Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Doug Weller
If this is sort of thing is going to continue now that the list is public, I'll probably leave it. Life's too short and I haven't subscribed to the list to read this sort of thing. Doug On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Michael Peel wrote: > Well, I think that Edward has given an apt demonstration

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] National Maritime Museum archive

2012-04-10 Thread Michael Peel
>From an astronomy point of view, I'm very interested in this collaboration. I'm not sure about latitude, but there's a very interesting topic on longitude that could be worked on, namely John Harrison's clocks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison Decent pictures/illustrations of all of h

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] National Maritime Museum archive

2012-04-10 Thread geni
On 28 March 2012 21:55, Chris Keating wrote: > I was talking earlier to the National Maritime Museum about organising an > editathon. They wanted to see what use we thought we could make of the > material in the archive collection, and whether Wikipedians would be up for > coming and making use of

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Michael Peel
Well, I think that Edward has given an apt demonstration of the problems that we're facing here. I'll say that I was the one that made the archives for this list restricted to subscribers only. I took this course of action because the list archives were being data mined with the aim of harassin

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread James Farrar
You've still not really learnt how to press your case, have you? On Apr 10, 2012 7:30 PM, "Edward at Logic Museum" wrote: > ** > I don't know whether is was made so as a result of my strenuous complaints > about the libellous and untrue and vicious allegations made about me by > WMUK management,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
Your claim of threats is itself defamatory. They are entirely true, and so they are not. E - Original Message - From: "David Gerard" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives On 10 April 2012 19:48, Edward at Logic Museum wrote: Dav

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
I'm afraid your happiness is a very minor concern to us Of course not. - Original Message - From: "Thomas Dalton" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives On 10 April 2012 19:45, Edward at Logic Museum wrote: So, there is very littl

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread David Gerard
On 10 April 2012 19:48, Edward at Logic Museum wrote: > David Gerard: >>It does indeed appear to be security theatre at best. > You are another of those who like to repeat these lies and > accusations on various boards, and making serious threats like 'harassment'. > It may be theatre and make-be

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 10 April 2012 19:45, Edward at Logic Museum wrote: >>> So, there is very little realistic difference to the archives being > > open or behind this "unlocked door". > > The difference is that I am happy with them being the way they are.  I would > be happier if the insulting messages were comple

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
David Gerard: >>It does indeed appear to be security theatre at best. You are another of those who like to repeat these lies and accusations on various boards, and making serious threats like 'harassment'. It may be theatre and make-believe to you, for others it is very real. ed ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
So, there is very little realistic difference to the archives being open or behind this "unlocked door". The difference is that I am happy with them being the way they are. I would be happier if the insulting messages were completely removed Your vague threat is not helpful. Nor is your i

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Martin Peeks
Ed, It is public. Anyone can add their email address to the list, without any form of approval, and then read all posts freely. They can them remove themselves from the list freely. Equally, the "official record" can be consulted if someone reads material on a mirror and wishes to check it, in j

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
I don't know whether is was made so as a result of my strenuous complaints about the libellous and untrue and vicious allegations made about me by WMUK management, but the list being private suits me fine. (Clones are fine - they are not the 'official record'). If it goes public again, I go

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] National Maritime Museum archive

2012-04-10 Thread Richard Symonds
Chris, Getting access to things like record FLI/11 would help immensily with articles like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim_(cat) Record 'CUR' would help fill in huge blanks at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishery_Protection_Squadron Even thin

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread David Gerard
On 10 April 2012 14:45, Gordon Joly wrote: > Er. > If the list archive is already cloned, there seems no point to protect it. > Do we agree? It does indeed appear to be security theatre at best. But Fae said he'd get back to us with why it was locked ... - d.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

2012-04-10 Thread Gordon Joly
Er. If the list archive is already cloned, there seems no point to protect it. Do we agree? Gordo On 10/04/12 01:24, Thehelpfulone wrote: On 7 April 2012 12:48, Gordon Joly > wrote: Yes, and the archives are cloned elswhere. Gordo Consensus see