Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki Travel Guide

2012-04-09 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ipedia and Wikivoyage). > > PS. I'll tell the German Wikvoyage community about this discussion. > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundatio

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki Travel Guide

2012-04-09 Thread Ziko van Dijk
both Wikipedia and the travel > site, and an increase in both contributors and images.* > > -- > James Heilman > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wik

Re: [Foundation-l] New Project Process

2012-04-02 Thread Ziko van Dijk
s. > > > Sam. > > > -- > Samuel Klein          identi.ca:sj           w:user:sj          +1 617 529 > 4266 > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedi

[Foundation-l] What 'movement role' for Esperanto?

2012-03-23 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Dear all, Here a little contribution to the discussion about new organizations for the Wikimedia movement. As far as I know, at this point there are not many groups who consider seriously about becoming such a new organization. Sometimes people mention the Esperanto Wikipedians because they cannot

[Foundation-l] Draft charter of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

2012-03-18 Thread Ziko van Dijk
/Draft_charter_of_the_Wikimedia_Chapters_Association -- --- Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland dr. Ziko van Dijk, voorzitter http://wmnederland.nl/ Wikimedia Nederland Postbus 167 3500 AD Utrecht

Re: [Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Stopping the presses:, Britannica to stop printing books

2012-03-14 Thread Ziko van Dijk
e questions I had, and I >> never happened t be looking up something with one of the longer >> articles... > > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listi

[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Nederland reports for January and February 2012

2012-03-12 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Wikimedia Nederland dr. Ziko van Dijk, voorzitter http://wmnederland.nl/ --- ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Oral Citations Sourcing

2012-02-26 Thread Ziko van Dijk
2012/2/26 Castelo : > On 25-02-2012 23:02, Ziko van Dijk wrote: >> >> As said, all the great things Oral history can be done - outside of >> Wikipedia. > > Yes, it "can be done" but it's not "been made". The information is there for > decad

Re: [Foundation-l] Oral Citations Sourcing

2012-02-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
{cite video}} and ii) facilitate translating. > > Castelo > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson#Singing_style > > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundatio

Re: [Foundation-l] Oral Citations Sourcing

2012-02-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
gt; Best regards, >> Lodewijk >> > > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/m

Re: [Foundation-l] Oral Citations Sourcing

2012-02-24 Thread Ziko van Dijk
uncommon in the different Wikipedias.) Not everything has to happen *in* Wikipedia. Kind regards Ziko 2012/2/25 Castelo : > On 24-02-2012 07:48, Ziko van Dijk wrote: >> >> Leave the use of historical sources to historians, and then cite from >> their books. That's what h

Re: [Foundation-l] Oral Citations Sourcing

2012-02-24 Thread Ziko van Dijk
> info. > > Some companies sometimes hire external services (private historians) to > "clean up" their archives and some good stuff can get out of this, such a

Re: [Foundation-l] Communicating effectively: Wikimedia needs clear language now

2012-02-19 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Wikinews > and Wikibooks and so on. Give them the opportunity to fix up the > language used by the Foundation and the chapters. > > Remember: how can community members support and become more deeply > involved with the work of the chapters and the Foundation if they > can'

Re: [Foundation-l] Movement roles letter, Feb 2012

2012-02-14 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ck, compared to the mails on a mailinglist or talk page comments, all done by people as individuals. Kind regards Ziko -- --- Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland dr. Ziko van Dijk, voorzitter ht

Re: [Foundation-l] Movement roles letter, Feb 2012

2012-02-14 Thread Ziko van Dijk
: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- ------- Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland dr. Ziko van Dijk, voorzitter http://wmnederland.nl/ --- ___ foundation-l maili

Re: [Foundation-l] Movement roles letter, Feb 2012

2012-02-14 Thread Ziko van Dijk
afraid that a new group at this point would bump into the > same problems as the old one did, and has to go through that whole learning > process all over again. > > So yes, lets be critical, and constructive as much as possible. > > best, > Lodewijk > > No dia 14 de Fever

Re: [Foundation-l] Movement roles letter, Feb 2012

2012-02-13 Thread Ziko van Dijk
e etc. Kind regards Ziko --- Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland dr. Ziko van Dijk, voorzitter http://wmnederland.nl/ --- ___ foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Congratulations to Wikimedia Kenya!

2012-02-08 Thread Ziko van Dijk
stablished. But only after a couple of years, you'll already have your first notable anniversary (we had 5 years of WMNL in 2011), look back and cannot imagine that there was once a time without a chapter. Kind regards Ziko van Dijk Wikimedia Nederland 2012/2/8 phoebe ayers : > The Wikimedi

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikimedia Nederland reports

2012-01-22 Thread Ziko van Dijk
l Assembly --- Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland dr. Ziko van Dijk, voorzitter http://wmnederland.nl/ --- ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.o

[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Nederland reports

2012-01-22 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Hello, Wikimedia Nederland is reporting monthly on its activities. We just completed December, and for convenience I send you here the link to the whole list of reports. Kind regards Ziko van Dijk president -- --- Vereniging Wikimedia

Re: [Foundation-l] A fundraiser for editors

2012-01-07 Thread Ziko van Dijk
> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- --- Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland dr. Ziko va

Re: [Foundation-l] A fundraiser for editors

2012-01-02 Thread Ziko van Dijk
__ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@l

[Foundation-l] "All human knowledge", by Jimmy Wales (?)

2011-09-16 Thread Ziko van Dijk
it is wrong what we have on our business cards. Am I the only one seeing a problem here? Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Hypothetical project rebranding Wikimedia

2011-09-08 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ars. And why should you? Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Hypothetical project rebranding Wikimedia

2011-09-08 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ject". They grew to six later. In German, they were four, later five. In Dutch, at some times 3, but also 5. In Afrikaans, no real list. In Frisian, originally 3, later 4, the "four F's". Frisian, Facts, Free, ObjektyF. "But don't be too worried about rules. Contribut

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Brasil + WMF

2011-09-06 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Sorry, I did not mean you, I should have deleted the previous text. Ziko 2011/9/4 Federico Leva (Nemo) : > Ziko van Dijk, 04/09/2011 14:26: >> I would like to know: Is the introduction of WMF people on national >> boards a serious idea, or is it just a whim, a piece of loud thinki

Re: [Foundation-l] Sue Gardener, Wikipedia's leading editor - wikileaks

2011-09-06 Thread Ziko van Dijk
> _______ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Personal Image Filter results announced

2011-09-04 Thread Ziko van Dijk
> *Historical, cultural & artistic research & advising.* > -- > http://www.sarahstierch.com/ > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Personal Image Filter results announced

2011-09-04 Thread Ziko van Dijk
; The Foundation needs to be mature enough to admit that they've screwed up > this survey, apologise and try again. Next time, start by figuring out what > you want to achieve by asking the questions and then choose the questions > accordingly. -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Brasil + WMF

2011-09-04 Thread Ziko van Dijk
useful feedback, > we could imagine something like an advisory board or scientific > committee (not executive), appointed by the local chapter (and which > could just be the chapter board of trustees, to start with), which would > assist and somehow oversee the local office, with frequent reciprocal

Re: [Foundation-l] Improving links between chapters and the Foundation

2011-09-03 Thread Ziko van Dijk
from without the Wikimedia movement. One can argue about the numbers, but the principle by itself is good. Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikim

Re: [Foundation-l] Tragedy: videos and slides from presentations Wikimanias (lately 2011 in Haifa)

2011-09-03 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Actually, in Haifa I did not visit a lot of presentations, intentionally, because I thought they were recorded and going to be uploaded. I used the time in Haifa to talk to people and make new friends... Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com

[Foundation-l] The Yodeling diploma

2011-08-23 Thread Ziko van Dijk
w.youtube.com/watch?v=lliHC7QSiG8 Kind regards Ziko http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicco_von_B%C3%BClow -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lis

Re: [Foundation-l] Movement Roles: my suggestion of "Language Contact Persons"

2011-08-17 Thread Ziko van Dijk
nto, at least 2-3 are no longer active. But there was noone who felt responsible (or authorized?) to remove those names. Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.

Re: [Foundation-l] Movement Roles: my suggestion of "Language Contact Persons"

2011-08-16 Thread Ziko van Dijk
foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Global Wikipedian of the year 2011

2011-08-16 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Hello, Is there anywhere more information about the Global Wikipedian, introduced at Haifa? By chance, I got the business card of Rauan at the chapters meeting. Kind regards Ziko http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2011-08_Wikimania_ZVD_10.jpg -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http

[Foundation-l] Movement Roles: my suggestion of "Language Contact Persons"

2011-08-14 Thread Ziko van Dijk
such as Wikisource, Wikibooks etc. Please let me know what you think about the possibility and potential usefulness of Language Contact Persons. Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing

Re: [Foundation-l] Oral Citations project: People are Knowledge

2011-07-27 Thread Ziko van Dijk
s and secondary sources. It is the utmost important distinction in history science. I am sure that any introduction to historiography will agree with me on that. Kind regards Ziko 2011/7/27 Achal Prabhala : > Dear Ziko, > > On Wednesday 27 July 2011 09:38 PM, Ziko van Dijk wrote: >>

Re: [Foundation-l] Oral Citations project: People are Knowledge

2011-07-27 Thread Ziko van Dijk
n poor countries, but maybe e-publishing is, and there are certainly at least some places on the internet that are suitable for new primary and also secondary sources. Wikipedia cannot solve all problems in the world, and even Wikimedia cannot. Kind regards Ziko -- Dr. Ziko van Dijk The Netherl

Re: [Foundation-l] roadmap for WM affiliation ; a name for self-identified affiliation

2011-07-13 Thread Ziko van Dijk
imedia trademark and maybe abuse it. There must be an official recognition anyway from Wikimedia Foundation. Kind regards Ziko van Dijk 2011/7/13 Lodewijk : > I am not sure if this is about the same thing. I read Alec's questions as > being about content projects that want to affiliate th

Re: [Foundation-l] Merge wikis

2011-07-02 Thread Ziko van Dijk
lt;http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_wikis#Organizational_and_planning_projects> > > Ziko van Dijk, 02/07/2011 00:14: >> But in those sister projects communities, I have met fierce resistance >> to any new branding or technical rearrangement. They even tend to >> avoid to associate themselves with

Re: [Foundation-l] Merge wikis

2011-07-01 Thread Ziko van Dijk
dians come to a sister project and don't learn immediately that the rules differ.) Kind regards Ziko van Dijk 2011/7/1 WereSpielChequers : > One thing I find irritating and complex about our structure is the > proliferation of small wikis. Now I've no objection to the idea that

Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Re: Projects in simple languages

2011-06-20 Thread Ziko van Dijk
000 words. > > Ogden's Basic English was published in 1940. It's unlikely that those > who asked for simple.wikipedia.org were unaware of it. > > Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/ > > > ___ > foundation-l mailing li

Re: [Foundation-l] Projects in simple languages

2011-06-20 Thread Ziko van Dijk
or without specification. > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ __

Re: [Foundation-l] NPG still violating copyright

2011-06-13 Thread Ziko van Dijk
__ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikis and the direction hardware is taking

2011-06-10 Thread Ziko van Dijk
onations, proper > licensing attribution, and other issues heard. There are lots more, but if > you have ideas please share. > > Steven > > 1. http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Product_Whitepaper > 2. http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mobile > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Request: WMF commitment as a long term cultural archive?

2011-06-02 Thread Ziko van Dijk
__ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > _______ > foun

Re: [Foundation-l] LangCom meeting report

2011-06-01 Thread Ziko van Dijk
en it should have possibility to have simple > Wikipedia. > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] 1.3 billion of humans don't have Wikipedia in their native...

2011-05-23 Thread Ziko van Dijk
d articles inside of the namespace of that > page (let's say, [[Missing Wikipedias/Spoken Arabic varieties]]). Such > additions would be very valuable: if there are people who don't need > Wikimedia projects editions, we can spend our resources on those who need. > > Macrolanguage editions of Wikimedia projects are not anymore taboo. If > it is more reasonable to use one project for a number of closely related > languages *and* communities want that, there is no reason why not to > allow that. > > [1] http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Missing_Wikipedias > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] CentralNotice use

2011-05-19 Thread Ziko van Dijk
us that we need to lower > amount of our own advertising to random users. > > _______ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Ne

Re: [Foundation-l] LangCom meeting report

2011-05-17 Thread Ziko van Dijk
r. > > == Other issues == > > There are a couple of other issues discussed during the meeting about > which I would like not to talk before they happen. All of them are about > improving language related issues on Wikimedia projects. > &

Re: [Foundation-l] User talk page email notification

2011-05-15 Thread Ziko van Dijk
t; > Regards > Tinu Cherian > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Marjon Bakker working for Wikimedia Nederland

2011-04-14 Thread Ziko van Dijk
s not only a Wikipedian but also one of the founders of our association. *Welkom* (welcome) and good luck! Ziko van Dijk President Wikimedia Nederland ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedi

Re: [Foundation-l] Greetings from the new board of Wikimedia Nederland

2011-04-14 Thread Ziko van Dijk
denselben Vorstellungen beruhen, unabhängig von einer unterschiedlichen sprachlichen Realisierung. 2011/4/14 Ting Chen : > Congratulations to the new board. > > Ting > > On 10.04.2011 22:13, wrote Ziko van Dijk: >> Dear friends, >> >> Wikimedia Nederland, th

[Foundation-l] Greetings from the new board of Wikimedia Nederland

2011-04-10 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Dear friends, Wikimedia Nederland, the Dutch chapter, has a new board. Please be welcome on our site with a short Dutch/English message: http://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Mededelingen Kind regards Ziko van Dijk -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com

Re: [Foundation-l] BNR: "Less writers on wikipedia due to agression" (dutch)

2011-03-30 Thread Ziko van Dijk
___ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > _______ > foundation-l mailing list >

Re: [Foundation-l] 2011 Board Elections: Input needed

2011-03-20 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ond the election, it may be better to discuss it before it's > a problem in any way while it's fresh and malleable, but the board election > isn't really the context to do so. > > FT2 > > > > On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Ziko van Dijk wrote:

Re: [Foundation-l] 2011 Board Elections: Input needed

2011-03-20 Thread Ziko van Dijk
e, it seems to me, between a "fee" and  > a "donation". I believe that FT 2 has explain it better than I. ;-) > > Marcos (aka Marctaltor) > > --- El dom, 20/3/11, Ziko van Dijk escribió: > > > De: Ziko van Dijk > Asunto: Re: [Foundation-l] 2011 B

Re: [Foundation-l] 2011 Board Elections: Input needed

2011-03-20 Thread Ziko van Dijk
similar to a membership the Foundation had planned in its very beginning? Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wik

Re: [Foundation-l] Usability wiki

2011-01-29 Thread Ziko van Dijk
>> Product manager - Wikimedia Foundation >> Support free knowledge: http://donate.wikimedia.org >> >> >> ___ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://

Re: [Foundation-l] Again: January 15 retro?

2011-01-11 Thread Ziko van Dijk
>> ___ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wi

Re: [Foundation-l] January 15 retro?

2011-01-10 Thread Ziko van Dijk
juice - was a non-starter. >> > >> > pb >> > ___ >> > foundation-l mailing list >> > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > >> __

Re: [Foundation-l] January 15 retro?

2011-01-06 Thread Ziko van Dijk
_ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > > > -- > KIZU Naoko / 木津尚子 > member of Wikimedians in Kansai  / 関西ウィキメディアユーザ会 http://kansai.wikimedia.jp > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikimania 2011 Registration Now Open

2011-01-02 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Hello, The Wikimania site shows that there has been already a lot of work, and I can imagine the many little things that had to be dealt with. Remembering the Amsterdam bid, my congratulation for that. Kind regards Ziko van Dijk 2011/1/2 Asaf Bartov : > We thank everyone who congratulated us

Re: [Foundation-l] fundraiser suggestion

2011-01-02 Thread Ziko van Dijk
blem with using Wikipedia as the umbrella word for the whole movement. Ziko van Dijk 2011/1/2 Erik Moeller : > 2011/1/1 Stephen Bain : >> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Erik Moeller wrote: >>> >>> But to suggest that the choice of such >>> shorthand is tant

Re: [Foundation-l] Korean Wikipedians charged with "criminal defamation:" a potential threat of censorship

2010-12-22 Thread Ziko van Dijk
co.kr/arti/economy/it/455022.html >>>> >>>> ___________ >>>> foundation-l mailing list >>>> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>>

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki[p/m]edia

2010-12-10 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ery surprised if a non-profit were not using fund accounting as > their accounting system. > > W > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherland

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki[p/m]edia

2010-12-10 Thread Ziko van Dijk
buting to Wikimedia when they > really wanted to contribute to Wikipedia. > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Shopping-enabled Wikipedia pages

2010-12-05 Thread Ziko van Dijk
oundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > > -- > Sue Gardner > Executive Director > Wikimedia Foundation > > 415 839 6885 office > 415 816 9967 cell >

[Foundation-l] Photo contests in DE and NL

2010-11-22 Thread Ziko van Dijk
x the picture into our modern times. Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] A question for American Wikimedians

2010-11-17 Thread Ziko van Dijk
-- Ziko van Dijk The Netherlands http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/ ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] And if I don't understand Dutch?

2010-11-12 Thread Ziko van Dijk
t; (or "Page in English") would be nice. :-) Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Should we offer to host citizendium?

2010-11-12 Thread Ziko van Dijk
__ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Left on the Table, vs. Google's serving portion

2010-11-08 Thread Ziko van Dijk
> > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] No, even a couple of Google ads on each page would be a fatally bad idea

2010-11-06 Thread Ziko van Dijk
nflict of interest, I don't know how much of this is > proper or not. Anyway, those are my useless ramblings, so bye. > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Anthony wrote: > >> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Ziko van Dijk >> wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >&

Re: [Foundation-l] No, even a couple of Google ads on each page would be a fatally bad idea

2010-11-05 Thread Ziko van Dijk
> foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Swedish videos

2010-10-28 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Sverige and press contact for > Swedish Wikipedia // ordförande för Wikimedia Sverige och presskontakt för > svenskspråkiga Wikipedia > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-22 Thread Ziko van Dijk
MF. > > H.N. > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposal for new project

2010-10-21 Thread Ziko van Dijk
whether the project WikiHow > (<http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page>) is close enough to your idea. > > Marcus Buck > User:Slomox > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wiki

Re: [Foundation-l] Another machine-assisted translation tool

2010-10-19 Thread Ziko van Dijk
oundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Public Domain Mark - what does this mean for us?

2010-10-13 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Hello, While reading the FAQ of Creative Commons about the new Public Domain Mark, I wondered what are the consequences for our projects. Will I use PDM in future anyhow on Commons, for example? Kind regards Ziko http://wiki.creativecommons.org/PDM_FAQ -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande

Re: [Foundation-l] xkcd's map of the internet

2010-10-07 Thread Ziko van Dijk
right ! > > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande

Re: [Foundation-l] Umberto Eco's interview

2010-08-04 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Intervista_a_Umberto_Eco/Traduzione#_11 > > > > Nemo > > > > ___ > > foundation-l mailing list > > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > &g

Re: [Foundation-l] Is Google translation is good for Wikipedias?

2010-07-29 Thread Ziko van Dijk
other > people to review or help. This was all missing from the effort and I think > what caused most of the problems. > > -- > Best Regards, > Muhammad Yahia > _______ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lis

Re: [Foundation-l] Is Google translation is good for Wikipedias?

2010-07-28 Thread Ziko van Dijk
n. Could you report more about that, Mark? Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Is Google translation is good for Wikipedias?

2010-07-28 Thread Ziko van Dijk
to > improve their process should be the focus here? > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande

Re: [Foundation-l] Is Google translation is good for Wikipedias?

2010-07-28 Thread Ziko van Dijk
up is mainly populated by computer specialists and natives of English. The second group consists of language specialists and non natives of English. But of course there are many exceptions. Kind regards Ziko van Dijk 2010/7/28 Shiju Alex : >> >> We welcome automation in translation, but n

Re: [Foundation-l] small Wikipedia projects - follow-up to Jimmy Wales' talk

2010-07-21 Thread Ziko van Dijk
rica and Latin America. > > -- > אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי > Amir Elisha Aharoni > > http://aharoni.wordpress.com > > "We're living in pieces, >  I want to live in peace." - T. Moore > > ___ > founda

Re: [Foundation-l] 2010-11 Annual Plan Now Posted to Foundation Website

2010-06-30 Thread Ziko van Dijk
>> >> It's true, and I want Wikimedia to be that stable. In fact, I want it >> to be *more* stable than most American universities are at the moment >> -- certainly more than mine! >> >> -- phoebe >> >> _

Re: [Foundation-l] Reconsidering the policy "one language - one Wikipedia"

2010-06-27 Thread Ziko van Dijk
y other >> project not marked as a "project for children". >> >> ___ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > >

Re: [Foundation-l] Reconsidering the policy "one language - one Wikipedia"

2010-06-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
2010/6/25 Milos Rancic : > My first answer is that Wikipedia is good enough for children and that > we do not need a Wikipedia fork with dumb language. I wonder where such an attitude comes from. "Dumb"? Ziko -- Ziko van

Re: [Foundation-l] Reconsidering the policy "one language - one Wikipedia"

2010-06-24 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ko, > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 8:41 AM, Ziko van Dijk > wrote: > >> In the discussion, the question of creating a Wikipedia in simple >> German came up. > > This would be useful. > >> As we know, to-day Wikimedia language committee policies prohibit a >

[Foundation-l] Reconsidering the policy "one language - one Wikipedia"

2010-06-24 Thread Ziko van Dijk
create online encyclopedias in "simple language", in and outside the Wikimedia world. Wouldn't it be suitable to reconsider and try to give those initiatives a place? Who else is more capable to create and support such encyclopedias than we are? Kind regards Ziko van Di

Re: [Foundation-l] encouraging women's participation

2010-06-17 Thread Ziko van Dijk
r >> can't be worthwhile.  Only that I think you're fighting an uphill >> battle against a number of _natural_ (not human originated) biases, >> and I wish you luck! >> >> >> >> [*] A while back I wrote up a longer and highly technical version of >> this explanation as part o

Re: [Foundation-l] "The problem with Wikipedia..."

2010-06-17 Thread Ziko van Dijk
2006 use is the first. > > > > -- > geni > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Creating articles in small wikipedias based on user requirement

2010-06-12 Thread Ziko van Dijk
gt;> > foundation-l mailing list >>> > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>> > >>> >>> ___ >>> foundation-l mailing list >>> foundation-

Re: [Foundation-l] Strategic Planning Office Hours

2010-06-01 Thread Ziko van Dijk
edia.org > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk Niederlande ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Renaming "Flagged Protections"

2010-05-24 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Well, what James Alexander says - maybe we can make up something of "edit". "Checked edit". Ziko 2010/5/24 William Pietri : > On 05/24/2010 01:41 AM, Ziko van Dijk wrote: >> In German Wikipedia, our word "gesichtet" is a little bit strange. >> &q

Re: [Foundation-l] Renaming "Flagged Protections"

2010-05-24 Thread Ziko van Dijk
> Combining the two, and removing the potential bad bits (i.e. "double" and > "review") how about "Checked Revisions"? > > Mike Peel > ___________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.or

Re: [Foundation-l] Renaming "Flagged Protections"

2010-05-22 Thread Ziko van Dijk
were a betting man, I'd say the next > "deadline" will be "before Wikimania!" When that passes, everyone can get > distracted spending six months focusing on the annual fundraiser and we'll > see you in

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