[Foundation-l] Wikipedia crashes browser

2012-01-20 Thread James Heilman
Wikipedia crashes Google chrome every time it logs me out. It appears to log me out every hour even though I have requested that it keep me logged in for 30 days. Has anyone else had this problem and does anyone know how to get it fixed. I posted to couple of places on Wiki a few months ago with li

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia crashes browser

2012-01-20 Thread Erkan Yilmaz
Does this happen with other browsers too? Does it happen on a specific wiki (page) only (e.g. en, de, commons, ...)? Since when started this behaviour? Which google browser, OS are you using? You could try to make another account to see if it perhaps account related? ... more questions actually but

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia crashes browser

2012-01-20 Thread Minh Huy (WMF)
I am using Chrome 17beta, not detect this. My home wiki: vi.wikipedia.org 2012/1/20, James Heilman : > Wikipedia crashes Google chrome every time it logs me out. It appears > to log me out every hour even though I have requested that it keep me > logged in for 30 days. Has anyone else had this pro

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia crashes browser

2012-01-20 Thread Svip
On 20 January 2012 10:22, Minh Huy (WMF) wrote: > I am using Chrome 17beta, not detect this. My home wiki: vi.wikipedia.org You are using a beta release of a browser? Yeah, I'd rather wait for the stable release before we start dealing in unfinished software support. __

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia crashes browser

2012-01-20 Thread Minh Huy (WMF)
Yes, it's beta version for Chrome. 2012/1/20, Svip : > On 20 January 2012 10:22, Minh Huy (WMF) wrote: > >> I am using Chrome 17beta, not detect this. My home wiki: vi.wikipedia.org > > You are using a beta release of a browser? Yeah, I'd rather wait for > the stable release before we start deal

[Foundation-l] iBooks vs. wBooks?

2012-01-20 Thread Magnus Manske
(This mail is focused on books, but the topic is of more general interest IMHO, thus foundation-l) Hi all, I just saw the "iBooks Author" news: http://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/19/a-closer-look-at-ibooks-author-textbooks-and-exclusivity/ Of course, all these pretty books will be only available i

Re: [Foundation-l] iBooks vs. wBooks?

2012-01-20 Thread Dirk Franke
Yeah! regards, southpark On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Magnus Manske wrote: > (This mail is focused on books, but the topic is of more general > interest IMHO, thus foundation-l) > > Hi all, > > I just saw the "iBooks Author" news: > > http://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/19/a-closer-look-at-i

Re: [Foundation-l] Resolution:Developing Scenarios for future of fundraising

2012-01-20 Thread Ilario Valdelli
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Pronoein wrote: > > Why does the Board of Trustees think that WMF should raise the «maximum > possible amount of money»? > Why not ask for what is needed and nothing more? > I agree. A no profit association should raise the "opportune" amount otherwise there a "p

[Foundation-l] Announcement: Maggie Dennis to continue with WMF

2012-01-20 Thread Philippe Beaudette
Hi all, I'm thrilled to announce that Maggie Dennis, our community liaison, has agreed to transition to a permanent role with the Wikimedia Foundation. You may recall that Maggie was hired on a temporary contract, with the idea of rotating through community liaisons. We still intend to hire anot

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement: Maggie Dennis to continue with WMF

2012-01-20 Thread Oliver Keyes
+1 to all of that. Maggie is a rock, and always keeps me pointing in the right direction; since I started contracting for the WMF, she's probably the person I've relied on the most for advice. She's smart, she's good with people, and she constantly makes me feel bad about "only" working 10 hour day

[Foundation-l] (PRESS RELEASE) Statement from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding developments in Washington on SOPA and PIPA

2012-01-20 Thread Jay Walsh
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Statement_on_Jan_20_events_in_Washington *Statement from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding developments in Washington on SOPA and PIPA* San Francisco, CA -- January 20, 2012 -- On January 18, millions of people called their Congressional represe

[Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] (PRESS RELEASE) Statement from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding developments in Washington on SOPA and PIPA

2012-01-20 Thread Jay Walsh
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Statement_on_Jan_20_events_in_Washington *Statement from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding developments in Washington on SOPA and PIPA* San Francisco, CA -- January 20, 2012 -- On January 18, millions of people called their Congressional represe

[Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] (press release) Wikipedia blackout affirms overwhelming support for free and open Internet

2012-01-20 Thread Jay Walsh
(Also posted at http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikipedia_blackout_supports_free_and_open_internet ) *Wikipedia blackout affirms overwhelming support for free and open Internet *Millions “Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge” and act to oppose SOPA/PIPA San Francisco, CA - Ja

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement: Maggie Dennis to continue with WMF

2012-01-20 Thread James Forrester
On 20 January 2012 19:55, Philippe Beaudette wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm thrilled to announce that Maggie Dennis, our community liaison, has > agreed to transition to a permanent role with the Wikimedia Foundation. Fab news. Congratulations, Maggie (or, rather, congratulations, WMF!). J. -- James

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement: Maggie Dennis to continue with WMF

2012-01-20 Thread FT2
I said to her when temporarily hired that the Foundation could not have chosen anyone better for the role :) She is superb. FT2 On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Philippe Beaudette wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm thrilled to announce that Maggie Dennis, our community liaison, has > agreed to transitio

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement: Maggie Dennis to continue with WMF

2012-01-20 Thread Kat Walsh
On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Philippe Beaudette wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm thrilled to announce that Maggie Dennis, our community liaison, has > agreed to transition to a permanent role with the Wikimedia Foundation. Congratulations, Maggie--you have been doing great work and I'm glad that you'

[Foundation-l] RFC: local mirrors for cheaper and faster access

2012-01-20 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
Apparently, in the Sakha Republic in Eastern Russia, browsing sites connected to the republic's network is cheap or free according to the plan's the ISPs offers, while browsing sites outside the republic costs more. So people often choose to read local news and forums and request information from e

Re: [Foundation-l] RFC: local mirrors for cheaper and faster access

2012-01-20 Thread David Gerard
On 20 January 2012 22:19, Amir E. Aharoni wrote: > Would it make sense to create some kind of a local mirror of Wikimedia > Projects to facilitate participate in such areas? Creating a data > center in every such place would probably not be cost-effective, but > maybe there's some clever networki

Re: [Foundation-l] iBooks vs. wBooks?

2012-01-20 Thread Gregory Varnum
I tend to agree - I also think these tools present new opportunities for how to create program guides for events like Wikimania that transform into conference yearbooks by including videos from the event in the weeks following. Perhaps releasing a developer handbook that updates every month or

[Foundation-l] Policies on wikimediafoundation.org

2012-01-20 Thread MZMcBride
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Policies#Policies lists policies of the Wikimedia Foundation. Would it make sense to sub-divide these policies into sub-lists? It seems very strange to place all of these policies next to each other in a single list. I thought about splitting between "Board-ap

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcement: Maggie Dennis to continue with WMF

2012-01-20 Thread Kim Bruning
On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:55:40AM -0800, Philippe Beaudette wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm thrilled to announce that Maggie Dennis, our community liaison, has > agreed to transition to a permanent role with the Wikimedia Foundation. .oO(Who is Maggie Denn...) > As > User:Moonriddengirl Oh! Duh. Ye

Re: [Foundation-l] Policies on wikimediafoundation.org

2012-01-20 Thread Steven Walling
On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 4:19 PM, MZMcBride wrote: > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Policies#Policies lists policies of > the > Wikimedia Foundation. > > Would it make sense to sub-divide these policies into sub-lists? It seems > very strange to place all of these policies next to each other

[Foundation-l] Murdoch Company Claims Copyright on Wikipedia Video

2012-01-20 Thread wheredevelsdare
Hi, I wanted to update everyone about our progress in putting up WikiConference India 2011 videos on Youtube. I did not intend to post about this until we had put all the videos online, however the circumstances are such that I thought its best to keep everyone posted. Yesterday when one of o

Re: [Foundation-l] Murdoch Company Claims Copyright on Wikipedia Video

2012-01-20 Thread wheredevelsdare
Oops - correct link to video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vXLkrymlUs&; > From: wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com > To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:38:34 + > Subject: [Foundation-l] Murdoch Company Claims Copyright on Wikipedia Video > > > Hi, > > I wanted to