[Foundation-l] Mind-boggling (was: Wikipedia e-mail)
-- Forwarded message -- From: Genuinelyawikiquizzling Date: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 6:46 PM Subject: Wikipedia e-mail To: Magnus Manske Dear active administrator, As an advanced user here at wikipedia, I am sure you are familiar with the corruption and bureaucracy that exists at every level, with the site effectively being run by a clique of editors who are only looking out for their own interests. Heck, maybe you are one of them! Hopefully though you are not, and would be willing to help us restore fairness and integrity to the project... We are currently expanding our portfolio of administrator accounts and perhaps you could consider sharing yours with us - to do so will take you only two minutes: change the password (if desired) and then reply to this email with your login details. We'll do the rest! Thank you for your time and consideration, and naturally do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Kind Regards, The Wikipedia Freedom Fighters -- This e-mail was sent by user Genuinelyawikiquizzling on the English Wikipedia to user Magnus Manske. It has been automatically delivered and the Wikimedia Foundation cannot be held responsible for its contents. The sender has not been given the recipient's email address, or any information about his/her e-mail account; and the recipient has no obligation to reply to this e-mail or take any other action that might disclose his/her identity. For further information on privacy, security, and replying, as well as abuse and removal from emailing, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Email. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Mind-boggling (was: Wikipedia e-mail)
Magnus Manske wrote: Subject: Wikipedia e-mail To: Magnus Manske Dear active administrator, [nonsense] Why are you forwarding this? MZMcBride ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
[Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikipedia e-mail
Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack? I love how they call me an active administrator, when I don't really edit terribly much anymore, let alone administrate very much. Nick -- Forwarded message -- From: Saynotoarbcomclique wikifreedomfigh...@googlemail.com Date: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 2:34 PM Subject: Wikipedia e-mail To: Zanimum nicholasmor...@gmail.com Dear active administrator, As an advanced user here at wikipedia, I am sure you are familiar with the corruption and bureaucracy that exists at every level, with the site effectively being run by a clique of editors who are only looking out for their own interests. Heck, maybe you are one of them! Hopefully though you are not, and would be willing to help us restore fairness and integrity to the project... We are currently expanding our portfolio of administrator accounts and perhaps you could consider sharing yours with us - to do so will take you only two minutes: change the password (if desired) and then reply to this email with your login details. We'll do the rest! Thank you for your time and consideration, and naturally do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Kind Regards, The Wikipedia Freedom Fighters -- This e-mail was sent by user Saynotoarbcomclique on the English Wikipedia to user Zanimum. It has been automatically delivered and the Wikimedia Foundation cannot be held responsible for its contents. The sender has not been given the recipient's email address, or any information about his/her e-mail account; and the recipient has no obligation to reply to this e-mail or take any other action that might disclose his/her identity. For further information on privacy, security, and replying, as well as abuse and removal from emailing, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Email. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikipedia e-mail
On 28 March 2010 19:44, Nicholas Moreau nicholasmor...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack? Everyone. They tried this last year on the inactive admins, now they appear to be trying it on everyone. MAKE ACCOUNTS FAST - d. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikipedia e-mail
On 28 March 2010 19:44, Nicholas Moreau nicholasmor...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack? Yes, lots of people have got it. It's all over the mailing lists and other forums. I would just ignore it if I were you. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikipedia e-mail
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: On 28 March 2010 19:44, Nicholas Moreau nicholasmor...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone else got this weird message, a pseudo-phishing attack? Yes, lots of people have got it. It's all over the mailing lists and other forums. I would just ignore it if I were you. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l Freedom fighters? They've got my account! I'm sure they'll be just as trustworthy as that prince in Nigeria I've been forwarding my bank details to. -Chad ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
[Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?
Is the term Wiktionary copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a Dictionary of Ethical Politics wikitionary http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like the hoover - a generic term usable by anyone. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?
I assume you are referring to the term trademarked rather than copyrighted. I suggest you contact Mike Godwin directly with this kind of questions, he is handling those. With kind regards, Lodewijk 2010/3/29 Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com Is the term Wiktionary copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a Dictionary of Ethical Politics wikitionary http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like the hoover - a generic term usable by anyone. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?
On 28 March 2010 23:41, Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com wrote: Is the term Wiktionary copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a Dictionary of Ethical Politics wikitionary http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like the hoover - a generic term usable by anyone. Individual words can't be copyrighted, as far as I know (and copyright exists automatically for those things that can be). I think you mean registered as a trademark. Mike Godwin has been working his way through registering various trademarks in various countries. I don't know how widely Wiktionary has been trademarked, but it is trademarked in the US: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=docstate=4010:9phjbp.2.2 ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com wrote: Is the term Wiktionary copyrighted? No. It is not. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
Re: [Foundation-l] Is Wiktionary copyright?
We've trademarked the word mark Wiktionary in a number of jurisdictions, including the United States. I think most trademark lawyers would view wikitionary as confusingly similar -- I will probably follow up with our outside trademark counsel. --Mike On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 3:48 PM, effe iets anders effeietsand...@gmail.comwrote: I assume you are referring to the term trademarked rather than copyrighted. I suggest you contact Mike Godwin directly with this kind of questions, he is handling those. With kind regards, Lodewijk 2010/3/29 Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com Is the term Wiktionary copyrighted? I only ask because the OpenDemocracy website has recently started a Dictionary of Ethical Politics wikitionary http://resurgence.opendemocracy.net/index.php/Main_Page If it is copyrighted, you may want to say something to them, or else it will end up like the hoover - a generic term usable by anyone. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
