WikiIS-l March 2013

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Hittingur
by Bjarki Sigursveinsson 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

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Looking for assistance from some one in Iceland with setting up a thematic org in the country
by Laura Hale 30 Mar '13

30 Mar '13

Hi, Some one recommended I join this group. Myself and several members from Wikinews (representing three different language projects) are in the pre-stage planning phase before going live with a proposal to create a Wikinews related thematic organization. Iceland has strong journalist protections and is recognized around the world for having these. Thus, as reporters, we ideally want our organization to be registered in the country. If there is anyone on this list from Iceland who is interested in becoming involved with this, as we really need an Icelander to guide us through the local processes, please get in touch with me. I am often on IRC on irc.freenode.net in #wikinews , #wikinews-en or #wikipedia-en-helpers . My username is either purplepopple or LauraHale. I can also be reached on g!talk at laura(a)fanhistory.com and Skype at purplepopple. http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:LauraHale is my user page. Any assistance would be massively appreciated even if no one wants to permanently committ. :) If we do this, we would also look for ways to support the local Icelandic projects where possible and would specifically address the country in any organizational bylaws. Sincerely, Laura Hale -- twitter: purplepopple blog: ozziesport.com

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Wikiorðabók - upplestur almennings
by Svavar Kjarrval 24 Mar '13

24 Mar '13

Hæ. Var að detta í hug hvort það væri ekki hægt að koma upp smá átaki meðal okkar að taka upp hljóðdæmi í Wikiorðabókinni? Þetta er eitthvað sem ég held að sé alls ekki í boði í öðrum íslenskum orðabókum af þessari stærðargráðu sem myndi gera „okkar“ orðabók framar hinum hvað þetta varðar. Þá væri hægt að nota sömu upptökur fyrir samnefndar greinar á íslenska Wikipedia (eða lesa upp nöfn Wikipedia greina líka). Þá getum við jafnvel fengið almenning til þess að lesa inn nokkur orð hver þannig að þetta séu ekki sömu raddirnar allan tímann. Það gæti jafnvel vakið athygli ef við gætum skipulagt atburð í kringum þetta. Það sem þyrfti fyrir slíkan atburð er aðallega: * góður upptökubúnaður (þarf ekki að vera mjög pro) * sjálfboðaliðar sem sjá um upptöku og leiðsögn * staður til að vera á (sem hentar fyrir upptökur) * aðili sem getur hjálpað til með að auglýsa atburðinn til fólks sem hefði líklegast áhuga * skjöl þar sem viðkomandi samþykkir að framlag sitt verði sett fram undir notkunarskilmálum viðkomandi WikiMedia verkefna Í þessu tilviki var ég að hugsa um einhvern háskólann eða stað þar sem nokkuð margir eru á hvort sem er (svo ákveðinn kjarni þurfi ekki að fara langt til þess að taka þátt). Einnig væri hægt að fá fólk í fræðigreinum til þess að lesa upp orð sem tengjast þeim. Það skiptir ekki miklu máli að orðið sé þá þegar í Wikiorðabókinni þar sem hægt er að bæta orðinu við síðar. Ég ætti að geta reddað upptökubúnaðnum og er alveg tilbúinn til þess að vera á staðnum. Einhver hér sem hefur sambönd við fólk eða stofnanir sem gætu haft áhuga? Með kveðju, Svavar Kjarrval

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Ýmislegt
by Bjarki Sigursveinsson 17 Mar '13

17 Mar '13

Hæ öll. Ég hef verið í samskiptum við Asaf Bartov hjá Wikimedia um mögulegt Wikimediafélag á Íslandi. Ég áframsendi nú þau samskipti á póstlistann. Hann bendir á möguleikann á að við getum til að byrja með skipulagt okkur sem "user group" (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_User_Groups). Það er nýlega tilkomin skilgreining hjá WMF og hefur þá kosti að slíkur félagsskapur nýtur viðurkenningar sem samstarfsaðili Wikimedia en þarf ekki að vera jafn formbundinn og chapter félag. Slíkur hópur gæti einnig starfað undir regnhlíf FSFÍ. Honum líst vel á áform um að gera dálítið mikið úr afmælisárinu og bendir á að okkur standa til boða styrkir frá Wikimedia til þess að koma hlutum í framkvæmd. Ég vakti athygli á stöðunni á léninu Wikipedia.is og því verður vísað til lögfræðihóps WMF. Stofnunin vill eiga þetta lén sjálf án milliliða en íslenska Wikimedia-samfélagið getur haft áhrif á hvernig það verður notað. kv. Bjarki -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Ticket#2013022010001174] Requesting a permission to use WMF logo and name for a project in Iceland Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:57:31 -0800 From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> To: Bjarki Sigursveinsson <bjarki(a)gmail.com> Hello, Bjarki. Thanks for this useful information! I agree the 10th anniversary would be a great opportunity for increasing public awareness etc., and we'd be happy to support the costs of an event, outreach materials, etc., through a grant. Could you tell me a little more about the Icelandic community? Our stats pages[1] suggest there are about 30 active editors and about 4 very active editors. About how many of those do you know personally? How geographically diverse is the community? What has the response to your efforts been like, so far? Forming a sub-group within FSFí would be fine, and possibly a good first step, but you are correct that a _chapter_ is expected to be an independent, incorporated entity dedicated to Wikimedia work, although in fact several Wikimedia Chapters are also functioning as their countries' Creative Commons affiliates. However, last year we have introduced new models of affiliation -- thematic organizations[2] and user groups[3]. We find that a Wikimedia User group, which doesn't need to be incorporated, is often the best fit for a group in the beginning. If and when the group wants/need to incorporate and wants chapter status, it can apply for recognition as a chapter, with its track record of activity as a user group. Another benefit of the user group model would be that it is perfectly compatible with the group also being a sub-group within FSFí. What do you think? If and when you are ready to proceed with affiliation (in any model), the way forward is by applying to the (all-volunteer) Affiliations Committee (AffCom). Details here[4]. Regarding the domain squatter -- I have forwarded this to our legal department, as they handle trademark issues. They will try to approach the current owner politely and see where that goes. If needed, we can file an appeal on the basis of the trademark and gain control of the domain, but that's a more expensive process. The WMF should own wikipedia.* domains, as for other to own it would be a trademark violation. If/when we gain control of that domain, we would welcome the Icelandic community's thoughts on what would be the best content for it -- probably something similar to the current one, minus the ads. :) Cheers, Asaf [1] http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/SummaryIS.htm [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Thematic_Organizations [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_User_Groups [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Bjarki Sigursveinsson <bjarki(a)gmail.com <mailto:bjarki@gmail.com>> wrote: Hello Asaf. Thank you for the response. Stephen was quite clear about my inquiry, I will contact the political parties but in my own personal capacity. Starting a Wikimedia chapter in Iceland was discussed in the Icelandic Wikipedia community several years ago but the that effort went into coma. I have been trying to revive these efforts partly because there is a 10 year anniversary of the Icelandic Wikipedia coming up in December 2013 and that occasion should be celebrated and used to increase public awareness of and participation in Wikimedia projects. The ideas that have been floated involve regular off-wiki meet-ups, outreach to students and an anniversary conference in December where we could perhaps invite a speaker from the foundation. I have been in contact with the chairman of the Icelandic Instute for Digital Freedom (FSFÍ) who is eager to assist and help promote Wikimedia in Iceland. It has been suggested that Wikimedians in Iceland could form a sub-group within FSFÍ although I think that in order to be a WM-recognized chapter, our group would need to be independent and focused solely on Wikimedia projects. There has been some concern about the registration of the domain wikipedia.is <http://wikipedia.is> which is currently held by an individual who is not using it just to benefit the goals of Wikimedia but as a personal ad space for his business. Although to be fair, he also displays links to Wikipedia. Perhaps you could tell me if the foundation has a policy on these matters? Since there is no local chapter operating in Iceland (yet), it has been suggested that the Icelandic Institute for Digital Freedom could register the domain or an individual who is more aligned to the goals of the foundation, but this would need the backing of the foundation as the trademark holder if the current holder of the domain does not respond to being asked politely. Regards, Bjarki On 26.2.2013 21:15, Asaf Bartov wrote: > Hi, Bjarki. > > Thanks for reaching out! I hope Stephen's response was clear. I > wanted to express my delight at hearing from you and learning > about the renewed interest in off-wiki activities in Iceland. > Please consider me your primary contact at WMF. > > I would love to hear more about this new group and your plans, and > to offer any help I can. I hope you are aware of the various WMF > grantmaking programs -- see > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start if you're not. Beyond > funding and trademark permission, I might be in a position to help > connect you with other Wikimedians who have relevant experience or > who are currently working on similar projects. > > I look forward to staying in touch. > > Cheers, > > Asaf > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Stephen LaPorte > <slaporte(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:slaporte@wikimedia.org>> wrote: > > Hello Bjarki, > > Your email was forwarded by a member of our volunteer response > team. Thank you for contacting us, and I am happy to hear > about the group of Wikimedians in Iceland! > > In general, a group may receive permission to use official > logos after they are recognized by the Affiliations Committee > <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee>. The > Affiliations Committee recognizes three types of groups: user > groups, chapters, and thematic organizations. I would like to > introduce my colleague, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org > <mailto:abartov@wikimedia.org>>, who may be able to provide > some guidance about the Affiliations Committee's process. > > Before your group has received recognition, you may request > limited trademark permissions for specific activity or event. > These requests are handled on a case-by-case basis. If your > group would like to request to use a logo, first I suggest > reviewing the trademark policy at > <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy>. If > your proposed use will require permission, please send a > detailed description of the request and proposal (including a > mockup or demo, if possible) to <trademarks(a)wikimedia.org > <mailto:trademarks@wikimedia.org>>. Of course, please feel > free to contact me at <slaporte(a)wikimedia.org > <mailto:slaporte@wikimedia.org>> if you have any questions. > > Finally, please note that contacting politicians or political > candidates is a complicated place to start. For tax reasons, > our grants or trademarks may not be used to influence a > political election or lobby for legislation. You may provide > general education about Creative Commons licenses, but we do > not officially contact politicians, political candidates, or > political parties. This sort of activity should only be done > in an unofficial, non-sponsored, individual capacity. I would > recommend starting with other events or activities that > support contributors, such as a conference, competition, or > edit-a-thon. > > Thanks again for reaching out to us, and I look forward to > working with you. > > Best, > Stephen > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:49 AM, Wikipedia information team > <info-en(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:info-en@wikimedia.org>> wrote: > > Hi, > > We have a request below for logo use from a fellow editor > who would like to use it > in hopes of establishing a chapter in Iceland. > > Yours sincerely, > Mike VanHall > > -- > Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/ > --- > Disclaimer: all mail to this address is answered by > volunteers, and responses are > not to be considered an official statement of the > Wikimedia Foundation. For official > correspondence, please contact the Wikimedia Foundation by > certified mail at the > address listed on https://www.wikimediafoundation.org/ > ---- Forwarded message from Bjarki Sigursveinsson > <bjarki(a)gmail.com <mailto:bjarki@gmail.com>> --- > > From: Bjarki Sigursveinsson <bjarki(a)gmail.com > <mailto:bjarki@gmail.com>> > To: info(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:info@wikimedia.org> > Subject: Requesting a permission to use WMF logo and name > for a project in Iceland > Date: 2013-02-20 04:39:47 > > > Hi, > > > > I am requesting a permission to use the Wikimedia > Foundation name and > > logo for a special project in Iceland. There is no > currently operating > > local chapter in Iceland but there is a group of > enthusiasts that has > > been meeting and talking lately about reviving efforts > to establish a WM > > chapter in Iceland. I am one of those people. I am also > an administrator > > or a bureaucrat on several Wikimedia projects. (Global > user "Bjarki_S"). > > > > Parliamentary elections are coming up in April and the > political parties > > are making their promotional materials, including promo > photos of their > > candidates. Now would be a good time to contact the > parties and > > introduce them to the benefits of CC licensing these > photographs to > > ensure maximum distribution and nicely illustrated > Wikipedia articles. > > The parties need clear directions in the matter to > ensure this is done > > correctly and not in violation of the rights held by the > photographer > > that they hired to do the shots. The parties need to > clarify the terms > > with the hired photographers that make these pictures so > that there is > > no doubt that the pictures can be CC licensed and it is > preferable that > > the parties themselves publish the photographs on their > own sites or > > flickr streams and clearly state the licensing terms there. > > > > A request like this would carry a lot more weight if one > could say it > > was approved by the WMF if not directly sponsored by it. > It could also > > be seen as a pilot project for the eventual foundation > of a local > > chapter as per: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Step-by- > step_chapter_creation_guide#Step_3:_Run_a_pilot_program_.28Optional_step.29 > > > > I was not quite sure about how to contact the Foundation > for a > > permission such as this so I sent this request as an > email to > > info(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:info@wikimedia.org> where it > can hopefully be forwarded to anyone > > authorised to give such permissions. > > > > Sincerely. > > > > -- > > Bjarki Sigursveinsson > > +354 8215644 <tel:%2B354%208215644> > > Mánagötu 8 > > 105 Reykjavík > > Iceland > > > > > > > ---- End forwarded message --- > > > > > -- > Stephen LaPorte > Legal Counsel > Wikimedia Foundation > > /This message might have confidential or legally privileged > information in it. If you have received this message by > accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. > For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the > Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice > to or serve as a lawyer for community members, volunteers, or > staff members in their personal capacity./ > > > > > -- > Asaf Bartov > Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share > in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > https://donate.wikimedia.org -- Bjarki Sigursveinsson +354 8215644 <tel:%2B354%208215644> Mánagötu 8 105 Reykjavík Iceland -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org

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Wiktionary pæling - orðmyndir
by Svavar Kjarrval 05 Mar '13

05 Mar '13

Hæ. Þar sem það er ekki til listi fyrir íslenska Wiktionary sendi ég þetta hingað. Var að spá hvort við ættum að byrja á því að skilgreina allar orðmyndir á orðasíðunum sjálfum í stað þess að vísa í sér orðmyndasíðu. Einn ókosturinn við það er ef orðið hefur nokkuð margar orðmyndir er að það gæti tekið mikið skjápláss. Á móti kemur að þeir þurfa ekki að fletta aftur eða athuga sérstaklega ef þær eru til eða ekki. Hvað finnst ykkur? Með kveðju, Svavar Kjarrval

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