[Wikimediach-l] Questions about Charter

2005-11-29 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Hi, I've corrected the italian version of charter but I've some questions. 1.what means das aktive und passive Wahlrecht. I don't understand how can happen a passive vote (art.4.1). 2.in article 8.4 I've understood that an extraordinary meeting can happen if: ---there is an urgent need ---10% of

Re: [Wikimediach-l] English (and French) translations, problems?

2005-12-09 Thread Ilario Valdelli
If the translations are placed in a public area someone could give help. Even if they are postate on the mailing list this would not be badly, anyone could translate and a responsible would verify and integrate them. Ilario Michael Bimmler wrote: Ad french translations: Mea culpa, I forgot,

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Wikipedia Day - Date - new proposal

2006-01-13 Thread Ilario Valdelli
It seems to be a good decision. In my experience (but I've worked a lot with Germany and Italy and not with Swiss companies) all I have fixed in August was after delayed. In any case IMHO it is important, at moment, to fix only a deadline and a period, the date can be fixed some months before

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Rhaeto-Romanic (and other) translations

2006-02-03 Thread Ilario Valdelli
IMHO the romanic translation could be made if we have a definitive bylaw, approved and voted definitevly by the board. Ilario On 2/3/06, Michael Bimmler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An offer for a Rhaeto-Romanic translation (by mail to list-owner) was made by Anita Decurtins-Capaul, a student of

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Bylaws

2006-02-26 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Yes ;) You should send a formal note and ask (informally) to someone in the board to take care about the decision (otherwise it could require time). Ilario Michael Bimmler wrote: Question: As we now have the english version of bylaws online, shall we send a formal note to Chapters

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Updated: Contact information

2006-03-13 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Hallo to all people :) I'm thinking to ask for an account for OTRS to help in italian. Do you think this is a good idea? Regards Ilario On 3/11/06, Michael Bimmler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/10/06, Frederic Schutz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/5/06, Michael Bimmler [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Rumantsch Grischun - summary for non-german-speakers

2006-03-15 Thread Ilario Valdelli
CH kich-off. Ilario On 3/15/06, Michael Bimmler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/15/06, Ilario Valdelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMHO there is no problem. The master document should be the english version because it is the document approved by international board. I think

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Board resolutions

2006-03-15 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Looking at the latest changes on the CH wiki... is it on purpose that the current resolutions look as formal as a UN Security Council resolution ? RESOLVED... AND... FURTHER RESOLVED... so proposed on the fifteenth of March 2006. I know it is borderline to hairsplitting, but this makes the

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Board resolutions

2006-03-15 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Lugano - the sunny capital :) On 3/15/06, Jürg Wolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So there are even other cities possible: * Zurich - the economic capital of CH * Berne - the political capital of CH of home affairs * Geneva - the political capital of CH of foreign affairs * Lucerne - the

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Board resolutions

2006-03-15 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Which bank: Postfinance looks like a good option to me, if only because it is easy to give a postal account number to anyone for donations, such as 12-345678-9, instead of having to say Bank such and such, account A-BCDEFGH-I. All the associations I know of use a Yellow account as their main

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Board resolutions

2006-03-15 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Of course, your argument makes perfect sense. But being an association that promotes Wikipedia and other Wiki-based projects, I would like to think that we can do without the permanent protections, only with a banner saying This is a resolution voted by the board, and should not be modified

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Board resolutions

2006-03-16 Thread Ilario Valdelli
This is a good idea. It's could be also correct to use http://www.wikimedia.ch to indicate some important resolutions taken here in the mailing list. If a new member enter in the foundation, it could be informed of the previous decisions. Regards Ilario On 3/16/06, Nando Stöcklin [EMAIL

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Translation

2006-03-17 Thread Ilario Valdelli
These are technical words. Strange also to me, but they are correct. Regards Ilario Frederic Schutz wrote: Jürg Wolf wrote: * active voting right = right to get a job within the corporation / association * passive voting right = right to vote for someone Even the swiss constitution and

Re: [Wikimediach-l] foundation assembly?

2006-03-21 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Hi Patrick, if Michael and Nando and all members of this ML agreed, I suggest to organize a meeting room using the IRC channel. It's a simple solution and someone can have an answer to his own questions. Best Regards Ilario On 3/21/06, Patrick Kenel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all! I'd like

Re: [Wikimediach-l] foundation assembly?

2006-03-21 Thread Ilario Valdelli
is a must). Best Regards Ilario On 3/21/06, Michael Bimmler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/21/06, Ilario Valdelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Patrick, if Michael and Nando and all members of this ML agreed, I suggest to organize a meeting room using the IRC channel. It's a simple solution

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Date fixing

2006-03-22 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Figo, Schön, Nice, etc. ;) On 3/22/06, Michael Bimmler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a proposal of Jürg Studer: On the link below there is a website (english version: http://www.doodle.ch/index.php.en) where you can create online polls. The website proposes to use these polls for date

Re: [Wikimediach-l] foundation assembly?

2006-03-22 Thread Ilario Valdelli
The distance isn't a problem. In the past I was anywhere in Europe in any time for my job (Aachen, Bruxelles, Madrid, etc.), to go from Lugano to Zürich is like to go shopping at closest favourite supermarket ;) But it's logical that if this favourite supermarket is closer than another I'd like

Re: [Wikimediach-l] As an information

2006-04-05 Thread Ilario Valdelli
I've modified the italian translation. In any case I'm reading the questions made by Jürg: these are also my questions. Ilario On 4/5/06, Frederic Schutz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Delphine Ménard wrote: I think all is resolved. Thank you for translating the part that we changed [1] into the

Re: [Wikimediach-l] As an information

2006-04-05 Thread Ilario Valdelli
The questions of Jürg are correct. The text is changed like this: The Association shares the objectives of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit organisation based in Florida, USA. before it was: The Association shall take the responsiblities of a section (Local Chapter) of the

Re: [Wikimediach-l] As an information

2006-04-05 Thread Ilario Valdelli
The goals of Wikimedia CH are indicated at §2.1 -- these are the official goals, as defined by the bylaws. §2.3 is here to indicate that there is some kind of link with the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), which is obviously required since we share their name, but it does not influence by

Re: [Wikimediach-l] about Wikipedia Day - an answer

2006-04-12 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Hello to all, It could be a good idea to have this materials in PDF format. The PRs in areas outside Zurich could download the PDFs and print them to stick up where it's possible. It's important to have similar material in similar graphic format (i.e. wikipedia logo combined with other elements)

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Founding Assembly

2006-04-26 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Hello, I'm reading and replying to the emails in this moment because I've been very very busy in these last weeks. I've indicate my choices in the web page. Unfortunately the stressing time is not finished yet :( but my hope is to be present at first Assembly above all to know (face to face)

Re: [Wikimediach-l] marketing via emails and homepage

2006-05-01 Thread Ilario Valdelli
are stored in a archive which are processed by search engines. Best Regards Ilario Valdelli Last but not least we should introduce our website in as many Homepages as possible to increase Pagerank (we don't have any yet!) ___ Wikimediach-l mailing

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Hosting Website

2006-05-02 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Hi, I reply you after some days, but I think it could be useful. I know Wordpress and I'm approaching to Typo3. The problem is that Wordpress is a blog factory whereas typo3 is a standard CMS. This difference is considerable because a blogger has no workflow (or smaller workflow) and a simple

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Hosting Website

2006-05-03 Thread Ilario Valdelli
on http://wikimedia.ch. On 5/2/06, Ilario Valdelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I reply you after some days, but I think it could be useful. I know Wordpress and I'm approaching to Typo3. The problem is that Wordpress is a blog factory whereas typo3 is a standard CMS. This difference

Re: [Wikimediach-l] SchoolNetGuide

2006-09-09 Thread Ilario Valdelli
IMHO we should have in our home page the list of our initiatives. It is important for the persons to show that Wikimedia CH is active. Ilario Jürg Studer wrote: Hallo Ich habe heute von der swisscom den neusten SchoolNetGuide zugesandt erhalten. Thema: Jeder Leser auch ein Autor: Blogs und

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Turin candidate of Wikimania 2007

2006-09-15 Thread Ilario Valdelli
For Wikimania 2007 at start you could sign your name in related page. If Turin is choosed we could organize a task force. I am organizing a meeting of Wikipedians in Lugano in november where we could decide how Wikimedia CH could help Wikimania 2007 in Turin. I will send you the program in

Re: [Wikimediach-l] WIKIKURIER: Bertrand Meyer, Folge 3

2006-09-25 Thread Ilario Valdelli
IMHO Wikipedia is a revolutionary point of view to have a concept of Encyclopedia. A revolutionary point of view makes antagonism (naturally). In his presentation in Wikipedia Day prof.Meyer has made a comparison with the Encyclopédie of D'Alembert and Diderot but there is a difference: the