WikiEN-l April 2005

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RE: [WikiEN-l] Database errors on watchlist?
by Kevin Rector 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

Yeah, my 107 item watchlist comes back lickity split. -Kevin Rector > FWIW, it's not a universal problem (in case anyone had any doubts). my > small 600+ item watchlist works fine.

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Re: April Fool's Day
by Rick 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

--- Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > Anthere wrote > > > And I would dare to say : is the over reaction a > sign that the current > > project has become too "restricting" in editors > freedom that they feel > > they need to get so wild the one day this is > permitted ? > > Yep. Most days of the year WP is in serious mode. > And it works - we are > now in the top 100 websites at Alexa, overtaking Ask > Jeeves last time I > looked. We need a 'festival'. > > Charles And how do we clean up all of the leftover hoaxes? Or do we just say, "Oh, well, that was created on April 1, we'll just live with it."? RickK __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

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RE: [WikiEN-l] Database errors on watchlist?
by Kevin Rector 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

I love it when people say "funnily". -Kevin -----Original Message----- From: wikien-l-bounces(a)Wikipedia.org [mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of MacGyverMagic/Mgm Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 4:19 PM To: English Wikipedia Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Database errors on watchlist? I'm pretty sure my watchlist is under 500 articles, but I got too many errors in that as well recently. Funnily enough "my contributions" works fine. --MacGyverMagic On Apr 2, 2005 12:12 AM, Kevin Rector <krector(a)compco.com> wrote: > Yeah, my 107 item watchlist comes back lickity split. > > -Kevin Rector

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Blocked for 'vandalism' on a friggin April Fools article
by Daniel Mayer 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

--- SPUI <drspui(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Obviously the 'vandalism' being talked about was moving the page back > into the main article space. How can this be called vandalism? Can > someone be as kind as to unban me? I won't do it again, after seeing how > Stiffy McSitfferson some of us can be. If you won't do it again, then I'll unblock you. There, done. -- mav __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Artwork samples
by Sean Barrett 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

What is the consensus regarding examples of an artist's work in an article? It's been suggested that I ask Dr. Laura Brodian, [[Kelly Freas]]'s widow, to release digital copies of some of his illustrations under the GFDL. Kelly's article is currently rather short (I can't remain neutral about him), and the text would be overwhelmed if more than a handful of images were added. Would a supplementary article -- [[Artwork of Kelly Freas]] -- be appropriate? Most importantly, if I persuade Laura to give away some of her late husband's work, will her generosity be welcomed to Wikipedia, or will it be promptly nominated for deletion as non-encyclopedic Wikipedia-is-not-a-gallery Hugo-winning-art-cruft? -- Sean Barrett | For days, we survived on sean(a)epoptic.com | nothing but food and water.

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Images on Answers.com and copyright conditions
by Christiaan Briggs 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

Is anyone else surprised that Answers.com doesn't seem to follow GFDL or CCbySA conditions with regard to images used from Wikipedia, such as crediting authors: http://www.answers.com/library/Wikipedia+Images Or am I misunderstanding the process? Christiaan

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Blocked for 'vandalism' on a friggin April Fools article
by Daniel Mayer 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

--- The Cunctator <cunctator(a)kband.com> wrote: > I think Mav knows me well enough to take my comment in context (i.e., that I > respect him). I called him a jerk--I didn't insult his mother. I know and didn't take offense. :) -- mav __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Google urgently in need of Wikipedia's earnest admins
by Viajero 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

http://www.google.com/googlegulp/

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Classified information in Wikipedia
by Matt R 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

--- Richard Holton <richholton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > My view is that what people do with the information we provide in Wikipedia > > is not our moral responsibility. If there are no legal problems, I would > > the inclusion of any verifiable, on-topic and noteworthy information. > > And how would you respond to someone publishing on Wikipedia the name > of you 12 year old daughter, what she looks like, where she goes to > school and when she leaves, and where you work and when you get home > from, and the names of several of your trusted neighbors? You didn't pay attention to what I wrote: "I would support the inclusion of any verifiable, on-topic and noteworthy information". In your example, how would this information be verifiable, notable or on-topic in an encyclopedia article? There's very little harm you can do by posting verifiable information because, by definition, you can already get the information somewhere else. -- Matt [[User:Matt Crypto]] Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Blocked for 'vandalism' on a friggin April Fools article
by Daniel Mayer 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

--- The Cunctator <cunctator(a)kband.com> wrote: > On 4/1/05 8:41 AM, "Daniel Mayer" <maveric149(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > --- SPUI <drspui(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Obviously the 'vandalism' being talked about was moving the page back > >> into the main article space. How can this be called vandalism? Can > >> someone be as kind as to unban me? I won't do it again, after seeing how > >> Stiffy McSitfferson some of us can be. > > > > If you won't do it again, then I'll unblock you. > > > > There, done. > > > Wow, you're a jerk. I thought unblocking was a kinda nice thing for me to do. I'm sorry you disagree :P -- mav __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. http://personals.yahoo.com

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