[Wikimedia-l] Re: Post-Wikimania Covid cases

2023-09-08 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
> I didn't attend but I'd imagine any event with international attendees would > have a increased chance of spreading covid, even if certain measures were > taken to prevent that from happening. Nevertheless, there are measures that can be taken to reduce the likelihood. Honestly, I need to

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Post-Wikimania Covid cases

2023-09-08 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
ted States and caught >> COVID one time before. >> >> Completely unrelated, but back in the United States our housemates got COVID >> while we were gone. Also elsewhere in my town there are suddenly people out >> with COVID in many places, when for some tim

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Post-Wikimania Covid cases

2023-09-08 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
Testing for COVID is on the decrease. I wonder if all twenty are getting tested, or if they are getting tested, how inclined they are to tell others they’ve caught it? From, I dream of horses She/her > On Sep 8, 2023, at 7:55 AM, Reke Wang wrote: > > There was over 20 Taiwanese people

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-24 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
ple German Wikipedia > and then denied to open it: > https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Redaktion_Medizin/Projekt_Kinderleicht > > <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Redaktion_Medizin/Projekt_Kinderleicht>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_langu

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-22 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
I think a particular hurdle for a standalone WMF-affiliated kidipedia project is the COPPA, and other similar laws both in the US and elsewhere that could potentially increase civil liability. Another hurdle is that America is very aware, perhaps overly aware, of the potential safety risks when

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-23 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
The English Wikipedia has a “plain language” wikipedia, the Simple English Wikipedia. It’s targeted not only towards children, but also towards people who aren’t fluent in English and/or have learning disabilities. A few “internet hack” memes say “If you can’t understand the Wikipedia article,

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-23 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
/wiki/Wikipedia:Redaktion_Medizin/Projekt_Kinderleicht > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Simple_German_3 > Meanwhile Wikikids.nl was launched in March 2006 and Vikidia in French in > November 2006. > > > Envoyé: jeudi 23 juin 2022 à 21:1

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-23 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
imedia > projects > they/them/theirs (why pronouns matter > <https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why>) > > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 6:43 PM Neurodivergent Netizen > mailto:idoh.idreamofhor...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> I think that SEWP was created like it is, par

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-23 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
gt; > > At the end of the day, we need to talk about the big picture: how are we, as > wikimedians, providing content for those who need it more and can't > understand our great work. > > Have a good solstice, > > Galder > From: Neurodivergent Netizen

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-24 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
> When I had a look to the most viewed articles (not exactly recently) I had > the impression that it actually reach one of its goal that is to be a > resource for non native english speaker (that moreover don't have a well > developped Wikipedia in their native language, such as indians of a

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-24 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
n > charge of the Vikidia association, and I never planned to take in charge > myself the kind of project I tell about. I just share an idea for anybody to > possibly take it or elaborate his own from it! > > > Envoyé: vendredi 24 juin 2022 à 23:21 > De: "Neurodiver

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-07-01 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
dia > addresses dyslexics with videos, avoiding writing, eventually > dyslexics learn to read with more appropriate texts and in suitable > contexts. > Grazie tantissimo a tutti Matteo > > Il giorno sab 25 giu 2022 alle ore 00:49 Neurodivergent Netizen > ha scritto: >> >

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-24 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
or English (it is not, as writing in Simple Wikipedia is way more complex > than doing at the regular one, because you must change the language) but not > for the other languages. There's where especial places for children may work. > > Have a good day, > Galder > From: Ne

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-24 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
ized when they can have their word in the > founctionning, tutoring some newer editors, get some patrol or admin rights, > and so on. They are typically Wikipedia readers in the same time. > About readers, that's not such a big issue as well. Do children feel > humiliated that there is

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-23 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
kimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimedia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimedia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/> > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-23 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-l digest..." > > Today's Topics: > >1. Re: Small joyy: Txiki

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-22 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
irection > says) is better that not providing at all. > > If you want to know more about Txikipedia, contact us, please. > > Galder > From: Neurodivergent Netizen > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:59 AM > To: Wikimedia Mailing List > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: Small

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-22 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
having trouble reconciling a minors right to privacy while proving that they are, in fact, minors. On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 5:04 AM Neurodivergent Netizen < idoh.idreamofhor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wikipedia is not asking any extra step nor age confirmation, and legally > you can h

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-22 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
:-) > Kind regards > Ziko > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Klexikon > > Am Mi., 22. Juni 2022 um 19:27 Uhr schrieb Mathias Damour > : >> >> Hi, >> >> De: "Neurodivergent Netizen" >> I think a particular hurdle for a standalone WMF-

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Small joy of the day: Txikipedia

2022-06-24 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
Is that one sentence at least backed up by a source that confirms the information? Were the stubs possibly created by a bot instead of human? (Hey, it’s happened before!) If the answers to the questions I asked were “No” and “Yes,” then it reflects even worse on the quality of articles written

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Chat GPT

2022-12-30 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
One concern I have is that all “oldbies” like myself have all seen bots basically decay after whomever is maintaining goes inactive. Of course, this could be mostly rectified by having the AI be open source. This leaves the “people” aspect; that is, not only does the AI need to be maintained,

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Foundation Trust & Safety action in the MENA Region

2022-12-06 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
Of course Wikipedia has an article on it. :-) It refers to “the Middle East and North Africa.” From, I dream of horses She/her > On Dec 6, 2022, at 12:01 PM, Nathan wrote: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MENA?wprov=sfla1 > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 2:59 PM Neurodi

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Foundation Trust & Safety action in the MENA Region

2022-12-06 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
Can you tell us what MENA stands for? From, I dream of horses She/her > On Dec 6, 2022, at 8:28 AM, Wikimedia Trust and Safety > wrote: > > Hello all, > > On December 6th 2022, the Foundation undertook 16 global bans to users who > were engaging in conflict of interest editing on

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia MediaWikis for Blogging?

2022-12-15 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
I wouldn’t be surprised if there was already an official Wikimedia blog. I do have a vague memory of one. However, I don’t believe it’s a wiki, just a blog. There could be benefits to a non-Wikimedia wiki that’s used in a blog-like fashion, but I really don’t see any use for one that’s

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation launches Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards on World Press Freedom Day

2023-05-05 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
I know there are cultures in the world that regard English as a litmus test with regards to whether or not you’re educated, and was wondering if that added a layer of nuance to the conversation. However, this changed my mind: > >> Q: My article is in French, Portuguese, Swahili, or any other

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Urgent attention required because Commons is blocked in Pakistan

2024-03-19 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
While a good stop-gap measure, VPNs can be expensive enough that it’s not really a permanent solution. The ultimate solution is to get Commons unblocked, if that’s possible. Of course, getting it unblocked might prove impossible. From, I dream of horses She/her > On Mar 19, 2024, at 9:33

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Urgent attention required because Commons is blocked in Pakistan

2024-03-19 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
> A few years ago, I acquired a VPN as part of an antivirus package. However, > when I tried to use it for other services, I encountered an unexpected issue > switching on wiki platforms: despite being there as a registered user, I > found myself unable to edit them. > > So how can VPN be a

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Urgent attention required because Commons is blocked in Pakistan

2024-03-19 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
y case, nothing will probably change. But please don't say that VPN is a > solution. People have already enough problems that adding more and more > passages. > > Il martedì 19 marzo 2024 alle ore 19:51:42 CET, Neurodivergent Netizen > ha scritto: > > >> A few years

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Urgent attention required because Commons is blocked in Pakistan

2024-03-19 Thread Neurodivergent Netizen
that the approach will mirror that of the VPN case or other > instances—utilizing massive and/or indefinite self-referential strict > measures that are seldom evaluated on the long term with some metrics. > > > > Il martedì 19 marzo 2024 alle ore 20:24:15 CET, Neuro