Re: [Foundation-l] A proposal for a Wikimedia project that helps people find solutions to their problems

2011-11-19 Thread Yao Ziyuan
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 2:05 AM, Tomasz Ganicz wrote: > 2011/11/19 Mateus Nobre : >> >> +1. >> >> always thought it. >> > > There is actually such a wiki-project called "WikiHow": > > http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page The difference between my proposal and other existing wiki-based problem bases (

Re: [Foundation-l] WikiKids - Vikidia: encyclopedia for children

2011-11-19 Thread Pharos
Earlier this year, I helped organize and archive some of the past proposals for new Wikimedia projects on meta, and those with an education focus (including several for children's education) are collected here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Proposed_projects_-_education Perhaps these hi

Re: [Foundation-l] Internet Workers of the World

2011-11-19 Thread Milos Rancic
On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 23:35, Fred Bauder wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Internet-Workers-of-the-World/224417737626665?sk=wall > > Our union I was thinking about party, but union is better :) ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.w

[Foundation-l] Internet Workers of the World

2011-11-19 Thread Fred Bauder
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Internet-Workers-of-the-World/224417737626665?sk=wall Our union Fred ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread Mateus Nobre
> Thank you. > > When you have any result call me back, ok? > > Cheers, I'm sorry, I was answering another e-mail but I did at this one, hahahah Cheers, _ MateusNobre MetalBrasil on Wikimedia projects (+55) 85 88393509 30440865 > From: mateus.no...@live.co

Re: [Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread Mateus Nobre
Thank you. When you have any result call me back, ok? Cheers, _ MateusNobre MetalBrasil on Wikimedia projects (+55) 85 88393509 30440865 > Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:20:15 + > From: dger...@gmail.com > To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [F

Re: [Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread David Gerard
On 19 November 2011 14:09, Mateus Nobre wrote: >> Puts the neutrality of the Wikipedia into severe doubt, though. Parliament >> speeches aren't particularly known for choosing a neutral point of view. > The Italian parliament quickly changed its mind cause they can't make new > speechs without

[Foundation-l] WikiKids - Vikidia: encyclopedia for children

2011-11-19 Thread Mathias Damour
Hi all, I've tried to compile some of the old messages and discussions about this topic, which has been put in light time to time, notably (as far as I know) three times on this mailing list from 2005 to 2010 (see below). I am a French wikipedian, and would like to tell you about this pretty o

Re: [Foundation-l] A proposal for a Wikimedia project that helps people find solutions to their problems

2011-11-19 Thread David Gerard
On 19 November 2011 18:05, Tomasz Ganicz wrote: > 2011/11/19 Mateus Nobre : >> +1. >> always thought it. > There is actually such a wiki-project called "WikiHow": > http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page It is, however, CC by-nc-sa - not actually free content. So there's a niche here. - d. __

Re: [Foundation-l] A proposal for a Wikimedia project that helps people find solutions to their problems

2011-11-19 Thread Tomasz Ganicz
2011/11/19 Mateus Nobre : > > +1. > > always thought it. > There is actually such a wiki-project called "WikiHow": http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page -- Tomek "Polimerek" Ganicz http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Polimerek http://www.ganicz.pl/poli/ http://www.cbmm.lodz.pl/work.php?id=29&title=to

Re: [Foundation-l] A proposal for a Wikimedia project that helps people find solutions to their problems

2011-11-19 Thread Mateus Nobre
+1. always thought it. _ MateusNobre MetalBrasil on Wikimedia projects (+55) 85 88393509 30440865 > Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:53:54 +0800 > From: yaoziy...@gmail.com > To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Foundation-l] A proposal for a Wikimedia pro

Re: [Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread Mateus Nobre
> Puts the neutrality of the Wikipedia into severe doubt, though. Parliament > speeches aren't particularly known for choosing a neutral point of view. Anyone can freely use the Wikipedia articles, even politicians (or dictators :p), as long as they cite the source (no one quotes :( The Italian

Re: [Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread Thierry Coudray
We had the same case in France last December with a report on Intelligent Transportation Systems from a member of the French Parliement. The introduction of the report was almost a cut and paste from the Wikipedia article. Thierry 2011/11/19 Andre Engels > On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Jus

Re: [Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread Andre Engels
On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen wrote: > Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, but just for lulz. A > finnish member of > parliament just got caught for his speech being a word for word piece of > snippets from a Finnish Wikipedia article. No intervening binding li

Re: [Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, 19/11/2011 09:39: > Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, but just for lulz. A > finnish member of > parliament just got caught for his speech being a word for word piece of > snippets from a Finnish Wikipedia article. No intervening binding lines, just > the Wikiped

Re: [Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread Hubert
thats fine, and in the future, with spoken wikipedia articles, we donĀ“t need any real parliament with living persons any more. We will accept, that only at the end of this automatic sessions the licence will be presented. Grants to WMF are appreciated. h Am 19.11.2011 09:39, schrieb Juss

Re: [Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread M. Williamson
Which article was it? 2011/11/19 Jussi-Ville Heiskanen > Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, but just for lulz. A > finnish member of > parliament just got caught for his speech being a word for word piece of > snippets from a Finnish Wikipedia article. No intervening binding lines,

[Foundation-l] Finnish MP FAIL!!!

2011-11-19 Thread Jussi-Ville Heiskanen
Not sure if this is appropriate for this list, but just for lulz. A finnish member of parliament just got caught for his speech being a word for word piece of snippets from a Finnish Wikipedia article. No intervening binding lines, just the Wikipedia text. Way to go!!! -- -- Jussi-Ville Heiskanen