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Wikimedia Deutschland Monthly Report February 2013
by Katja Ullrich 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

Hi all, Wikimedia Deutschland's monthly report for February is out now. This month about - a reformation of the German copyright - how WMDE starts the conversation about Open Educational Resources - and many projects that helped gather more pictures for Wikipedia, e.g. by means of a helicopter flight Please find the report on Meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutsch… Best, Katja -- Öffentlichkeitsarbeit ------------------------------------- Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstraße 72 | 10963 Berlin Telefon 030 - 219 158 26-0 www.wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.

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Brazilian Wikipedia editing workshop in homage to International Women’s Day
by Everton Zanella Alvarenga 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

*After learning the basics needed to create a Wikipedia article, the participants improved existing articles related to feminism, as part of a celebration of International Women’s Day* [image: Primeiro mutirão de edição da Wikipédia para e com mulheres]<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Primeiro_WikiMulheres.jpg> Primeiro mutirão de edição da Wikipédia para e com mulheres Para aproximá-las do universo “wiki,” os voluntários dos projetos Knowledge is power: no one should doubt that. Although the possibility of contributing knowledge to the biggest encyclopedia of the world, Wikipedia, is free and open for anyone, about 91 percent of its editors are men. What, then, is the prospect for women in this story? In order to engage women in the “wiki” universe, volunteers of the Wikimedia projects in Brazil, with the support of the Wikimedia Foundation, organized a workshop about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects<http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/chapter:Dia_Internacional_da_Mulher/2013> and proposed a joint effort for editing the encyclopedia in homage to International Women’s Day <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day>. The meeting took place on March 2nd at The Hub <http://saopaulo.the-hub.net/> and gathered men and women interested in learning and practicing the editing of Wikimedia projects. About 15 people attended the event, where they discussed the criteria for writing and publishing a Wikipedia article, the sources that may be considered reliable and the collaborative dynamic of editing. At the end of the workshop, the group dedicated themselves to improving articles related to women and feminism: “Women’s Rights” and “Grace Hopper” (“Direitos da mulher” <http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direitos_da_mulher> and “Grace Hopper”<http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper> in Portuguese) were two examples of such contributions. “The steps for editing an article are simple, and from what I have observed in the meetup, anyone can learn them quickly,” said Fernanda Campagnucci, from Ação Educativa <http://www.acaoeducativa.org.br/>, who edited the article about women’s rights, her first contribution to the project. “But we live in a society where the sharing of knowledge is unequal and the technology is still often considered part of the masculine universe. It is this vision that we need to break.” To discuss and overcome the lack of women collaborating on Wikipedia, the Wikimedia movement maintains a page (Gender Gap<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_Gap>) to gather information, references and ideas on the subject, in addition to promoting activities like this workshop. With the goal of increasing women’s participation in the project, new women editors are encouraged to join mailing lists <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap> and online communities<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_Gap#Projects_within_Wikimedia_communi…> . The Wikimedia movement in Brazil expects that this initiative in Sao Paulo will inspire volunteers from other regions of the country to help the event become regular every March, extending the debate about women’s participation in Wikipedia and lowering the gender gap. You can contact the Wikimedia volunteers in Brazil <http://br.wikimedia.org/> to obtain more information. Everybody is welcome to participate and organize upcoming events! *Fernanda Campagnucci (NGO Ação Educativa)* *Translation by Tom and Cristiana Gonzalez* - See more photos of the edithaton here<http://br.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dia_Internacional_da_Mulher/2013#Fotos> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/03/08/wikipedia-editing-workshop-in-brazil-h… Happy women's day! Tom -- Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."

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unsubscribssion
by Shmuel Shraga 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

*unsubscribssion request* -- * * * **Best Regards, * *.Shraga Shmuel Ph.D.*** SHRAGA™ Griseofulvin Topical for Treatmen of *fungal skin diseases .Patent.8192750* *35 Yaacov-Yehoshuah st. 97550 Jerusalem,ISRAEL Home:972-2-585-3712 Fax :972-73-72-72-178 Mob : 972-52-8829-807 sshraga(a)gmail.com * *CLICK FOR ABSTRACT * http://www.pharmascholars.com/admin1/files/31036.pdf »<http://www.pharmascholars.com/admin1/files/31036.pdf> * *

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Invitation to WMF February 2013 Metrics and Activities Meeting: Thursday, March 7, 19:00 UTC
by Praveena Maharaj 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

Dear all, The next WMF metrics and activities will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM UTC (11 AM PST). The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net and the meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream. The current structure of the meeting is: * Review of key metrics including the monthly report card, but also specialized reports and analytics* Review of financials* Welcoming recent hires* Brief presentations on recent projects, with a focus on highest priority initiatives* Update and Q&A with the Executive Director, if available Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings for further information about how to participate. We'll post IRC logs and the video recording publicly after the meeting. Thank you, Praveena -- Praveena Maharaj Executive Assistant to the VP of Engineering and Product Development +1 (415) 839 6885 ext. 6689 www.wikimedia.org

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[Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 9, Issue 9 -- 04 March 2013
by Wikipedia Signpost 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Op-ed: We must do more to turn readers into editing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-04/Op-ed News and notes: Outing of editor causes firestorm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-04/News_a… WikiProject report: WikiProject Television Stations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-04/WikiPr… Featured content: Slow week for featured content http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-04/Featur… Single page view http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost/Single PDF version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-03-04 http://identi.ca/wikisignpost / https://twitter.com/wikisignpost -- Wikipedia Signpost Staff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost _______________________________________________ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l _______________________________________________ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l

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[Wikimedia Announcements] Please join the community review of 4 FDC funding requests!
by Katy Love 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Greetings, Wikimedia community, It is my pleasure to share with you that the Funds Dissemination Committee has received four proposals in Round 2 of funding from entities seeking funds for their annual plans. An additional proposal was withdrawn. These four proposals from Wikimedia Czech Republic, France, Hong Kong, and Norway request a total of over $1.2 million USD: WM Czech Republic: $14,084.50 WM France: $747,259 WM Hong Kong: $211,916.67 WM Norway: $235,715 We need your help in reviewing the proposals in order to consider the potential impact of movement funds. To this end, we have launched the community review period to help the FDC strategically allocate Wikimedia movements funds. We invite you, members of the Wikimedia community, to review the proposals and provide thoughts and ask questions. [1] The community review period is open until March 31. A bit more about the community review period: the FDC proposal submission deadline (March 1) is followed by a 30-day open comment period when community members are invited to provide input on and ask questions about each proposal. During this period, fund-seeking entities (that is, those that submitted proposals) are requested to respond to questions about their proposals on the proposal discussion pages. All community input and entity responses are submitted as part of each proposal package to the FDC. While the community may comment on proposals after the open comment period closes on March 31, the FDC may not be able to take comments made after this period into consideration. After this, on April 8, the FDC staff will share their assessments of the proposals, which will take into account the community input. On May 1, the FDC announces its recommendations to the WMF Board, and on June 1, the Board will make decisions about funding allocations. To join the community review for Round 2 proposals, please visit the FDC proposal page [1], which links to all current proposals and their discussion pages. You can review the proposal by opening the proposal form for each entity, and submit questions or comments on the proposal discussion pages. While the proposals are unfortunately only available in English, we hope that the longer period for review this round will help address this challenge. We hope that this community review period will bring an in-depth and robust review to each of the four proposals. The FDC seriously values the input and feedback of the Wikimedia community. Therefore, they ask for your comments and questions on these proposals. The community review process helps to ensure that this is a transparent and collaborative process. We look forward to hearing from you on the discussion pages of the four proposals! Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. The FDC support staff can be reached at FDCsupport(a)wikimedia.org Warm regards, Katy Love and the FDC support team [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals -- Katy Love Senior Program Officer, Funds Dissemination Committee Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l _______________________________________________ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l

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to publish an article in Wikimedia
by Shmuel Shraga 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Shmuel Shraga <https://plus.google.com/u/0/107704840095212045420>+otomycosis2:26 PMEdit http://www.pharmascholars.com/admin1/files/31036.pdf » otomycosis -- * * * **Best Regards, * *.Shraga Shmuel Ph.D.*** SHRAGA™ Griseofulvin Topical for Treatmen of *fungal skin diseases .Patent.8192750* *35 Yaacov-Yehoshuah st. 97550 Jerusalem,ISRAEL Home:972-2-585-3712 Fax :972-73-72-72-178 Mob : 972-52-8829-807 sshraga(a)gmail.com * *CLICK FOR ABSTRACT * http://www.pharmascholars.com/admin1/files/31036.pdf »<http://www.pharmascholars.com/admin1/files/31036.pdf> * *

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation's non-disclosure agreement
by James Salsman 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

I'd like to know more about the non-disparagement clause which multiple people have stated that the Foundation's NDA includes. In particular, does it forbid employees from discussing the fact that the Foundation's policy of paying below market salary discriminates against potential hires with large expenses such as kids in college or a mortgage from 2007? Does it forbid employees from discussing the fact that the only evidence ever produced by Foundation employees in support of that policy is a non-peer reviewed popular press book which is not only contradicted by all of the recent secondary sources on the subject, but the interpretation of which is contradicted by the author of the book himself?

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Longest living hoax?
by Yaroslav M. Blanter 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

I today discovered and nominated for deletion a large hoax article written in 2008 (Yuri Gadyukin on en.wp). Is this the longest ever living hoax we had on any project, or were there others that survived longer? Cheers Yaroslav

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our request is to publish an article in wikimedia
by Shmuel Shraga 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Please click here and make apssibility to publish the article in Wikimedia http://www.pharmascholars.com/admin1/files/31036.pdf »<http://www.pharmascholars.com/admin1/files/31036.pdf> * * -- * * * **Best Regards, * *.Shraga Shmuel Ph.D.*** SHRAGA™ Griseofulvin Topical for Treatmen of *fungal skin diseases .Patent.8192750* *35 Yaacov-Yehoshuah st. 97550 Jerusalem,ISRAEL Home:972-2-585-3712 Fax :972-73-72-72-178 Mob : 972-52-8829-807 sshraga(a)gmail.com * *CLICK FOR ABSTRACT * http://www.pharmascholars.com/admin1/files/31036.pdf »<http://www.pharmascholars.com/admin1/files/31036.pdf> * *

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