On 5/15/2010 4:34 AM, Joan Goma wrote:
> *The roots of the problem*
>
> Michael, if the Board is analyzing the issue then it should address the
> roots of the problem.
>
We would like to. Roots are sometimes difficult to get at.
> The fact that recent discussion has taken place around sexual im
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 10:09 PM, K. Peachey wrote:
>
> there is a limit for that system so that a user may only create so
> many accounts per hour, but we do (or did) have a override for that
> -Peachey
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On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Aryeh Gregor
wrote:
> In theory, yes. Someone needs to provide the code, though. For now,
> people who want to sign up and can't solve a captcha can request that
> an admin make an account for them, like people whose IP addresses are
> blocked. I think enwiki h
since i forgot to reply to all and only did the reply on to wikitech-l.
-Peachey
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From: K. Peachey
Date: Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] Visual impairment
To: Wikimedia developers
I believe reCaptcha has it implemented as part of
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 5:27 PM, emijrp wrote:
> Solving captcha during registration is mandatory. Can this be replaced with
> a sound captcha for visual impairment people?
In theory, yes. Someone needs to provide the code, though. For now,
people who want to sign up and can't solve a captcha c
On 05/15/2010 02:27 PM, Samuel Klein wrote:
> But we do have serious competition, and it is scary and thrilling - it
> also happens to be published entirely in Chinese (hudong, baike). But
> even if you don't know how to read Chinese, you can see how they
> display portals and amin pages; images,
Some background:
When I was a librarian open access was one of the principal things I
worked on. Stevan has been for over 10 years an acknowledged leaders
in this field, and his propaganda for open access has been a key
factor for the considerable success it has had--by now all major US
and UK gra
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 1:45 PM, William Pietri wrote:
> Of course, if somebody, those folks included, think they can build a
> better encyclopedia, I'd encourage them to try. And I don't mean that in
> a snotty way; it would be useful to Wikipedia to have some serious
> competition. Just this we
Hi all;
Solving captcha during registration is mandatory. Can this be replaced with
a sound captcha for visual impairment people? It is a suggestion to the
usability project too. Thanks.
Regards,
emijrp
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On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 6:22 AM, Klaus Graf wrote:
> Stevan Harnad in the American Scientist Open Access Forum:
>
> On Sat, 15 May 2010, Barbara Kirsop [Electronic Publishing Trust for
> Development] wrote:
>
> What is very confusing about [the SAGE survey's] call for feedback is
> the title ["Ope
On 05/15/2010 06:22 AM, Klaus Graf wrote:
> So there we are: OA's biggest canard and nemesis, being daily,
> cumulatively, canonized and amplified by Wikipedia, riding the recursive
> tide of its own notability and notoriety (as an infectious virus,
> cheerfully propagated by the denizens of Wikipe
Stevan Harnad in the American Scientist Open Access Forum:
On Sat, 15 May 2010, Barbara Kirsop [Electronic Publishing Trust for
Development] wrote:
What is very confusing about [the SAGE survey's] call for feedback is
the title ["Open Access Publishing"].
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/soap_survey
*The roots of the problem*
Michael, if the Board is analyzing the issue then it should address the
roots of the problem.
The fact that recent discussion has taken place around sexual images has the
advantage that sex raises a lot of interest from everybody.
But from my point of view the issue is
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Teofilo wrote:
> When I read and edited the English language wikipedia this morning, I
> saw that the logo had changed. I had a strange feeling, at first not
> being sure if this was only a feeling of surprise or if there was some
> real problem with that new logo
> * the diameter of the sphere has become shorter than the Wikipedia
> word below (some harmony is broken).
> * It is darker.
> * It is fuzzier (while the older one was brisk, with contrast)
Strongly agree. The most painful is that it's small :(
Akos Szabo / Glanthor Reviol
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When I read and edited the English language wikipedia this morning, I
saw that the logo had changed. I had a strange feeling, at first not
being sure if this was only a feeling of surprise or if there was some
real problem with that new logo. After performing my editing tasks, I
had a closer look a
Another great post.
You are right: this is a separate issue from the original censorship/content
filtering debate, but it is an important issue that the proposed "Sexual
content" policy on Commons should address.
Recapping some thoughts around this:
*No image showing an actual living person en
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