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Fwd: [Wiki-research-l] [Wikidata] [ANN] Wikipedia Tools for Google Spreadsheets
by Pine W 09 May '16

09 May '16

Forwarding to the Wiki Medicine mailing list, and also to the Cascadia Wikimedians mailing list because we've had discussions about how to prioritize the development of articles related to WikiProject Seattle. Thanks, Pine ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com> Date: Mon, May 9, 2016 at 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [Wiki-research-l] [Wikidata] [ANN] Wikipedia Tools for Google Spreadsheets To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." < wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Research into Wikimedia content and communities <wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Thomas Steiner < tomac(a)google.com> Hello, I wanted to make an on-wiki place to host discussion of the tool so I set up this project page on meta. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Tools_for_Google_Spreadsheets> This is an interesting tool. I have been playing with it for some weeks trying to learn whether it could be used to generate monthly traffic reports for sets of Wikipedia articles. Among editors of Wikipedia's medical articles, there is continual discussion about monthly article traffic for certain sets of articles, and I think that somehow this tool could be used to get those reports for health articles in different languages. If anyone wants to join me in discussing the tool then write me or meet me on that wiki page. yours, On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 4:08 AM, Thomas Steiner <tomac(a)google.com> wrote: > Esteemed Wikipedia, Wikidata, Linked Data, and Semantic Web communities[*], > > === > tl;dr: Released a Google Spreadsheets add-on called Wikipedia Tools > [1] that makes working with data from Wikipedia and Wikidata a breeze. > === > > I am happy to release a Google Spreadsheets add-on called Wikipedia > Tools [1]. This add-on allows you to work with data from Wikipedia and > Wikidata from within a spreadsheet context using custom formulas. Let > me motivate the tools with a short example: > > You may have heard of Volkswagen's #DieselGate scandal. Is this still > a problem for Volkswagen—and if so, where? Google Trends to the > rescue? Maybe [2]. But what about global impact? How do people in > Korea, an important Volkswagen export market [citation needed😉], > refer to the scandal? Turns out they call it 폭스바겐 배기가스 조작 (among > probably other options). > > With a custom function from Wikipedia Tools, we can safely "translate" > from one English (a language that, for the sake of this example, we > assume we dominate well enough) Wikipedia article to many other > languages (that we do not necessarily dominate): > > =WIKITRANSLATE("en:Volkswagen_emissions_scandal") > bg Афера на Фолксваген > cs Dieselgate > de VW-Abgasskandal > […] > zh 福斯集團汽車舞弊事件 > > Then, using Wikipedia page views as one (among others) reasonable > popularity indicator, for each of these language results, for example > for Korean, we can get =WIKIPAGEVIEWS("ko:폭스바겐 배기가스 조작") for the last > n days, and plot the results [3] (in practice, you would probably > still normalize by size and/or total views of the particular > Wikipedia[**]). > > There are a lot more custom functions implemented than I could cover > in this short example. I have put together a slide deck [4] and paper > [5] that go into more detail if you are interested, a demo with all > functions is available at [6]. The add-on also has a built-in manual > (in Google Sheets, click Add-ons→Wikipedia Tools→Show documentation) > and its underlying code is open-source [7]. > > Please let me know in case of any open question, feature request, or > bug. Thanks! > > Cheers, > Tom > > -- > [1] http://bit.ly/wikipedia-tools-add-on > [2] > http://www.google.com/trends/explore?hl=en-US&q=volkswagen+emissions+scanda… > [3] > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PyFq59iEeLWpPQrWDUyU8mlmQrb4GDv2QEl… > [4] bit.ly/wikipedia-tools-slides > [5] bit.ly/wikipedia-tools-paper (PDF) > [6] > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sVduZul787O-bRzuy0UKpRl7bkouxwaIOsx… > [7] https://github.com/tomayac/wikipedia-tools-for-google-spreadsheets/ > [*] Cross-posted on purpose > (http://ruben.verborgh.org/blog/2014/01/31/apologies-for-cross-posting/), > please choose your reply options accordingly. > [**] This is a simple example for illustrative purposes, I do _not_ > claim it is an accurate popularity prediction, nor do I mean to bash > Volkswagen. > > -- > Dr. Thomas Steiner, Employee (http://blog.tomayac.com, > https://twitter.com/tomayac) > > Google Germany GmbH, ABC-Str. 19, 20354 Hamburg, Germany > Managing Directors: Matthew Scott Sucherman, Paul Terence Manicle > Registration office and registration number: Hamburg, HRB 86891 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.29 (GNU/Linux) > > > iFy0uwAntT0bE3xtRa5AfeCheCkthAtTh3reSabiGbl0ck0fjumBl3DCharaCTersAttH3b0ttom > hTtPs://xKcd.cOm/1181/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > Wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > -- Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia 206.801.0814 lane(a)bluerasberry.com _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l

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FYI: Discovery Park Hacker Hike May 14th
by Lee Fisher 08 May '16

08 May '16

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 FYI, the 'Seattle Security' Meetup just got rebooted, new owner is starting with hike. It isn't Wikipedia-centric, but you could probably encourage attendees to help with Wikimedia Commons images, or OSM metadata, etc. Plus, it's a hike, not sitting indoors. http://www.meetup.com/SeaSec/events/230391950/ - -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [SeaSec] Sat May 14th HackerHike! Date: Sat, 7 May 2016 13:43:21 -0400 From: Drew Foerster <dhf2(a)uw.edu> To: SeaSec-announce(a)meetup.com We're a week out from our Hacker Hike in Discovery Park! We'll meet at the Nature Center parking lot where I'll have a sign. I'm thinking we'll do the 3 mile ring trail, but if anyone wants to do something different, let me know! Also, afterwards I'm thinking we'll go to Serendipity Lounge (not the cafe portion) in Magnolia Village where we can get some drinks and decide what our future events will be! Again, let me know if you have any suggestions for what you'd like to do as a group! - - Drew Foerster -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQJ8BAEBCgBmBQJXLokwXxSAAAAAAC4AKGlzc3Vlci1mcHJAbm90YXRpb25zLm9w ZW5wZ3AuZmlmdGhob3JzZW1hbi5uZXQ2NzNBMTNDNDk3QTdBRUZCMTE2NzBFQTMx NUQ1MkMwNUMzNUFDODc2AAoJEBXVLAXDWsh2pWsP/iftdN2OZxEfn81Xno9NeWEt JUvTT9JtlwgYpk2yhv2NlMtT04iWWfLZRiA7zJVQeZz4P9ncDOEGtn1VLVu9RoYD HkQPLrExYzCd5kt+1iA+I3mn3C7IUja4+d5V5BGTKPL3bfAj6ZUB7rV9lyFYMZmh JEcPKURANtRFmQ07jGtQRhdrJGg01eKh4EMNJypmmDdT1n4U619JWZVEgNB76NC3 7tGAjROtw5urlQNpXrXFjICfnvxQFCri/3w6Szkng6adx4nJ2QjYD+tg21qHl9Uo wA4UAOfq+iynN939d+MoMXJGStEHT7MyuEDHgolSuCgDzA/w/5oSr1kSejb9KZey /13ywhwt6D4hywLwmlPQhQouB9JCQSWKxmSZLSEcPdvZkbBIE4StCR7tD9R303L+ PBR3ucMP/t06PHtYdcbJO7AF1O36TuNZALjDSYyLgrMrW3hIYzFUL4S2VPLCq7mr O4zgVE6VhZMYDChiiQ1KbQ3iMbCy8/3op6vDsg/TUMHLMyid4N06IlLo6oIoUUcH aq3Vi2dcDkoOp1XouVC3XSZXx8U8YIO5gYFLvHuXrwPZ1+VQlJXrB7DgKb5csG4c +5sXnpcCUQbj7W70a06sxsnWmwi/HoVLrlTTcrPqQNZSMNnpF3Zd2R3+GkrG0IAf 5d22Vf99Jv1FbaJtk0xx =KE87 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Fwd: May online meeting of US Wikimedians
by Pine W 04 May '16

04 May '16

Forwarding. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, May 3, 2016 at 5:10 PM Subject: May online meeting of US Wikimedians To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" < wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi folks, Please participate in this Doodle poll <http://doodle.com/poll/2nd38gbhp6n4m672> to indicate your availability for the May meeting of US Wikimedians. (Canadians are welcome to join if they wish!) An early version of the agenda is here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/May_2016>. Some of these items will be discussed in greater detail than others. You can add items to the agenda, and if you do this then please sign your name by the added item. The Zoom <http://www.zoom.us> meeting platform got a favorable reception when we tried it last month, so we'll use it again. We'll aim to keep the meeting to 40 minutes in length. Thanks! Pine

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Running a bit late
by SounderBruce 03 May '16

03 May '16

Stuck in West Seattle, decided to take a water taxi (+Link). Will be there 15 minutes late.

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Reminder: Cascadia Wikimedians meetup on Monday
by Pine W 30 Apr '16

30 Apr '16

Hi Cascadians, We'll meet at Cafe Allegro at 6 on Monday. Hopefully we will hear updates about WikiConference USA 2016 planning, and hear a report about WMCON from Peaceray. I hope to see you there. Have a nice weekend. Pine

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Wikipedia-themed hats and beanbag chairs
by Pine W 24 Apr '16

24 Apr '16

Hi folks, Just a heads-up that I'm having a discussion with WMF about the possibility of Cascadia receiving a WMF trademark license to enable the production of Wikipedia-themed hats and beanbag chair covers that can be available for purchase at WikiConference USA 2016. These will probably be optional add-on items when people purchase their conference registrations. There has been a small but enthusiastic discussion on Facebook regarding the proposal for beanbag chairs (: Cheers, Pine

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WikiConference USA 2016 Planning for Seattle
by Pharos 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

Hi Cascadians, Lane and Ray had a good call with the WMF last week about funding for WikiConference USA 2016 in Seattle. For next steps, and to show this conference has broad support, we would like to have the interest of people from different backgrounds documented as endorsements on the grant: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Cascadia_Wikimedians/WikiConfere… If you can, please include if you are able to serve on the program committee or as an in-person volunteer, or in any other capacity. Thanks, Pharos

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Redmond Town Center article
by Dennis Bratland 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

I received this message via Linked In: Hi Dennis, > I tracked you down as an editor of our OINA page some years ago. I'm > currently trying to get our Wiki page done for Exotics at Redmond Town > Center, but I'm a complete rookie and I've been running into COI > challenges, etc. Any advice would be helpful. > > Thanks! > > Tom > > <https://www.linkedin.com/comm/profile/view?id=AAsAAABU5DkBcl6s4I7qZCa36z3PJ…> Tom > Nault > <https://www.linkedin.com/comm/profile/view?id=AAsAAABU5DkBcl6s4I7qZCa36z3PJ…> > > Turnaround and Growth CEO/Advisor > > Greater Seattle Area > Please feel free to reach out and/or jump in. I'm tied up for a while. Dennis

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Fwd: April meeting of the Wikimedia United States Consortium
by Pine W 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

Cross-posting (: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Hi folks, We'll meet on Thursday, April 28 at 5 PM Pacific / 8 PM Eastern. * We will try a meeting tool called Zoom instead of Google Hangouts. The participant cap will be 50 people (: Please sign up for an account on www.zoom.us and then take a look at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362033-Getting-Started-on-PC-a… * We'll use the Zoom time limit of 40 minutes to encourage ourselves to be efficient with time. With that goal in mind, here's our tentative agenda: 5:00-5:15: Introductions and reports from chapters and groups. We'll divide the time evenly. Please plan to have 1 minute per group, and please prepare your intro and report ahead of time. :) If there is extra time then we can have Q&A and discussion. 5:15-5:20: Discussion of possible Wiki Loves Earth campaign in the United States See http://wikilovesearth.org. 5:20-5:30: WikiConference USA 2016 planning. See https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Cascadia_Wikimedians/WikiConfere… 5:30-5:35 Wiknic 2016 planning. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic. 5:35-5:40 Next steps, and gather feedback about the meeting format Here is the Zoom meeting invite: *Topic: Wikimedia US monthly meetingTime: Apr 28, 2016 5:00 PM (GMT-7:00) Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/377684933 <https://zoom.us/j/377684933> Or iPhone one-tap: 16465687788 <16465687788>,377684933# or 14157629988 <14157629988>,377684933#Or Telephone: Dial: +1 646 568 7788 <%2B1%20646%20568%207788> (US Toll) or +1 415 762 9988 <%2B1%20415%20762%209988> (US Toll) Meeting ID: 377 684 933 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=u1s0iDnjwkR5paCLwHCxcruXmYAvyItm <https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=u1s0iDnjwkR5paCLwHCxcruXmYAvyItm> * Hope to see you there, Pine

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Fwd: Wikimedia US public calendar
by Pine W 16 Apr '16

16 Apr '16

Cross-posting. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 4:45 PM Subject: Wikimedia US public calendar To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" < wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Kacie Harold <kharold(a)wikimedia.org>, Winifred Olliff < wolliff(a)wikimedia.org> Hi folks, In an effort to make scheduling easier for everyone, I set up an unofficial public calendar for US Wikimedia events: http://localendar.com/public/Wikimedia_US Nice features: * You can add events as you wish, which will appear on the public calendar once an admin approves the posts. Feel free to add events from local affiliates. Please note the location of each event *in the name of the event*. If an event is online/virtual, you can say "online". * You can click on an event, which will create a popup that will let you export the event to your choice of calendar formats. There's no obligation to post events here, but I hope that this tool will be convenient for everyone. This is an experiment and comments are welcome. Pine

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