Re: [Wikimedia-l] Google returning outdated text snippet

I did already contact Google about this issue, but I will try again. As I mentioned though, their cache of the Gender page is up to date (August 1); it's just the text snippet preview (from May 26) that is wrong. And this problem was previously corrected (after I first contacted Google) before

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Google returning outdated text snippet

Actually, the best way to get this addressed is to email Google. Best to use the search result that you have concerns about, then go to the bottom of the page, click "Send Feedback" and complete the form. This is not, at its root, a Wikipedia problem. Google has bots scanning our articles on a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Google returning outdated text snippet

Hi Pax, I believe that WMF Discovery is the team that is best suited to address matters like this, so I am forwarding your email to the Discovery mailing list. Pine On Aug 7, 2016 16:46, "Pax Ahimsa Gethen" wrote: > In a recent thread about improving search, I

[Wikimedia-l] Google returning outdated text snippet

In a recent thread about improving search, I posted a comment about a possible hazard of relying on Google to search Wikipedia.[1] I explained that Google had been displaying a text snippet from an outdated, disruptive revision of the Gender page.[2] Well, that error has now resurfaced, and at

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Israel received a grant to work with Arabic speaking gifted students

Thanks for the news, Ido. I have heard many good comments about the Wikipedia Education Program in Israel, and it's nice to see that the program is expanding. It's also good to see the program build bridges across languages. Pine On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 11:34 PM, ido ivri

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Kevin Gorman has passed away

Of little interest perhaps, but Kevin's profile appeared on my LinkedIn's "People you may know" page (as did another recently deceased ex-WMF staffer's). I reached out to LinkedIn directly, filling in their deceased members form so that remove or mark the profile as deceased (different networks

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Israel received a grant to work with Arabic speaking gifted students

Hi all, We are pleased to announce that Wikimedia Israel received a grant from an Israeli Charitable Foundation to replicate its successful program of working with gifted students on the Hebrew Wikipedia, and expand it to gifted Arabic speaking students in Israel to edit Arabic Wikipedia. We're