[Wikimediaau-l] CC seeks online focus group participants for NonCommercial study

2009-01-26 Thread Jessica Coates
Hi all The next stage of the Creative Commons Non-commercial study is about to commence, and they're looking for participants. In this stage, Creative Commons will be conducting focus groups looking at the meaning of Non-Commercial. Some of the groups will be online, and they're keen to get

[Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: ABC's 'PM' covering Wikipedia Flagged Revs proposal

2009-01-26 Thread Brianna Laugher
Hi, I just did a bit of an interview with Rachael Brown for the ABC radio show 'PM'. Apparently it is on twice an evening: Radio National 5.10pm, and ABC local (774 in Melbourne) at 6.10pm. Here's hoping it sounds OK, if someone could make a digital recording somehow that would be ace :)

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] WM-AU national gathering

2009-01-26 Thread Gnangarra
While its nice and can be advantageous to piggy back on other groups for confrences, the decision on when to hold the AGM and whether theres an event to coincide with it must be that of our members/committee complying with requirements of our constitution. I'd also suggest that making blanket

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: ABC's 'PM' covering Wikipedia Flagged Revs proposal

2009-01-26 Thread Gnangarra
So what is WM-au position on flagged revisions? 2009/1/27 YellowMonkey blnguyen2...@gmail.com The 6.10 screening is on all ABC local radios and the chats are always on teh ABC website on podcast or whatever On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Brianna Laugher brianna.laug...@gmail.com

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: ABC's 'PM' covering Wikipedia Flagged Revs proposal

2009-01-26 Thread Hugh Malcolm
The 6.10 screening is on all ABC local radiosthat'll be something to see then!! 2009/1/27 YellowMonkey blnguyen2...@gmail.com The 6.10 screening is on all ABC local radios and the chats are always on teh ABC website on podcast or whatever On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Brianna

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: ABC's 'PM' covering Wikipedia Flagged Revs proposal

2009-01-26 Thread Brianna Laugher
2009/1/27 Gnangarra gnanga...@gmail.com: So what is WM-au position on flagged revisions? There is no WMAU position on flagged revisions (FR). Did you notice one? I don't think anybody too much cares about WMAU's position on anything just yet. :) It was more a here is a local expert angle (and

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] WM-AU national gathering

2009-01-26 Thread Charles Gregory
2009/1/27 Gnangarra gnanga...@gmail.com While its nice and can be advantageous to piggy back on other groups for confrences, the decision on when to hold the AGM and whether theres an event to coincide with it must be that of our members/committee complying with requirements of our

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] WM-AU national gathering

2009-01-26 Thread Brian Salter-Duke
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 04:42:14PM +1100, Stephen Bain wrote: 2009/1/27 Charles Gregory wikimediaau.li...@chuq.net: 2. I believe our AGM needs to be held between July-November. I'm not sure how Linux Australia gets away with holding theirs in January. They may be incorporated in a

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: ABC's 'PM' covering Wikipedia Flagged Revs proposal

2009-01-26 Thread Mark Hurd
NewsRadio is reporting the issue now. WikiPedia Australia's President Brianna was sound quoted the most. Andrew's negative sound quote was also used. Prof. Julian Thomas of Swinburne Uni was also sound quoted. -- Regards, Mark Hurd, B.Sc.(Ma.)(Hons.)

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: ABC's 'PM' covering Wikipedia Flagged Revs proposal

2009-01-26 Thread Andrew
Eek, yes I heard it online via Sydney local radio. I was quoted verbatim but they used the second half of my quote, meaning that the part where I said that BLP was the biggest challenge to the encyclopaedia at present and that this was agreed by most, and that a solution was required, but the

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: ABC's 'PM' covering Wikipedia Flagged Revs proposal

2009-01-26 Thread Andrew
(whoops, pressed send by accident) ... was omitted entirely. The bit they did quote ran something like, the needs of the encyclopaedia for neutral reliable articles and the needs of the community which maintained the articles needed to be balanced, and that there was a risk that in effect we might