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[Foundation-l] cite markup - take 2
by Jonathan Leybovich 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

All- Here is a second attempt at citation mark-up based upon your comments from last time. The new syntax is intentionally very footnote-like, since wiki-text has most of the visual and editing characteristics of regular print text. The mark-up is used to create "citation points" within an article to which references to evidence can then be attached. The following is the syntax for the 3 basic types of citation points: Explicit Block: '++' ... '++fn' (fn for footnote); applies to all text between the opening '++' and the closing '++fn' Implicit Block: '++fn' ; extends backwards, ending at the first occurrence of a preceding citation point or the beginning of the current sentence Immediate: +fn ; applies only to the preceding word or, if next to quoted text, the entire quotation Each citation point within an article will have a unique number associated with it- e.g. '++fn6' . An editor can explicitly assign citation point numbers themselves, or else let the software automatically generate the numbers for them. Going back to Anthony's example from last time, let's say an editor opens article [[Roy Orbison]] and sees the following: '''Roy Kelton Orbison''' ([[April 23]], [[1936]] – [[December 6]], [[1988]]), nicknamed "The Big O" ... The editor is not an expert on the article's subject, but can still create stub citation points for each of the article's factual assertions: '''Roy Kelton+fn Orbison''' (++[[April 23]] [[1936]] – [[December 6]] [[1988]]++fn), nicknamed "The Big O"+fn, ++was an influential [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] and a pioneer of [[rock and roll]]++fn, whose recording career spanned more than four decades++fn. By the mid-[[1960s]] Orbison was internationally recognized for his ++ballads of lost love++fn, rhythmically advanced melodies++fn, three-[[octave]] vocal range++fn, characteristic dark [[sunglasses]]++fn, and sometimes distinctive usage of [[falsetto]]++fn, typified in songs such as "[[Only The Lonely]]", "[[Oh, Pretty Woman]]", and "[[Crying (song)|Crying]]". In [[1989 in music|1989]], he was inducted posthumously into the [[National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame]]++fn. Hitting the preview button, the editor sees the following: '''Roy Kelton+fn1 Orbison''' (++[[April 23]] [[1936]] – [[December 6]] [[1988]]++fn2), nicknamed "The Big O"+fn3, ++was an influential [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] and a pioneer of [[rock and roll]]++fn4, whose recording career spanned more than four decades++fn5... Below the wiki-text article text area on the preview page there will be input fields for every citation point/footnote within the article, with fields for such things as ISBN number/URL, page number, and cited (as opposed to paraphrased- i.e. inside the article) text. The editor can then provide values for all, some, or none of these citations before saving the article. I will come up with some more detailed mock-ups of this design once you let me know there are no major usability issues with it. Thanks. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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[Foundation-l] a novel space-wiki
by SJ 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

Maybe it's my lack of sleep, but talk of orbits made me hallucinate that rarest of finds -- a wikiproject that has yet to be suggested. With the regular discussions about different sorts of wikimaps for the surface of the earth, chats with space agencies, &c, has there been discussion of an universe-map wiki for annotating outer space? SJ

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Re: [Foundation-l] Closer look at Nature's results
by Scott Keir 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

On Thursday, December 15, 2005, at 08:03 pm, foundation-l-request(a)wikimedia.org wrote: > I think that the "Nature" article was largely sympathetic. Our best > response would be to review the articles surveyed to make whatever > corrections are needed, or even to make corrections that they failed to > notice as well. The Nature article is very sympathetic - and there's an editorial in the current issue of Nature encouraging scientists to contribute to Wikipedia. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7070/index.html#Editorial "Wiki's wild world p890 Researchers should read Wikipedia cautiously and amend it enthusiastically. doi:10.1038/438890a" (apologies if this has been discussed already - I just get the digest, so may be a bit behind) Scott ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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[Foundation-l] Fund drive started
by Daniel Mayer 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

The fourth quarter 2005 Wikimedia fund drive has started. Please make sure all [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]] messages on all wikis have a translated version of the fund drive notice. See: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4_planning/Translations This drive will be held for 3 weeks and thus end at 00:00 UTC Friday 6 January 2006. -- Daniel Mayer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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[Foundation-l] Re: [Ticket#2005121310003968] Prediction Markets Summit -- New York
by Wikimedia Foundation 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

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See: > > http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/cb3043f7f2/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 > > Top knowledge scientists, information market practitioners, business > school professors, think tanks, KM visionaries and prediction market tool > providers are converging for an important, one-day Prediction Markets > Summit in New York City on the future of Prediction Markets. > > Knowledge and prediction markets are becoming routine in the smartest > firms. For example, top firms using prediction markets are Google, Yahoo!, > Microsoft, Eli Lilly, Abbott Laboratories, Intel and Siemens. At the World > Economic Forum in Davos knowledge markets will be applied. Of course > prediction markets have been used for decades to forecast, with uncanny > accuracy, the outcome of popular elections. > > "There is some amazing evidence to support markets as predictors of future > events." 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Brush-up here > with Colabria Briefings. > > http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/9f37f34ed3/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 > > You are welcome to share this invitation in your professional orbit. > > For future updates and announcements on prediction markets simply > syndicate http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/31f3e089a7/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 > or http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/5ef842e9de/464838/4041b7327b/8153554. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this > message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the > following link: > http://unsub.vresp.com/u.html?3d1fe78033/4041b7327b/8153554 > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > Click below to Forward this message to a Friend: > http://oi.vresp.com/f2af/v4/send_to_friend.html?ch=3d1fe78033&ldh=4041b7327b > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This message was sent by Colabria using > VerticalResponse's iBuilder (TM) > > Colabria > 1329 Taylor Street > San Francisco, California 94108 > > Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy: > http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html > > ---- End forwarded message --- Invitation :: Prediction Markets Summit :: Feb 3, 2005 :: New York City :: Registration Open :: : http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/df14727d13/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 Smart mobs, swarms, information markets, crowd wisdom, social networks, communities, idea exchanges and knowledge markets -- all are getting a lot of popular attention today. Why? Because they are effective... See: http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/cb3043f7f2/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 Top knowledge scientists, information market practitioners, business school professors, think tanks, KM visionaries and prediction market tool providers are converging for an important, one-day Prediction Markets Summit in New York City on the future of Prediction Markets. Knowledge and prediction markets are becoming routine in the smartest firms. For example, top firms using prediction markets are Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Eli Lilly, Abbott Laboratories, Intel and Siemens. At the World Economic Forum in Davos knowledge markets will be applied. Of course prediction markets have been used for decades to forecast, with uncanny accuracy, the outcome of popular elections. "There is some amazing evidence to support markets as predictors of future events." (Professor Vernon Smith - 2002 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics) Join the prediction markets community for a one-day, conversational deep-dive of prediction markets. http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/2e479e6d57/464838/4041b7327b/8153554. All are welcome. Noted author James Surowiecki will be your keynote. See: The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations. Sponsored, in part, by CommerceNet http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/c49be66104/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 and NewsFutures http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/61995b6444/464838/4041b7327b/8153554. Agenda: http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/6e1c2c935e/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 Secure, online registration is open. Tuition includes all materials, books, meals, registration, refreshments and reception. Note: Because of the low-cost, there are no press passes or student discounts available. Registration: http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/bee806aaaa/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 Registration in advance required. No on-site registration. This event will reach capacity quickly. Register early. Prediction Markets are a critical business frontier. Why? Brush-up here with Colabria Briefings. http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/9f37f34ed3/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 You are welcome to share this invitation in your professional orbit. For future updates and announcements on prediction markets simply syndicate http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/31f3e089a7/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 or http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/5ef842e9de/464838/4041b7327b/8153554. ______________________________________________________________________ If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: http://unsub.vresp.com/u.html?3d1fe78033/4041b7327b/8153554 _____________________________________________________________________ Click below to Forward this message to a Friend: http://oi.vresp.com/f2af/v4/send_to_friend.html?ch=3d1fe78033&ldh=4041b7327b _____________________________________________________________________ This message was sent by Colabria using VerticalResponse's iBuilder (TM) Colabria 1329 Taylor Street San Francisco, California 94108 Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy: http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html

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[Foundation-l] comparison between Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia (German)
by Sabine Cretella 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

http://www.golem.de/0512/42221.html well ... this is why page creation by anonymous users is not so bad ... And why it is impossible that Encyclopedia britannica needs to proof and reproof each single word it writes http://www.golem.de/0512/42221.html "both" encyclopeadias - this means even that one that according to our infos needs to proof every single word - has the same amout of critical errors in the same articles only in different places ... - hmmmmm ..... considering that Encyclopedia Britannica is 237 years old and Wikipedia only 5 .... hmmmmm .... (sorry I don't have time to translate this article - maybe there's an English one around as well???) Well I suppose it is time to go "back to ordinary" functioning of Wikipedia (anonymous users can create articles - this is even easier to check to my opinion - just switch off all registered users and have special regard to anonymous page creations). Ciao, Sabine ___________________________________ Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB http://mail.yahoo.it

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[Foundation-l] Corrected results from Nature article
by Brian 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Nature has a special report at http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/full/438900a.html , detailing the results of an accuracy comparison between WP and EB. While the Wikipedia articles often contained more inaccuracies than Britannica's, they don't look at the article sizes in each case. With Maveric149's help, I did: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28news%29#Nature_follo… Result: Average article size for Wikipedia: 6.80 KB; Britannica: 2.60 KB. Number of errors per 2KB for Wikipedia: 1.4; Britannica: 3.6. Put another way: Wikipedia has 4 errors to their 3; our articles were also 2 1/2 times longer on average. It's not 100% accurate, but I was only going for a ballpark estimate. Note: we copied the displayed WP text, not the edit box text, and removed the TOC, See also, references, external links, and any other big tables or lists. The WP text came from just before the Nature article was published. brian0918

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[Foundation-l] CANCEL BRIAN0918'S POST
by Mark Ryan 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Brian0918 has asked me to cancel his post; his Gmail appears to be faulty so he cannot do this himself. ~Mark Ryan On 15/12/05, Brian <brian0918(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Nature has a special report at > http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/full/438900a.html , detailing > the results of an accuracy comparison between WP and EB. While the > Wikipedia articles often contained more inaccuracies than Britannica's, > they don't look at the article sizes in each case. With Maveric149's > help, I did: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28news%29#Nature_follo… > > Result: Average article size for Wikipedia: 6.80 KB; Britannica: 2.60 > KB. Number of errors per 2KB for Wikipedia: 1; Britannica: 6. > > Put another way: Wikipedia has 4 errors to their 3; our articles were > also 2 1/2 times longer on average. > > > Can someone please check my math, I did this pretty fast, and was half > asleep :) It's not 100% accurate, but I was only going for a ballpark > estimate. Note: we copied the displayed WP text, not the edit box text, > and removed the TOC, See also, references, external links, and any other > big tables or lists. The WP text came from just before the Nature > article was published. > > Raul654 and I separately submitted stories to Slashdot, and I would > suggest anyone willing do something similar. The more requests they have > for this, the more likely they are to accept it. > > brian0918 > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l(a)wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >

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[Foundation-l] scratch that
by Brian 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Scratch that, I completely screwed up. :)

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[Foundation-l] And the winner is..
by Frieda Brioschi 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

We won two awards at "Premio WWW" (Price WWW) Il sole 24 ore. One as best site in the category "Education and Work". The most interesting is the second one: a special award assigned by Il Sole 24 ore in collaboration with the italian Ministry of Technology and Innovation (!) for "Internet Educational". The reasons for our winning are: * '' for being the new benchmark in Italy for online knowledge'' (for the 1st award) * " because it's a free encyclopedia, born from a collective intelligence that exalts the sharing of knowledge and its free access. Wikipedia is a source of information in constant change that allows to outpace the staticity of traditional paper encyclopedias, and is subjected to a constant work of monitoring/revision made by its users" (for the 2nd award) Ciao, AVeryHappyFrieda ___________________________________________ http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Frieda

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