Wikisource-l February 2014

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Crop images tool
by Andrea Zanni 26 Apr '14

26 Apr '14

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

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Commons and URAA
by Andrea Zanni 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

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

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ProofreadPage documentation
by Thomas Tanon 22 Feb '14

22 Feb '14

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

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Special:ProofreadIndexOai
by Luiz Augusto 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

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. ---- 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] ---- [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

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Reminder: Wikimania 2014 scholarship deadline 17 February
by Katie Chan 11 Feb '14

11 Feb '14

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 > -- Katie Chan Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the 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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online survey invitation
by zhuangziyun 11 Feb '14

11 Feb '14

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

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RFC: UploadWizard — scale to sister projects
by Gryllida 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

Hi all, Apologies for cross-posting; please read and share thoughts: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/UploadWizard:_scale_to_… Gryllida

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Fwd: [Wikidata-l] Wikimania 2014 scholarship now accepting application
by Andrea Zanni 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 -- Katie Chan Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the 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 _______________________________________________ Wikidata-l mailing list Wikidata-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l

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Fwd: [Wikitech-l] The <poem> tag to be known as <lines>
by Luiz Augusto 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 -- [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 _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Internet Archive admins available?
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

FYI, I added: <https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Help:Internet_Archive#Admins_who_are_also_Wi…>. Hydriz and emijrp are admins of some wikiteam collection(s) too, but they're not so active in Wikisource; if there's anyone else, please add your name. :) Nemo

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