Re: [Wikimedia-l] Maithili Wikipedia surpasses 10k articles

I was merely interested in the fact whether or not this was done with the help of bots or not. That is was not just makes it all the more impressive! My question was not in order to make a comment with my opinion about bot-generated articles. 2017-01-02 9:53 GMT+01:00 Gerard Meijssen

Re: [Wikimedia-l] more reasons to extend the Fundraiser

Considering that the income of the Foundation is attributable to the voluntary work of the Community, perhaps some of the potential $2.5M projects could return some of the benefit more tangibly. Let me suggest 1. Fully-paid bursaies to Wikimania 2017 for one person from each of the 250 largest

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

Christophe Thanks for replying! This is something the board should be paying attention to, as undisclosed paid editing that causes scandal that reaches mainstream media on a regular basis, damages the reputation of Wikipedia, and is something that both Jimmy Wales and Sue Gardner (when she

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

Hi Christophe, Thanks for replying. I'd like to note that in addition to the quality problems that are created by some of the COI editors, these editors also cost us in terms of volunteer time, focus, and energy. With the available human resources, procedures and tools, my impression is that the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

Thanks Katherine. I look forward to hearing from someone. On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Katherine Maher wrote: > Hi Jytdog, all - > > A gentle and kind reminder that the WMF offices are closed for the holidays > right now. Please look for an answer when we return. > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

Hi Jytdog, all - A gentle and kind reminder that the WMF offices are closed for the holidays right now. Please look for an answer when we return. Our normal working days resume tomorrow. Happy New Year! Yours, Katherine On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 05:02 Lilburne

[Wikimedia-l] International League Against Epilepsy

Hey All The ILAE are recruiting an editor for a Wikipedia and epilepsy initiative. They are the worlds oldest epilepsy organisation (founded in 1909) as well as the organisation that defines the term "epilepsy". They are encouraging joint publication on Wikipedia and in their journal "Epilepsia"

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

On 02/01/2017 00:52, Pine W wrote: (: I think that Legal could at least describe in general terms what they are currently doing and have plans to do in the near future. If it turns out that the answers are "we aren't doing much and we aren't planning to do more", then yes, asking the higher-ups

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Maithili Wikipedia surpasses 10k articles

Hoi, To be perfectly honest I get so annoyed by such questions. It proves distrust and it shows a lack of perspective for what we are actually about. We are about "sharing the sum of all knowledge" and we do not do all that we can do to even share in the sum of all the knowledge we have. Biplap

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

Heu To be fair it's a topic that isn't currently in our plate. So to be honest, from a board level, I can't really give you an answer right now. As said before, there might be legal constraints we can't foresee. I made a not to work on that topic, but it might take some time as the current

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

​Like most in western countries you'll find most of the WMF staff are currently out of office so I wouldnt expect much back especially not officially from them until after the 9th​ January. On 2 January 2017 at 16:42, Jytdog at Wikipedia wrote: > This is something that

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

This is something that people can natter over endlessly. The question is to the WMF board and management. These are the people who can authorize action or not. Anything else is just talk. Again - what discussions has the WMF had, at the corporate decision-making level, about taking legal