Re: [Foundation-l] Why hasn't the LocalisationUpdate extension been enabled?

2009-08-15 Thread Waldir Pimenta
Thanks, Naoko. I indeed haven't been looking at all places; as I saw the tabs still untranslated, I assumed the rest was still so. It's already very good to have the everything but the tabs localised, but of course, I'll be looking forward to see the fully translated skin live :) As you suggest,

[Foundation-l] Email list archives

2009-08-15 Thread Andrew Turvey
I hope you don't mind my raising this issue here - it's a technical issue affecting all wikimedia email lists so I thought this would be as good a place as any. When I subscribe to an email list I tend to get emails delivered, but I sometimes find it useful to view older emails on the

Re: [Foundation-l] Email list archives

2009-08-15 Thread Tim Landscheidt
Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com wrote: [...] Has anyone got any tips about how I can either format an email to begin with or view the email afterwards to solve this problem? Every at most 72 characters, hit the key known as [Enter]. Before sending the mail, read it. Secondly,

Re: [Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] The end of donations

2009-08-15 Thread stevertigo
We can discuss the matter of obscene materials on wikipedia in another thread if you like. But note that your comment alledging my prudishness is both out of place and innaccurate. -Steven On 8/10/09, The Cunctator cuncta...@gmail.com wrote: Cmon, keep your whining prudishness for another

Re: [Foundation-l] Email list archives

2009-08-15 Thread Andrew Turvey
Tim Landscheidt t...@tim-landscheidt.de wrote: Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com wrote: [...] Has anyone got any tips about how I can either format an email to begin with or view the email afterwards to solve this problem? Every at most 72 characters, hit the key

Re: [Foundation-l] Email list archives

2009-08-15 Thread Austin Hair
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Andrew Turveyandrewrtur...@googlemail.com wrote: I hope you don't mind my raising this issue here - it's a technical issue affecting all wikimedia email lists so I thought this would be as good a place as any. wikitech-l might be more appropriate, but I think

Re: [Foundation-l] Email list archives

2009-08-15 Thread Everton Zanella Alvarenga
2009/8/15 Andrew Turvey andrewrtur...@googlemail.com: When I subscribe to an email list I tend to get emails delivered, but I sometimes find it useful to view older emails on the archive. I know some people like to read all their emails on the archive, so this is also important for them.

[Foundation-l] So, scientists tell us what do we know for some time...

2009-08-15 Thread Milos Rancic
From Slashdot article [1]: The Guardian reports that a study by Ed H Chi demonstrates that the character of Wikipedia has changed significantly since Wikipedia's first burst of activity between 2004 and 2007. While the encyclopedia is still growing overall, the number of articles being added has

Re: [Foundation-l] So, scientists tell us what do we know for some time...

2009-08-15 Thread Fred Bauder
Not a new topic, but I find editing about the same. Still nitwits guarding pitiful amateur POV productions like dogs, and citing inapropos policy as though it were holy writ. Fred From Slashdot article [1]: The Guardian reports that a study by Ed H Chi demonstrates that the character of

Re: [Foundation-l] Open Library, Wikisource, and cleaning and translating OCR of Classics

2009-08-15 Thread John Vandenberg
(top-posting unravelled) On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 1:12 PM, David Goodmandgoodma...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Pavlo Shevelopavlo.shev...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 12:23 AM, David Goodmandgoodma...@gmail.com wrote: The training is typically an apprenticeship

Re: [Foundation-l] So, scientists tell us what do we know for some time...

2009-08-15 Thread Pavlo Shevelo
OK, There might be two (or more? :-) alternative models of that... usurpation (?is that the right word?): 1. conspiracy of nitwits, which got organised into flock/gang/horde and don't want anybody else to play with their beloved toy (even to cross the border of their virtual territory); 2. some

Re: [Foundation-l] Email list archives

2009-08-15 Thread Pavlo Shevelo
For me Google Groups do a good job and it's enough. Yes, I would support the proposal to look at Google Groups (as alternative mailing list platform) closer. As we can see Wikimedia Brasil and Wikimedia UK are using that platform and perhaps not only them (I'm pushing this platform for Wikimedia

Re: [Foundation-l] Email list archives

2009-08-15 Thread Casey Brown
If I remember correctly, Fred Vassard was planning on cleaning up mailman's search -- but I'm not sure if that's still this case. (He's CCed, not sure if he's on this mailing list or if he pays attention to it.) On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Andrew Turveyandrewrtur...@googlemail.com wrote: I

Re: [Foundation-l] Open Library, Wikisource, and cleaning and translating OCR of Classics

2009-08-15 Thread David Goodman
Yes, i think they are quite capable of doing it, should take the primary responsibility. What I think they are not capable of is extending it to every published book in the world. David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DGG On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 9:21 PM, John