[Wikimedia-l] Another list called has been created on Google

2015-01-11 Thread Rui Correia
nd completely without thei knowing about it, based on some event atended by "a number of people", who expressed desire for a list, an idea supported by three or four of those people. Any idea as to what could be done about this? Best regards, Rui -- _ Rui Corre

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Another list WITH IDENTICAL NAME AS THIS ONE has been created on Google

2015-01-11 Thread Rui Correia
Dear All My subject line was somehow 'edited' by the list software, which removed the most crucial element: It was "Another list called [Wikimedia-l] has been created on Google". "Wikimedia-l" was removed fronm the line. The email follows: 2015-01-11 15:11

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Another list WITH IDENTICAL NAME AS THIS ONE has been created on Google

2015-01-11 Thread Rui Correia
any organisation the > author is associated with or employed by. > > > Experience is a good school but the fees are high. > - Heinrich Heine > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Please report to Google [was Re: Warning: "Wikimedia-l" Google Group]

2015-01-11 Thread Rui Correia
___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wiki

Re: [Wikimedia-l] proportion of wiki size to what?

2015-01-25 Thread Rui Correia
__ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mai

[Wikimedia-l] Adding your own works as sources & possible conflict of interests

2015-03-21 Thread Rui Correia
and disclose the association? Any constructive constributions via the list or directly to my address will be welcome. Regards, Rui Correia -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Adding your own works as sources & possible conflict of interests

2015-03-21 Thread Rui Correia
t publicly identifying a user and that of proving COI are > mutually incompatible with the general preference for transparency of process. > Cheers, > Peter > > -Original Message- > From: wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org > [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikim

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Adding your own works as sources & possible conflict of interests

2015-03-21 Thread Rui Correia
Thanks, Geni I just wanted to hear a few opinions before making it 'official' by taking it up on a notice board. I will try the list you suggest. Regards, Rui 2015-03-21 18:53 GMT+02:00 geni : > On 21 March 2015 at 15:22, Rui Correia wrote: > >> Hi Peter >> >&

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copy and Paste Detection Bot

2015-04-03 Thread Rui Correia
; Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Copy and Paste Detection Bot

2015-04-04 Thread Rui Correia
e: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant M

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moderation of Fae

2015-05-24 Thread Rui Correia
u...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki

[Wikimedia-l] Can't we simplify merge proposals?

2014-05-08 Thread Rui Correia
Can't we create a way that will simplify merge propsals into a simple 1-minute procedure? A template with: Merger [Quercitrin] into [Quercitin], Motivation [bla bla bla] that would automatically display the merge notice on all revelant pages? Best regards, Rui -- ____

[Wikimedia-l] "Perhaps (love)"

2014-05-10 Thread Rui Correia
Perhaps Perhaps and that is the sum-total of it. That is what we want!!! And yet, some of us will die defeding its existence", while others will "die proving it never existed" -- _____________ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Co

[Wikimedia-l] Silly question? - What list is meant for what?

2014-05-20 Thread Rui Correia
r example. Best regards, Rui -- _____ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Telemóvel na África do Sul +27 74 425 4186 ___ _

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Task-oriented mailing lists

2014-05-20 Thread Rui Correia
r @ Wikimedia Foundation > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Silly question? - What list is meant for what?

2014-05-21 Thread Rui Correia
Nemo I am not sure I understand your cryptic message Rui 2014-05-21 10:24 GMT+02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) : > Rui Correia, 21/05/2014 00:01: > > I realised a while back that I have in the past written to the Wikimedia >> Foundation Mailing List and to the Wikimedia Mailing L

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Silly question? - What list is meant for what?

2014-05-21 Thread Rui Correia
Thanks, Theo Now it makes sense. And whereas I do appreciate the gesture of including the link to the various lists, cryptic reply like that are just not constructive. Regards, Rui 2014-05-21 13:52 GMT+02:00 Theo10011 : > On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Rui Correia > wrote: >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Silly question? - What list is meant for what?

2014-05-21 Thread Rui Correia
Thanks, that was insightful. I'll be in touch off list if I feel the need. Regards, Rui 2014-05-21 22:18 GMT+02:00 quiddity : > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 3:01 PM, Rui Correia > wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I realised a while back that I have in the past written

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The first three weeks.

2014-05-29 Thread Rui Correia
t; > 16. Oppose monopolization of software, communications, publishing, and > finance industries > > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedi

[Wikimedia-l] Increase participation [WAS: The first three weeks]

2014-05-29 Thread Rui Correia
are power efficiency >> >> 14. Increased security against eavesdropping >> >> 15. Metropolitan broadband >> >> 16. Oppose monopolization of software, communications, publishing, and >> finance industries >> >> ___ &

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Increase participation [WAS: The first three weeks]

2014-05-29 Thread Rui Correia
02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) : > Rui Correia, 29/05/2014 15:01: > > Do we have any figures on retention of new editors? >> > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special% > 3ASearch&profile=advanced&search=retention&fulltext= > Search&ns202=1&prof

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Increase participation [WAS: The first three weeks]

2014-05-30 Thread Rui Correia
an/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 7

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The first three weeks.

2014-05-30 Thread Rui Correia
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:The_Speed_of_Speedy_Deletions > 8. > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Onboarding_new_Wikipedians/Rollout > 9. > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:VisualEditor%27s_effect_on_newly_registered_editors/Results > 10. https://lists.wikimedia.org/m

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Increase participation

2014-06-01 Thread Rui Correia
> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wik

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Increase participation

2014-06-01 Thread Rui Correia
2014-06-01 20:47 GMT+02:00 Jane Darnell : > I'll bet you have never tried to edit Wikipedia on an iPad > > 2014-06-01 20:25 GMT+02:00, Rui Correia : > > Jane > > > > I think we are talking about two different things. Ownership of or access > > to equipment w

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Increase participation

2014-06-01 Thread Rui Correia
> Thanks, > GerardM > > > On 1 June 2014 21:13, Rui Correia wrote: > > > Well, from your previous post I was left the distinct impression that > > neither you nor your female friends edit the Wikipedia. So I have gone > back > > and reread your post to see what

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Increase participation

2014-06-01 Thread Rui Correia
(like as in zero productivity - go try editing > Wikipedia on a smartphone!). > > 2014-06-01 21:16 GMT+02:00, Gerard Meijssen : > > Hoi, > > Jane is in my top 1% of most accomplished Wikimedians She > is > > VERY effective on both Wikipedia, Commons and WIkidata. >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Reset the Internet

2014-06-02 Thread Rui Correia
t; Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant B

[Wikimedia-l] So now the Wikipedia comes in handy to 'vouch' for 419 scams

2014-06-02 Thread Rui Correia
to you, > please view my link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliane_Bettencourt and > Email me on bettencourtlilian...@rogers.com for more info > > > > -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Ango

[Wikimedia-l] A small step for net neutrality in a small far-off country

2014-06-07 Thread Rui Correia
ralidad-y-redes-sociales-gratis>, and nixed those arrangements." http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/24086-a-government-ruled-for-net-neutrality-too-bad-it-wasnt-your-government Regards, Rui _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Languag

[Wikimedia-l] The soft underbelly of the WP: the sponsored private fiefdoms that thrive in the blind spots

2013-07-22 Thread Rui Correia
his all. In an age when the so-called 'big media' is already overwhelmingly in the service of 'big business', we owe to ourselves to keep them out of the WP. Regards, Rui Correia. -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consul

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The soft underbelly of the WP: the sponsored private fiefdoms that thrive in the blind spots

2013-07-23 Thread Rui Correia
I've have my setting on "receive copy of own emails", but did not receive this email that I sent out. Can someone please confirm? Regards, On 22 July 2013 18:02, Rui Correia wrote: > Dear All > > It is certainly not news that a lot of deliberately biased editing goes o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The soft underbelly of the WP: the sponsored private fiefdoms that thrive in the blind spots

2013-07-23 Thread Rui Correia
:07, Rui Correia wrote: > > > I've have my setting on "receive copy of own emails", but did not receive > > this email that I sent out. Can someone please confirm? > > > It went out. What you're seeing is that GMail refuses to show you > messages you s

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The soft underbelly of the WP: the sponsored private fiefdoms that thrive in the blind spots

2013-07-23 Thread Rui Correia
d it, as I delete almost all messages. > > Fred > > > ___ > 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] The soft underbelly of the WP: the sponsored private fiefdoms that thrive in the blind spots

2013-07-23 Thread Rui Correia
en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=images&search=asian&fulltext=Search > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=images&search=caucasian&fulltext=Search > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?titl

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The soft underbelly of the WP: the sponsored private fiefdoms that thrive in the blind spots

2013-07-23 Thread Rui Correia
.com/help/guidelines/ > > (To report an image, navigate to the image and click "Report abuse", near > the bottom of the page.) > > Andreas > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 1:19 AM, Rui Correia > wrote: > > > Thanks Andreas. I appreciate that you took the time to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] The soft underbelly of the WP: the sponsored private fiefdoms that thrive in the blind spots

2013-07-23 Thread Rui Correia
elp/guidelines/ > > (To report an image, navigate to the image and click "Report abuse", near > the bottom of the page.) > > Andreas > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 1:19 AM, Rui Correia > wrote: > > > Thanks Andreas. I appreciate that you took the time to wr

[Wikimedia-l] Why the WP will never be a real encyclopaedia

2013-08-01 Thread Rui Correia
to being featured in such a racist article. I will write to them about this. I know that each one is not a valid source about him/ herself and therefore them objecting will probably not count. Just as an side, in case you didn't know, the census in Brazil is done on the basis of how people see

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why the WP will never be a real encyclopaedia

2013-08-01 Thread Rui Correia
offered you here, and is to be considered anything > beyond trolling. > > All the best, > Denny > > > > 2013/8/1 Rui Correia > > > Dear Colleagues at the Foundation > > > > I just came across an artecle called "White Africans of European > ancestry&quo

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why the WP will never be a real encyclopaedia

2013-08-01 Thread Rui Correia
t to preserve a specific point of view. Rui On 1 August 2013 22:55, Rui Correia wrote: > Denny > > If you going to shoot me down as a troll, then I can say only that you are > one of those that refuse to see the elephant in the room. I am a journalist > (and a journalism trainer), I

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why the WP will never be a real encyclopaedia

2013-08-01 Thread Rui Correia
//prezi.com/szjdvdbtl0j_/is-wikipedia-done/ > > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Rui Correia wrote: > > > Dear Colleagues at the Foundation > > > > I just came across an artecle called "White Africans of European > ancestry". > > What is that even

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why the WP will never be a real encyclopaedia

2013-08-01 Thread Rui Correia
acking the messenger? Answer the folowing questions: Do we have problems? Are we tackling them seriously? Are we attacking the problems or attacking those who raise them? Rui On 1 August 2013 23:18, Laura Hale wrote: > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 10:55 PM, Rui Correia > wrote: > > > &

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why the WP will never be a real encyclopaedia

2013-08-01 Thread Rui Correia
t;systemic bias [which] is a serious problem"? Rui On 1 August 2013 23:23, David Gerard wrote: > On 1 August 2013 22:19, Rui Correia wrote: > > > So you mostly agree with m, but prefer to come out knee-jerking first and > > only after that showing that you somehow agree. &

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why the WP will never be a real encyclopaedia

2013-08-01 Thread Rui Correia
of > cause are for that aspect of systemic bias? > > > George William Herbert > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 1, 2013, at 2:29 PM, Rui Correia wrote: > > > David > > > > I am glad to see to see that so far everybody agrees with me, just nobody > > can see t

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

2013-09-02 Thread Rui Correia
pedian > > WikiProject Medicine > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > www.opentextbookofmedicine.com > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-

[Wikimedia-l] Please, let's save the Wikipedia - from itself

2013-09-04 Thread Rui Correia
and privilege to meet Jimmy Wales in South Africa and to discuss a few things relating to WP in Africa. So, it is time to wind down anr retire into a corner. I am busy with a novel, I am sure that is where I should invest my time and energy. Sincere regards to all, happy editing Rui Correia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Please, let's save the Wikipedia - from itself

2013-09-04 Thread Rui Correia
Lars Gardenius > > > > > ____________ > Von: Rui Correia > An: Wikimedia Mailing List > Gesendet: 23:08 Mittwoch, 4.September 2013 > Betreff: [Wikimedia-l] Please, let's save the Wikipedia - from itself > > > Greetings to All > > Let me start by saying tha

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Please, let's save the Wikipedia - from itself

2013-09-04 Thread Rui Correia
t; > > > Regards, > > Lars Gardenius > > > > > > > > > > > > Von: Rui Correia > > An: Wikimedia Mailing List > > Gesendet: 23:08 Mittwoch, 4.September 2013 > > Betreff: [Wikimedia-l] Please, let's save the Wikipedia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Please, let's save the Wikipedia - from itself

2013-09-05 Thread Rui Correia
NOTFORUM) and we also need to emphasise the > importance of making comments in the right tone, and with supporting > sources. > > Regards, > Tom > > > On 4 September 2013 22:08, Rui Correia wrote: > > > Greetings to All > > > > Let me start by saying tha

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Please, let's save the Wikipedia - from itself

2013-09-13 Thread Rui Correia
r identity and thus makes you easier to attack. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Lars Gardenius > > > > Indeed; however, a number of other strategies are also used to dominate. > > > > Fred > > > > > >

[Wikimedia-l] Suggestion to add sources to millions of (tagged) unsourced articles

2013-09-17 Thread Rui Correia
Also, I remember reading about a bot created by the Ducth WP that has created about half of the articles in the Swedish WP. It apparently has - among aother things - the ability to find valid sources. Best regards, Rui -- _ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and

[Wikimedia-l] Is there an agreement between GoldenMap and the Wikipedia for the use of Wikipedia content?

2012-08-03 Thread Rui Correia
this page on the Wildebeest http://en.goldenmap.com/Wildebeest Best regards, Rui -- _____ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Telemóv

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Is there an agreement between GoldenMap and the Wikipedia for the use of Wikipedia content?

2012-08-03 Thread Rui Correia
d of the article). I believe it's just one of > the > > (many) unauthorized mirrors that don't properly credit the source of > their > > content. > > > > The English Wikipedia keeps track of such sites here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CC-BY-SA_Complia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] This afternoon's system outage

2012-08-06 Thread Rui Correia
has started to come back > > > TTFN > > WSC > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- _____ Rui Correia Adv

Re: [Wikimedia-l] This afternoon's system outage

2012-08-06 Thread Rui Correia
ly, too, for > the same reasons as Delirium states. > > Richard Symonds > Wikimedia UK > 0207 065 0992 > Disclaimer viewable at > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > > > > On 6 August 201

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [WikiEN-l] "Stocking personal details"

2012-08-19 Thread Rui Correia
into efforts to more closely link the WMF and > its finances to European chapters. > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- ___

[Wikimedia-l] Portuguese Wikipedia at the mercy of a few rogue editors

2013-01-12 Thread Rui Correia
pass on to anyone who wants to look into this. I do hope someone does. Best regards, Rui -- _____ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Tel

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours

2013-01-25 Thread Rui Correia
; Maggie > > -- > Maggie Dennis > Community Liaison > WikimediaFoundation.org > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > --

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours

2013-01-26 Thread Rui Correia
gie > > [1] If you aren't familiar with IRC (Internet Relay Chat), there is > information about how to use it at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC and > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#How_to_participate > > [2] The logs can be found here: > http://meta.w

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours

2013-01-26 Thread Rui Correia
t; and chat, through IRC. > > > > Nemo > > > > > > __**_ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<