User talk:Scartol/Archives/2011/August
Latest comment: 12 years ago by EdwardsBot in topic The Signpost: 29 August 2011
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The Signpost: 01 August 2011
- In the news: Consensus of Wikipedia authors questioned about Shakespeare authorship; 10 biggest edit wars on Wikipedia; brief news
- Research interview: The Huggle Experiment: interview with the research team
- WikiProject report: Little Project, Big Heart — WikiProject Croatia
- Featured content: Featured pictures is back in town
- Arbitration report: Proposed decision submitted for one case
- Technology report: Developers descend on Haifa; wikitech-l discussions; brief news
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The Signpost: 08 August 2011
- News and notes: Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay
- In the news: Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news
- WikiProject report: Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Manipulation of BLPs case opened; one case comes to a close
- Technology report: Wikimania technology roundup; brief news
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The Signpost: 15 August 2011
- Women and Wikipedia: New Research, WikiChix
- WikiProject report: The Oregonians
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Abortion case opened, two more still in progress
- Technology report: Forks, upload slowness and mobile redirection
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Strange Question
OK, so, I have a really strange question. I want to use a photograph that exists in Russian Wikipedia, but not English Wikipedia, here. Do you have any idea how I would code for something like that?Ferox Seneca (talk) 04:33, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
- That's not a very strange question. (A strange question would be: "Which socks should I put on my goose?" Now that's a strange question!)
- Without translating the page, it looks (from the big red C) that the image in question is copyrighted, and therefore unacceptable for Wikimedia Commons. (If it's an image with a free-use license, the best method is to copy it over to Commons and then everyone can access it on any wiki project they like.)
- If you really want to use this image (and cannot find a similar one with a free-use license), you should download it to your computer, then upload it to Wikipedia ("Upload file" on the left side of most Wikipedia pages), and include a Fair Use Rationale. More details on that process here.
- Good luck! Lemme know if you have any other strange questions! Scartol • Tok 16:35, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
- Stupid Wikimedia. Why 'they gotta make it so hard, eh?Ferox Seneca (talk) 02:30, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
- OK, so, as long as we're talking about pictures, what exactly constitutes a valid "fair use rationale"? Is there a good example of a fair use rationale that I can just copy-and paste, assuming that I am using the picture to illustrate a biographical article about the person pictured?Ferox Seneca (talk) 02:42, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
- I think the only Fair Use Rationale (which now goes by a slightly-different name) I ever wrote from scratch (even though I borrowed from others) was this one for a screenshot of Barton Fink. Perhaps it will be useful? Check WP:RAT too; it's got some good advice for how to write 'em. Scartol • Tok 14:12, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
Come hang out with us!
Hi! I wanted to let you know that we have created an IRC channel for "countering systemic bias one new editor at a time", aka closing the gender gap! Come hang out at #wikimedia-gendergap. We hope this channel can serve as a safe haven to hang out, talk about Wiki, brainstorming, women in Wikimedia, article alerts and foster friendships. I hope you join us! (And if you need any IRC help, just let me know!) See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 02:08, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 22 August 2011
- News and notes: Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens
- WikiProject report: Images in Motion – WikiProject Animation
- Featured content: JJ Harrison on avian photography
- Arbitration report: After eleven moves, name for islands now under arbitration
- Technology report: Engineering report, sprint, and more testers needed
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The Signpost: 29 August 2011
- News and notes: Abuse filter on all Wikimedia sites; Foundation's report for July; editor survey results
- Recent research: Article promotion by collaboration; deleted revisions; Wikipedia's use of open access; readers unimpressed by FAs; swine flu anxiety
- Opinion essay: How an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Tennis
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Four existing cases
- Technology report: The bugosphere, new mobile site and MediaWiki 1.18 close in on deployment
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