Re: [Foundation-l] Considerations for museums and archives to gain their cooperation

2009-03-30 Thread Ziko van Dijk
s from the internet. Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Encarta is dead

2009-03-31 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > > > ___ > > 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.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Interview: Wikipedia usability and test results

2009-03-31 Thread Ziko van Dijk
will make proposals to improve Wikipedia Usability. In an interview with Ziko van Dijk she unravels test results and the next step.* ZvD: Dear Naoki Kimura, previously you told us that you would run some tests about the problems of our new users. NK: Yes, first results confirmed that new Wikipedia

Re: [Foundation-l] Frustration with the conversion engines issue

2009-04-01 Thread Ziko van Dijk
org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Interview: Wikipedia usability and test results

2009-04-01 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Ziko van Dijk > wrote: > > Hello, > > A couple of days ago I have contacted our project manager in San > Francisco > > who is dealing with the improvement of the usability of Wikipedia. I have > > done this interview for [[de:Wikipedia

Re: [Foundation-l] Frustration with the conversion engines issue

2009-04-02 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Gregor > > > > Why couldn't that be converted on the fly as well? Choose one variant > as the canonical one, and store only that in the database. Anyone > wanting to use other formats would have the text in the edit box > automatically converted to their preferred v

Re: [Foundation-l] Compulsory policies for all Wikipedias

2009-04-09 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 NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] New Business Partnership with Orange

2009-04-23 Thread Ziko van Dijk
with the abuse team, possibly including > - assignement of static, public IP addresses to the troublesome > customers so that they can be filtered out. > > -- >              << Marcin Cieslak // sa...@system.pl >> > > > ____

[Foundation-l] Newsletter in German language: Infobrief Wiki-Welt

2009-04-23 Thread Ziko van Dijk
about the "Infobrief Wiki-Welt". It is arranged at Google Groups, but you can also mail me and I add addresses manually. Kind regards Ziko van Dijk http://groups.google.de/group/infobrief-wiki-welt/about -- Dr. Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___

[Foundation-l] Wikimedia at German television - and Youtube

2009-04-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
so little about someting that they use so often." Isn't this the motto of all Wikimedia public outreach? Kind regards Ziko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hpiXbyzUjc -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l

[Foundation-l] A qualitative study on usability with n=1 |Re: Usability Study Results (Sneak Preview)

2009-05-08 Thread Ziko van Dijk
method that scientists > actually use. > > -- > geni > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Sil

Re: [Foundation-l] Murdoch newspaper websites to go paywall -opportunity for citizen journalism!

2009-05-11 Thread Ziko van Dijk
's column in the New York Times, "The > American Press on Suicide Watch", > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10rich.html > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://list

[Foundation-l] Open teaching materials in the Netherlands

2009-05-19 Thread Ziko van Dijk
e better if the publishers cannot sell print versions. Ziko van Dijk read more in German on http://groups.google.de/group/infobrief-wiki-welt/msg/21c9f6c00634d13c? -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.

Re: [Foundation-l] Comparison of Wikipedia in Norsk (Bokmål) and Store Norske Leksikon

2009-06-01 Thread Ziko van Dijk
. > > John > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikitech-l] flagged revisions

2009-06-22 Thread Ziko van Dijk
s to meet minimal requirements. But the important thing is: Vandalism (from simple profanity to calls for murder (!) ) does not appear immediately to the readers, and we can keep our wiki principle reducing its negative consequences. Kind regards Ziko

[Foundation-l] Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"?

2009-06-27 Thread Ziko van Dijk
khaus". Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"?

2009-06-27 Thread Ziko van Dijk
studied the reporter said "Wikimedia e.V." in German, although I say "die Wikimedia". In English, is it "the Wikimedia"? "The Foundation"? "The Wikimedia Foundation"? Kind regards, your confused Ziko 2009/6/27 Thomas Dalton : > 2009/6/27 Micha

Re: [Foundation-l] A chapters-related question

2009-07-06 Thread Ziko van Dijk
t both distinct from and > compatible with the current structure of chapter organizations? > > --Michael Snow > > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk

Re: [Foundation-l] How do we approach newcomers (Was: Analysis of statistics)

2009-07-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
lot more flexibility and an environment that supports education of -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Two Ways to Wikipedia - a concept for more effective editing

2009-07-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ly in theory, in practice we scare a lot of good willing people away. Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Two Ways to Wikipedia - a concept for more effective editing

2009-07-26 Thread Ziko van Dijk
nating that these things are seriously considered. These proposals > are targeted to particular Wikipedias. It helps when it is made clear what > Wikipedias they are. > Thanks, >        GerardM > > 2009/7/25 Ziko van Dijk > >> Dear all, >> Again and again, I see the

Re: [Foundation-l] Lack of research on Wikipedia

2009-08-20 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Wikipedia at all and downplayed any inquiries from > the media. > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/li

Re: [Foundation-l] Lack of research on Wikipedia

2009-08-20 Thread Ziko van Dijk
antic task that is > writing a Wikipedia. > Thanks, >      GerardM > > 2009/8/20 Ziko van Dijk > >> I couldn't agree more, Erik. Not paying attention to "milestones" is >> the first and best step; Wikipedia:Signpost should start with it. >> Ziko

Re: [Foundation-l] Lack of research on Wikipedia

2009-08-25 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.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

2009-08-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
I believe you, my point is that it's not > really helpful to make comments in a forum in which you can't - or > won't - back them up. It doesn't add light, only heat, and doesn't > achieve anything except damage the movement. >

Re: [Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

2009-08-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
> Not the advisory board, the real one. > > _ Oh! Even better. Kind regards Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] moderate this list

2009-08-28 Thread Ziko van Dijk
call to the common sense of moderation ("Est modus in rebus"). > > Ilario > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Ziko v

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

[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] 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

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] [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] 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] 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] 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] 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] Should we offer to host citizendium?

2010-11-12 Thread Ziko van Dijk
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[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] A question for American Wikimedians

2010-11-17 Thread Ziko van Dijk
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[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] 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 >

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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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
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] 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 >

[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] 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] 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] 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

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] 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] 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] 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] 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] wikipedia.de shut down

2008-11-19 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] Signal languages Wikimedia projects

2008-11-24 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Argueing about what languages are welcome in Wikimedia, I think we should agree that *that* language: 2008/11/24 Marcus Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Are you sane? is not the kind of language that is contributing to a pleasant discussion atmosphere in this list. Ziko van Dijk --

Re: [Foundation-l] A local chapter without Wikimedians

2008-11-26 Thread Ziko van Dijk
what is going on, and > I will recommend to him that everyone should make peace. > > It is not helpful to suppose that I am putting my "friendship against > the interests of the community". > > --Jimbo > > > __

Re: [Foundation-l] Site Notices Phase 2 - Annual Fundraiser 2008

2008-11-26 Thread Ziko van Dijk
at to settle whether Nathan's or Casey's > interpretation is more in line with how donors respond. The only hangup > might be that there's quite a few questions we'd like to test, they're > best done in isolation from each

Re: [Foundation-l] A local chapter without Wikimedians

2008-11-26 Thread Ziko van Dijk
2008/11/26 Porantim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The problem don't is people with no edits participate of the chapter, the > problem is deny editors to participate. > Sounds pretty much like an allegation to me. Make it hard. Ziko ___ foundation-l mailing li

Re: [Foundation-l] Site Notices Phase 2 - Annual Fundraiser 2008

2008-11-26 Thread Ziko van Dijk
e tricky thing is: the persons must be not special, but in any way "interesting". It makes no sence presenting ten persons who are only typo-fighting, although one of them would be fine. Finding people is not that easy, by the way. Zik

Re: [Foundation-l] Trademarks

2008-11-26 Thread Ziko van Dijk
xpected from DVD sales. There > is no community collaborative production. But the end product will be > proprietary for 5 years and then released under a free license. > > > > --Jimbo > > > _______ > foundation-l mailing list >

Re: [Foundation-l] Site Notices Phase 2 - Annual Fundraiser 2008

2008-11-27 Thread Ziko van Dijk
omatically that they have to pay. How about an expression that makes clear that the button is only sending to a page with more information about donations. Ziko Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list found

Re: [Foundation-l] Site Notices Phase 2 - Annual Fundraiser 2008

2008-11-27 Thread Ziko van Dijk
, etc. > Obviously the WMF's mission and the use of their income is somewhat > different from that, even though promoting the dissemination of > knowledge is ultimately a charitable purpose. > > So at least in my mind calling t

Re: [Foundation-l] 80% of our projects are failing

2008-12-01 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ikipedias more advice, like in http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Manual_for_small_and_new_Wikipedias - consider to install a kind of mentor or tutor for these small Wikipedias Ziko van Dijk 2008/12/1 Gerard Meijssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hoi, > First, the call for improvement of the usabi

Re: [Foundation-l] Handholding for new articles (Was: Re: 80% of our projects are failing)

2008-12-03 Thread Ziko van Dijk
articles about all important and useful > >> topics, but some topics (normal people, most small businesses, etc) > >> just aren't important enough. Is your article something which people > >> in other states or countries will find interesting and useful?

[Foundation-l] German Federal Archives: donation of 100, 000+ pictures

2008-12-04 Thread Ziko van Dijk
9-0215-032,_LPG_Hohensch%C3%B6nhausen,_Besucher_aus_Nordkorea.jpg 1989: North Koreans visit an agricultural cooperative in GDR -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.o

Re: [Foundation-l] German Federal Archives: donation of 100, 000+ pictures

2008-12-04 Thread Ziko van Dijk
lly a precedent for > many more institutions and archives to release their assets under a > free license. > > -- Hay > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Ziko van Dijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > News flash: German Federal Archives donate more than 100,000

[Foundation-l] Usability: Is our vocabulary SNAFU?

2008-12-09 Thread Ziko van Dijk
using jargon: is it really necessary here, is it comprehensive to everybody, even if "help:glossary" mentions it? Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikime

[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Nederland wins preliminary injunction Sijthoff

2008-12-10 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Forwarded with congratulations to the Dutch board: http://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Nederland_wint_kort_geding_Sijthoff/en Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https

[Foundation-l] Categorization of Bundesarchiv pictures

2008-12-11 Thread Ziko van Dijk
German capitals (Berlin, Bonn) or major cities. Kind regards Ziko van Dijk http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F02-0007A,_Bonn,_Beethovenhalle,_Frauenliga_aus_Irak.jpg Womens League of Iraq in Bonn, 1961 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki

Re: [Foundation-l] Question about status of access in mainland China

2008-12-16 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 NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Handbook of Multilingual Wikipedia (in German)

2008-12-20 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Maybe interesting to those who edit in more than one Wikipedia language edition, and also understand German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Ziko/Handbuch-Titel Kind regards Ziko van Dijk -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing

Re: [Foundation-l] Jimmy Wales donation appeal

2008-12-23 Thread Ziko van Dijk
e a place in Wikipedia". > >> > >> -Mark > >> > >> ___ > >> foundation-l mailing list > >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundat

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia video tutorials: the making-of

2008-12-23 Thread Ziko van Dijk
e missing, like drag and drop, copying text, open several windows. Will your future how-to video provide also that, Frank? >Theresa is Canadian. Wikipedia is an international project and our The German she speaks at the end sound to me as if she were German. Kin

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikistats is back to May 2008 version

2008-12-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
2009 zou ik graag het met jou nog over het een en ander hebben. Ook al is mijn begrip voor getallen en statistiek maar praktisch en niet zeer vakkundig. Het beste voor 2009 en Wikipedia-vrije feestdagen wenst je Ziko van Dijk 2008/12/25 Erik Zachte > There is something seriously wrong with

Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia video tutorials: the making-of

2008-12-26 Thread Ziko van Dijk
-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

[Foundation-l] Historical pictures? Search by the German name

2009-01-07 Thread Ziko van Dijk
an soldiers in WWI or II, or a picture of a head of state for a German magazine etc. Or you can search the name of a person; so I could just add a picture to [[nl:Bernhard van Lippe-Biesterfeld]]. Ziko -- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde ___ foundati

Re: [Foundation-l] Who The Hell Writes Wikipedia, Anyway?

2009-01-08 Thread Ziko van Dijk
ibe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > > > > -- > David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DGG > > ___ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org

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