On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Chad wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Andre Engels wrote:
>> The foundation holds technical control over the wikipedia domains;
>> nothing can be done but by the foundation to for example rename a
>> wiki.
>
> A purely technical matter. As long as the communi
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Gregory Kohs wrote:
>
> A little bird suggested I ask if the Foundation will be filing a Form
> 990-T once it finds a tenant, as it would be a business activity over
> $1,000 unrelated to a non-profit mission and would thus possibly
> trigger IRS rules regarding Unr
So, not having known that 3,000 square feet was the sum total of the
current WMF space on Stillman, my original but unpublished hunch was
correct. I'll quote an e-mail I wrote Sept. 3rd, at 4:39 PM:
"...If I had to formulate a theory, I'd say [Sue Gardner] thinks that
she's hired enough [personne
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Mark Williamson wrote:
> On 9/4/09, Anthony wrote:
> > I think so too, but I'd rather hear it from Erik than hear your guess or
> > guess at it myself.
>
> I'd rather go through a thread without seeing a one-word message
> indicating bewilderment at what was quite
Brion Vibber, 04/09/2009 20:51:
> I would definitely encourage everybody to upload slides and link them
> with the video versions; PDF slides can be uploaded directly to Commons
> and can now be viewed inline as well as downloading them.
Yes, please! They'll be included also in the proceeding's
On 9/4/09, Anthony wrote:
> I think so too, but I'd rather hear it from Erik than hear your guess or
> guess at it myself.
I'd rather go through a thread without seeing a one-word message
indicating bewilderment at what was quite obviouisly a joke... but
then, the world revolves around me about a
On 9/4/09 3:27 PM, Anthony wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Tim Starlingwrote:
>>
>> Chad's analysis was correct. The SF staff have been looking for a new
>> office for some time, and last I heard they were in the process of
>> negotiating a lease on a prospective space. Subletting the old
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Tim Starling wrote:
>
> Chad's analysis was correct. The SF staff have been looking for a new
> office for some time, and last I heard they were in the process of
> negotiating a lease on a prospective space. Subletting the old office
> will be desirable at least unt
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> Another possible explanation for what's happening at the WMF HQ is
> that the whole operation is preparing to move to new digs, and rather
> than break their lease, they're seeking to find a subtenant to avoid
> some financial penalty for early exit.
Anthony wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Chad wrote:
>> "Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
>> a consequence of which the current satellite office will be re-merged
>> into the new HQ. We're hoping to sublet the Stillman space..."
>>
>> This part was seri
But could they be uploaded afterwards? (assuming the source files are still
available?)
Lodewijk
2009/9/4 Brion Vibber
> On 9/4/09 1:01 AM, Bod Notbod wrote:
> > 2. On many videos, if not most, it is impossible to see the content of
> > the slides. Could videos be uploaded in higher resolution?
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Chad wrote:
>
> "Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
> a consequence of which the current satellite office will be re-merged
> into the new HQ. We're hoping to sublet the Stillman space..."
>
> This part was serious (I think).
>
I
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Anthony wrote:
> By the way, the rest of your "quotes" were misquotes, as I followed up my
> other "Huh"s with a comment.
> But in this case, I felt it was more courteous to ask Erik to clarify his
> comment rather than for me to try to guess what he meant by it.
> _
By the way, the rest of your "quotes" were misquotes, as I followed up my
other "Huh"s with a comment.
But in this case, I felt it was more courteous to ask Erik to clarify his
comment rather than for me to try to guess what he meant by it.
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foundation
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:10 PM, David Gerard wrote:
> 2009/9/4 Erik Moeller :
>
>> Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
>> a consequence of which the current satellite office will be re-merged
>> into the new HQ. We're hoping to sublet the Stillman space, once we've
On 9/4/09 1:01 AM, Bod Notbod wrote:
> 2. On many videos, if not most, it is impossible to see the content of
> the slides. Could videos be uploaded in higher resolution? Obvious
> downsides: larger file size, more bandwidth required. Or maybe all
> presenters could be encouraged to upload their pr
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Brian wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Anthony wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Erik Moeller wrote:
> >
> > > 2009/9/4 geni :
> > > > 2)The amount described is pretty much consistent with the WMF's
> entire
> > > > office there which means if
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Anthony wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Erik Moeller wrote:
>
> > 2009/9/4 geni :
> > > 2)The amount described is pretty much consistent with the WMF's entire
> > > office there which means if it was the WMF subletting it is more
> > > consistent with a g
2009/9/4 Erik Moeller :
> Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
> a consequence of which the current satellite office will be re-merged
> into the new HQ. We're hoping to sublet the Stillman space, once we've
> covered up the entrance to our secret underground lair
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Erik Moeller wrote:
> 2009/9/4 geni :
> > 2)The amount described is pretty much consistent with the WMF's entire
> > office there which means if it was the WMF subletting it is more
> > consistent with a general move.
>
> Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are rel
2009/9/4 geni :
> 2)The amount described is pretty much consistent with the WMF's entire
> office there which means if it was the WMF subletting it is more
> consistent with a general move.
Yes, as noted in our 09-10 plan, we are relocating to a new space, as
a consequence of which the current sat
2009/9/4 Gregory Kohs :
> It would appear that the Wikimedia Foundation is actively seeking to sub-let
> some of its office space?
>
> http://akahele.org/2009/09/wikimedia-foundation-subletting-space/
>
> That's curious, considering they had "outgrown" space in January 2009, such
> that they needed
Perhaps you could direct me to the WP article that explains why should they
handicap themselves in any negotiations by making a public commitment to a
future action. Maybe the landlord has pledged not to peek at this list? Or
maybe the cunning folks at WMF have so many sock-puppet floating differen
Gerard "Hoi" Meijssen writes:
++
What would be more obvious then looking for other premises when the current
ones are no longer sufficient.. Gee.. hiring new premises .. with sufficient
elbow room for some time ??
I wonder.. Gee Gregory, you already mentioned that ... are they really
looki
Hoi,
What would be more obvious then looking for other premises when the current
ones are no longer sufficient.. Gee.. hiring new premises .. with sufficient
elbow room for some time ??
I wonder.. Gee Gregory, you already mentioned that ... are they really
looking for something new ? Then again, I
It would appear that the Wikimedia Foundation is actively seeking to sub-let
some of its office space?
http://akahele.org/2009/09/wikimedia-foundation-subletting-space/
That's curious, considering they had "outgrown" space in January 2009, such
that they needed to shuttle Ruth and Frank Stanton's
John Vandenberg wrote:
> I haven't found the OpenLibrary coolaid; I'll stick with
> Wikisource, for good or ill.
If that makes you happy, that's good for you. But now we were
talking about the need for a project (either OpenLibrary or a new
project) to list all the books ever published. When
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:04 PM, effe iets
anders wrote:
> re: the errors, I assume you added those to the talkpage of the files on
> commons? That way someone could actually see if it can be fixed :)
On the one with absent sound I left a note beneath the video saying at
what point the sound come
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Nikola Smolenski wrote:
> John Vandenberg wrote:
>>> I want to encourage wikipedians and wikisourcerers to join the
>>> OpenLibrary project, just like you should also join OpenStreetMap
>>> and other good projects for free knowledge and information. Bring
>>> your ex
re: the errors, I assume you added those to the talkpage of the files on
commons? That way someone could actually see if it can be fixed :)
thanks!
eia
2009/9/4 Bod Notbod
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:31 PM, phoebe ayers wrote:
>
> > - videos of all the talks
>
> As someone who is unlikely t
John Vandenberg wrote:
>> I want to encourage wikipedians and wikisourcerers to join the
>> OpenLibrary project, just like you should also join OpenStreetMap
>> and other good projects for free knowledge and information. Bring
>> your experience. If you get tired of one project, as I do
>> sometime
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Lars Aronsson wrote:
> ...
> For example, a new project might download the database dump from
> OpenLibrary and start to weed out the "junk records". But that
> junk sorting could also take place inside OpenLibrary. Why not?
Because metadata without digital objects
John Vandenberg wrote:
> The underlying problem is that OL is approaching this from a
> traditional library perspective, and so is opening up slowly,
> and progress is slow and methodical.
But they are not. They are starting from the Internet Archive
(Brewster Kahle) perspective. "Real" archiv
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:31 PM, phoebe ayers wrote:
> - videos of all the talks
As someone who is unlikely to be able to ever attend a Wikimania
unless it comes to London I'd like to express my gratitude for all the
effort that's gone into that. I've watched quite a few and intend to
watch ma
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