After warning some users from the Spanish Wikipedia not to upload FAIR
USE images to the commons (and blocked one of them...) I've checked
the Wikipedia, and I've noticed that the UPLOAD FILE section in
http://es.wikipedia.org/ leads DIRECTLY to
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload?uselang=es
Uploading fair use images seems to be valid in any other Wikipedia,
and the result is that the Es.Wikipedia users uploads the images
directly to commons.
This situation CAN'T go on.
Yuval
The U.S. Department of the Interior is considering changing rules regarding
photography on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and
Wildlife Services, and the National Park Service. That would include all
national parks, and other places (e.g. the National Mall in DC).
New Filming Rules Proposed on Federal Lands
http://dcist.com/2007/10/31/filming_rules_o.php#more
Tourists would still be allowed to take pictures, but the definition of
commercial photography is vague in what they propose. I think I would still
take pictures and upload them to Commons. But, technically I suppose we are
commercial or freelance photographers, since we allow such use. I would not
like it if the new rules allow security personnel to be more bothersome when
I'm taking photographs.
-Aude
Huzzah! A worthy goal; thanks, philg. I am thinking of the many
fantastic illustrators who pepper the projects, waiting for people to
ask them for suitably interesting or difficult illustrative tasks --
one of the most delightful classes of wiki editors I have ever run across.
We'll see how funded content creation goes; but whether or not the funds
end up being the key to encouraging new work, these illustrators certainly
deserve this sort of attention for their fine work.
SJ
On Fri, 2 Nov 2007, Cary Bass wrote:
> Forgive my misspelling in the announcement. Subst "a" for "u".
>
> Cary Bass wrote:
>> Cross posting to Commons-l and Foundation-l (forgive the duplication):
>>
>> The Greenspun Illustration Project
>>
>>
>> What is it?
>>
>> The Wikimedia Foundation has received a donation from Philip Greenspun
>> for the purpose of creating and improving illustrations on Wikimedia.
>> The Board has decided to accept his donation of $US20,000 for this
>> special purpose.
>>
>> This is the first time the Foundation has been directly involved in
>> funded content creation, although the German chapter's experience in
>> winning a government grant to write articles on sustainable development
>> has helped pave the way. The Foundation wants a "hands-off" minimal
>> administration role with the bulk of the work of organizing the project
>> and creating the content to be completed by members of our community.
>>
>> Since this is the first time we've done this, we're not sure how it will
>> go. This is a bit experimental and we ask for your patience and
>> enthusiasm to help make it a success.
>>
>> Brianna Laugher (<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pfctdayelise>)
>> will be coordinating the project, with my help as the Foundation's
>> Volunteer Coordinator.
>>
>>
>> How will it run?
>>
>> Since Philip's kind donation is a lot of money and we're planning to pay
>> around US$40 per illustration (with some lower and higher amounts, see
>> details to follow), we want to progress the project in stages. Starting
>> out with a small number of 50 requested illustrations, we'll look at our
>> results and modify and improve it for successive stages.
>>
>> The project will flow along as follows:
>>
>> * Create list of requested illustrations.
>> * Open illustration requests on issue tracking software
>> * Users will self-assign requests, signaling his or her intent to
>> create that illustration.
>> * On creation and approval, the user is paid the amount as set in
>> the original request.
>>
>> Things to note:
>>
>> * The list of requests will be approved by Brianna, in order that
>> balance exists among "things any decent reference work needs";
>> "things the Wikimedia community requests"; and "things we nearly
>> have, or have poor versions of".
>> * Approval: a review group will be formed in order to provide
>> assessment of submitted images. The main checks will be 1)
>> editor's original work and acceptable license, 2) correct
>> rendering on MediaWiki and 3) how well the image depicts the
>> requested item. No image will be accepted that do not pass all
>> three of these checks.
>> * Other checks will be recommended (e.g. language-neutral version).
>> * The payment system is not yet finalized.
>>
>>
>> How you can help
>>
>> If you are interested in suggesting illustrations to be created, you
>> don't have long to wait: soon there will be some pages on Meta where you
>> can get involved. We will write to foundation-l when the pages are ready
>> for your input.
>>
>> If you are interested in being part of the review group, please email
>> Brianna as follows:
>>
>> brianna.laugher AT gmail DOT com
>>
>>
>> The benefits
>>
>> This project can have two good outcomes. One, we get illustrations we
>> wouldn't otherwise have, or wouldn't otherwise have had so quickly.
>> Another benefit is that we can use this project as a way to encourage
>> and launch new people into the "illustrator community".
>>
>> Creating high-quality SVGs is not a skill a lot of people have
>> immediately, but may be developed fairly quickly. While many people
>> might be vaguely interested in it but no more, a monetary incentive
>> might be enough to push them to act, and learn, and create. Some of the
>> image requests will be for smaller amounts (US$15) for relatively
>> simpler illustrations—these will be specifically targeted to newcomers
>> to encourage them to get involved. At the end of this project we might
>> have $20,000 worth of illustrations, but the value of the content
>> creating community will potentially be a lot higher. We expect a side
>> benefit to this project will be the creation/finding and maintenance of
>> good documentation for specific tasks using tools like Inkscape.
>>
>>
>> More details
>>
>> See the project specifications at:
>>
>> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/5/51/WMF_Greenspun_Illustr…
>>
>>
>
>
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Cross posting to Commons-l and Foundation-l (forgive the duplication):
The Greenspan Illustration Project
What is it?
The Wikimedia Foundation has received a donation from Philip Greenspun
for the purpose of creating and improving illustrations on Wikimedia.
The Board has decided to accept his donation of $US20,000 for this
special purpose.
This is the first time the Foundation has been directly involved in
funded content creation, although the German chapter's experience in
winning a government grant to write articles on sustainable development
has helped pave the way. The Foundation wants a "hands-off" minimal
administration role with the bulk of the work of organizing the project
and creating the content to be completed by members of our community.
Since this is the first time we've done this, we're not sure how it will
go. This is a bit experimental and we ask for your patience and
enthusiasm to help make it a success.
Brianna Laugher (<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pfctdayelise>)
will be coordinating the project, with my help as the Foundation's
Volunteer Coordinator.
How will it run?
Since Philip's kind donation is a lot of money and we're planning to pay
around US$40 per illustration (with some lower and higher amounts, see
details to follow), we want to progress the project in stages. Starting
out with a small number of 50 requested illustrations, we'll look at our
results and modify and improve it for successive stages.
The project will flow along as follows:
* Create list of requested illustrations.
* Open illustration requests on issue tracking software
* Users will self-assign requests, signaling his or her intent to
create that illustration.
* On creation and approval, the user is paid the amount as set in
the original request.
Things to note:
* The list of requests will be approved by Brianna, in order that
balance exists among "things any decent reference work needs";
"things the Wikimedia community requests"; and "things we nearly
have, or have poor versions of".
* Approval: a review group will be formed in order to provide
assessment of submitted images. The main checks will be 1)
editor's original work and acceptable license, 2) correct
rendering on MediaWiki and 3) how well the image depicts the
requested item. No image will be accepted that do not pass all
three of these checks.
* Other checks will be recommended (e.g. language-neutral version).
* The payment system is not yet finalized.
How you can help
If you are interested in suggesting illustrations to be created, you
don't have long to wait: soon there will be some pages on Meta where you
can get involved. We will write to foundation-l when the pages are ready
for your input.
If you are interested in being part of the review group, please email
Brianna as follows:
brianna.laugher AT gmail DOT com
The benefits
This project can have two good outcomes. One, we get illustrations we
wouldn't otherwise have, or wouldn't otherwise have had so quickly.
Another benefit is that we can use this project as a way to encourage
and launch new people into the "illustrator community".
Creating high-quality SVGs is not a skill a lot of people have
immediately, but may be developed fairly quickly. While many people
might be vaguely interested in it but no more, a monetary incentive
might be enough to push them to act, and learn, and create. Some of the
image requests will be for smaller amounts (US$15) for relatively
simpler illustrations—these will be specifically targeted to newcomers
to encourage them to get involved. At the end of this project we might
have $20,000 worth of illustrations, but the value of the content
creating community will potentially be a lot higher. We expect a side
benefit to this project will be the creation/finding and maintenance of
good documentation for specific tasks using tools like Inkscape.
More details
See the project specifications at:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/5/51/WMF_Greenspun_Illustr…
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Volunteer Coordinator
Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running! Support the Wikimedia Foundation today: http://donate.wikimedia.org
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Phone: 727.231.0101
Fax: 727.258.0207
E-Mail: cbass(a)wikimedia.org
I hope some of our Polish contributors might be able to go!!
cheers,
Brianna
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From: Jolanta Soja <jolanta.soja(a)gmail.com>
Date: 1 Nov 2007 02:45
Subject: [Clipart] Invitation to Libre Graphics Meeting 2008
To: Open Clip Art Library <clipart(a)lists.freedesktop.org>
Hi,
I'm Jolanta Soja, and I'm an organizator of Libre Graphics Meeting
2008 (Check http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org for more info,
please).
LGM is all about participation. Artists and developers, feel free to
bring your laptops and show us what you can (and can't yet) do. Libre
Graphics Meeting is free to attend, and open to all.
This upcoming edition will take place from 8-11th of May 2008 in
Wroclaw, a great city with over 600 thousand population, located in
southwestern Poland, 160 km from Germany and 120 km from the Czech
Republic.
As an official organizer I have the pleasure to invite Open Clip Art
Library project team to participate in LGM 2008. Please let us know if
we can expect you joining us.
If you would like to learn more or ask about something do not hesitate
to reply to this mail or visit #lgm IRC channel at freenode.
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