Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Cyn Skyberg joins Wikimedia as CTCO!

2010-09-14 Thread Liam Wyatt
On 9 September 2010 01:56, Sue Gardner wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm delighted to tell you that the Wikimedia Foundation has just hired > its first-ever Chief Talent and Culture Officer. Cyn Skyberg will > begin work with us this coming Monday, September 13. She'll report to > me > I am delighte

[Foundation-l] Announcing GLAM-WIKI:UK

2010-09-14 Thread Liam Wyatt
Dear WikimediaUK, Cultural Partnerships & Foundation-l mailing lists, On behalf of Wikimedia UK I am pleased to formally announce the second edition of the GLAM-WIKI conference - this time to be held in London at the British Museum on the 26th and 27th of November. The purpose of this conference i

[Foundation-l] Office hours with Sue Gardner

2010-09-14 Thread Philippe Beaudette
Hi all, Sue Gardner, the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, will be having office hours this Thursday (September 16) at 17:00 UTC (10:00 PT, 13:00 ET, 19:00 CEST) on IRC in #wikimedia-office. If you do not have an IRC client, there are two ways you can come chat using a web brow

[Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005?

2010-09-14 Thread Peter Damian
I have recently been reading the Ambassadors, by Henry James. Here is the version from 2005: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ambassadors&oldid=32161591 Here is the current version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ambassadors They are both very bad. So, two points. (1)

Re: [Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005?

2010-09-14 Thread Peter Damian
I also posted this to the Wikipedia Review here http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=30718&view=findpost&p=252408 We ought to become closer, no? Peace, love, metadata etc Peter ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia

Re: [Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005?

2010-09-14 Thread Przykuta
> I have recently been reading the Ambassadors, by Henry James. Here is the > version from 2005: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ambassadors&oldid=32161591 > > > > Here is the current version > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ambassadors > > > > They are b

Re: [Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005?

2010-09-14 Thread Nathan
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Peter Damian wrote: > I have recently been reading the Ambassadors, by Henry James.  Here is the > version from 2005: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ambassadors&oldid=32161591 > > > > Here is the current version > > > > http://en.wikipedia.or

Re: [Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005?

2010-09-14 Thread Nathan
That was awkward! Meant to be: On a day in 2005, my hair was too long and not well kept. On a day in 2010, it was again too long and not well kept. Obviously in 5 years, nothing has changed. ~Nathan ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.w

Re: [Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005?

2010-09-14 Thread Ryan Kaldari
I thought you were awarding the post a score of 0 :) Ryan Kaldari On 9/14/10 3:05 PM, Nathan wrote: > That was awkward! > > Meant to be: > > On a day in 2005, my hair was too long and not well kept. > > On a day in 2010, it was again too long and not well kept. > > Obviously in 5 years, nothing h

Re: [Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005?

2010-09-14 Thread Phil Nash
Ryan Kaldari wrote: > I thought you were awarding the post a score of 0 :) It would be all too cheap a jibe to attribute to a self-proclaimed philosopher an ignorance of scientific method and assert that blind adoption of the continuity principle is contrary to that method; however, it is fair