WikiEN-l April 2004

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Re: WikiEN-l Digest, Vol 9, Issue 2
by Daniel P.B.Smith 03 Apr '04

03 Apr '04

> From: Vicki Rosenzweig <vr(a)redbird.org> > At 10:56 AM 4/2/04 -0500, Viajero wrote: > >> Ed's behaviour simply confirms my suspicion that there is an >> authoritarian >> lurking in the soul of every rightwinger. > > This is also unhelpful. > > I strongly suspect that there is an authoritarian lurking somewhere in > *every* human soul, one of the unfortunate impulses we need to guard > against in ourselves. > > Vicki Rosenzweig My thoughts exactly. "There is so much good in the worst of us And so much bad in the best of us That it ill-behooves any of us To talk about the rest of us." -- Anon. -- Daniel P. B. Smith, dpbsmith(a)verizon.net alternate: dpbsmith(a)alum.mit.edu "Elinor Goulding Smith's Great Big Messy Book" is now back in print! Sample chapter at http://world.std.com/~dpbsmith/messy.html Buy it at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1403314063/

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PC Magazine article
by John Pozniak 03 Apr '04

03 Apr '04

I just read the April 20 edition of PC Magazine, and they've got an article entitled "2004 100 Top Websites You Didn't Know You Couldn't Live Without" (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1558375,00.asp). Listed under "Information" is a nice little entry on Wikipedia (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1558744,00.asp) Just felt like sharing. John Pozniak (Gentgeen)

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authoritarian
by Matt M. 03 Apr '04

03 Apr '04

> > I strongly suspect that there is an authoritarian lurking somewhere in > > *every* human soul, one of the unfortunate impulses we need to guard > > against in ourselves. > > Vicki is very wise. Yup. I'm sure we all know the feeling that Gore Vidal summed up: "I am, at heart, a tiresome nag complacently positive that there is no human problem that could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise." Matt (Montrealais)

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Request to post the names of all the winners of Padma Shri Awards.
by Ravindra Seetharam 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

Hi, Can u post all the winners of the Padama awards in the hierarchy of Padma awards. Thanks Ravindra

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Arbitration Policy Ratification Vote
by Fred Bauder 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

As the discussion as wound down on its talk page I have activated this vote and added the following to goings-on: * '''Arbitration policy ratification vote''' Vote commences now at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration policy ratification vote]] to continue for one week. 2/3 majority required for approval, voters must have minimum of 500 edits. Fred

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TDC is starting to piss me off
by steven l. rubenstein 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

Dear colleagues, I just found this message from TDC on my talk page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Slrubenstein >A question for you: >Now, I know you Marxist types dont believe in an afterlife and the like, >but if I were to hold a seance and channel Marx's spirit through you, do >you think you would try and suck your own dick. TDC 04:15, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC) Now, I've long resisted attempts to ban people but this kind of talk (and given TDC's antagonistic comments elsewhere, I don't think it is an April Fool's joke) kinda wants me to see him banned. I don't know if this is actually a bannable offense -- I've seen far worse language elsewhere, and I know the rule is to try to educate people and encourage them to be more civil. Maybe I am especially unsympathetic because TDC has wasted a lot of people's time -- the time of serious contributors like Andyleherer and John, and others -- on the Talk: Fascism and Talk: Karl Marx pages, and I just do not see him making any useful contribution. Be that as it me, since I am the one offended here I don't quite trust my own judgment. I've taken a publicly antagonist position to him, dismissing his comments on these talk pages -- although I have tried to avoid vulgarity and have always addressed the substantive historical question. But I don't think I can communicate effectively with him, certainly not anymore. Would some of you try to communicate with him about this? Thanks, Steve Steven L. Rubenstein Associate Professor Department of Sociology and Anthropology Bentley Annex Ohio University Athens, Ohio 45701 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.642 / Virus Database: 410 - Release Date: 3/24/2004

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Using Googlebomb to improve Wikipedia's standing
by Rick 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

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Thumbnail killing spree
by Magnus Manske 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

As those of you who look at the minor edits on RC no doubt have noticed, I've been going around for some days replacing thumbnail images with links to their "larger version" with the appropriate thumbnail code. The original thumbnail image gets obsolete in the process. I have now started searching for images with "thumb" in their name. I will delete all those thumbnails that * are not linked to by some page other than an "upload log", and * have a larger version on wikipedia unless someone has a counter-argument. Otherwise, feel invited to join me on this mindless task! ;-) Maybe we should have a bot for this. Or a maintenance page. Well, if geoffrin is to be resurrected after all... Magnus

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I'm blocked again !
by Eric Demolli 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

My IP address 62.212.103.37 is blocked again by the proxy blocker ! Why is my home network proxy considered as an open proxy ? I have reinforced the rules las time and my proxy is still considered as "open". Should I change any parameter ? Eric Demolli

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File swapping
by Ray Saintonge 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Today's Federal Court of Canada ruling may be of interest to some. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4639920/ and other reports. It denied a request by the recording industry to make public the names of ISP's customers who making files available for file swapping. It will probably be appealed, but if this keeps up it's an indication of positive common-sense attitudes in Canadian copyright law. Ec

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