Stubs and how to handle them seem to be controversial still (or again),
which is rather surprising given that we have been going nearly a decade
now. I'd like to ask how many articles still are stubs, by some sensible
standard?
Points arise from that, clearly. But I'm hearing quite a lot recently
from the "glass half empty" people. You know, ten short stubs are
created, and a year later five are still stubby, five are much improved.
Are we glad to have five new substantial articles, or embarrassed to
have persistent five stubs? So has this made things proportionately
better or worse? Discuss.
Charles
I think that this list is re-posted in other newsgroup compilations
websites. Also, the tar.gz archives sorted by month are available in the
mailing list site.
2010/12/8 <WJhonson(a)aol.com>
> What is the perceived limitation(s) on mirroring this email list ?
>
> That is, making copies of it, on other sites.
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On Dec 8, 2010, at 6:19 AM, Carcharoth <carcharothwp(a)googlemail.com>
wrote:
> I just noticed this in this week's Signpost:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2010-12-06/GLAM-W…
>
> It's my own fault for not paying closer attention (it had been
> advertised elsewhere), but I would have loved to have gone to this.
Quite dissapointed that you missed attending. :(. I missed it too but
because it's too far for me to travel
I don't know how it was advertised but quite sure the wikimedia-uk
list is where it was announced. Also, whatever way the London meetups
are normally announced.
Not sure if they used the [watchlist] geonotice but suggest that also
in the future. Would emailing geographically specific announcements
like about glam wiki to foundation-l and/or wikien-l be okay with
people?
As for upcoming events, please check out http://ten.wikipedia.org for
10th anniversary events in January in many locations.
-Aude
PS - It was suggested at our last Wikimedia DC (Washington DC) meetup
that we do some glam wiki event here, maybe in May or June. Not
definite yet but if you want to be notified or better yet help with
organising it, please join wikimedia-dc-l
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc
There's also an irc channel #wikimedia-northeast and our meetup page
on wikipedia and we will do geonotice and you can follow us on
identica or Twitter as @wikimediadc
>
> Which mailing list would be more appropriate to be subscribed to to
> get details of things like this?
>
> Carcharoth
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http://www.inc.com/managing/articles/201001/wikipedia.html
'Wikipedia is a complex culture, and sometimes it can feel like the free
encyclopedia everyone can edit -- except me, acknowledges Jay Walsh, a
spokesperson for the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization
that oversees Wikipedia. He notes that Wikimedia has only about 30 paid
staff, and that Wikipedia is edited by a huge number of volunteers. And
he says, though its not an absolute rule, people are strongly
discouraged from creating articles about themselves or their
organizations because the site strives for neutrality.
If you want your organization to be listed in Wikipedia, Walsh and others
whove succeeded recommend the following steps:...'
Fred
User:Fred Bauder
One of those steps being "Check to see if anyone already working at
your company is a Wikipedia volunteer. If so, that person can be a
valuable resource to help you find your best strategy for getting
included." Now that sounds like a pretty good reason not to talk about
this particular hobby at work, or to edit in your real name.
WereSpielChequers
On 7 December 2010 16:31, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
> http://www.inc.com/managing/articles/201001/wikipedia.html
>
> '“Wikipedia is a complex culture, and sometimes it can feel like the free
> encyclopedia everyone can edit -- except me,” acknowledges Jay Walsh, a
> spokesperson for the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization
> that oversees Wikipedia. He notes that Wikimedia has only about 30 paid
> staff, and that Wikipedia is edited by a huge number of volunteers. And
> he says, though it’s not an absolute rule, people are strongly
> discouraged from creating articles about themselves or their
> organizations because the site strives for neutrality.
>
> If you want your organization to be listed in Wikipedia, Walsh and others
> who’ve succeeded recommend the following steps:...'
>
> Fred
>
> User:Fred Bauder
>
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http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101207006158/en/VMS-Sponsoring-Wiki…
The program, focusing on the dos and donts of getting information about
your company on the Wikipedia site, will include insight from Richard
Laermer and Sharon Nieuwenhuis, two Wikipedia marketing experts from RLM
PR. It is being hosted by CommPRO.biz, a new online source featuring
news, tools and training for marketing communications professionals.
Laermer is the author of Full Frontal PR and Punk Marketing, as well
as the creator of the extremely popular BadPitch Blog. Nieuwenhuis is an
account manager for RLM PR focusing on Wikipedia marketing.
Were very excited to bring this information to PR or marketing
professionals free of charge
Fred
User:Fred Bauder
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:56 AM, wiki <doc.wikipedia(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Yeah, but my odds of getting a Kindle gratis from their benevolence are??
>
> It's a bit like applauding the Ritz Hotel for giving away free coffee with a
> $150 meal.
A Kindle is a physical object that costs money to produce. Hence they are
sold for money.
The early works of James Joyce are public domain content which can be
digitally duplicated infinitely for no significant cost. Hence they
are given away
for free, both by benevolent organizations such as Project Gutenberg, and by
for-profit corporations such as Amazon.
What point, exactly, are you trying to make?
Cheers,
David...