[Wikimedia-l] Equipment exchange forum on Wikimedia Commons

2012-09-05 Thread Tomasz W . Kozłowski
(Apologies if it was mentioned on this list before; I couldn't find a thread about this.) Over a month ago, an equipment exchange forum has been started on Wikimedia Commons at , aiming to be a place where "media contributors (...) can

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Equipment exchange forum on Wikimedia Commons

2012-09-05 Thread Fae
On 5 September 2012 16:50, Tomasz W. Kozłowski wrote: > Over a month ago, an equipment exchange forum has been started on > Wikimedia Commons at > , aiming > to be a place where "media contributors (...) can request, donate, > sell, or

[Wikimedia-l] Office hours for editor engagement experiments this Saturday

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Walling
Hi everyone, Saturday, September 8th at 17:00 UTC, we're going to have the monthly office hours for the editor engagement experiments team. We want to discuss the results from our experiment giving new editors feedback after they edit, and how we're going to iterate on that. We also have experime

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hours for editor engagement experiments this Saturday

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Walling
On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Steven Walling wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Saturday, September 8th at 17:00 UTC, we're going to have the > monthly office hours for the editor engagement experiments team. > > We want to discuss the results from our experiment giving new > editors feedback after they

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia redefined -- typography and UX and such

2012-09-05 Thread Andreas Kolbe
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670648/a-promising-wikipedia-overhaul-designed-to-squash-info-overload#1 A follow-up article on the redesign. Excerpt: ---o0o--- So, will we all be able to enjoy this clear and concise online experience anytime soon? Kazlauskas put the odds at a discouraging, and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia redefined -- typography and UX and such

2012-09-05 Thread Deryck Chan
Keyhole solution: The MediaWiki API and Wikipedia copyright and trademark licences allow Wikipedia Redefined to implement their ideas already. It will, of course, be marketed as an alternative browsing and editing device like AWB currently is. If there's enough uptake, it's never too late for WMF t

[Wikimedia-l] WLM Android App v1.2.2

2012-09-05 Thread Philip Chang
Greetings All, We have updated the app on Google Playwith some important fixes and enhancements. Here is a separate download link: *http://dumps.wikimedia.org/android/WLM-v1.2.2.apk*

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia redefined -- typography and UX and such

2012-09-05 Thread Mono
They have no financial means or interest in doing so, Deryck. They are a design studio trying to push their work to prospective employers. Although they could serve ads alongside the content, they do not have the advertising budget to facilitate any sort of uptake. Plus, they could never compete in

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Brands

2012-09-05 Thread James Alexander
Forwarding to Wikimedia-l since it does not appear to have come over naturally. -- Forwarded message -- From: Kelly Kay Date: Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 5:46 PM Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Bra

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Improving dispute resolution processes on Wikipedia

2012-09-05 Thread Steven Zhang
Hi all - a blog post has recently been written which details the work I have been doing as a fellow and also outlines my plans for the future. I invite you to read it and would appreciate any comments or feedback you have. You can read the post at http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/09/05/improving-

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Brands

2012-09-05 Thread Kelly Kay
A few moments ago we posted this to the Wikimedia Foundation Blog, it is self explanatory. Today the Wikimedia Foundation filed a suit in San Francisco against Internet Brands seeking a judicial d

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Brands

2012-09-05 Thread Max Harmony
Would it be inappropriate for community members to express their displeasure with the actions of Internet Brands, perhaps by mass or organised boycott? I expect Wikimedia Foundation itself cannot encourage any sort of action, but can the actions of editors have negative repercussions on the Foundat

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Brands

2012-09-05 Thread Kim Bruning
On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 05:09:29AM +, Max Harmony wrote: > Would it be inappropriate for community members to express their > displeasure with the actions of Internet Brands, perhaps by mass or > organised boycott? The latter is pretty much already happening by default. sincerely, K

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Brands

2012-09-05 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Once concluded, the RFC process revealed the community’s desire to see a new travel project created. The Wikimedia Foundation Board supports the community’s decision and is moving forward with the creation of this new project. Is this a valid announcement from the WMF board before the official