Fantastic news and long overdue - I hope the women editors will receive all the support they need.
On 19 July 2015 at 14:43, wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org wrote:
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Today's Topics:
- Re: Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group (Katherine Casey)
- Geohack (Nou Nouill)
- press edit in facebook to edit wikipedia, how many? (rupert THURNER)
- Re: 400 days of lila tretikov and 60 million dollars spent - where is mobile editing? (rupert THURNER)
- Re: Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group (Jan-Bart de Vreede)
- Re: Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group (Shlomi Fish)
- Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community UG Belarus (Raymond Leonard)
- Re: Recognition of Iranian Wikimedians UG (Raymond Leonard)
Message: 1 Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:36:19 -0400 From: Katherine Casey fluffernutter.wiki@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group Message-ID: <CA+arXE_-G1MVF38+ephoNvFAb6TweHc-qj8uznRQ= uepv1GDiQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Awesome news, I'm always glad to see more efforts to be welcoming to women!
Message: 2 Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 14:26:30 +0200 From: Nou Nouill nounouill@gmail.com To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Geohack Message-ID: < CAA6rUNXjbkg1UTeD9AJS9u2-NXbcKKaybvPFTcJCV+qXqPRv-g@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hi !
So today Geohack don't work few hours, once gain. It has been many times that Geohack is down these last months (and years). The previous issue was linked with the Tools labs problems (but not today, Tools Labs was working).
In addition to that maintenance problem, I don't see Geohack evolve those last years. The tool have a old design. It has different configurations for each language, so when a user do translation, he has to adapt to each configuration. Moreover, in plenty of language, Geohack have long lists of hundred links, with lot of useless links, because languages communities want to describe exhaustively web mappings service. So the presentation of Geohack is often very weighed down.
For me, Geohack is the more useful tools on Tools Labs with a massive visibility for the viewers (each coordinate on WM use Geohack and there are several hundred thousands coordinates). Geohack is also use by contributors (when I translate a article with a coordinate, It's usually more practice to check coordinate in Geohack).
So, I want to ask if the Foundation have a plan to improve Geohack ? I have the impression when I see https://tools.wmflabs.org that Geohack was mainly maintain by volunteer, but for me Geohack is a core item of the Wikimedia sphere. So I don't understand that situation since few years. I hope it's the place to do this comment.
Nouill.
Message: 3 Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:02:37 +0200 From: rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] press edit in facebook to edit wikipedia, how many? Message-ID: < CAJs9aZ-ASS4+F5y8jErkTMBFgSQJySzMoiZGouvQdcGTwH_85Q@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
hi,
for the first time i tried pressing edit in facebook and came out in the wiki-text editor. are there statistics available how many persons come along this way?
best, rupert
Message: 4 Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:12:35 +0200 From: rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, Dan Garry dgarry@wikimedia.org, Luis Villa lvilla@wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] 400 days of lila tretikov and 60 million dollars spent - where is mobile editing? Message-ID: <CAJs9aZ8mBiHgiK3VZ3Axhx= sk8WY7AAKvtmtKKMmVw_qnZOcdA@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
i created two tasks in phabricator for it, hope that is ok like this:
i did not find the correct project though?
best, rupert
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:02 PM, rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com wrote:
hi dan,
many thanks for the quick reaction! i need to make a correction as well, i was redirected to
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Offener_Brief_an_die_Mitglieder_de...
which was opened with the android chrome browser, so not the wikipedia app. i did not find any support in the mobile skin to do basic edits, e.g. add a link with reference, and sign. it is the first contact function for many people. i am sorry that this made me explode as it is still not fixed despite it was hinted from numerous persons multiple times, for quite some time.
i tried the app as well now, but i did not find any application support for "signature" or "link" ? so i have to know the syntax and type it?
best, rupert
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Dan Garry dgarry@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Rupert,
I was the product owner <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Team/Roles_and_responsibilities#P...
for the Wikipedia app from before it launch until April last year, so I
can
answer your question. Editing is supported on the native mobile apps,
and
has been since their launch last year (June 2014 for Android, July 2014
for
iOS). The reason it did not work for you in this case is because of a formatting error in the wikitext of that specific page. I fixed the
problem
in the wikitext <
https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Offener_Brief_an_die_Mi...
,
and successfully added my signature as a test <
https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Offener_Brief_an_die_Mi...
(which I then reverted since I don't want to interfere in the discussion). You should be able to add your signature now. (I skipped over the exact
details
of what the issue was, let me know if you want hear them)
As an aside, I would note that the way you communicated this question
was
suboptimal and unnecessarily combative. The title of your email is provocative, and makes unnecessary, exaggerated, and incorrect implications. It would be nice if you avoided doing this in the future,
as
people will be more willing to involve themselves in a discussion if
they
do not feel like they are being attacked.
Thanks, Dan
On 28 June 2015 at 03:44, rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com
wrote:
hi,
now we are approaching 400 days of lila tretikov at the helm of the wikimedia foundation, and 60 million us dollars spent, i was not able to sign a simple wikipedia page via the mobile app. i think something is going seriously wrong here :(
what was the use case? the european union wants to harmonize the freedom of panorama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama#European_Union. the german wikipedia had a wikipedia banner to sign a petition, and also wrote mails about it. which i thought is a nice idea. i am reading mails on the phone following links to wikipedia, i tried it this time as well, and i was not able to accomplish the most simple task of contribution - to add my signature at the bottom of a list. earlier in the year i already tried to add a link and i could not do it - but i admit that is a much more difficult task in the mobile app.
the german links:
- sign here:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Offener_Brief_an_die_Mitglieder_des_...
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Initiative_f%C3%BCr_die_Panoramafrei...
just as a side note, up to know this page collected close to 4'000 signatures.
best, rupert
Message: 5 Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:13:16 -0500 From: Jan-Bart de Vreede jdevreede@wikimedia.org To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group Message-ID: C968C57B-0453-4C7D-9507-225BBDEC9BA1@wikimedia.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Congratulations !
Jan-Bart
On 19 Jul 2015, at 06:24, Carlos M. Colina maorx@wikimedia.org.ve
wrote:
Dear all,
I am pleased and honoured to announce on behalf of the Affiliations
Committe the recognition [1] of a new member of the family of Wikimedia affiliates: The WikiWomen's User Group. Among their goals are providing a collaborative space for women to work on projects, discuss gender-related issues (but not limited to) and work towards the increase in content and contributor diversity.
Please, join us in welcoming them!! :-)
1:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/WikiWomen...
-- "*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee wayuukanairua
junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya junain."
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Message: 6 Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:35:34 +0300 From: Shlomi Fish shlomif@shlomifish.org Cc: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of WikiWomen's User Group Message-ID: 20150719163534.1726f628@telaviv1.shlomifish.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 14:24:55 +0300 "Carlos M. Colina" maorx@wikimedia.org.ve wrote:
Dear all,
I am pleased and honoured to announce on behalf of the Affiliations Committe the recognition [1] of a new member of the family of Wikimedia affiliates: The WikiWomen's User Group. Among their goals are providing a collaborative space for women to work on projects, discuss gender-related issues (but not limited to) and work towards the increase in content and contributor diversity.
Please, join us in welcoming them!! :-)
Congratulations, welcome aboard and good luck!
Regards,
Shlomi Fish--
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Message: 7 Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:40:59 -0500 From: Raymond Leonard raymond.f.leonard.jr@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Wikimedia Community UG Belarus Message-ID: <CAOTiT= PCg6Dbg2pMgL2r+fWufKuBfz88fBmBjSZagH-2+0MTsg@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Welcome to the Wikimedians of Wikimedia Community User Group Belarus!
Yours, Peaceray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray Cascadia Wikimedians User Group http://cascadia.wiki
On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
Congratulations, Belarusian colleagues!
A.
On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Carlos M. Colina <
maorx@wikimedia.org.ve>
wrote:
Dear all,
It is an honour and a pleasure to announce on behalf of the
Affiliations
Committee the recognition [1] of the newest Wikimedia User Group:
Wikimedia
Community User Group Belarus. Among their objectives are to represent
both
Belarusian Wikipedias (classical and academic) in international
relations;
to widen media presence and public awareness about Belarusian
Wikipedias'
community activities; and to make collaborative projects with other interest groups, social initiatives, NGOs and local communities in
Belarus
and abroad.
Please join us in welcoming a new member of the family! :-)
1:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedia...
-- "*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee
wayuukanairua
junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya
junain."
Carlos M. Colina Socio, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 |
www.wikimedia.org.ve
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Message: 8 Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:43:09 -0500 From: Raymond Leonard raymond.f.leonard.jr@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Iranian Wikimedians UG Message-ID: <CAOTiT= Pn8_B+qHuyhF9bnVToUysEEBzS0RsWPtH4ujdfRLsg-Q@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Welcome to the Iranian Wikimedians User Group!
Yours, Peaceray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray Cascadia Wikimedians User Group http://cascadia.wiki
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 3:44 AM, Shlomi Fish shlomif@shlomifish.org wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:20:56 -0700 Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
Congratulations and much success!
A.
Congratulations, good luck, and welcome aboard!
Regards,
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