I agree with Ziko. Gerard, please believe us, even if you don't perceive it yourself, that your aggressive language, however well-intentioned, is counterproductive, and is keeping others from engaging with you, or even engaging on the list in general.
A. On Jun 30, 2016 4:22 PM, "Gerard Meijssen" <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hoi, > Yes that is incorrect. There is a Wikipedia article, it is one line and I > have the distinct feeling that it is incorrect. > Thanks, > GerardM > > On 30 June 2016 at 13:07, Joseph Fox <josephfoxw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Gerard, I feel like you are basically describing the role of the > Wikimedia > > Blog. Is that incorrect? > > > > Joe > > > > On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 at 11:35 Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hoi, > > > Wikipedia is not my thing. I hardly ever write on articles. The article > > > states that Rosie wrote 1000 articles.. Hardly an argument why she > > became a > > > Wikipedian of the year. > > > > > > The other aspect I give attention to is that we are REALLY bad at > doing a > > > good job for our own. There is a lot that is uncontroversial that can > be > > > added. It it the least that can be done to indicate why she is a > > Wikipedian > > > of the year. > > > Thanks, > > > GerardM > > > > > > On 30 June 2016 at 12:05, Erik Zachte <ezac...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Gerard, feel free to follow-up on your call to action with more > action. > > > > > > > > Erik Zachte > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] > On > > > > Behalf Of Gerard Meijssen > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:38 > > > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List > > > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight > > > > > > > > Hoi, > > > > > > > > At Wikimania two wikipedians of the year were elected. The article > for > > > one > > > > of them and the data at Wikidata are pathetic. > > > > > > > > The article is a one liner stub. The Wikidata item had no statements > > and > > > I > > > > added the few that were minimally needed. > > > > > > > > I find it incredible that we take no care of our own even when they > are > > > > obviously notable. > > > > Thanks, > > > > GerardM > > > > > > > > PS I have not looked at any of the others and I would welcome it when > > > they > > > > get some proper attention. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.nl/2016/06/wikipedia-wikipedian-of-year-rosie.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>