[Foundation-l] Google Analytics on Wikimania site

Dan Rosenthal swatjester at gmail.com
Thu Oct 18 13:50:29 UTC 2007


Yeah, my bad on confusing the 07' site with 08. However, I still  
share David Goodman's concerns with allowing any analytics program to  
be on a WMF project without the approval of the foundation.

-Dan
On Oct 18, 2007, at 9:45 AM, David Goodman wrote:

> i am not pleased with encouraging g. analytics at all on any
> international project--or indeed google.
>
> On 10/18/07, Michael Bimmler <mbimmler at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 10/18/07, Dan Rosenthal <swatjester at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Please remove this? I personally do not want my data being  
>>> tracked in
>>> a manner that I did not opt into or was not offered the chance to  
>>> opt
>>> out of. I do not trust these analytics to be used responsibly
>>> especially given the extensive safety concerns raised about  
>>> Wikimania
>>> in Egypt.
>>>
>>
>> We're talking about 07, let's keep Egypt out of the discussion for  
>> once, okay?
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>> -Dan Rosenthal
>>> On Oct 18, 2007, at 6:03 AM, Wikinews Markie wrote:
>>>
>>>> was added to http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/
>>>> MediaWiki:Copyright by
>>>> Alexsh <http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alexsh> on
>>>> Februaury 9<http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?
>>>> title=MediaWiki:Copyright&action=history>.
>>>> this means that the code loads for all and is NOT opt in.
>>>>
>>>> mark
>>>>
>>>> On 10/18/07, Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil at wikinewsie.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Just to clarify, this is on the '07 site
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: foundation-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org
>>>>> [mailto:foundation-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of  
>>>>> Brian
>>>>> McNeil
>>>>> Sent: 18 October 2007 11:31
>>>>> To: 'Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List'
>>>>> Subject: [Foundation-l] Google Analytics on Wikimania site
>>>>>
>>>>> I am told Google Analytics is running on the Wikimania wiki. I'm
>>>>> not sure
>>>>> where that would be put, and I'm also not sure that it is
>>>>> appropriate.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Who put it in? And was there discussion before it was done?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian.
>>>>>
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