Wikimediauk-l June 2007

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Daily Mirror article today
by David Gerard 11 Nov '07

11 Nov '07

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_method=full%26objectid=18721683%… Pretty good, actually. Long interview with Charles Matthews, shorter chat with me. A selection of amusing deleted stuff from BJAODN. - d.

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A call to vandalize Wikipedia
by David Gerard 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

I had a glance at the history on [[Short story]] and couldn't spot the alleged edits. Anyone else got any ideas? A public call to vandalism deserves a reply. - d. Sunday Times (London) June 10, 2007 Online disinformation WICKEDLY INACCURATE? As a member of the Society of Authors, I felt it my duty to correct Wikipedia creative-writing articles which stated "a short story can be anywhere between 5,000 and 50,000 words" or had grammatical errors, such as "Mary laid on her bed". The originator had included the following invitation: "I hope someone would (sic) feel free to add concepts and examples." I took him at his word, and edited. The next day all my edits had been reversed. Anyone dismayed by this "dictatorship of idiots" should not waste time on futile attempts to turn Wikipedia into a reliable source. Instead, help it to self-destruct by adding misinformation. Wikipedia has no mechanism to deal with this other than the army of itchy-fingered know-it-alls who know nothing. Margret Geraghty Chandlers Ford, Hampshire - d.

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Editors' exclusion due to privacy
by Andrew Walker 01 Jul '07

01 Jul '07

On 6/29/07, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > > I don't get it. > > There is no need to disclose your online identity when registering as > a member of the charity (a company limited by guarantee). > > So me [User:LoopZilla] and me "Gordon Joly" are distinct. I have > chosen to link them up, but I didn't need to. > > Companies House has no idea that the person who is a director of two > companies (one is a charity) is also [User:LoopZilla] on several > Mediawikis. > > Gordo > We've set things up with exactly this in mind Gordon - to become a member of the company (to vote at general meetings, become a board member, pay a pound to any creditors if we are wound up, etc.) you will need to provide your identity but not any on-line personality. In the case where you cannot join the company (if you are too young, won't provide a real identity etc.) you can still be considered a member of the chapter (and a supporter of WER). It's not necessary to provide any information about any on-line pseudonyms in either case. I think the suggestion on this thread is to attempt to find a way for people to influence the company by having a vote at general meetings without providing any identity. This is what Alison is discussing. Cheers, Andrew

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Membership
by Robert Leverington 29 Jun '07

29 Jun '07

I am interested in becoming a member of the Wikimedia UK chapter, I am unable to find any information regarding becoming a member (except the discussion regarding the cost). Also is there any age limit to becoming a member? Thanks. -- Robert[hl] [[User:Lcarsdata]] http://roberthl.wikitest.co.uk/

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First General Meeting.
by Gordon Joly 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

When is the first general meeting (annual general meeting) of Wiki Educational Resources Ltd to be planned? Gordo -- "Think Feynman"///////// http://pobox.com/~gordo/ gordon.joly(a)pobox.com///

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] quick chat with Tameside Reporter
by michael west 27 Jun '07

27 Jun '07

>>> Call from a local paper, the Tameside Reporter, about edits to an article about a local council member and about a motorway bypass: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Oldham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longdendale_Bypass The article about the councillor has been locked (by Doc glasgow) since late April. The bypass article is being heavily edited. Key soundbites: * It's an encyclopedia, not investigative journalism. * With biographies of living people, we have to really consider what's important to put in them. We don't want a hatchet job or just praise. If they died tomorrow, what would be important enough to put in their biography? That sort of thing. * Living biographies are about 90% of our biographies, which are 35% of the one and a half milliion articles." (Numbers from a quick count by Danny a while ago; may be completely wrong now.) * Contentious current issues are difficult. We don't want to be an activist platform or an anti-activist platform. * It's a live working draft of an encyclopedia, not so much a finished product. Always check the history tab when looking at an article. So if we ever see the article, I've given him lots to go on :-) Does anyone on this list live in the area, and would you be able to get hold of a copy? Should be appearing soonish. - d. <<<<<<<< I saw this post this evening in archives. The whole thing was a crazy idea from some kid and he really had me convinced for a few hours that it was real. (Two other articles have since been deleted relating to this nonsense). The Tameside Reporters article is still online, but doesn't seem to be indexed by google http://www.tamesidereporter.com/fullstory.php?ID297 CYBERSPACE OF WORDS The Tameside Observer (Guardian Media Grp) is the pay for newspaper in the area, the reporter being an old family concern. I doubt you'd find a copy the newspaper lads dump them on the wasteland thats gonna be a bypass. or something like that. mike

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In London for a day...
by Delphine Ménard 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

Hello all UK dwellers in beautiful and rainy London, I'm in London today (Thursday) and thought it'd be cool if those who can make it on short notice could meet somewhere for a beer this evening. I'll let James make the arrangements, because I don't really know my way around and I'll be offline all day! Hope to see you later, Delphine -- ~notafish NB. This address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to this address will probably get lost.

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] T-Mobile home page.
by Andrew Gray 13 Jun '07

13 Jun '07

On 13/06/07, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > The home page of T-Mobile (the Web and Walk service for mobile phones > AKA cell phones) features an animated graphic of Wikipedia, just > below Google! > > This should appear on http://www.t-mobile-favourites.co.uk/ if your > connected via T-mobile GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and HTTP > > There is a link to http://wapedia.mobi/ and hence http://wapedia.mobi/en/ > > Why WAPedia? Works well on my main browser too! There is a Wikipedia-proper wap interface, but I don't know if it's fully functional (or intended for the public) yet... -- - Andrew Gray andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk

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T-Mobile home page.
by Gordon Joly 13 Jun '07

13 Jun '07

The home page of T-Mobile (the Web and Walk service for mobile phones AKA cell phones) features an animated graphic of Wikipedia, just below Google! This should appear on http://www.t-mobile-favourites.co.uk/ if your connected via T-mobile GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and HTTP There is a link to http://wapedia.mobi/ and hence http://wapedia.mobi/en/ Why WAPedia? Works well on my main browser too! Gordo -- "Think Feynman"///////// http://pobox.com/~gordo/ gordon.joly(a)pobox.com///

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Interview,
by Richard Farmbrough 07 Jun '07

07 Jun '07

Just to let you folks know I did an email interview with Rich Knight of SMITH Magazine a few days back. Nothing out of the ordinary I think. Richard. -- Landline (UK) 01780 757 250 Mobile (UK) 07940 819 025

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