Dear all,
user Alex Brollo has developed a very interesting tool which I think many
of you will find very useful.
(afaiu he developed this from a previous tool, but he can explain it better)
To test it, go on your oldwikisource account,
and in User:YOU/vector.js copy this:
importScript("User:Alex_brollo/cornersDependencies.js");
importScript("User:Alex brollo/corners.js");
importStylesheet("User:Alex brollo/common.css");
The tool will appear under Tools, and it's called "Ritaglio immagini" (crop
images).
It opens a window which allows you to select and crop an image directy on
the page.
It is extremely useful to use illustration directly on the page.
It is usable both in View and Edit mode.
In the Italian Wikisource we have made it a Gadget and button, so it's
active for everyone.
Aubrey
Folks from Wikimedia Israel wrote to the board for a problem with the URAA
and Commons.
I also wrote in the talk page to assert that Commons problem is also
Wikisource problem,
and we would really benefit from a solution
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Israel/Letter_to_the_BoT_reg…
Aubrey
Hi!
The ProofreadPage lack of documentation is a real problem since the creation of the extension. For example, I discovered in 2012 that some en.wikisource administrators didn't know the very useful header=1 parameter of the <pages> tag.
Currently the installation and configuration documentation is stored on the extension page on MediaWiki.org [1]. But, about the user documentation (parameters of <pages> tag…) there is no authoritative source, only some partial pages on oldWikisource and on help pages of language based wikis.
I really believe that this big issue should be fix. I think the best way to do it is to create a central documentation page for end users in the Help namespace of MediaWiki.org, that would document all the features of the ProofreadPage extension and be updated when things change in the extensions. It would be written in English and then translated in the same place using the Translate extension, so all Wikisources should be able to replace their own partial documentation with this centralized version.
But, because of my lack of free time, I don’t feel able to archive this goal alone. Is there someone ready to start the work by collecting data disseminated on oldWikisource and one some language based Wikisource and start this page [3]? I’m ready to help for the not documented yet parts. It doesn’t requires technical skills, only a knowledge on how to use ProofreadPage. So I think that any experienced Wikisource contributor is able to do it.
Many thanks to the person that will do it, who will have the eternal gratitude of the Wikisource community.
Thomas
[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Proofread_Page
[2] https://wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:ProofreadPage
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:ProofreadPage
I've just found [[Special:ProofreadIndexOai]] and loved it!
Firstly, why this special page isn't listed at [[Special:SpecialPages]]?
Second, [1] points to [2], that returns a 404 error.
Oka, now I'll ask the most important thing: how to implement it!? =)
The doc page [3] mentions a page stored in the MediaWiki namespace, but
that page is almost empty on it.wikisource and don't ever was created on
en.wikisource. Those domains contains DC fields such as title, creator,
issued.
The MediaWiki page was also ever created on pt.wikisource, but all metadata
that it returns to me is type and format.
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As a side note, I really love all efforts done in ProofreadPage extension.
It's amazing that a plugin developed entirely in a volunteer basis, with
little or none input from the main product (MediaWiki) developer team, has
achieved such level of quality and complexity.
But, please, give some love and attention to maintain it's documentation.
Do it remembering that it will be crucial for small Wikisources, since most
of the time only one or two users retains all the very specific knowledge
necessary to try to develop and atract new users for that subdomain.
Reverse engineering to discover how something works is a time consuming
task, like all the remaining core tasks. At the end, those local experts
users ends in getting no fun contributing to Wikisource because firstly
needs to do lots of additional and sometimes bureaucratic work if really
wants to not being the only user in such wiki.
We all are in the same boat, trying to colect works in copyleft or public
domain in a project that the main organization behind we (Wikimedia
Foundation) neither try to help us or know how to help us (in fact, mostly
of us, myself included, don't know also on what can be helped), please help
each other on what is possible.
[what a melodramatic message I just wrote LOL]
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[1] -
https://wikisource.org/wiki/Special:ProofreadIndexOai?verb=ListRecords&meta…
[2] - http://mediawiki.org/xml/proofreadpage/qdc/
[3] - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Proofread_Page#OAI-PMH
If you were thinking of applying for a scholarship from either the
Wikimania Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland, or Wikimedia Österreich,
the deadline is end of the day UTC this coming Monday. Don't miss it!
Katie
On 08/01/2014 17:37, Katie Chan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being
> accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17
> February.
>
> Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to
> enable them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
>
> Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia
> Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will
> cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged
> by the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as
> arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
>
> Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
> selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine
> which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships,
> please visit <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>.
>
> To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on
> <http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>. It is highly recommended
> that applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page
> and the associated FAQ before submitting an application.
>
> If you have any question, please contact
> <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message on
> <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>.
>
> Katie Chan
> Chair, Scholarship Committee
>
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Experience is a good school but the fees are high.
- Heinrich Heine
Hello, everyone! I am a Chinese student, and
I am currently doing a project for my supervisor about the effects of personality
on knowledge sharing in Wikipedia. Would you please do me a favor by filling
out a questionnaire?
The survey contains 37 questions, and may
more than 5 min of your time.
Link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1538439/Wikipedia-Survey-Personality
I need about 200 respondents, so your
little help counts A LOT to me and I would GREATLY appreciate it!
Thank you so much in advance!
Yours sincerely
Ziyun
It is now possible to send the application for scholarship for Wikimania.
It would be great if lots of Wikisourcerors were there, as Wikimania is an
extremely productive and exciting time
to work on projects, get ideas and have meetings.
I really encorage all of you in think about it and try to participate:
Wikimedia Foundation is giving scholarships, but also does some chapters.
So, think about it.
Moreover, as a Wikisource user group we could advocate to give users of
Wikisource a sort of priority
in the scholarship selections... (I simple mean to write them and note that
Wikisource is in amazing shape and this is the time to boost things :-)
Aubrey
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From: Katie Chan <ktc(a)ktchan.info>
Date: Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 6:41 PM
Subject: [Wikidata-l] Wikimania 2014 scholarship now accepting application
To: textbook-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, wikidata-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hi all,
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being
accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17 February.
Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to enable
them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia
Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will
cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged by
the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as arranged by
the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine which
are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships, please
visit <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>.
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on <
http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>. It is highly recommended that
applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page and the
associated FAQ before submitting an application.
If you have any question, please contact <wikimania-scholarships@
wikimedia.org> or leave a message on <https://wikimania2014.
wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>.
Katie Chan
Chair, Scholarship Committee
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author and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the
author is associated with or employed by.
Experience is a good school but the fees are high.
- Heinrich Heine
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From: This, that and the other <at.light(a)live.com.au>
Date: Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 5:00 AM
Subject: [Wikitech-l] The <poem> tag to be known as <lines>
To: wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
For some time, work has been ongoing on a merge of the Poem extension into
MediaWiki core [1] [2]. (For those not aware, this extension [3] implements
a simple <poem> tag which, among other things, preserves newlines.)
Several developers have expressed the desire for an alternative name for
this tag, alongside <poem> (which of course will be kept for backward
compatibility). This is because the tag is sometimes used for various other
uses besides poetry.
There were many suggestions (see the bug report [1]), but it was eventually
agreed to use Michael M.'s suggestion of <lines>. This name puts the focus
on the individual "lines" of the content, which is exactly what the tag is
doing.
We almost had a collision with a previous proposal (<verbatim> conflicted
with a tag in use on Wikia), so we wish to ensure that no-one else is using
<lines>. No-one is yet aware of any MediaWiki extensions or other code
using a tag named <lines> in wikitext.
If you think the name <lines> will be an issue, or if you have any other
concerns with this merge, please speak up, either here or at the bug report.
TTO
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[1] https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52061
[2] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/106861/
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Poem
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