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From: Pharos [mailto:pharosofalexandria@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 06:37 PM
To: 'Opportunities for video in the Wikimedia universe, tech help'
Subject: Re: [Wikivideo-l] Featured Video (EN-Wikipedia)

Hi wikivideo fans, Amazingly enough, it looks like 'Featured Media' actually has consensus on Commons now: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Featured_picture_candidates Anyone up for the challenge of getting the new process jumpstarted? :) Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Samuel Klein wrote: > Good point, that is also needed; absolutely.  The videos I want to > promote are mainly or their educational value, which might be more > appropriate in context on en:wp than in the more abstract commons > (where beauty, resolution, composition, and other structural aspects > of quality might be considered more important) > > SJ > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Guerillero Wikipedia > wrote: >> I would have linked this to be a en-wiki sort of thing, but this is >> just as good. I will talke a look. >> >> Guerillero >> >> On 6/1/11, Samuel Klein wrote: >>> That's a great idea.  I hadn't noticed this thread when I suggested a >>> featured video process today; you can see my reasoning here: >>> >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Featured_picture_candidates#Proposed:_Commons:Featured_video_candidates >>> >>> I'd be all for combining this into 'Featured Media'. >>> >>> SJ >>> >>> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Pharos >>> wrote: >>>> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Guerillero Wikipedia >>>> wrote: >>>>> I think we are nearing the point where videos either need to spin off >>>>> as its own process or Featured Sounds needs to go the way of commons >>>>> and become Featured Media. We have had an influx of nominations as >>>>> FSes lately that are a tad shaky as Sounds or Pictures but work very >>>>> well as  a whole video [1][2][3] (One of these is my own nomination). >>>>> >>>>> Do any of you have any desire to do anything of this sort? >>>>> >>>>> -Guerillero >>>>> Featured Sound Director >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [1] >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_sound_candidates/Assassination_of_Alexander_of_Yugoslavia >>>>> [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_sound_candidates/Welcoming_The_Lakers_To_The_White_House_(1-25-10)_Barack_Obama >>>>> [3]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_sound_candidates/Repeal_of_Prohibition >>>> >>>> At this stage, perhaps an inclusive strategy makes most sense. >>>> >>>> Given the inertia factor to starting something wholly new (and the >>>> general multimedia energy of the existing FS community!), perhaps the >>>> time has indeed come for evolving toward a Featured Media process on >>>> Wikipedia. >>>> >>>> I would certainly have a few videos to nominate right off :) >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Richard >>>> (User:Pharos) >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikivideo-l mailing list >>>> Wikivideo-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivideo-l >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Samuel Klein          identi.ca:sj           w:user:sj          +1 617 529 >>> 4266 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikivideo-l mailing list >>> Wikivideo-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivideo-l >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikivideo-l mailing list >> Wikivideo-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivideo-l >> > > > > -- > Samuel Klein          identi.ca:sj           w:user:sj          +1 617 529 4266 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikivideo-l mailing list > Wikivideo-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivideo-l > _______________________________________________ Wikivideo-l mailing list Wikivideo-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivideo-l