The Wikimania Jury meeting number 1 will be beginning place within the next
half hour, at 0300 UTC. This meeting is taking place on irc channel
#wikimania, and will be moderated. We expect the Brisbane team will be
making its presentation, although we're not certain if any of the other
teams will be there.
If you don't have an IRC client, you can utilize the web based client at
<http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC> and choose channel #wikimania.
If this page does not load properly for you, then go to
<http://chatwikizine.memebot.com/cgi-bin/cgiirc/irc.cgi> and pick #wikimania
from the drop-down list of channels.
If you cannot make this one, and would still like to attend, meeting number
2 will be held at 1500 UTC, in just over 12 hours.
Thanks.
Cary Bass
For the moderators
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Okay there seems to be some confusion about wikimania meetings this weekend
so i hope this will clear it up.
Wikimania *2008* Program committee meeting is at *7UTC*, on 3 Feb in *
#wikimania2008*
Wikimania *2009* Bid/general planning and Q&A sessions will be at* 3UTC *and
*15UTC* on 3 Feb in *#wikimania* (this may change but the topic in wikimania
will tell you of any changes)
Many thanks and apologies for any confusion caused.
Best wishes
Mark
Cary,
Received your mail about Wikimania 2008 meetings, although being naïve, I
dont know where. I guess youll be informing us of an IRC channel.
In an attempt at improving the Foundations communications, can I make a
suggestion?
You probably dont know about the Accessgrid community. HYPERLINK
"http://www.accessgrid.org/community"http://www.accessgrid.org/community
Accessgrid is like Skypecast will be when it grows up.
Can I suggest that you might try a little outreach, and ask the guys if
theyd like to host a couple of sessions?
They dont have nodes everywhere, HYPERLINK
"http://www.accessgrid.org/nodes"http://www.accessgrid.org/nodes (this is a
limited list)
but Im sure it would be a good introduction to having them think about
linking up when the conference is on.
When I talk about virtual classrooms, this is big brother. When I talk about
global libraries Wikipedia is its encyclopaedia.
One without the other is a bit dumb, dont you think?
Regsrds,simon
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On Fri Feb 1 19:51:32 UTC 2008
Said:
With the Foundation increasingly becoming more of a formal organization this
comment
(which I consider to be true) bothers me tremendously. We need a venue for
transparent communication between the community and the Foundation where all
parties feel comfortable speaking.
>>>I couldn’t agree more. But could some consideration also be given to
introducing some utility into WMF’s communications as well? It is a real
problem, if the WMF is trying to be inclusive of new people, and (perhaps)
their communities, to get orientated across so many interrelated
conversations scattered on one list or across mail lists. The repetition of
similar conversations is constant. Should a person attend to a list, to get
some idea of opinions about the past subject matters, they are presented
with either a great noise which is quite daunting or a cabal (to use the
local term) of usual suspects talking in an esoteric jargon.
I do not want to criticize this tool (wiki) centric community. What the
Foundation and ‘its’ global communities have achieved with one tool is an
inspiring social phenomenon. But there comes a time when it must BE SEEN to
include either other tool makers into its strategy and conversations, or
other content producers who (usually) suffer from their own form of navel
gazing. (mea culpa). I do not exclude professional academia here. Their own
preferred tool, the Moodle, has conjured the same type of centricity.
Although where their communities concern themselves with virtual classrooms,
this domain only concerns itself about virtual libraries. And the
perspectives, by themselves, have hit a common wall.
To give one immediate example of this lack of self reflection; i’ll just
point to the broadcast, across the lists, for Wikimania2008. It goes into
great detail as to when without mentioning where. So much is taken for
granted when inclusiveness is not a cherished value in a community.
Mike. Love what you write, and do. simon
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Please circulate this call among Wikimedia communities, researchers
and other people that may be interested! This call is also online at
http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Call_for_Participation
== Wikimania 2008: Call for Participation ==
[[w:Wikimania|Wikimania]] is an annual global event devoted to
[[foundation:Main Page|Wikimedia]] projects around the globe
(including [[w:Main page|Wikipedia]], [[:w:b:en:Main page|Wikibooks]],
[[:w:s:en:Main page|Wikisource]], [[:en:n:Main page|Wikinews]],
[[:w:wikt:en:Main page|Wiktionary]], [[:w:v:en:Main
page|Wikiversity]], [[:m:q:en:Main page|Wikiquote]], [[:species:Main
page|Wikispecies]], and [[:commons:Main page|Wikimedia Commons]]) and
for its editors and users to gather, meet each other, exchange ideas,
and report on research and projects. It is a community event, which
is also open to the public and to researchers. This year's conference
will be held from '''July 17-19, 2008''' in
[[w:Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[w:Egypt|Egypt]] at the new Library of
Alexandria ([[w:Bibliotheca Alexandrina|Bibliotheca Alexandrina]]).
For more information, please visit the Wikimania 2008 Home page at
http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org
We are accepting submissions for presentations, workshops, panels,
posters, open spaces, and artistic artifacts. Please carefully follow
the submission guidelines below. Submissions can be sent via the
following link:
:https://wikimedia.pentabarf.org/submission/wikimania2008
=== Important dates ===
* 1 February – 16 March : Submission
* 17 March – 30 April : Review, feedback and notification of acceptance
* 17 – 19 July 2007 : '''Wikimania'''
=== Conference Tracks ===
Submissions should address one or more of the following themes:
; Wikimedia Communities : Interesting projects and particularities
within the communities; policy creation within individual projects;
conflict resolution and community dynamics; reputation and identity;
multi-lingualism, languages and cultures; social studies. We
explicitly invite you to discuss your local Wikimedia project's
community.
; Free Knowledge : Open access to information; ways to gather and
distribute free knowledge, usage of the Wikimedia projects in
education, journalism, research; ways to improve content quality and
usability; copyright laws and other legal areas that interfere with
Wikimedia projects. Free Content in the Middle-East/Africa.
; Technical infrastructure : Issues related to MediaWiki development
and extensions; Wikimedia's technical infrastructure; new ideas for
development (including case studies from other wikis or similar
projects).
; Scientific track : Papers about massively collaborative work, open
and free content creation, community dynamics, the social or economic
aspects of the Wikimedia projects, and other topics related to
Wikimedia projects. Papers submitted to the scientific track will be
peer reviewed by a reviewing committee regarding their novelty,
rigour, and estimated impact, and accepted or rejected based on these
reviews. The papers will be published in proceedings afterwards, and
depending on the number and the quality of the submissions, a journal
special issue may be pursued. Scientific track papers must be in
English, and must not exceed 7,500 words (or 15 pages LNCS).
Your topic must be related either to the Wikimedia projects and their
communities, or to the creation of free content in general.
=== Types of Submissions ===
We are seeking submissions for
* presentations (10–30 minute talks with discussion afterwards)
* workshops (60–120 minute session with more involvement of the audience)
* panels (group of 2-5 speakers to discuss on a specific subject)
* posters (printed presentations or visual displays that can stand on their own)
* artistic artifacts (plays, competitions, comedy, visualizations, or
other representations of some aspect of the projects)
In addition there will the possibility to give [[lightning talks]] (5
minute short presentations). These will be organized on the Wikimania
2008 wiki without need to submit via the submission system.
=== Submission Guidelines ===
Wikimania is organized by volunteers, so please help us minimize
wasted effort by submitting via the [[submission]] system and
following these guidelines. All submissions MUST explicitly include
the following:
# an English "Event title"
# a short English "Abstract" of your event in 50 to 100 words. The
abstract will be used for the public schedule.
# the "Track" your submission fits in best (Wikimedia Communities,
Free Knowledge, Technical infrastructure, or Scientific)
# the "Event type" (presentation, workshop, panel, poster, artistic...)
# information about the speaker (full name, email, a short description
of at least 2 sentences...)
# for submissions to the scientific track: set "Submission of paper
for proceedings" to "yes" and upload a paper instead of the
"Description" below as "Attachment". Papers must be in English, and
must not exceed 7,500 words.
In addition you can add some more information like a a subtitle of the
event, an image (will be resized to 128x128px) and private "Submission
notes" for reviewers and conference organisation. In particular you
should give:
* a more detailed "Description" of your event in English or Arabic.
The description is essential for review: please give an overview of
the areas to be covered or taught. The better you describe your
submission, the more likely it will get accepted. State clearly the
relevance to the Wikimedia projects and whether submission concerns a
specific wiki project. You can also include links. The description
will later be used for the public schedule but you can edit it before.
* special requirements (such as equipment for a workshop or panel) if needed
* the language used for presentation
* whether you want to submit a paper for proceedings
* whether you want to submit presentation slides
* whether the presentation is intended to be a specific length
* the target audience you are going to reach and what previous
knowledge is needed
* images or sketches of the poster or artistic artifact if available
* for panel submissions a suggested moderator and short biographies of
each suggested panelist
In the "Submission notes" you should tell us whether you will attend
to Wikimania (a) surely, (b) probably, (c) only if your submission is
accepted, or (d) only if we provide travel and/or accommodation. You
can also add yourself to the public list of attendees at the Wikimania
2008 wiki: http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attendees
Please note that all submissions must be dual licensed under the GNU
Free Documentation License version 1.2 or later ''and'' the Creative
Commons Attribution License! By submitting for Wikimania 2008 you
agree to this condition.
For more information see the submission guidelines at
http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submission
===Submissions===
Once you are sure you have included all of the required information,
please send your submission before the respective deadline through our
'''submission system''':
:https://wikimedia.pentabarf.org/submission
== See also ==
* About the venue: http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Venue
* Brainstorming page for program ideas:
http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program_ideas
* Editable list of attendees: http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attendees
Michael Bimmler writes:
> Austin and I have discussed the particular comment with Gregory quite
> extensively and, for the record, he elaborated on his comments in
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2008-January/037795.html
> and clarified his intention. From a list moderator's POV, I consider
> this "case" dealt with.
I respect Greg's attempt to respond to my departure, and I hope my
decision to leave for a while is not a cause of any lasting grief.
I will say that, in my view, Greg fundamentally (ha!) misunderstood
what I was trying to say about the religious nature of certain kinds
of free-culture issues and discussions -- I wasn't saying that "the
other side" was any more religious or fanatical than "my" side
(whatever that is) might be. I was instead trying to compare the
internecine squabbles here with what seem to me to be their closest
parallel in the offline world. We're all adherents of the same free-
culture doctrines, I believe -- where we differ is in how we choose to
spread the word.
--Mike
Greetings wikimedians!
As many of you probably know, the Wikimedia Foundation has relocated its main offices to San Francisco. Our new space on Stillman Street is still
being organized, but one of the interesting discoveries is a prominent 'feature wall.' You can see what we're talking about here:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Image:Stillman_Wiki_Wall.jpg
The wall itself is fairly large; each image you see is about 30cms x 30cms.
We're turning this feature wall into the Stillman Wiki Wall, a space to showcase photos in our big, open space. This is a great opportunity to
demonstrate what our users, readers, volunteers, staff, and board are up to - but we need your help!
Starting Saturday, February 2, 2008 we're asking interested contributors to upload photos for consideration on Wikimedia Commons. Our informal panel
of judges (staff members Sue Gardner, Erik Moeller, Cary Bass, and Jay Walsh) will decide on the nine winners by 18:00 UTC, Friday, February 8, 2008.
The winners will have their images displayed prominently on the Stillman Wiki Wall - your photo could be right in the centre of the Wikimedia
Foundation offices!
How to enter
* Upload your photo (preferably to the Wikimedia Commons) no later than Thursday, February 7, 18:00 UTC.
* Post each photo (link below) with your attribution (descriptions are optional but encouraged)
* Contest page: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stillman_Wiki_Wall_Photo_Contest
Conditions
Photos should in some way relate to Wikimedia, and/or capture the spirit of the Wikimedia projects:
1. photos from Wikimania or of Wikimedians,
2. photos of our people and hardware (technology)
3. photos of our Board, staff, volunteers
4. photos from chapter meetings, offices, events
5. etc.
* All photos must be under a free license, preferably the CC-BY or CC-BY-SA license (read about licensing).
* They must be cropped to a square for high-res printing (i.e. 1000x1000 pixels)
* We will attribute your photo with a small label or plaque.
Thanks for entering! We'll notify the winners and send a note out on the Foundation-l and Commons-l mailing list next week with the winners. Let me
know if you have any questions.
--
Jay Walsh
Head of Communications
WikimediaFoundation.org
+1 (415) 839 6885
I've just sent this to wikitech-l, but what I'm proposing is a *big*
hammer, so needs lots of due consideration. Please pick holes in the
idea.
- d.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com>
Date: 31 Jan 2008 10:18
Subject: Wikimedia-wide global blocking mechanism?
To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Discussions on the checkuser list (which is Wikimedia-wide) suggest
that an all-project blocking mechanism would be very useful in keeping
our more persistent vandals from hopping from project to project,
wreaking havoc. This happens quite a bit.
A variant of Wikia's regex block would be a likely candidate for a
useful implementation.
One detail it would need (in some coder's Copious Free Time) would be
an option to unblock a globally-blocked IP or range locally. (One use
case would be a local ISP which has several good editors from a small
project, but has open proxies or similar that are a source of
vandalism on many other projects.)
Presumably such a global block would only be available to stewards, on
due consideration.
Before anyone starts coding - what are the devs' thoughts on a global
blocking mechanism? What could go badly wrong?
- d.
>
Hi, Wikimedians.
Michael Snow has persuaded me to return to Foundation-L, and his
arguments have enough merit that I've decided to give the list another
shot.
I should add at the outset that I actually do take frivolous
comparisons to Nazis or the Holocaust quite seriously -- I think
joking about either subject tends to trivialize a very traumatic
historical period, and I think we're better off remembering that
period with a great deal of consideration and seriousness. I
originally left this list because I felt that almost any response I
might make to such a comparison was complicit in such trivialization,
and I didn't want to be complicit.
That said, I am of course willing to be myself the object of joking
and abuse on this list, which is probably as it should be.
--Mike
Hi all, cross-notice of Wikimania 2009 public meeting in case any of you
that need to see it aren't subscribed to Wikimania-l
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Public meetings dated February 3, 2008
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:59:59 -0800
From: Cary Bass <cbass(a)wikimedia.org>
Reply-To: Wikimania general list (open subscription)
<wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Organization: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
To: Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hello Wikimaniacs!
Please consider this public notice that we have modified the public
meeting in order to better accommodate the bidders as well as the jury.
What this means is that we shall be having two public meetings rather
than one; twelve hours apart.
The first public meeting will take place at 03:00 (UTC), on Sunday,
February 3. For people who are further west than UTC-3, this will be
Saturday evening.
Times for the first meeting are as follows:
Brisbane (UTC+10) 13:00
Kathmandu (UTC+5:45) 08:45
Karlsruhe (UTC+1) 04:00
Buenos Aires (UTC-2) 01:00
Toronto (UTC-5) 22:00 SATURDAY
Bogota (UTC-5) 22:00 SATURDAY
San Francisco (UTC-8) 19:00 SATURDAY (well before Torchwood)
The second public meeting will be at 15:00 (UTC), on Sunday, February 3.
For people who are further east than UTC+9, this will be Monday morning
Brisbane (UTC+10) 01:00 MONDAY
Kathmandu (UTC+5:45) 20:45
Karlsruhe (UTC+1) 16:00
Buenos Aires (UTC-2) 13:00
Toronto (UTC-5) 10:00
Bogota (UTC-5) 10:00
San Francisco (UTC-8) 07:00
Bidding teams should decide on at least one (although they are free to
attend both); however, please advise one of the moderators which one(s)
you are going to be attending.
Thanks,
Cary Bass, for the Moderators
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