The Wikimedia Foundation has begun a year long phase of strategic
planning. During this time of planning, members of the community have
the opportunity to propose ideas, ask questions, and help to chart the
future of the Foundation. In order to create as centralized an area
as possible for these discussions, the strategy wiki (http://strategy.wikimedia.org
) has been launched. This wiki will provide an overview of the
strategic planning process and ways to get involved, including just a
few questions that everyone can answer. All ideas are welcome, and
'''everyone''' is invited to participate.
Please take a few moments to check out the strategy wiki. It is being
translated into as many languages as possible now; feel free to leave
your messages in your native language and we will have them
translated (but, in case of any doubt, let us know what language it
is, if not english!).
All proposals (see http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Call_for_Proposals)
for the Wikimedia Foundation may be left in any language as well.
Please, take the time to join in this exciting process. The
importance of your participation can not be overstated.
[http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Philippe --Philippe]
(please cross-post widely and forgive those who do)
<<In a message dated 7/29/2009 11:36:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
bodnotbod(a)gmail.com writes:
But I'm interested to know if the good people of this list are aware
of specific tasks/duties on en:wp that are woefully understaffed at
the moment. Things that really need doing.>>
Y-E-S spells YES and you are now it.
Articles with Unsourced Claims
There are entries that are over a year old....
We really shouldn't have any entries even over a month old in a perfect
world.
Will
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Hi,
As I mentioned in passing previously, I'm intending to spend a lot
more time working on Wikipedia.
I can find lots of ways to spend that time at the community portal.
But I have so far been spending most of it patrolling Recent Changes
using Huggle.
But I'm interested to know if the good people of this list are aware
of specific tasks/duties on en:wp that are woefully understaffed at
the moment. Things that really need doing.
It would be good if you could try and list three ideas as I may either
be unwilling or unsuited for any recommendations. And, of course, this
request for suggestions does not constitute a commitment :o)
I'm not an administrator and have no plans to become one. But if there
is a shortage of admins dealing with any particular important task
still suggest it, but mark it "admin" so I know. If there's something
that appeals to me, but I would need to be an admin to do it, I will
consider going for a promotion.
User:bodnotbod
<<In a message dated 7/29/2009 7:29:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
stvrtg(a)gmail.com writes:
But note that none of this "spamming" would have
been necessary back in Jimbo's day - when anything came up he did his
best to give straight and insightful answers to almost anyone.>>
What a comic! I mean seriously. The good old days, weren't that good.
Will
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<<In a message dated 7/29/2009 7:01:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
risker.wp(a)gmail.com writes:
Not to engage anyone further in this topic, I would appreciate it if the
moderators consider whether this has gone on quite long enough, and some
moderation is needed here.>>
On the contrary, the guy standing on the corner with the sign that reads
"Bush is an idiot" doesn't affect me at all.
No one is forcing anyone to read anything. The title of this thread is
clear, anyone who doesn't want to read more of it, can simply
delete-upon-sight.
Will Johnson
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School
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Hi all, in two years of looking for solutions to the BLP issues have finally
stumbled upon an idea that hasn't been raised before. Basically it's this:
*Suppose we noindexed biographies of living persons, upon the subject's
request.* This would require developer assistance, and require a bit of
structure to make sure the ability doesn't get misused. An initial draft
proposal is at my blog. Am interested in thoughts and suggestions.
http://durova.blogspot.com/2009/06/biographies-of-living-persons-ingenius.h…
Best regards,
Durova
--
http://durova.blogspot.com/
On 16 Jul 2009 09:13:40 -0600, Jay Litwyn wrote:
> Here is the simple way to explain why the answer to any paradox is no.
> Can God crush an uncrushable stone?
> If God exists, then the uncrushable stone does not.
> If an uncrushable stone exists, then God does not.
> _______
> I do not believe in uncrushable stones.
There is also the possibility that *neither* of these things exist,
and that is the possibility that seems most logical to me.
--
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Your belief in something however does not effect it's own existence.
However I have a new twist on this old issue.
Given: God can do anything
Assume: God creates an object which "can do more things than God"
Explain: Why this fallacy is a logical violation.
Second new twist
Given: God can create anything
Assume: God creates an object having some property which makes God not be
able to do something or other to it. "An immovable object", "An uncrushable
stone", etc
Explain: Why God cannot simply change this property and *then* affect the
object.
Will
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slove00000001)
LOL. Can you say "scapegoat"?
biblio
--- On Tue, 7/28/09, Gwern Branwen <gwern0(a)gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gwern Branwen <gwern0(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [WikiEN-l] Rorschach wars continue
To: "English Wikipedia" <wikien-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 9:58 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/technology/internet/29inkblot.html
"Has Wikipedia Created a Rorschach Cheat Sheet?"
' Yet in the last few months, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia has
been engulfed in a furious debate involving psychologists who are
angry that the 10 original Rorschach plates are reproduced online,
along with common responses for each. For them, the Wikipedia page is
the equivalent of posting an answer sheet to next year’s SAT.
They are pitted against the overwhelming majority of Wikipedia’s
users, who share the site’s “free culture” ethos, which opposes the
suppression of information that it is legal to publish. (Because the
Rorschach plates were created nearly 90 years ago, they have lost
their copyright protection in the United States.)'
...
'Trudi Finger, a spokeswoman for Hogrefe & Huber Publishing, the
German company that bought an early publisher of Hermann Rorschach’s
book, said in an e-mail message last week: “We are assessing legal
steps against Wikimedia,” referring to the foundation that runs the
Wikipedia sites.
Skip to next paragraph
“It is therefore unbelievably reckless and even cynical of Wikipedia,”
she said, “to on one hand point out the concerns and dangers voiced by
recognized scientists and important professional associations and on
the other hand — in the same article — publish the test material along
with supposedly ‘expected responses.’ ”
Mike Godwin, the general counsel at Wikimedia, hardly sounded
concerned, saying he “had to laugh a bit” at the legal and ethical
arguments made in the statement from Hogrefe.
Hogrefe licenses a number of companies in the United States to sell
the plates along with interpretative material. One such distributor,
Western Psychological Services, sells the plates themselves for $110
and a larger kit for $185.'
I'm starting to think maybe the Signpost or Foundation should start
soliciting donations from Noam Cohen - he only ever seems to write
based on them...
--
gwern
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