On second thoughts/read-through, I want to retract my previous email. I skim-read through Tom's email, and was thinking more in terms of 'Wikimedia Commons' vs ''Commons' in terms of 'House of Commons', and hence there being high-profile visibility for the Wikimedia sister projects. I was _not_ replying in terms of the 'Page 3' interpretation as per the newspaper that goes under the name of 'The Sun', which I think is fundamentally sexist and ethically wrong.
Mike
On 9 Mar 2012, at 16:03, Deryck Chan wrote:
Yes, hence I think it's time for page 3 to start taking good pictures *from* Commons! ;)
On Mar 9, 2012 3:56 PM, "Richard Symonds" richard.symonds@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: I think there are probably enough page 3 photos on commons already, don't you? ;-) Richard Symonds Office & Development Manager Wikimedia UK
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On 09/03/2012 15:52, Deryck Chan wrote:
On Mar 9, 2012 2:35 PM, "Michael Peel" michael.peel@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
On 9 Mar 2012, at 14:32, Tom Morris wrote:
On 9 March 2012 13:48, Charles Matthews charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/who-are-the-commons-moles-chan...
Headline: "Who are the Commons moles changing Wikipedia entries?"
My initial thought was "Commons people aren't allowed to edit Wikipedia?" (and also something along the lines of "well, we know Commons people like their 'nude or semi-nude women with Muppets', but even so, calling them 'moles' seems a bit harsh!").
Then I grokked that it was the House of Commons, not Wikimedia Commons.
Too much time at the coal face, methinks.
I thought exactly the same thing, followed by "ooh, there's a Wikimedia Commons article on page 3 of the Independent! Fantastic!". Should have known better. ;-)
Mike
What I read: "There's a Wikimedia Commons picture on page 3!" Anyone takers on Commons for the challenge? ;)
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