[WikiEN-l] How to get a static English HTML dump from Wikipedia
I downloaded the whole english wikipedia from this link http://static.wikipedia.org/downloads/2008-06/en/wikipedia-en-html.tar.7z. When I tried to unzip the file using 7-zip, its giving a 'File is Broken' error. Any suggestion, or alternate method to get the english static html wikipedia dump will be appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation, D.Raghuram. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-get-a-static-English-HTML-dump-from-Wikipedia-tp20460856p20460856.html Sent from the English Wikipedia mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] Ayn Rand and Wikipedia
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 6:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/12/2008 3:30:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did you look at wikiblame? It does a lot more than just list a few names. The preamble to the GFDL says as a secondary purpose, this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others. Just listing three names and with numerous other contributors doesn't preserve for *all* authors (or any publisher) a way to get credit for their work, and makes no effort to keep authors from being considered responsible for modifications made by others. --- And my idea is not to *replace* the history tab, it's to allow attribution. The requirement of the license is satisfied by the history tab details. Print versions don't have history tabs. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] Ayn Rand and Wikipedia
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Steve Summit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will Johnson wrote: In a message dated 11/12/2008 12:47:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In what way is the history tab unusable? Are you saying you would prefer an alternate view which lists users in descending order by number of edits to the page (rather than listing edits by user and timestamp)? There's something on the toolserver which does just that.. That could fit the bill. If WP would make something like that an official part of the system. Then we could see at a glance, that an article was 90% by myself or only 2% or whatever. I'm late to this thread, so pardon me if I'm repeating, but I'm *glad* that it's not obvious who wrote an article. I like to think of Wikipedia as being written by some large number of anonymous contributors, one of whom happens to be me. Even asking whether an article was written 90% by me or 2% or whatever -- to me, that sounds perilously close to WP:OWN. Thanks. I think that proves my point. Wikipedia has been taken over by altruists. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] Ayn Rand and Wikipedia
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Steve Summit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anthony wrote: Why would someone be *glad* that it's not obvious who wrote an article? What rational reason could there possibly be for such a position? I'll grant that in some situations it might be rational to give away your work for free and without attribution, but to be *glad* specifically *because* you are not attributed, I don't see how that can possibly be considered a moral position within the framework of Objectivism. Me, I wasn't claiming any moral position within the framework of Objectivism. It's more like a [[Random act of kindness]]. (But yes, part of the silly, delicious little thrill is precisely that the recipient will never know who his benefactor is. Whether this is rational or not I won't say.) I was talking specifically about the moral framework of Objectivism, because that is the topic of this thread. Here's a quote from Rand, which might as well have been made in response to your statement. Why is it immoral to produce a value and keep it, but moral to give it away? And if it is not moral for you to keep a value, why is it moral for others to accept it? If you are selfless and virtuous when you give it, are they not selfish and vicious when they take it? Does virtue consist of serving vice? Is the moral purpose of those who are good, self-immolation for the sake of those who are evil? ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
[WikiEN-l] Avoiding the dates issue
Folks, Here's one way to avoid dealing with formatting the dates issue - don't include them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_Lewis With this gem, the reader must go to the references to find the Birth Death dates! :-(. Marc Riddell ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
