On 16 Oct 2007 at 23:55:24 -0700, Will Beback
<will.beback.1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Moore is notable as a filmmaker. He is not notable as a blogger. His
> blog is not encyclopedic. We are only providing a link as a convenience,
> and a very minor convenience because it it the first link that comes up
> on Google. So we are saving our readers about .5 seconds out of their
> lives. We aren't preserving NPOV, we aren't taking a stand against
> censorship, we're merely saving some readers a tiny bit of time. I don't
> begrudge anyone even half a second. But if the tradeoff we're looking at
> is linking to harassment of Wikipedia editors versus the slightest
> inconvenience (hopefully temporary) of our readers, then I don't think
> we should have a question. For completenes inthe article we can say the
> guy has a blog (who doesn't), but unless the blog is notable I don't see
> the overriding need to promote "convenience" above "no personal attacks".
Thus, the "tradeoff" is between a very minor convenience to people
trying to get to the link... versus a very minor interference in the
spread of harrassment that's already out there and well-indexed in
Google. So we're all getting into a big lather over something that
barely actually matters, one way or another... apparently, we're all
motivated by the principle of the thing.
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"Gregory Maxwell" wrote
> The complete series of events that caused me to write the email are
> slightly complex and offtopic for this thread.
Seems that the "proposal" wasn't quite on the agenda of some meetings that didn't quite happen? That would justify a few scare quotes.
Charles
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071022/wr_nm/wikipedia_people_dc_1
NEW YORK (Reuters) - They say if you can make it in New York you can
make it anywhere. But these days, it seems you haven't really made it
unless you have that most prized of status symbols -- your very own
page on Wikipedia.
(...)
Unlike popular networking sites MySpace and Facebook, Wikipedia
doesn't allow people to post profiles of themselves. Instead,
Wikipedia entries are earned.
"If someone is notable or successful in their field, they'll end up in
Wikipedia," Jim Wales, the 41-year-old who founded Wikipedia in
January 2001, said in an interview.
(...)
"What's on there about me is highly accurate," said Knight. "I don't
want to be taken down. Who does? I hope the people who loved me before
Wikipedia will still love me if I am taken off."
[You have to love that closing line]
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Someone raised the possibility of a bot that would go through a
category (of biographies), read all articles, find '''bold''' parts,
check if these exist as a page, and create a redirect if not.
IMHO that should be a semi-automated process, not a fully automated
one (creating redirects, that is). So, here's the tool:
http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/name_redirects.php
Category suggestion : "XXXX deaths" :-)
Have fun redirecting,
Magnus
I've seen countless programmes about this and not really believed them. I
don't really believe this either but here's a link so you can wonder in
awe/wonder at how someone could write such crap/MFD it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:KEncyclopediaB
Phoenix 15
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Date: Oct 24, 2007 7:10 AM
Subject: [Foundation-l] Wikimedia Foundation Treasurer Search
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The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, is looking to
appoint a new Treasurer to its Board of Trustees, effective December
2007. The term for the current Treasurer has ended.
The Wikimedia Board of Trustees manages the Foundation and supervises
the disposition and solicitation of donations. The Board of Trustees
is the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Board members are unpaid volunteers who are excited about supporting
the international charitable mission of the Wikimedia Foundation: to
bring free knowledge to the entire planet.
=== ROLE SUMMARY ===
Required duties include, but are not limited to the following:
* Manage, with the finance committee to be created, the board's review
of and action related to the board's financial responsibilities;
* Work with the chief executive to ensure that appropriate financial
reports are made available to the board. Regularly reviews reports to
board on key financial events, trends, concerns, and assessment of
fiscal health;
* May work directly with the bookkeeper or other staff in developing
and implementing financial procedures and systems;
* Serves as support to the financial officer of the organization and
as chairperson of the finance committee;
* Serves on the audit committee;
* Review the annual budget that is presented to the balance of the
board for approval;
* Review the annual audit and answers board members' questions about the
audit;
* Provides financial and operational advice and guidance to the board
as required.
===REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS===
* Maintains knowledge of the organization and has a personal
commitment to its goals and objectives;
* Understands financial accounting for American nonprofit organizations;
* Must be comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented
environment;
* Accounting and financial background - an accounting or other
financial designation (i.e. CPA, CA, CFA, or other International
equivalent), with a thorough understanding of American GAAP.
* MBA or business degree would be helpful, although not required;
* Some experience with legal frameworks and contracts would be helpful;
* Background or familiarity with fundraising would be an asset;
* Has previously served as a treasurer on another non-profit board (at
least five years);
* Willing to commit time for board meetings, committee meetings and
special events;
* Works well in a group, is able to work with a decentralized
international team, using electronic communication tools.
=== EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT ===
It is expected that the Treasurer will be able to attend four meetings
per year, which may possibly be held outside of the USA. In addition,
participation in the Foundation's annual conference would be
preferred. Cost of attending these meetings will be reimbursed. Other
time expectations would be reviewing quarterly reports, budgets, and
policies and helping to oversee the audit process.
=== CONTACT ===
Please contact us at <treasurer-search AT wikimedia DOT org> if you
are interested in this position.
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providing the full content of wiki-based projects to the public free
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Wikipedia, one of the world's 10 most visited websites, Wiktionary,
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Can I just say "less is more"? Can apply to threads, also.
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