Fantastic news and long overdue - I hope the women editors will receive all
the support they need.
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1. Re: Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group (Katherine Casey)
2. Geohack (Nou Nouill)
3. press edit in facebook to edit wikipedia, how many?
(rupert THURNER)
4. Re: 400 days of lila tretikov and 60 million dollars spent -
where is mobile editing? (rupert THURNER)
5. Re: Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group (Jan-Bart de Vreede)
6. Re: Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group (Shlomi Fish)
7. Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community UG Belarus
(Raymond Leonard)
8. Re: Recognition of Iranian Wikimedians UG (Raymond Leonard)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:36:19 -0400
From: Katherine Casey <fluffernutter.wiki(a)gmail.com>
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Awesome news, I'm always glad to see more efforts to be welcoming to women!
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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 14:26:30 +0200
From: Nou Nouill <nounouill(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Geohack
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Hi !
So today Geohack don't work few hours, once gain. It has been many times
that Geohack is down these last months (and years). The previous issue was
linked with the Tools labs problems (but not today, Tools Labs was
working).
In addition to that maintenance problem, I don't see Geohack evolve those
last years. The tool have a old design. It has different configurations for
each language, so when a user do translation, he has to adapt to each
configuration.
Moreover, in plenty of language, Geohack have long lists of hundred links,
with lot of useless links, because languages communities want to describe
exhaustively web mappings service. So the presentation of Geohack is often
very weighed down.
For me, Geohack is the more useful tools on Tools Labs with a massive
visibility for the viewers (each coordinate on WM use Geohack and there are
several hundred thousands coordinates). Geohack is also use by contributors
(when I translate a article with a coordinate, It's usually more practice
to check coordinate in Geohack).
So, I want to ask if the Foundation have a plan to improve Geohack ? I have
the impression when I see
https://tools.wmflabs.org that Geohack was
mainly
maintain by volunteer, but for me Geohack is a core item of the Wikimedia
sphere. So I don't understand that situation since few years. I hope it's
the place to do this comment.
Nouill.
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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:02:37 +0200
From: rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: [Wikimedia-l] press edit in facebook to edit wikipedia, how
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hi,
for the first time i tried pressing edit in facebook and came out in
the wiki-text editor. are there statistics available how many persons
come along this way?
best,
rupert
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:12:35 +0200
From: rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>rg>, Dan
Garry <dgarry(a)wikimedia.org>rg>, Luis Villa <lvilla(a)wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] 400 days of lila tretikov and 60 million
dollars spent - where is mobile editing?
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i created two tasks in phabricator for it, hope that is ok like this:
*
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T106266
*
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T106267
i did not find the correct project though?
best,
rupert
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:02 PM, rupert THURNER
<rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com> wrote:
hi dan,
many thanks for the quick reaction! i need to make a correction as
well, i was redirected to
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Offener_Brief_an_die_Mitglieder_d…
which was opened with the android chrome browser,
so not the wikipedia
app. i did not find any support in the mobile skin to do basic edits,
e.g. add a link with reference, and sign. it is the first contact
function for many people. i am sorry that this made me explode as it
is still not fixed despite it was hinted from numerous persons
multiple times, for quite some time.
i tried the app as well now, but i did not find any application
support for "signature" or "link" ? so i have to know the syntax and
type it?
best,
rupert
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Dan Garry <dgarry(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi Rupert,
>
> I was the product owner
> <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Team/Roles_and_responsibilities#…
> for the Wikipedia app from before it launch until April last year, so I
can
> answer your question. Editing is supported on
the native mobile apps,
and
> has been since their launch last year (June
2014 for Android, July 2014
for
> iOS). The reason it did not work for you in
this case is because of a
> formatting error in the wikitext of that specific page. I fixed the
problem
> in the wikitext
> <
https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Offener_Brief_an_die_M…
,
> and successfully added my signature as a test
> <
https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Offener_Brief_an_die_M…
> (which
> I then reverted since I don't want to interfere in the discussion). You
> should be able to add your signature now. (I skipped over the exact
details
> of what the issue was, let me know if you
want hear them)
>
> As an aside, I would note that the way you communicated this question
was
> suboptimal and unnecessarily combative. The
title of your email is
> provocative, and makes unnecessary, exaggerated, and incorrect
> implications. It would be nice if you avoided doing this in the future,
as
> people will be more willing to involve
themselves in a discussion if
they
> do not feel like they are being attacked.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> On 28 June 2015 at 03:44, rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> now we are approaching 400 days of lila tretikov at the helm of the
>> wikimedia foundation, and 60 million us dollars spent, i was not able
>> to sign a simple wikipedia page via the mobile app. i think something
>> is going seriously wrong here :(
>>
>> what was the use case? the european union wants to harmonize the
>> freedom of panorama:
>>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama#European_Union. the
>> german wikipedia had a wikipedia banner to sign a petition, and also
>> wrote mails about it. which i thought is a nice idea. i am reading
>> mails on the phone following links to wikipedia, i tried it this time
>> as well, and i was not able to accomplish the most simple task of
>> contribution - to add my signature at the bottom of a list. earlier in
>> the year i already tried to add a link and i could not do it - but i
>> admit that is a much more difficult task in the mobile app.
>>
>> the german links:
>> * sign here:
>>
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Offener_Brief_an_die_Mitglieder_des…
>> *
>>
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Initiative_f%C3%BCr_die_Panoramafre…
>>
>> just as a side note, up to know this page collected close to 4'000
>> signatures.
>>
>> best,
>> rupert
>>
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:13:16 -0500
From: Jan-Bart de Vreede <jdevreede(a)wikimedia.org>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group
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Congratulations !
Jan-Bart
On 19 Jul 2015, at 06:24, Carlos M. Colina
<maorx(a)wikimedia.org.ve>
wrote:
Dear all,
I am pleased and honoured to announce on behalf of the Affiliations
Committe the
recognition [1] of a new member of the family of Wikimedia
affiliates: The WikiWomen's User Group. Among their goals are providing a
collaborative space for women to work on projects, discuss gender-related
issues (but not limited to) and work towards the increase in content and
contributor diversity.
Please, join us in welcoming them!! :-)
1:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/WikiWome…
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Carlos M. Colina
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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:35:34 +0300
From: Shlomi Fish <shlomif(a)shlomifish.org>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 14:24:55 +0300
"Carlos M. Colina" <maorx(a)wikimedia.org.ve> wrote:
Dear all,
I am pleased and honoured to announce on behalf of the Affiliations
Committe the recognition [1] of a new member of the family of Wikimedia
affiliates: The WikiWomen's User Group. Among their goals are providing
a collaborative space for women to work on projects, discuss
gender-related issues (but not limited to) and work towards the increase
in content and contributor diversity.
Please, join us in welcoming them!! :-)
Congratulations, welcome aboard and good luck!
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:40:59 -0500
From: Raymond Leonard <raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community UG
Belarus
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Welcome to the Wikimedians of Wikimedia Community User Group Belarus!
Yours,
Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray>
Cascadia Wikimedians User Group <http://cascadia.wiki>
On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Congratulations, Belarusian colleagues!
A.
On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Carlos M. Colina <
maorx(a)wikimedia.org.ve>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> It is an honour and a pleasure to announce on behalf of the
Affiliations
Committee
the recognition [1] of the newest Wikimedia User Group:
Wikimedia
Community User Group Belarus. Among their
objectives are to represent
both
Belarusian Wikipedias (classical and academic) in
international
relations;
> to widen media presence and public awareness about Belarusian
Wikipedias'
community
activities; and to make collaborative projects with other
interest groups, social initiatives, NGOs and local communities in
Belarus
and abroad.
Please join us in welcoming a new member of the family! :-)
1:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedi…
> --
> "*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee
wayuukanairua
> junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale
etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya
junain."
> > Carlos M. Colina
> > Socio, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 |
>
www.wikimedia.org.ve
> > <http://wikimedia.org.ve>
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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:43:09 -0500
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Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Iranian Wikimedians UG
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Welcome to the Iranian Wikimedians User Group!
Yours,
Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray>
Cascadia Wikimedians User Group <http://cascadia.wiki>
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 3:44 AM, Shlomi Fish <shlomif(a)shlomifish.org>
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:20:56 -0700
Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Congratulations and much success!
A.
Congratulations, good luck, and welcome aboard!
Regards,
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