please link to a log of that discussion?
>
> I already
ng critics was a good career move.
Denny's contemptuous dismissal of valid criticisms of his project, and your
contemptuous dismissal of the valid criticisms of the early visual editor
and its launch are both very disappointing.
Anthony Cole
On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 7:24 AM, Magnus Manske
ty to the developers even if that first group of
bitter, change-hating autistic ranters hadn't said a word.
I notice VE isn't even an option when I log out and edit en.Wikipedia, yet
above others are saying it is much improved and ready for release. What are
we waiting for?
Anthony Cole
On Tue
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