Mailing List Archive by Gossamer Threads http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/ en-us (c) Gossamer Threads Inc. All rights reserved. 26 Nov 2009 09:06:33 -0800 120 75 23 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/ http://www.gossamer-threads.com/images/lists/rss_logo.jpg Hoi, So you have an idea ... please share it and explain why you think it will make a difference. It does not really help to leave with a cliff hanger 26 Nov 2009 05:51:17 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/184050 On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Milos Rancic <millosh@gmail.com> wrote: > Read http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/11/25/160236/Contributors-Leaving-W 26 Nov 2009 03:38:50 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/184041 Read http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/11/25/160236/Contributors-Leaving-Wikipedia-In-Record-Numbers Article is based on Felipe Ortega's research. Th 26 Nov 2009 02:36:48 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/184040 On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Andrew Garrett <agarrett@wikimedia.org>wrote: > > On 25/11/2009, at 12:00 AM, Geoffrey Plourde wrote: > > > We also 24 Nov 2009 17:35:09 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183967 On 25/11/2009, at 12:00 AM, Geoffrey Plourde wrote: > We also might want to look into policy overhauls to reduce barriers > to contribution. > ____ 24 Nov 2009 16:39:58 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183966 We also might want to look into policy overhauls to reduce barriers to contribution. ________________________________ From: David Moran <fordmado 24 Nov 2009 16:00:08 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183958 Samuel Klein wrote: > I've been working with swahili-speaking students over the past week > introducing them to Wikipedia (as part of an article-writi 24 Nov 2009 14:37:53 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183957 I agree that we need to recover from overly strict policies, treating newbies the same way we treat veteran editors, and a sense that there's no downs 24 Nov 2009 14:21:24 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183956 Thanks for pointing out the interview and explaining the most current research Felipe. Most helpful! Steven Walling On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:47 AM, 24 Nov 2009 10:16:29 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183928 Reminder: Strategic Planning office hours will happen at: 04:00-05:00 UTC, Wednesday 25 November. That is: Tuesday, 8-9 pm PDT Wednesday, 11pm - 12 24 Nov 2009 08:54:14 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183927 I actually like this idea, a LOT. The main page basically poses Wikipedia as a warehouse of content, which is fine, it is that, but also does little 24 Nov 2009 05:53:35 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183921 Hello folks, this is a suggestion to encourage more edits. It is both a topic for every of our projects but also of most of the foundation projects 24 Nov 2009 05:38:48 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183920 Felipe Ortega wrote: > The problem with it is that it's difficult to contact former editors/admins, once they abandon the project definitely (in my ex 24 Nov 2009 02:47:45 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183917 --- El mar, 24/11/09, Nikola Smolenski <smolensk@eunet.rs> escribió: > De: Nikola Smolenski <smolensk@eunet.rs> > Asunto: Re: [Foundation-l] WSJ on W 24 Nov 2009 02:44:20 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183916 Felipe Ortega wrote: > Wikipedia just entered a new phase. Our responsibility (as long-time Wikipedia researchers) is to find out the causes (not nece 23 Nov 2009 23:50:33 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183913 --- El lun, 23/11/09, Andrew Lih <andrew.lih@gmail.com> escribió: > De: Andrew Lih <andrew.lih@gmail.com> > Asunto: Re: [Foundation-l] WSJ on Wikiped 23 Nov 2009 17:38:47 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183907 --- El lun, 23/11/09, Steven Walling <steven.walling@gmail.com> escribió: > De: Steven Walling <steven.walling@gmail.com> > > I didn't see any of th 23 Nov 2009 17:31:52 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183906 On Nov 23, 2009, at 3:54 PM, Sue Gardner wrote: > > People who want to help do some of this work should engage on the > strategy wiki: there's a ta 23 Nov 2009 14:06:11 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183898 One essential problem is that once Wikipedia embraced the multipage multimedia-heavy Encarta style as what makes for a "good" article -- without a rad 23 Nov 2009 14:05:24 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183897 On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Sue Gardner <susanpgardner@gmail.com> wrote: > > People who want to help do some of this work should engage on the st 23 Nov 2009 13:57:28 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183896 I agree with you, David. The usability work is a necessary precondition to bringing in new editors. It's essential for us to remove obvious, simple u 23 Nov 2009 13:54:17 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183894 On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:28 PM, David Moran <fordmadoxfraud@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think a lot of attention is paid to the way the technical interf 23 Nov 2009 13:49:20 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183895 Michael Snow wrote: > Gerard Meijssen wrote: > >> books are available for years the copy of >> the day may be available in a library, but how about 23 Nov 2009 13:40:01 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183893 On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Ray Saintonge <saintonge@telus.net> wrote: > Newyorkbrad (Wikipedia) wrote: >> If we're going to have a thread, let's 23 Nov 2009 12:54:47 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183892 Newyorkbrad (Wikipedia) wrote: > If we're going to have a thread, let's focus on the substance of the > article. This is a digression. > > This se 23 Nov 2009 12:29:10 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/183891