Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost – Volume 12, Issue 19 – 5 June 2016

2016-06-06 Thread JP Béland
It looks to me the PDF link is not working. JP aka Amqui Le dim. 5 juin 2016 14:14, Wikipedia Signpost a écrit : > News and notes: WMF cuts budget for 2016-17 as scope tightens > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-06-05/News_and_notes > > In the media: Jimmy Wales

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Foundation of Wikimedia Belgium

2014-11-13 Thread JP Béland
Félicitations ! JP Béland aka Amqui 2014-10-30 20:32 GMT-06:00 Romaine Wiki : > Hello Ilario, > > You can find our statutes from this page: > https://be.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter_Statutes_%26_Bylaws > > Greetings, > Romaine > > > > > > F

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Commons copyright extremism

2014-12-13 Thread JP Béland
Russavia wrote "To crop the logo out to appear as it does in your linked to image, it would be a copyvio. " Doesn't the free license we use is supposed to allow (and even force) any modifications of an image to be free also? JP aka Amqui 2014-12-11 11:04 GMT-07:00 Russavia : > Geni > > You woul

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Commons copyright extremism

2014-12-13 Thread JP Béland
Dec 13, 2014 at 12:07 PM, JP Béland wrote: > > > Russavia wrote "To crop the > > logo out to appear as it does in your linked to image, it would be a > > copyvio. " Doesn't the free license we use is supposed to allow (and even > > force) any modifications

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Is there some Wikimedia project to host contents based on original research?

2015-01-08 Thread JP Béland
Wikibooks. 2015-01-06 11:02 GMT-07:00 Castelo Branco : > +1 Ting Chen > > Original research in a wiki way = Wikiversity > Original report (for recent events) and interviews = Wikinews > > Regards, > > Michel Castelo Branco > > 2015-01-05 12:07 GMT-02:00 Ting Chen : > > > Hello Sucheta, > > > > fo

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Is there some Wikimedia project to host contents based on original research?

2015-01-09 Thread JP Béland
ch." > > https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:What_is_Wikibooks > > Michel Castelo Branco > > 2015-01-08 19:54 GMT-02:00 JP Béland : > > > Wikibooks. > > > > 2015-01-06 11:02 GMT-07:00 Castelo Branco >: > > > > > +1 Ting Chen > > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] I'm back

2014-04-17 Thread JP Béland
Welcome back. JP aka Amqui 2014-04-17 15:07 GMT-06:00 Nathan : > Welcome back Millosh! Luckily I feel like you never left, because your FB > commentary is often so interesting :P > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Uns

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Russian Wikipedia in blacklist trouble again

2013-05-08 Thread JP Béland
Any details translated in English about what are the specific "wording" on the articles that pushed the Russian State to blacklist those articles? Thanks, JP aka Amqui 2013/5/8, Tomasz W. Kozlowski : > Hi all, > I think it should be noted that the Russian Wikipedia is having more and > more probl

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Children and Simple English

2013-05-30 Thread JP Béland
And there is no Wikipedia in Simple French anyway... JP 2013/5/30 Benoit Landry > There is a longstanding proposal to create simple language Wikipedias in >> languages other than English and France >> > > > Sorry, but... really!? France is a language now? Pft... > > , > Salvidrim > > > > _

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia in jail!

2013-06-19 Thread JP Béland
Perhaps there is a better channel to discuss that, but why Kiwix is only Wikipedia especially since the French Wiktionary is one of the most developed? JP 2013/6/19, Patricio Lorente : > Charles, this is an amazing initiative. Thanks for sharing, I think we > could probably try to do something si

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikidata-l] Meeting about the support of Wiktionary in Wikidata

2013-08-09 Thread JP Béland
I agree. We also need to include the Omegawiki community. JP On Aug 9, 2013 8:17 PM, "Mathieu Stumpf" wrote: > Le 2013-08-09 13:04, Romaine Wiki a écrit : > >> Are there much users from Wiktionary in Hong Kong? I do not think any >> of the Dutch users is, I can't say for others. >> >> I think it

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikidata-l] Meeting about the support of Wiktionary in Wikidata

2013-08-09 Thread JP Béland
ug 10, 2013 12:22 AM, "Laura Hale" wrote: > On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 6:13 PM, JP Béland wrote: > > > I agree. We also need to include the Omegawiki community. > > > > Why? The question of moving them into the WMF fold was pretty much no, > because the project

Re: [Wikimedia-l] law enforcement buying vulnerabilities on black market & leaving them unreported for surveillance

2013-08-19 Thread JP Béland
I'm not sure what is your point here. How exactly readers of Wikimedia projects are at risk here because of that story? Are you trying to say it is the Foundation responsibility to protect the readers from the vulnerabilities of their operating systems? JP Béland 2013/8/19 James Sa

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Looking for Wikipedians to add already translated articles

2013-08-20 Thread JP Béland
A big thank you to all the translations from TWB and for you James for organizing that, this is a great project and awesome results! Thanks! JP Béland aka Amqui 2013/8/20 James Heilman > We at WikiProject Medicine are working on a collaborative effort with > Translators Without Border

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Library

2013-08-26 Thread JP Béland
Good day, Wikipedia Library is a great project, thanks for sharing. That being said, I'm not sure why this project is on the English Wikipedia? Considering the fact that most sources are in English no matter the language(s) you are contributing in, woudln't all Wikipedia communities take benefit of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] is wikipedia zero illegal because it violates net neutrality?

2013-08-26 Thread JP Béland
"And if it is illegal or borderline according to, say, netherlands, swiss, or german law, is it appropriate to do it in countries where the law is less developed? " As said Kevin, it is impossible to respect the law of all countries in every country (Wikipedia already fails at that in its current

Re: [Wikimedia-l] is wikipedia zero illegal because it violates net neutrality?

2013-08-26 Thread JP Béland
2013/8/26, Martijn Hoekstra : > On Aug 26, 2013 6:30 PM, "JP Béland" wrote: >> >> "And if it is illegal or borderline according to, say, >> netherlands, swiss, or german law, is it appropriate to do it in >> countries where the law is less developed?

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The Wikipedia Library

2013-08-26 Thread JP Béland
our wiki to another one that you may not contribute to. Even if it's not the case, there is a perception that if a project is hosted on a local wiki it is intended for the local community. Thanks, JP Béland aka Amqui ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Re: [Wikimedia-l] is wikipedia zero illegal because it violates net neutrality?

2013-08-27 Thread JP Béland
ive advantage... Why not let WMF competitors decide about that, because I'm sure not many for-profit entreprises will do any actions against WMF because it facilitates, through non-financial partnerships with ISPs, free access to Wikipedia in countries where poverty is important. JP Béland aka A

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Internet.org and Wikipedia Zero ?

2013-08-27 Thread JP Béland
"Wikimedia should stay far away from this crowd and its "initiatives". Maybe in the future we should even get more distance between them (Facebook, Google, etc.) and us." And how that would bring us closer to our vision to have all humans have access to k

Re: [Wikimedia-l] is wikipedia zero illegal because it violates net neutrality?

2013-08-27 Thread JP Béland
set up the same thing with the ISPs. As George said, we are not to do something worse just for the sake of letting others catch up. JP Béland 2013/8/27 George Herbert > This is a huge question and problem, however: > > Andreas: > > > The question is whether monopolisati

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Radiological images

2013-09-17 Thread JP Béland
And for the individual himself, does a model gets the copyright of the pictures for the poses he takes? JP On Sep 17, 2013 11:28 AM, "Katie Chan" wrote: > On 17/09/2013 17:47, Erlend Bjørtvedt wrote: > >> I took CR scanning recently, and reflected on who would be the right >> copyrightholder. >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Books and Bytes: The Wikipedia Library Newsletter (#1)

2013-11-04 Thread JP Béland
Another global project located on the English Wikipedia... JP aka Amqui 2013/11/4 Jake Orlowitz > *Books and Bytes* > > Welcome to the inaugural edition of *Books and Bytes*, The Wikipedia > Library's monthly newsletter. The Wikipedia Library is an open research hub > for connecting libraries t

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Indigenous Languages

2012-08-29 Thread JP Béland
enous languages are welcome to join Wikimedia Indigenous Languages. For questions or further discussion, come on the talk page, and a dedicated mailing list to discuss languages-related issue and initiatives will soon be crated. Thanks, JP Béla

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Indigenous Languages

2012-08-30 Thread JP Béland
kipedia saw it happen multiple > times, Uyghur Wikipedia saw it happen at one point, countless others where > "hobbyists" shot down real native speakers). > > Just some thoughts. > > 2012/8/29 JP Béland > >> Good day, >> >> I'm pleased to anno

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Indigenous Languages

2012-09-01 Thread JP Béland
off in Wikimedia Mexico, and which are already actively working members of > our chapter. We are very happy to share our experiences. > > Saludos. > > 2012/8/29 JP Béland > > > Good day, > > > > I'm pleased to announce you the creation of Wikimedia Indigenous

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Indigenous Languages

2012-09-01 Thread JP Béland
cs as well, so if you are interested in those, please join. Thanks, JP 2012/8/29 JP Béland > > Good day, > > I'm pleased to announce you the creation of Wikimedia Indigenous Languages > (WIL). WIL is the coordinating body for the promotion and development of > indigenous on

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Could someone please fix this article?

2012-09-16 Thread JP Béland
Indeed, and I'm pretty sure Wikipedia-en has its own list anyway... 2012/9/16 David Richfield > This shouldn't be on this mailing list; it should be somewhere like > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/British_cinema_task_force > > On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 8:43 PM, Phil Nash

Re: [Wikimedia-l] the hidden toolbox

2012-09-19 Thread JP Béland
2012/9/19 MZMcBride > David Gerard wrote: > > That there was a plausible reason to hide functionality doesn't mean > > it actually works out to be a good idea, and it arguably not working > > out to be one is the point of this thread. It turns out that if you > > obscure functionality, people don

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Transparency about Wikimania costs

2012-09-21 Thread JP Béland
I also think all recipients should be publicy disclosed as long with their applications for transparency purposes (on the same way all grants are publicy disclosed with the GAC process). It`s impossible for this year, but we should think of include this info in next year application process. JP

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Creating content in Dari

2012-10-05 Thread JP Béland
I answered you about the templates on the languages list. JP 2012/10/5, Gerard Meijssen : > Hoi, > There has not been a request for the Dari language. A request for Dari will > be seriously considered because its similarity to Farsi or Persian is such > that it is mutually intelligible. > Thanks,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] Improving dialogue between editors and "tech people"

2012-10-26 Thread JP Béland
I`m wondering why this discussion is on the English Wikipedia since it concerns all projects, it should be on Meta in my opinion. Thanks, JP Beland aka Amqui 2012/10/26, David Gerard : > Note the suggestion: set aside $1m of tech resources for community-chosen > work. > > Heck, projects other tha

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] Improving dialogue between editors and "tech people"

2012-10-26 Thread JP Béland
There isn't such things as "my wiki" or "your wiki"... it's all "our wikis". JP 2012/10/26, Guillaume Paumier : > Hi, > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 4:26 PM, JP Béland wrote: >> I`m wondering why this discussion is on the English Wikipedia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] Improving dialogue between editors and "tech people"

2012-10-26 Thread JP Béland
's more rhetoric than anything... JP 2012/10/26, David Gerard : > On 26 October 2012 20:05, JP Béland wrote: > >> There isn't such things as "my wiki" or "your wiki"... it's all "our >> wikis". > > > Ideally, yes

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chapter Reports Wikimedia Canada, January to April 2012

2012-11-25 Thread JP Béland
Activities report from Wikimedia Canada for first quarter to anybody who is interested. Thanks, JP aka Amqui 2012/11/25 Benoit Rochon > Hello, > > Here are the reports for WMCA from January to April 2012. > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/** > Reports/Wikimedia_Canada/**Ja

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Creating Wikikultur

2012-11-27 Thread JP Béland
The scope of Wikibooks could be expanded to include essays, poems, novels, etc. and not only pedagogical content (especially that we have Wikiversity who also focus on pedagogic stuff). JP Le 27 nov. 2012 10:37, "Mathieu Stumpf" a écrit : > > Hello, I just added this proposition : http://meta.wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] French intelligency agency forces removal of a Wikipedia article

2013-04-08 Thread JP Béland
Could you share some examples of those articles where journalist report that story, please? Thanks, JP Beland aka Amqui 2013/4/6, Adrienne Alix : > Hi folks, > > > We published a blogpost in french : > http://blog.wikimedia.fr/la-dcri-menace-un-administrateur-de-wikipedia-pour-supprimer-un-articl