Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English hits 100k this week

2013-05-30 Thread Steve Zhang
Wow! What a great achievement for Simple (and for you, Sarah ;-)) On Thursday, May 30, 2013, Sarah Stierch wrote: > And...urm...I wrote the article that hit 100k. That's not the point, but, > just felt the need to preface... > > http://simple.wikipedia.org/**wiki/Wikipedia:Announcements#** > May_

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English hits 100k this week

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel Mietchen
Hi Sarah, that sounds like an important milestone! Do we have any feedback as to how Simple is actually used by "children and adults learning how to speak English"? Daniel On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 4:36 AM, Sarah Stierch wrote: > And...urm...I wrote the article that hit 100k. That's not the poi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English hits 100k this week

2013-05-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 30 May 2013 03:36, Sarah Stierch wrote: > Simple English is a Wikipedia that is for children and adults learning how > to speak English. And for people with a learning disability. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wiki

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English hits 100k this week

2013-05-30 Thread Jon Davies
Or for people who like clear English! On 30 May 2013 12:10, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On 30 May 2013 03:36, Sarah Stierch wrote: > > > Simple English is a Wikipedia that is for children and adults learning > how > > to speak English. > > And for people with a learning disability. > > -- > Andy Mabb

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English hits 100k this week

2013-05-30 Thread Santi Navarro
Congratulations! > Or for people who like clear English! > > On 30 May 2013 12:10, Andy Mabbett wrote: > >> On 30 May 2013 03:36, Sarah Stierch wrote: >> >> > Simple English is a Wikipedia that is for children and adults learning >> how >> > to speak English. >> >> And for people with a learning

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English hits 100k this week

2013-05-30 Thread Sarah Stierch
No clue. I generally "translate" my articles in English to it and go about my business. We'd have to ask around. Sarah Sent from my iPhone On May 30, 2013, at 2:49 AM, Daniel Mietchen wrote: > Hi Sarah, > > that sounds like an important milestone! > Do we have any feedback as to how Simple

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English hits 100k this week

2013-05-30 Thread Yaroslav M. Blanter
On 30.05.2013 04:36, Sarah Stierch wrote: And...urm...I wrote the article that hit 100k. That's not the point, but, just felt the need to preface... http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Announcements#May_29.2C_2013 Simple English is a Wikipedia that is for children and adults learning how

[Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Bence Damokos
Dear all, I am happy to inform you that the Affiliations Committee has approved the recognition of a Wikimedia User Group today: Wikimedians of Nepal. Please join me in welcoming this new group into the fold of Wikimedia entities, and let's celebrate their success and hard work as Wikipedia turn

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Deryck Chan
Congratulations Ganesh and the Nepal team! Are there plans to move on and transition to an incorporated Wikimedia chapter? Deryck On 30 May 2013 17:32, Bence Damokos wrote: > Dear all, > > I am happy to inform you that the Affiliations Committee has approved the > recognition of a Wikimedia User

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Tonmoy Khan
Congratulations to Nepali Wikimedians!! Ali Haidar Khan (Tonmoy) Wikimedia Bangladesh On May 30, 2013 11:12 PM, "Deryck Chan" wrote: > Congratulations Ganesh and the Nepal team! Are there plans to move on and > transition to an incorporated Wikimedia chapter? > Deryck > > On 30 May 2013 17:32, B

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Ivan Martínez
Welcome to board, friends. I know it has not been easy for Ganesh and to the Nepal team. Congrats! 2013/5/30 Tonmoy Khan > Congratulations to Nepali Wikimedians!! > > Ali Haidar Khan (Tonmoy) > Wikimedia Bangladesh > On May 30, 2013 11:12 PM, "Deryck Chan" wrote: > > > Congratulations Ganesh a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Nurunnaby Chowdhury
Congratulations Nepal team! On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Ivan Martínez wrote: > Welcome to board, friends. > I know it has not been easy for Ganesh and to the Nepal team. > Congrats! > > > 2013/5/30 Tonmoy Khan > > > Congratulations to Nepali Wikimedians!! > > > > Ali Haidar Khan (Tonmoy)

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Arnau Duran
Congratulations guys! wish you all the success! *Arnau Duran Ferrero *arnaudu...@gmail.com | www.arnauduran.net Telèfon personal: (+34) 696475418 [image: Facebook] [image: Twitter] [image: LinkedIn]

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Osmar Valdebenito
Congratulations!!! *Osmar Valdebenito G.* Director Ejecutivo A. C. Wikimedia Argentina 2013/5/30 Arnau Duran > Congratulations guys! wish you all the success! > > > *Arnau Duran Ferrero > *arnaudu...@gmail.com | www.arnauduran.net > Telèfon personal: (+34) 696475418 > [image: Facebook]

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Dennis Tobar
Yay!, Congrats to Wikimedians from Nepal! On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Arnau Duran wrote: > Congratulations guys! wish you all the success! > > > *Arnau Duran Ferrero > *arnaudu...@gmail.com | www.arnauduran.net > Telèfon personal: (+34) 696475418 > [image: Facebook]

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Salvador A
Congratulations! Welcome to Wikimedia affilliates family. Count with Wikimedia Mexico as colaborator and with me as friend. Well done! El may 30, 2013 1:54 p.m., "Dennis Tobar" escribió: > Yay!, Congrats to Wikimedians from Nepal! > > > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Arnau Duran wrote: > > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Children and Simple English

2013-05-30 Thread Mathias Damour
Le 30/05/2013 15:28, Sarah Stierch a écrit : No clue. I generally "translate" my articles in English to it and go about my business. We'd have to ask around. Whereas children are included as Simple English Wikipedia (SEWP) expected audience, repeated discussions [1] show that this project has

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Balázs Viczián
Congrats from WMHU too! Balázs 2013.05.30. 20:58, "Salvador A" ezt írta: > Congratulations! Welcome to Wikimedia affilliates family. Count with > Wikimedia Mexico as colaborator and with me as friend. > > Well done! > El may 30, 2013 1:54 p.m., "Dennis Tobar" > escribió: > > > Yay!, Congrats to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Sarah Stierch
Huzzah! So happy to have Nepal on board! (Does base camp have wifi? I'm thinking editathon ;-) ) Sarah Sent from my iPhone On May 30, 2013, at 12:31 PM, Balázs Viczián wrote: > Congrats from WMHU too! > > Balázs > 2013.05.30. 20:58, "Salvador A" ezt írta: > >> Congratulations! Welc

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

2013-05-30 Thread Markus Glaser
Congrats and welcome to the Wikimedia world! If there are any questions concerning your next steps as an organisation, I'd be happy to help :) Markus Am 30.05.2013 21:31, schrieb Balázs Viczián: Congrats from WMHU too! Balázs 2013.05.30. 20:58, "Salvador A" ezt írta: Congratulations! Wel

[Wikimedia-l] Invitation to WMF May 2013 Metrics and Activities Meeting: Thursday, June 6, 18:00 UTC

2013-05-30 Thread Praveena Maharaj
Dear all, The next WMF metrics and activities will take place on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net and the meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream. The current structure of the meeting is: * Review of key metrics

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Children and Simple English

2013-05-30 Thread James Salsman
Mathias Damour wrote: > The only sad thing is that it won't be launched in other languages There is a longstanding proposal to create simple language Wikipedias in languages other than English and France, but it remains to be seen whether it is compatible with the current narrowing focus austerit

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Children and Simple English

2013-05-30 Thread Benoit Landry
There is a longstanding proposal to create simple language Wikipedias in languages other than English and France Sorry, but... really!? France is a language now? Pft... , Salvidrim ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Un

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Children and Simple English

2013-05-30 Thread JP Béland
And there is no Wikipedia in Simple French anyway... JP 2013/5/30 Benoit Landry > There is a longstanding proposal to create simple language Wikipedias in >> languages other than English and France >> > > > Sorry, but... really!? France is a language now? Pft... > > , > Salvidrim > > > > _

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Children and Simple English

2013-05-30 Thread Mathias Damour
Le 31/05/2013 04:10, James Salsman a écrit : Mathias Damour wrote: The only sad thing is that it won't be launched in other languages There is a longstanding proposal to create simple language Wikipedias in languages other than English and France, but it remains to be seen whether it is compat

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Simple English hits 100k this week

2013-05-30 Thread K. Peachey
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On 30 May 2013 03:36, Sarah Stierch wrote: > >> Simple English is a Wikipedia that is for children and adults learning how >> to speak English. > > And for people with a learning disability. Ahem… ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Children and Simple English

2013-05-30 Thread James Alexander
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 7:10 PM, James Salsman wrote: > Mathias Damour wrote: > > > The only sad thing is that it won't be launched in other languages > > There is a longstanding proposal to create simple language Wikipedias > in languages other than English and France, but it remains to be seen