[ComProj] WIKIMEDIA CENSUS

Tue Nov 6 10:29:25 UTC 2007

Symode,

I think it could be done with a little patience :-)

I suggest you try getting an SFTP client working then you can upload
really quickly. Try FileZilla.

Sean

On 11/6/07, symode09 at hotmail.com <symode09 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have a toolserv account however, it was a bitch (srry bout language)
> uploading it and, I recieved NO help - I attempted to get help for over a
> month and, asked everywhere, my conclusion: people on the toolserv are
> generally douchebags
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Sean Whitton" <sean at silentflame.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:22 PM
> To: "Discussion list for the Communication Projects Group"
> <comproj at lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [ComProj] WIKIMEDIA CENSUS
>
> > Symode,
> >
> > Your use of the Wikimedia logo on your pages is questionable as they
> > are not official. Have you considered getting a [[m:toolserver]]
> > account to run this survey off? That would probably be a more
> > appropriate option.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sean
> >
> > On 11/6/07, symode09 at hotmail.com <symode09 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hey everyone! I have begun working on the census and have a section on
> >> most
> >> projects where I would like questions to be put up. I am working on the
> >> coding/layout of it all so, take a look at the preview at
> >> http://loopaustralia.com/survey/index.php?sid=54369&lang=en - it may not
> >> work for everyone since it has not been published but, you can have a
> >> very
> >> rough idea about how it looks. It will slowly evolve so, keep checking
> >> back.
> >> There is a section on each project in the same location on each;
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Census
> >> http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Census
> >> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Census
> >> etc.
> >>
> >> We need help to work out how we could get users to fill it out, by the
> >> name,
> >> a census is meant to be filled out by the entire community but, emailing
> >> out
> >> to 5 million+ users would be a world record spamming (c) brianmc
> >>
> >> Any ideas on how we could do it?
> >>
> >> thanx
> >>
> >>
> >> symode09 + brown_cat + itunes
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------
> >> From: "Sean Whitton" <sean at silentflame.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 6:49 PM
> >> To: "ComProj" <comproj at lists.wikimedia.org>
> >> Subject: [ComProj] Fwd: [Internal-l] Edit Wikipedia Week: call
> >> forparticipation
> >>
> >> > Hello all,
> >> >
> >> > The following was posted to internal-l by Sue regarding a possible
> >> > 'Edit Wikipedia Week' to be held in December as part of a way of
> >> > keeping the momentum of the fundraiser going. All are invited to
> >> > participate in the planning for this event at
> >> > <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Edit_Wikipedia_Week>.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Sean
> >> >
> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> > From: Sue Gardner <sgardner at wikimedia.org>
> >> > Date: Nov 5, 2007 4:09 PM
> >> > Subject: [Internal-l] Edit Wikipedia Week: call for participation
> >> > To: "Local Chapters, board and officers coordination (closed
> >> > subscription)" <internal-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hi folks,
> >> >
> >> > I'm writing to invite you –chapters, individuals, everyone- to help
> >> > stage a bunch of "Edit Wikipedia Week" events in December. The idea is
> >> > to pick a date, probably the week of December 3, and stage outreach
> >> > events around the world designed to encourage people to participate in
> >> > the projects.
> >> >
> >> > The events could be practically anything – big or small. You could
> >> > speak about the projects at a local school; get yourself booked on TV;
> >> > talk to a local photography club about contributing to Commons;
> >> > organize a marathon weekend of translations; recruit new people to
> >> > help you launch a WikiProject, or even just teach your mom how to
> >> > edit. Anything that you think will improve the projects: the purpose
> >> > is to reach out to people who don't edit, and encourage them to make a
> >> > contribution.
> >> >
> >> > This is intended to be an experiment. The premise is that anyone can
> >> > organize an event under this umbrella idea, and it can take whatever
> >> > form makes sense to them. Nobody needs permission: feel free to just
> >> > participate.
> >> >
> >> > Why now? As you know we're in the middle of the annual fundraiser,
> >> > which this year runs from October 22 to December 23. Because it's so
> >> > long, we want to stage events at various points, designed to keep the
> >> > media and the public paying attention. We've got some Wikipedia
> >> > Academies coming up in South Africa
> >> > http://internal.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Academies on November 10
> >> > and 11, with Jimmy, Frank Schulenburg and Ndesanjo Macha. Edit
> >> > Wikipedia Week would be the next big event after that.
> >> >
> >> > This would be focused on Wikipedia, because it's our biggest and best
> >> > known project, and therefore most likely to generate interest among
> >> > the media and general public. That doesn't mean we couldn't hold
> >> > similar events for Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikisource, or any other WMF
> >> > project. Implementation-wise, I'm thinking of having us set up
> >> > edit.wikipedia.org, which would redirect to pages in the local
> >> > Wikipedias. Each of those pages would also refer back to the ongoing
> >> > fundraiser with a little info-box (something along the lines of "There
> >> > are different ways to help Wikipedia..").
> >> >
> >> > I'm also going to ask Cary to make a page for this on meta, where we
> >> > can discuss it, and people can post events. I would ask you please to
> >> > translate and share this note with whoever you like. I know that not
> >> > everyone can afford to make a financial contribution to the
> >> > fundraiser: I am hoping some people will choose to support it (us) by
> >> > helping with Edit Wikipedia Week instead.
> >> >
> >> > The first thing we'll need to do is finalize a date. I think December
> >> > 3 would probably work best, but please let me know if/why you think
> >> > another week would be better.
> >> >
> >> > And lastly .. I am thinking this could become an annual event. In that
> >> > spirit, this year may be a little wonky and haphazard, which would be
> >> > okay. If it goes well, we'll learn some good lessons, and next year
> >> > will be better :-)
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Sue
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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