Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-05 Thread Fred Bauder
>> >> In Egypt, I saw a wiki or two setup for the same purpose, but what >> seemed >> to >> work well is the use of Google Moderator: >> >> http://www.google.com/moderator/?hl=ar#15/e=581e0&t=581e0.40&f=581e0.154b45 >> >> -Katie >> >> >> > Actually IMHO the reason Google moderator worked is that it

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-05 Thread Muhammad Yahia
> > In Egypt, I saw a wiki or two setup for the same purpose, but what seemed > to > work well is the use of Google Moderator: > > http://www.google.com/moderator/?hl=ar#15/e=581e0&t=581e0.40&f=581e0.154b45 > > -Katie > > > Actually IMHO the reason Google moderator worked is that it was advertised

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-03 Thread Ray Saintonge
On 04/03/11 5:58 AM, Sarah wrote: > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 23:14, Dan Rosenthal wrote: >> On Apr 3, 2011, at 1:02 AM, Virgilio A. P. Machado wrote: >>> intelectual >> *cough* >> >> -Dan > I hope the next time I write in Portuguese, the only mistake I make is > a typo! :) > Funny enough I didn't r

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-03 Thread Sarah
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 23:14, Dan Rosenthal wrote: > > On Apr 3, 2011, at 1:02 AM, Virgilio A. P. Machado wrote: > >> intelectual > > > *cough* > > -Dan > I hope the next time I write in Portuguese, the only mistake I make is a typo! :) ___ foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-03 Thread aude
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote: > > I don't expect that this sort of initiative will be a complete success > even with full internet access for everyone. We know from experience > that getting everybody to agree to anything, even to no-brainers, on > line is not an easy task

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-03 Thread Nikola Smolenski
Дана Sunday 03 April 2011 12:03:56 Dan Rosenthal написа: > Your userpage claims you speak American English at an en-4 "near-native > level". Want to try again? My observation of the natives shows that they commonly commit errors of this magnitude :) > On Apr 3, 2011, at 1:47 AM, Virgilio A. P. M

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-03 Thread Andrew Garrett
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Dan Rosenthal wrote: > Virgilio: > > Your userpage claims you speak American English at an en-4 "near-native > level". Want to try again? Your messages are deliberately obnoxious, unpleasant, and off-topic to boot. Cut it out, please. -- Andrew Garrett http://w

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-03 Thread Dan Rosenthal
Virgilio: Your userpage claims you speak American English at an en-4 "near-native level". Want to try again? -Dan On Apr 3, 2011, at 1:47 AM, Virgilio A. P. Machado wrote: > When I misspelled the word intellectual I wasn't referring to certain > people whose language skills revolve around b

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-03 Thread Fred Bauder
> I'm always amazed at the depthness and breadth of knowledge shown on > these posts. The precision, accuracy of the quantitative data on > which posts to this listed are based, making it one of the most > reliable, highly educated and respected fora of the Internet. They > are a true mirror of the

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-03 Thread Virgilio A. P. Machado
I'm glad to learn that you're already feeling better. That post is a lot better than *cough*. There's no humor in the "choice" of word misspelled. It just so happen that I was "betrayed" by my mother tongue. That's how intellectual is spelled. That is a common mistake both in words or numbers.

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Dan Rosenthal
I think you're missing the humor in the "choice" of word misspelled. If you're going to criticize Fred's intelligence, you should take care to ensure that you spell intellectual correctly. Otherwise, it puts quite a damper on your argument. If I was getting heart surgery, I would want my surgeon

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread widiyanto
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Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Virgilio A. P. Machado
When I misspelled the word intellectual I wasn't referring to certain people whose language skills revolve around being spell checkers. It is always a thrill to trample on somebody else's language, mostly when they can't utter a single word on any other except their own language, much less addr

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Dan Rosenthal
On Apr 3, 2011, at 1:02 AM, Virgilio A. P. Machado wrote: > intelectual *cough* -Dan ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Virgilio A. P. Machado
I'm always amazed at the depthness and breadth of knowledge shown on these posts. The precision, accuracy of the quantitative data on which posts to this listed are based, making it one of the most reliable, highly educated and respected fora of the Internet. They are a true mirror of the high

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Ray Saintonge
On 04/02/11 8:58 AM, Fred Bauder wrote: >> I found this link *http://destour.org *on the Wikipedia-ar mailing list, >> and thought it might interest people who don't speak Arabic as well. >> This is a Wiki inviting Tunisian citizens to write the country's new >> constitution the Wiki way. The site

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Gustavo Carrancio
Well, I lived the spanish transition [1]. I don't know if it is the same thing, but, let me say that it was a very confusing time. People thought sometimes that constitution must be done by teachers in primary schools. That counciousness of the individual role in public things, although naive, was

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Dror Kamir
In Modern Standard Arabic, the word "destour" or "dustur" denotes "constitution". I don't think there is double meaning intended here. Tunisia is one of the more modernized countries in the Arab world and people there have relatively good connection to the Internet. I don't know the exact number

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Fred Bauder
> Hello, > > I found this link *http://destour.org *on the Wikipedia-ar mailing list, > and thought it might interest people who don't speak Arabic as well. > This is a Wiki inviting Tunisian citizens to write the country's new > constitution the Wiki way. The site is entirely in Arabic and it > in

Re: [Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Gustavo Carrancio
Well, as far as I see, it seems to be a charming, naïf initiative, but very interesting anyway. Destour has a local and not easy to translate meaning. I think it means both a political party involved in Tunis independence and also an aspirtation to become a constitutional country. I don't really kn

[Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution

2011-04-02 Thread Dror Kamir
Hello, I found this link *http://destour.org *on the Wikipedia-ar mailing list, and thought it might interest people who don't speak Arabic as well. This is a Wiki inviting Tunisian citizens to write the country's new constitution the Wiki way. The site is entirely in Arabic and it includes a