[Wikipedia-l] Re: Wikipedia Day 2006 : 5 years wikifying knowledge

Wed Jan 4 03:44:19 UTC 2006

I love these ideas. Jimbo?

On 1/3/06, Anthere <Anthere9 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Walter Vermeir wrote:
> > Soon it will be again [[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia day|]] on January 15.
> >
> > This year it is the 5th anniversary of Wikipedia. Should we not do
> > something?
> >
> > If so, then it is high time to make the preparations.
> >
> >
> > I have some ideas what could be done ...
> >
> > On January 15th, Wikipedia Day, only for one day, Wikipedia goes ..
> >
> > - Retro! Change the default skin of the largest Wikipedias to
> > "Nostalgia". (most of the now existing Wikipedias did not exist in 2001
> > and have not even ever have used the usemod wiki.)
> >
> > - Change to logo of those wikis back to the old Wikipedia logo.
> (Pre-Nohat)
> >
> > - Change the style of the main pages back to one of more earlyer
> > incarnations. Basic style.
> >
> > - On the main pages the main story is for once Wikipedia. The Wikipedias
> > write a article, does not even have to be NPOV (Wikipedia namespace?)
> > about the early history of there Wikipedia, about the very first users,
> >   anecdotes about how some policy's or things not seem normal come to
> > be. The first attention of the media for Wikipedia. And this until
> today.
> >
> > Jimbo could write also something about how he looks at the last five
> > years back now and how he thinks about the future of Wikipedia.
> >
> > It would also be a great opportunity for all the current Wikipedians who
> > where not here from the start to get the feeling a bit how it was only 5
> > years ago.
> >
> > This Wikipedia day would be in the first place be for the Wikipedians
> > them self.
> >
> > Any for supporters for this idea?
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Walter
>
>
> Switch back to software phase I during the full day ... would be my
> favorite. or have a version of these times set up and fully working just
> to see how it was :-)
>
> ant
>
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