WikiEN-l December 2010

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Amazonified Wikipedia
by Erik Moeller 11 Dec '10

11 Dec '10

We were not consulted, and are currently fully examining this. It is not official or endorsed by us. Erik

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What proportion of articles are stubs?
by Charles Matthews 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

Stubs and how to handle them seem to be controversial still (or again), which is rather surprising given that we have been going nearly a decade now. I'd like to ask how many articles still are stubs, by some sensible standard? Points arise from that, clearly. But I'm hearing quite a lot recently from the "glass half empty" people. You know, ten short stubs are created, and a year later five are still stubby, five are much improved. Are we glad to have five new substantial articles, or embarrassed to have persistent five stubs? So has this made things proportionately better or worse? Discuss. Charles

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Re: [WikiEN-l] [Foundation-l] Foundation-L Mirrors
by emijrp 09 Dec '10

09 Dec '10

I think that this list is re-posted in other newsgroup compilations websites. Also, the tar.gz archives sorted by month are available in the mailing list site. 2010/12/8 <WJhonson(a)aol.com> > What is the perceived limitation(s) on mirroring this email list ? > > That is, making copies of it, on other sites. > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >

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Re: [WikiEN-l] GLAM Wiki UK 2010
by aude 08 Dec '10

08 Dec '10

On Dec 8, 2010, at 6:19 AM, Carcharoth <carcharothwp(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > I just noticed this in this week's Signpost: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2010-12-06/GLAM-W… > > It's my own fault for not paying closer attention (it had been > advertised elsewhere), but I would have loved to have gone to this. Quite dissapointed that you missed attending. :(. I missed it too but because it's too far for me to travel I don't know how it was advertised but quite sure the wikimedia-uk list is where it was announced. Also, whatever way the London meetups are normally announced. Not sure if they used the [watchlist] geonotice but suggest that also in the future. Would emailing geographically specific announcements like about glam wiki to foundation-l and/or wikien-l be okay with people? As for upcoming events, please check out http://ten.wikipedia.org for 10th anniversary events in January in many locations. -Aude PS - It was suggested at our last Wikimedia DC (Washington DC) meetup that we do some glam wiki event here, maybe in May or June. Not definite yet but if you want to be notified or better yet help with organising it, please join wikimedia-dc-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc There's also an irc channel #wikimedia-northeast and our meetup page on wikipedia and we will do geonotice and you can follow us on identica or Twitter as @wikimediadc > > Which mailing list would be more appropriate to be subscribed to to > get details of things like this? > > Carcharoth > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

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Use Wikipedia as a Marketing Tool
by Fred Bauder 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

http://www.inc.com/managing/articles/201001/wikipedia.html 'Wikipedia is a complex culture, and sometimes it can feel like the free encyclopedia everyone can edit -- except me, acknowledges Jay Walsh, a spokesperson for the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that oversees Wikipedia. He notes that Wikimedia has only about 30 paid staff, and that Wikipedia is edited by a huge number of volunteers. And he says, though its not an absolute rule, people are strongly discouraged from creating articles about themselves or their organizations because the site strives for neutrality. If you want your organization to be listed in Wikipedia, Walsh and others whove succeeded recommend the following steps:...' Fred User:Fred Bauder

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Using Wikipedia as a Marketing Tool
by WereSpielChequers 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

One of those steps being "Check to see if anyone already working at your company is a Wikipedia volunteer. If so, that person can be a valuable resource to help you find your best strategy for getting included." Now that sounds like a pretty good reason not to talk about this particular hobby at work, or to edit in your real name. WereSpielChequers On 7 December 2010 16:31, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote: > http://www.inc.com/managing/articles/201001/wikipedia.html > > '“Wikipedia is a complex culture, and sometimes it can feel like the free > encyclopedia everyone can edit -- except me,” acknowledges Jay Walsh, a > spokesperson for the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization > that oversees Wikipedia. He notes that Wikimedia has only about 30 paid > staff, and that Wikipedia is edited by a huge number of volunteers. And > he says, though it’s not an absolute rule, people are strongly > discouraged from creating articles about themselves or their > organizations because the site strives for neutrality. > > If you want your organization to be listed in Wikipedia, Walsh and others > who’ve succeeded recommend the following steps:...' > > Fred > > User:Fred Bauder > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >

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Get Listed! Wikipedia Marketing Secrets Revealed
by Fred Bauder 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101207006158/en/VMS-Sponsoring-Wiki… The program, focusing on the dos and donts of getting information about your company on the Wikipedia site, will include insight from Richard Laermer and Sharon Nieuwenhuis, two Wikipedia marketing experts from RLM PR. It is being hosted by CommPRO.biz, a new online source featuring news, tools and training for marketing communications professionals. Laermer is the author of Full Frontal PR and Punk Marketing, as well as the creator of the extremely popular BadPitch Blog. Nieuwenhuis is an account manager for RLM PR focusing on Wikipedia marketing. Were very excited to bring this information to PR or marketing professionals free of charge Fred User:Fred Bauder

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Wikipedia editing and Satanism: truth revealed
by David Gerard 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Of course! http://www.democracyforum.co.uk/talk-about-anything/85167-wikipedia-editors… - d.

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Commons sexual content policy poll
by David Gerard 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Sexual_content#Second_poll_f… - d.

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Amazonified Wikipedia
by David Carson 04 Dec '10

04 Dec '10

On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:56 AM, wiki <doc.wikipedia(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > Yeah, but my odds of getting a Kindle gratis from their benevolence are?? > > It's a bit like applauding the Ritz Hotel for giving away free coffee with a > $150 meal. A Kindle is a physical object that costs money to produce. Hence they are sold for money. The early works of James Joyce are public domain content which can be digitally duplicated infinitely for no significant cost. Hence they are given away for free, both by benevolent organizations such as Project Gutenberg, and by for-profit corporations such as Amazon. What point, exactly, are you trying to make? Cheers, David...

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