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Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-09-11/In the media
Lawyer goes to court to discover Wikipedian's identity; Storming Wikipedia; Wikimedia UK Secretary in conflict-of-interest controversy; Does Wikipedia need a "right to reply" box?
Lawyer wants Wikipedia editor's identity revealed
The National Law Journal reported on September 9 that lawyer Susan L. Burke has been taking legal steps to discover the identity of Wikipedia editor Zujua. Zujua had edited her biography, allegedly adding misleading content about various lawsuits in the process:
|Burke was hired in 2009 by the families of victims of shootings in Iraq to sue private security contractor Blackwater Inc., now known as Academi LLC. The cases settled in 2010. Around the same time, the U.S. Department of Justice was prosecuting Blackwater security guards for the killing of Iraqi civilians. In late 2009, a federal district judge dismissed the government's case, finding that prosecutors improperly used statements made by the defendants. The criminal case was later reinstated.
In 2012, according to Burke's complaint, the Wikipedia editor Zujua edited Burke's page, adding a section incorrectly tying the ruling dismissing the government's case to Burke's civil lawsuit. Burke removed the section. Several months later, a Wikipedia editor known as CapBasics359 removed Burke's edits and repeatedly republished the inaccurate information over Burke's objections, Burke alleged. "The frustration of dealing with Wikipedia led her to file the suit, mostly in an effort to find out who was doing it," said Burke's lawyer, William O'Neil of The O'Neil Group in Washington.
Zujua's edits to Burke's biography are still available in the page history, and appear to bear out her complaint.
The Wikimedia Foundation itself is protected from legal responsibility for Wikipedia content by the safe harbor of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which states "No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider."
The legal protection of the Act has been tested several times in court, most notably in 2008 in Bauer v. Wikimedia. Legal responsibility for edits rests solely with the editor who makes them. Burke therefore subpoenaed the Wikimedia Foundation for information on Zujua and CapBasics359 after filing suit in September 2012. CapBasics359 did not contest the subpoena, but all Burke's lawyers learned was that the edits had been made by an unknown person from a Starbucks in California.
Zujua on the other hand challenged the subpoena. The Center for Individual Rights (see their comments on the case) argued on Zujua's behalf that his edits were protected free speech about an issue involving a public figure: "We view this as having the effect of chilling the free speech rights of other Wikipedia editors who will hesitate to edit on matters of public concern for fear of being sued if they make a mistake."
The judge, however, disagreed:
|District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Maurice Ross sided with Burke in January. Ross found that Zujua failed to prove the Wikipedia edits constituted protected speech, since Burke wasn't a public figure. Moreover, the judge said, Zujua hadn't shown his statements weren't commercially motivated—another factor under the anti-SLAPP law—and that Burke had proved she was likely to succeed.
Zujua has appealed. Arguments were scheduled to be heard in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals later this month—first of all, to decide whether Zujua in fact has the right to appeal the decision—but according to a September 12 post on the blog of the Legal Times, the court has asked for additional briefs and said it would reschedule the hearing.
Storming Wikipedia
After positive coverage in the past weeks (see Signpost coverage two weeks ago and last week), Fox News, FrontPage Magazine and Patheos.com took a more skeptical view of FemTechNet's "Storming Wikipedia" this week, portraying it as an effort to insert feminist and left-wing propaganda into Wikipedia, rather than an effort aimed at addressing Wikipedia's existing gender imbalance.
Fox News quoted Katherine Timpf, a reporter for CampusReform.org, "They're more concerned with making it politically correct than factually correct. This is the opposite of what [students] should be taught."
Gene Veith on patheos.com asked,
|What if Christians were to storm Wikipedia, writing their thinking into the entries? I assume that would not be academically acceptable. (Would it be theologically acceptable, since Christianity holds to objective truth and doesn't need to be advanced by propaganda, as radical ideologies do? Or should Christians also storm Wikipedia?)
I wonder which ideologies would be an acceptable basis for re-writing according to the prestigious universities offering academic credit for this. Could there be a course storming Wikipedia from the perspective of Marxists? (I suspect that would be all right. ) Or libertarians? (I don't think so.) Or animal rights activists? (Of course.) Or political conservatives? (That would be corporate manipulation!) Wouldn't contributors who push an ideological agenda be the death of Wikipedia? The Bastille was not just stormed; it was destroyed.
FrontPage Magazine published two pieces commenting on the initiative, "Wikipedia and left's propaganda innovations" by Daniel Greenfield and "Colleges recruiting students to propagandize Wikipedia" by Ben Shapiro.
Wikimedia UK Secretary appointed chief executive of UK public relations body
An article on TheDrum.com published on August 27 reported that the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), a professional body for public relations practitioners in the UK, has appointed Alastair McCapra, the current Wikimedia UK Secretary, as its new chief executive, replacing Jane Wilson.
The appointment, due to become effective in November 2013, has been discussed at the Wikimedia UK Watercooler page and on Jimmy Wales' talk page. Wales said,
|It is obviously a conflict of interest and clearly demands a choice between one or the other. There is no shame in that—such is the nature of nonprofit work. But especially for Wikimedia UK, with a history of problems in this area, it's absolutely beyond a shadow of a doubt something that has to be handled with the utmost defensiveness about the reputation of the organization. I trust that Alastair will do the right thing.
Alastair McCapra has posted a statement and a further response at the Wikimedia UK Watercooler, stating that "... my commitment to working for WMUK is undimmed, I wish to continue to serve on the Board and don't feel, on the basis of what has been said above, that there is a strong case for my not doing so."
"Right to reply" box for biographies?
In an article on MarketingLand.com, writer Danny Sullivan asserts that Wikipedia is the "free encyclopedia that anyone can edit"—anyone who is not the subject of the article that is.
He proposes that Wikipedia should include a "right to reply" box that would allow subjects of biographical articles to correct misinformation about themselves, and further suggests that Wikipedia should introduce verified identities, following the example of Twitter, Google and Facebook—and indeed the German Wikipedia, which has operated a user verification scheme for some time now. This, Sullivan argues, would enable biography subjects to claim their "right to reply" box.
Responding to the idea of verified identities, Wikimedia Foundation Product Manager Steven Walling said on Twitter that "Orgs like TW, FB, GOOG have way more money and manpower to throw at it, and they still fail all the time."
Told by Walling that subjects are always free to use the talk page, Sullivan countered that "Talk pages aren't friendly to Wikipedia outsiders". Walling conceded that "Improving usability and friendliness of discussion pages is a key project for us this year" (referencing Wikipedia:Flow); Sullivan responded that he hoped his idea would be given consideration:
|Personally, I'd hope to see a Right Of Reply area as part of those changes. However you do them, the point is that the subject can add details they feel make sense, directly, without having to figure out the arcane and strange world of the Wikipedia—or hoping that some third-party talking to them percolates into the page.
In brief
- Virginia State Corporation Commission: The Virginia-based Connection Newspapers outlet published an article on September 5 about a dispute concerning the Wikipedia article on the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Pr geeks, identified as Virginia State Corporation Commission Director of Information Resources Kenneth Schrad in the Connection Newspapers article and on the Wikipedia article's talk page, had made a complaint on behalf of the Commission that parts of the article content were not factual. At the time of writing, the Wikipedia article carries neutrality and copyright warnings.
- "Wizards of Wiki" launch commercial Wikipedia article translation service: A press release by SEO and marketing experts Stardom Alliance, dated September 6, announced that its "Wizards of Wiki" are launching "a translation service after taking on a number of additional writers. They are beginning their focus on French, Spanish and German articles aiming to provide this service to western companies and individuals who want their article listing in more than English."
- Guy Fieri "genocidal", according to Wikipedia: The Daily Meal, part of the Spanfeller Media Group (SMG), reported on September 6 that TV personality Guy Fieri was described in his Wikipedia biography as a "genocidal member of the U.S. Supreme Court", illustrating its piece with a Google search screenshot prominently featuring that wording. The content was only in the biography for 14 minutes, although there has been an attempt to re-introduce it since in modified form, by an IP address stating it refers to Fieri's portrayal in web comic Homestuck.
- "God less visible" in Wikipedia: HuffPost Religion featured a piece by Matthew L. Skinner on September 9, arguing that the deletion of the biography of Antoinette Tuff, a school employee widely praised for preventing another U.S. school massacre—she talked the gunman into surrendering—"made God less visible". A previous article on The Daily Kos had also commented on the deletion discussion, expressing the hope that the article would be kept: "According to Wikipedia policy, Tuff may be stricken from its record because her accomplishment is a 'one-off'—something she is unlikely to do again and which is unlikely to make her remarkable going forward. That's wrong. This woman put her life on the line to protect her school, its students, the first responders, and even the gunman. She proved Wayne LaPierre wrong in no uncertain terms. Antoinette Tuff deserves a permanent Wikipedia entry, at least. She is an exclamation mark in today's gun debate; she proved that a bad man with a gun can be stopped by a good woman with a heart." Antoinette Tuff currently redirects to DeKalb County School District#Shooting and hostage situation, which dedicated three sentences to Tuff at press time.
- Editor accused of "partisan promotion", identified through his social media accounts: New Rochelle's Talk of the Sound reported on September 9 that an editor allegedly associated with the campaign of local politician Noam Bramson had turned his Wikipedia biography into "partisan promotion". The journalist, Robert Cox, identified the Wikipedia editor, Concretebeachri, through his social media accounts; Concretebeachri appears to have acknowledged the identification on-wiki. Cox followed up with another article reporting on progress on September 10.
- Google Maps drops Wikipedia: Search Engine Roundtable reported on September 10 that Google appears to have dropped the Wikipedia layer from Google Maps. So far Google does not seem to have released an official statement in response to user complaints.
- Harvard expects alumni to have a Wikipedia biography: An article in Business Insider reported on September 10 that compilers of a Harvard alumni directory are asking alumni to provide a link to their Wikipedia biography: "If applicable, the link you provide should be to a source with some permanence, such as Wikipedia."
- Fascists running the Croatian Wikipedia?: An English-language article on inserbia.info, based on a story that first appeared in Croatian newspaper Jutarnji list, alleged on September 11 that the Croatian Wikipedia has been taken over by right-wing extremists. According to Wikimedia stats, the Croatian Wikipedia has for the past year had fewer than two dozen editors making more than 100 edits a month. The controversy is described in the English Wikipedia's article about the Croatian Wikipedia, which has seen a major edit war over inclusion of the content.
- Partnership between York Museums Trust and Wikimedia UK results in new paid position: An article in the Yorkshire Post reported on September 11 that the York Museums Trust, in a partnership with Wikimedia UK, has created a temporary part-time paid position to expand Wikipedia content on York adventurer Tempest Anderson. The trust has a wealth of material on Anderson. Candidates have until Sunday to apply for the position. Further information is available on the www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk website.
- "Everything You Wanted to Know about Wikipedia and Your SEO": Search Engine Journal provided advice on September 11 on "how to get your small business involved in Wikipedia".
- Support for Wikimedia from open access publisher: A September 11 press release by the Macrothink Institute, a publisher of open access journals, announced Macrothink's support for the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Festival of Wikipedia: Computer Weekly reported on September 11 that "BCS Women, part of the Chartered Institute for IT, will be holding a Festival of Wikipedia to celebrate Ada Lovelace day this year. The festival will see volunteers adding and update Wikipedia entries on women in computing." Events are planned in October, in London, Edinburgh and Southampton. More information is available on the bcs website.
- Malta music wiki: The Times of Malta reported on September 12 on the Maltese Wikipedia (174th out of 285, according to the Times) and an editathon for the Malta Music Memory Project (M3P), a music wiki run by the M3P Foundation, scheduled for this Saturday.
Wikipedian in Residence
- Thank you for highlighting the Wikimedian in Residence position with York Museums Trust. However, to state that this is a "paid editor position" is misleading. The following is taken directly from the signed agreement between Wikimedia UK and the York Museums Trust:
"1. The aims of the residency are as follows: The Institution and WMUK agree and acknowledge that the WiR shall perform duties that may require the following tasks to be completed during the course of this Agreement:
- To perform the key aims and responsibilities as set out in Exhibit 1;
- Work towards the improvement in quality of Wikimedia projects content related to the
- Institution's collections;
- To promote digital engagement in areas related to the work of the Institution;
- To provide training opportunities for staff, volunteers, and researchers associated with the Institution and its networks;
- To facilitate knowledge exchange and knowledge co-creation;
- To collaborate with key partners; and
- To make information or materials held by the institution available via the Wikimedia projects, e.g. releasing text, images and other multimedia files under a free license.
For the avoidance of doubt the Institution may not under any circumstances direct the WiR to create, edit, comment, or post Wikipedia articles about the Institution and/or create articles on behalf of the Institution. "
I'd be very grateful if you could correct this misunderstanding. I am more than happy to write an article for The Signpost about our Wikimedian in Residence programme and its objectives. I am also happy to answer any questions that your readers may have about the programme, either here or on my talk page. I can also be reached at email@example.com Thank you. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 09:41, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- I think we also covered this in last week's "News and notes", but this week's note here has also been tweaked. Thank you for the note. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 11:43, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, I appreciate it. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 11:58, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- I've just noticed the "paid editor position" line remains in the single page version. Could this be corrected please? Thank you. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 13:39, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks. For reference, the Yorkshire Post said, The partnership between York Museums Trust and the creators of Wikipedia will see more information and images about Dr Anderson put on his Wikipedia page. To do this, a new part-time temporary paid role has been created at the Trust, with potential candidates having until Sunday to apply. For further information go to www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk Martin Fell, digital team leader, said: "Our partnership with Wikimedia UK will investigate using Wikipedia to boost access to images and information on our collections using a global platform. "We are delighted to be working with them on this project which will initially be used to raise the profile of one of York's real characters." I took and take that to mean that the person will be paid to edit and add content about Tempest Anderson to Wikipedia, referencing the York Museum Trust's collections. If that is a misunderstanding, then please advise. Best, Andreas JN466 12:06, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- It is a misunderstanding, yes. The Wikimedian in Residence won't be editing directly and as far as I can see the article doesn't say that they will be. The WiR will be teaching and training others how to edit as a part of their role, as well as helping to make the Trust's resources available under open licences where possible. I'm sure you're aware that sometimes people from outside the Wikimedia movement don't always understand what we do or how we do it. If there's a lesson here it may well be that we cannot always take what we read in the media at face value. Myself and others from the UK chapter are always available to answer any questions that people may have regarding any aspect of our work so do feel free to get in touch. Of course, this applies to everyone and not just those who contribute to The Signpost! Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 13:16, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- Actually, I think I should qualify that comment a little. With things like donated content then the WiR is the person most likely to be adding that content to Commons. If there is a template that's needed, then they would likely to create that. The key point is that they will not be editing content about the institution or where there is a conflict of interest. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 13:30, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks Stevie. If you check the Yorkshire Post article, you'll find it said that "more information and images about Dr Anderson" would be "put on his Wikipedia page", and that "a new part-time temporary paid role has been created" "to do this".
- At the end of the day, the York Museums Trust have made it clear through their statement to the Yorkshire Post that they believe they can increase the visibility of their collection through exposure in Wikipedia. They speak of "using Wikipedia to boost access to images and information on our collections using a global platform" and hope to "raise the profile of one of York's real characters" – on whom they hold a major collection. So to say that the new staff member is not editing content about the institution, as though that meant their work is not designed to advance the institution's interests, is a distinction without a difference: because contributing to Wikipedia is part of the institution's publicity strategy. If it didn't advance their interests, they wouldn't pay someone to do that work.
- Now, don't get me wrong: I am not saying that such collaborations are a bad thing. At the end of the day, museums are there to educate the public, and so is Wikipedia. But we have to be transparent – if staff are paid to edit Wikipedia, and such editing serves the interests of the institution as well as the interests of Wikipedia, this has to be acknowledged, in communications to the community as well as those to the press and wider public. If this is done, then we stand a better chance of handling a conflict of interest if one should ever arise. I don't believe there is an awful lot of scope for conflict of interest in this particular case – I don't think that it is very likely that there is a museum with a similar or better collection on Tempest Anderson that might feel put out that their rivals are getting all their images and references into Wikipedia (or getting DYKs on the main page) while they do not – but it's best to be completely upfront about the interests that are being served by such an endeavour, and the extent to which paid editing takes place in support of these interests.
- To this end, would you please answer the following questions:
- Will the new paid staff member edit or create articles related to Tempest Anderson, adding references to or images from the York Museums Trust collection?
- Will the new paid staff member train paid museum staff who will then go on to perform such edits?
- If neither the new staff member nor other paid museum staff edit the Wikipedia articles on Tempest Anderson, how will Wikipedia's coverage of Tempest Anderson be improved?
- Best, Andreas JN466 15:01, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- Note also that the job vacancy description says, "York Museums Trust's (YMT) Digital Team is embarking on a major partnership project with Wikimedia UK to help improve online access to our extensive collections and disseminate information about our collections, buildings and gardens to the widest possible audience."
- If that is accurate, I am not sure it is an ideal use of donors' money (I understand the job is part-funded by Wikimedia UK – please correct me if that is wrong).
- Furthermore, the press release on the York Museums Trust website says, "Anderson is little known outside of Yorkshire, but now a partnership with Wikimedia UK will see much more information and images put on the Wikipedia page about him."
- If Anderson is a figure of limited note, which presumably means that few people look him up on Wikipedia, then what led Wikimedia UK to prioritise him over other possible uses of donors' money? I remember suggesting a while back for example that Wikimedia UK could collaborate with reputable sex education bodies to improve Wikipedia's sex education articles, many of which get large numbers of page views but are of poor quality. Or liaise with medical educators, funding a Wikipedian in Residence to help people like Jmh649 and Anthonyhcole bring the most viewed medical articles up to scratch. Could you say a little more about the process by which Wikimedia UK identified Tempest Anderson as an educational priority? Andreas JN466 17:31, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- Given whats actually in the yorkshire museum collections (for historical reasons they are bigger and broader than they might be expected to be) they are a fairly reasonable choice of institution for a UK based educational charity to work with.Geni (talk) 04:00, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
- OK, there's a lot to get through here. I didn't actually work over the weekend, hence no reply so far. I will draft a full response and get back to you today. Thanks. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 07:35, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
- Given whats actually in the yorkshire museum collections (for historical reasons they are bigger and broader than they might be expected to be) they are a fairly reasonable choice of institution for a UK based educational charity to work with.Geni (talk) 04:00, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, I appreciate it. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 11:58, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
Break for answers
Andreas, thanks again for your questions. I hope you find these replies useful. Firstly, I'm really happy we are speaking about our Wikimedian in Residence programme. It's something that Wikimedia UK is very proud of and that we are keen to continue. To shed some light for those who aren't familiar with the programme, the position at York Museums Trust is not the first by any means. There have been residencies at the British Library, the Science Museum and Natural History Museum, the National Library of Scotland and the Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums. There are also others in various stages of development. We are keen to make sure that our efforts are distributed widely across the UK rather than focused in any one area. By the way next year we will be undertaking a full review of the programme to date and will welcome contributions.
You are correct that the York Museums Trust position is jointly funded by YMT and Wikimedia UK. Your comment that this work is in the YMT's interest is interesting and obviously they see benefits in releasing their materials. What we are finding is that there is a shift in the cultural sector towards a greater understanding of open content. Many institutions are taking steps to make at least some of their materials freely available online, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In fact, speakers from both of these institutions presented at our GLAM-Wiki conference earlier this year. Of course we advocate this sharing of knowledge and encourage other institutions to take similar steps, helping where we can. Isn't that what Wikipedia is about?
The attention that you are dedicating to Tempest Anderson here is somewhat misguided, although understandable based on the YMT press release. If the sole aim were to improve that article then there would clearly be no call for this residency. It is not surprising that YMT would mention Tempest Anderson in their local publicity (into which WMUK had no input, by the way) as he is a locally interesting figure and this year marks the centenary of his death. However, to suggest that WMUK has identified Anderson as an education priority is somewhat unfair. York is an extremely important city in the history of the United Kingdom and Yorkshire is the UK's largest county. This residency will work to make much of that history available online for the first time, and with open licences to boot. You are welcome to question whether this project is "an ideal use of donors' money" and we encourage Wikipedians to ask questions of us. I would say this project is a very good use of donor funds but we always welcome more suggestions.
To give you some insight into how the YMT relationship developed, York Museums Trust first responded to our 2012 call for partnerships. The WMUK board agreed to consider this application in Spring 2013, when it was accepted on the grounds of potential, attitude towards open content and geographic diversity. Since then we have been working on documents codifying the future project, such as the Agreement quoted previously.
I've been in touch with my colleague who is managing the process from the Wikimedia UK side in order to properly answer your three specific questions.
- Will the new paid staff member edit or create articles related to Tempest Anderson, adding references to or images from the York Museums Trust collection?
The Wikimedian in Residence is there to enable the staff and visitors to the museum to contribute to Wikipedia and the other websites in line with our best practices. Tempest Anderson will be an obvious topic, especially if we can release useful archive material under open licences. They aren't there to edit.
- Will the new paid staff member train paid museum staff who will then go on to perform such edits?
Possibly, although the training that the staff will receive will thoroughly cover teaching them about the conflict of interest. They will also teach volunteers and members of the public. They will be expected not to edit about the Museum's institutions themselves. They would be asked to have individual Wikipedia accounts, possibly with a declaration that they are also staff at YMT for the avoidance of doubt. Training is a key part of this as it has been with all our posts from the very first volunteer based one at the British Museum in 2010
- If neither the new staff member nor other paid museum staff edit the Wikipedia articles on Tempest Anderson, how will Wikipedia's coverage of Tempest Anderson be improved?
By volunteers, the Wikimedia community that will gain access to materials thanks to the WIR, the general public via outreach events and so on.
With reference to medical articles, I agree that these are very important and, personally, I believe they should be among the best on Wikipedia. We have worked with Medical Research Council before and the Wellcome Trust in supporting a series of events we are running in 2013. We are certainly going to further develop these relationships. Additionally, I am currently finishing off a proposal to work on editathons related to Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (November). I hope to have some more information available on this soon. I'm also aware that WikiProject:Medicine is doing some great work in this area.
I hope all of this is useful but please let me know if you would like me to clarify any of these points and, as we have said many times, we would love to meet you in the office to chat about these things. Thank you. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 13:09, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for these answers, Stevie. Some comments:
- I would certainly suggest that staff editing Wikipedia place a corresponding declaration on their user page. The more transparency in these situations the better.
- I would also ask you to think about coordinating your partners' press releases and job advertisements with them: if the YMT says that the position is there to, and I quote, "disseminate information about our collections, buildings and gardens to the widest possible audience", it just does not feel right that donors should be paying for that, at least not the second and third parts of that list (i.e. disseminating information about their buildings and gardens). That's institutional PR.
- You say my "comment that this work is in the YMT's interest is interesting". You have to remember that us lot out here read the information made public: and the YMT's self-interest is very apparent in phrases like the one quoted above, and others like "boost access to images and information on our collections using a global platform", and "raise the profile of one of York's real characters". I would humbly suggest that it would be far better if the press releases and job adverts talked about an educational mission, rather than about how this donor-funded job will help raise the profile of the hosting institution. Tempest Anderson normally gets something like 5 page views a day [1], so the emphasis on this figure in the press release was likewise unfortunate. It's just not something readers have a demonstrable interest in that would warrant spending their donations on. I am happy to learn though that the collaboration is about more than Tempest Anderson. :)
- Is the funding for the WiR 50/50 between WMUK and YMT?
- I am glad to hear you are liaising with medical bodies. But as I have outlined elsewhere, I would love to see Wikimedia UK (and other chapters) do work starting from the Wikipedia end, identifying weaknesses in coverage and looking for partners able to help improve those content areas, rather than from the GLAM end, looking for GLAMs prepared to work with Wikipedia, and then having them concentrate on whatever content they host collections on. In other words, focus not so much on broadening Wikipedia's coverage, and more on improving high-traffic articles.
- You gave an example of an edit-a-thon. But improving high-traffic articles requires more than edit-a-thons. In edit-a-thons people typically add new niche content. Improving high-traffic articles requires focused work by trained specialists checking and revising existing content. This is much harder to do than working in a niche area, but in my view it's essential. And it's not something experts generally volunteer for.
- As I mentioned before, a good example here is Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sexuality, which has many articles with very high page views, yet has zero top- or high-importance FAs, and just a single mid-importance FA – and that is Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies – with the other minor Featured and A-Class articles similarly representing a kind of curiosity cabinet including Gropecunt Lane, Icelandic Phallological Museum, Wank Week, S&M (song) and a handful of pop culture articles. Given how popular a source Wikipedia is for young people, who are in need of solid information in that area, that is a shame. Highly trafficked medical articles similarly would benefit from regular attention from an expert. And there surely are many other areas like that, which are educationally important and have high viewing figures, yet are poorly covered in Wikipedia.
- Now, it may well be that trained specialists might experience difficulties and conflicts when trying to improve highly trafficked pages, but these are conflicts that need to be brought to the surface and analysed if Wikipedia as an institution is to learn and improve.
- So, to be quite clear: I am in favour of paying identified experts to edit and monitor Wikipedia, and of Wikimedia UK funding such work. Is that something you would be prepared to take on?
- To me, a reader-oriented analysis, based on page views and the educational importance of getting the information right, is essential to ensure that funds available are used in a way that maximises the benefit to readers, to ensure that donors get the best possible value for the money they contribute, and to ensure that Wikipedia as an institution learns as much as possible from experts about the strengths and weaknesses of its own content generation process. Best, Andreas JN466 00:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
- funding the dissemination of information about the collections, buildings and gardens held by the York Museums Trust is a pretty solid match for WMUK's educational goals. Boosting access to images and information in the YMT collections is again a solid match for what wikipedia does (make as much information as possible as accessible to as many people as possible). Given the extremely broad collection held by the YMT (due to a mix of york's importance dating back to roman times and britian's imperial history) its a given that it will cover areas of interest to those looking to counter systemic bias. Your interest in human sexuality is noted but again I would remind you Eboracum was a roman settlement and I understand the romans has some interest in the topic. Have you ever actually been to any of the YMT's museums? oh and the high traffic articles with conflicts on them tend not to be the ones with the most serious issues.Geni (talk) 04:43, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for your comments Andreas and Geni. I certainly agree that in future we need to have a closer liaison with partner institutions regarding promotion. This will lead to changes to future agreements which tightens the process. And yes, I also agree that the focus should be on educational outcomes. For us, that's the reason we enter these partnerships. The funding isn't 50/50 between WMUK and the institution, there is no set pattern. In this case the chapter is funding the salary of the post and the YMT is meeting other costs, such as space for events, line management, desk space, equipment and so on.
- I take your point about editathons sometimes being niche but they can be also very useful, and they aren't without impact. For example, charities related to breast cancer and prostate cancer will have access to an awful lot of appropriate source material, but also the required expertise to make sure that the articles are at a decent standard. Given that many people are affected by cancer I think these articles are important.
- The suggestion of "focused work by trained specialists checking and revising existing content" could be an interesting approach. Your later point, "a reader-oriented analysis, based on page views and the educational importance of getting the information right" sounds pretty subjective to me but I'm open to discuss this at another time and place. I'm not sure that page views necessarily equate to educational importance (the constant presence of Facebook in the top ten viewed articles highlights this). Something based around these vital articles would be my personal preference but others would view it differently.
- You ask if I am prepared to take on "paying identified experts to edit and monitor Wikipedia" and "Wikimedia UK funding such work". That's not a decision for me to make, it's a decision for our community to make. If this is a conversation you'd like to have more widely, please do feel free to raise the topic (including any of the above points) on the UK water cooler where I'm sure the Wikimedia UK community will join in or do come in and have a cup of tea. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 13:42, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for these answers, Stevie Benton (WMUK). Just to be clear, page views in themselves do NOT equate to educational importance. What I am suggesting is that if we have money to spend, articles that have both high page views AND high educational importance (because the information is in some way critical to the reader, or because it's a vital article) be prioritised for attention by experts. It's basic risk management: critical error × high page views = high priority. Best, Andreas JN466 12:10, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
- I've added a summary of this discussion at the WMUK Watercooler page and invited further discussion there. Andreas JN466 12:46, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for your summary on the water cooler Andreas. I feel like this has been a worthwhile discussion and I hope others have likewise found it helpful. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 14:55, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
- You ask if I am prepared to take on "paying identified experts to edit and monitor Wikipedia" and "Wikimedia UK funding such work". That's not a decision for me to make, it's a decision for our community to make. If this is a conversation you'd like to have more widely, please do feel free to raise the topic (including any of the above points) on the UK water cooler where I'm sure the Wikimedia UK community will join in or do come in and have a cup of tea. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 13:42, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
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- I'm sorry to hear this. --Eleassar my talk 21:21, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- Eleassar, note that there is a related discussion on Jimbo's talk. --Andreas JN466 04:30, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
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- Wadewitz, we covered previous positive press for the project in the last two issues of the Signpost, and that coverage is explicitly mentioned at the beginning of the section. It's just that this past week there seemed to have been a minor backlash as conservative media picked up on the initiative, and that seemed worth pointing out. For reference, there was also a piece on Fox News TV that I thought was an absolutely appalling distortion of the project's aims and context. Andreas JN466 15:08, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
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I am much displeased at losing my main method for finding targets for Wikiphotography. Perhaps we can get our own mapping system. Wikivoyage already has one. For example, Wikivoyage:St._Helena_(island) has a little blue and green square at top right. Click, and we get Wikivoyage's own map. The system is underdeveloped and layers are skimpy, but maybe it can be made to grow up. Jim.henderson (talk) 15:20, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
- We could build our own Google Maps mash-up on Tool Labs. That seems like the most sustainable solution to me. Dcoetzee 02:56, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
If that can work on my old HTC EVO Android 4.1 phone, it would be a great help for my photo target hunting on the road. Or even if I must replace the phone. Presumably such a capability means a Wikimedia map app similar to the old Commons:Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments 2012/Mobile fact sheet Android app but more modern, more general and more oriented to articles and existing photos. If it's only a Web page that is slow to load through mobile data service and difficult to read on a screen that fits in a pocket, then it can still be pleasant at home where the fast connection and big screen are, but less useful in practice.
- Have a look at this map (Openstreetmap with Wikipedia POIs on toolserver by Kolossos).
- You can integrate this map into Wikipedia by user script: [2]
- For the future there are OpenStreetMap plans (Sumana Harihareswara) for Wikipedia mobile and desktop. Imagine that together with Special:Nearby... --Atlasowa (talk) 14:03, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
- This is not new; Google maps has stopped supporting Wikipedia layer for at least a month. And yes, we need to have an alt solution... this was a great tool for wiki tourism (IMHO much more useful than the entire Wikivoyage project). And yes, I don't understand why we don't have the map integration, it's been used on Polish Wikipedia for years. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:22, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
Having been the liaison person with Google, when we introduced {{Coord}}, working with them to develop that service, I was very disappointed to see it dropped. However, addition to Kolossos' useful tool listed above, it was good top read that the WMF has recently said it will establish a map tile server using OSM data to facilitate the development of such tools. Jim.henderson and others may also find the "nearby" feature of Wikipedia's app and mobile website useful. I've also proposed a project, which is being developed, to categorise articles with coordinates, but no picture, by state, county or city. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:18, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
- BTW, i like the Wikivoyage little blue and green OSM icon at top right . If you compare with de:St. Helena (Insel), on german WP is a similar but smaller OSM icon that opens the openstreetmap window in the Wikipedia article.
- Google maps/Mano Marks says they turned off the Wikipedia layer due to low usage. I find that hard to believe. Incidentally google just introduced local ads on the Google Maps app... --Atlasowa (talk) 14:03, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
So, from this little discussion with people in the know, I have got a few impressions.
- Things are being done to make articles more geographically aware, especially as seen on the desktop. This will partly make up for the loss of Google Maps' Wikipedia layers, and maybe go further, eventually.
- Less is being done for this year or next for smartphone users, thus for me in my principal use of Wikigeography. We can eventually hope for a higher level of integration among existing capabilites, such as going from an article to its map, find there a marker for another article, and jump thence to the actual new article. It could also include powerful tools like mobile maps of Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Renfrew County, someday. For now, even as small a thing as the "nearby articles" feature only looks at places near where I'm at right now, and cannot quickly show me what articles are near a distant place whose article I'm reading.
Incidentally, I've been uninstalling the Google Maps for Android updates every week or two when it automaticaly updates. Nuisance, but it let me find several targets yesterday in Yonkers. So, I mustn't replace my old phone with one that has a new version of GM. Jim.henderson (talk) 00:49, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
- Guy Fieri "genocidal", according to Wikipedia: The wording of the sentence "although there has been an attempt to re-introduce it since in modified form, by an IP address stating it refers to Fieri's portrayal in web comic Homestuck." should be improved. IP addresses cannot edit Wikipedia any more than usernames can, Wikipedia editors are human beings whether they choose to have their edits attributed to their real name, a pseudonym or the IP address of the internet connection they are using. Thryduulf (talk) 01:46, 19 September 2013 (UTC)


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Swiss Stocks Close Little Changed; Swatch Shares Advance
Swiss stocks were little changed, after the Swiss Market Index yesterday dropped the most in four weeks, as Swatch Group AG climbed, offsetting concern that the euro area has yet to contain its sovereign-debt crisis.
Nestle SA and Roche Holding AG dragged the most on the SMI, each slipping 0.6 percent. Swatch, the biggest maker of Swiss watches, climbed after Helvea reinstated coverage of the shares.
The SMI, a measure of Switzerland's largest and most actively traded companies, lost 0.1 percent to 6,163.49 at the close in Zurich, paring an earlier retreat of as much as 0.7 percent. The gauge yesterday posted its biggest decline since March 6. The number of shares changing hands on the index today was 4.2 percent lower than the 30-day average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The broader Swiss Performance Index was also little changed.
"The phase of 'all is well' was at the start of the year; now we're returning to reality," said Yves Maillot, the head of investments at Robeco Gestions SA in Paris, who helps oversee $6.8 billion. The declines in stocks "are normal when you see the nervousness on the bond market."
The Swiss franc strengthened through 1.20 per euro today for the first time since Sept. 6., when the Swiss National Bank imposed a limit on the currency. Within minutes of the franc breaching the ceiling, the central bank declared it would fight any further attacks.
Spanish Bond Yields
The yield difference, or spread, between Spanish 10-year bonds and similar-maturity German bunds rose to more than 400 basis points, or 4 percentage points, for the first time since Dec. 12. The spread widened 13 basis points to 403 basis points. Spain's 10-year yield climbed seven basis points to 5.76 percent. The rate on German 10-year bunds dropped six basis points to 1.73 percent.
France sold 8.4 billion euros ($11 billion) of bonds, at the top end of its target, with borrowing costs rising for much of the debt sold. The nation auctioned 4.32 billion euros of benchmark 10-year debt at an average yield of 2.98 percent, more than the 2.91 percent paid at the last sale on March 1.
Nestle, the world's biggest food company, lost 0.6 percent to 55.95 Swiss francs. Roche, the world's largest maker of cancer drugs, declined 0.6 percent to 157.50 francs.
Tornos Holding AG slid 2.9 percent to 9.66 francs. The manufacturer of machine tools cut working hours, citing its order levels.
Swatch added 1.4 percent to 421.40 francs. Helvea reinstated the shares with an accumulate recommendation and set the price target at 480 francs.
Oridion Systems Ltd. soared 70 percent to 20.45 francs, its biggest rally since its initial public offering in 2000, after Covidien Plc agreed to buy the Jerusalem-based medical-device maker for $346 million.
Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA jumped 18 percent to 4.28 francs. The biotechnology company entered a strategic pact with Zambon SpA for Newron's safinamide compound.

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Pamela D. Gainey, 55 of Orion died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 at Unity Point Health Trinity, Rock Island.
Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 3 at Orion United Methodist Church. Burial was at Western Township Cemetery. Pam asked for memorials to be given to her family for a fund to be established in her name.
Pamela was born April 12, 1958 in Galesburg, daughter of Melvin and Wanda Burns McCaw. She lived on the same farm in Aledo and received her education at the Aledo schools graduating in 1976. She was a cheerleader. She and her siblings were quite active in 4H Kimel Club being lead for 12 years by her father Melvin and she was named Miss Mercer County in 1974. They showed a lot of cattle at county fairs which was a family activity. Besides these activities she loved to boat and water ski. Winter sports were sledding and ice skating. The family attended church at Sunbeam Presbyterian. She later earned her associates degree from Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. 34 years ago Pam took a job with the Bituminous Insurance Company, their home office is in Rock Island, and she was employed by them right up to the end of her life.
On May 15, 1993 she married Tyrone Gainey at the Orion United Methodist Church and the couple have two daughters, Morgan and Shonna. Pamela especially enjoyed attending the daughters sporting and cheerleading events. More than anything she loved "being mom" to her daughters.
Survivors include her husband Ty, daughters Morgan and Shonna Gainey of Orion. Stepdaughters Trudy (Steve) Lacefield and children of Troy, and Tracy (Eric) Malinstead and children of Orion; mother, Wanda and her husband Fred VanFleet of Aledo, Roger McCaw and wife Sally and their children BJ and Michele, Aledo. Rick McCaw and wife Shelly and his children Matthew and Meagan, Aledo. Lori Kennedy and her husband Ed of Brookfield, Mo. and their children Sommer and Peter Hansen and children of California and Kelsey Kennedy. Aunts Evelyn and Dick Lemon and their families mostly Aledo area. Marge McCaw and her family, Aledo, Francis McCaw of Viola and her family, and many 1st and 2nd cousins.
She is preceded in death by her father.
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I have always been drawn to trees. I love them in every season. Winter would not be the same without their nakedness. Spring has my favorite green - fresh ...
2 years ago
The Bookworm Confessions (Sister Tracy Allen, Poland Warsaw Mission)
It's true. I'm moving to wordpress. If you read this blog and want to continue following it, my new blog location is tracynallen.wordpress.com. Happy Blogg...
3 years ago
Storytime with Stella (Romania Bucharest Mission)
New Blog
I broke up with Blogger and moved on to WordPress. Check out my new blog at http://www.ellasmiles.com. New posts will no longer appear on Blogspot.
3 years ago
A Little Thing Called Life! (Sister Hillary Kay Rankin, New Hampshire Manchester Mission)
Huge update part 2....
So the newer pictures kept going before the older ones, and it was bugging me, so I decided to do a different post for those pictures. Then on Jan 2, 2013 ...
3 years ago
Latest Endeavor (Sister Elle Jane McCall, Tennessee Nashville Mission)
Animated Disney Challenge
[&] 1. Favorite Character: What if I say Prince John because I can't decide on one. What a great indecisive way to begin amiright? 2. Favorite Official P...
3 years ago
Beef and Nails and Wood (Sister Gillispie, Chile Rancangua Mission)
Opposite Adventure: Shelter
Living the nomadic life has come to a quick halt since February. Funny how finding a perfect companion can keep you grounded. I've slept a lot of places. I...
3 years ago
Sister Jami Allison Pond (Argentina Cordoba Mission)
He lives.
*I know Jesus Christ lives and He is our Savior and Redeemer.* *D&C 88:6-12,67-68* 6 He that aascended up on high, as also he bdescended below all things...
3 years ago
A Strong Courage (Sister Danielle Erin Coley, Chile Santiago East Mission)
Raise Your Voice, Child!
I've always wanted to write, I just never knew what to say. I figured maybe I would have to be super clever, or talk about trending topics and all that ga...
3 years ago
Hey Seoul Sista' (Sister Juline Ruth Wadsworth, Korea Seoul Mission)
"Spring has sprung....and it makes me quite happy, people."
said Professor _____. Really, because you don't look that happy? In fact, you look pretty indifferent to the weather. Alright. SO Jamie and I have been ta...
3 years ago
Sister Krista Avance (Illinois Chicago Mission)
Love in the South
After 4 Months, I finally was able to go visit Zach!! He is in tech school at Keesler AFB so he flew me down to Mississippi for a well worth it weekend. I...
3 years ago
Sister Sarah Tritsch (Argentina Resistencia Mission)
Mision Argentina Posadas
This is my first post, nearly 2 years after I have returned from La Gran Mision Argentina Resistencia. Just an update: The mission is now split! Thanks t...
3 years ago
Kaitlin Elise Gray (New York New York South Mission)
I Wanna Be a Missionary When I Grow Up!!!! (Sister Marissa Jean Schroedter, Utah Temple Square Mission)
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Elder Skyler Hebdon (Japan Fukuoka Mission)
Excitement in the air!
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Happy Fourth of July
3 weeks ago
Journey to the Land of Morning Calm (Elder Kenneth Edward Bacarro, Korea Seoul Mission)
Savior Redeemer of My Soul
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Peck Missionaries (Elder Christian Peck Uruguay Montevideo Mission and Elder Loren Kent Peck Philippines Angeles Mission)
Welcome Home
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news from Elder Tyler Kitchen (New Zealand Aukland Mission)
1 year ago
Elder John Meyer (Micronesia Guam Mission)
Letter from Elder Meyer: Leaving YAP… last letter
2 years ago
Elder Tayler Christensen (Australia Brisbane Mission)
The top ten things to know about marriage before you get married
2 years ago
Elder Samuel Mohun Bhagwat (India Bangalore Mission)
Supes' arbitrary excuses killed Artois mobile home park
3 years ago
Sister Ariel Swainston (Japan Tokyo Mission)
March 19, 2013
3 years ago
Elder Eric Ray Corpuz | Philippines Quezon City Mission
Just in case you were wondering...
3 years ago
Elder AJ Griffin -- Cauayan, Phillipines
Thank you everyone!
3 years ago
The Adventures of Sister Annika Kamaleilani Bruno
Strong Until the End
4 years ago
Elders Mission Blogs--Europe, Russia, Africa
Elder Skyler Peacock (Portugal Porto Mission)
Well, this week was pretty good. We were pretty busy and running around a lot. We finally got some people to come to church and it was great. We had a lot ...
6 months ago
Sister Francesca Bruno Adventures in the Czech Republic 2013-2014
The Work in Uherske Hradiste
Howdy hey, so I got transferred... KIDDING. bahaha did I get you?? Sister Roubickova came to UH. It's really cool because she was in my MTC group. We are ...
2 years ago
Elder Cameron Alldredge's LDS Mission in Budapest, Hungary
Mit csinálok most? Jó kérdés. *Home:* Well yes, I am home. I flew from Budapest to Paris, then from Paris on to SLC. I had a little TV in front of me on th...
2 years ago
Elder Michael Cruse in the Russia Vladivostok LDS Mission
Change in RussianCruse blog
Good morning friends and family! Effective this weekend, we will be changing this blog to *private* status. If you wish to be able to continue to follow M...
2 years ago
Bradford's African Adventures (Ghana Accra Mission)
12 August 2013
for all of you who are close to ohio. my family is having an open house (at our house) Wednesday at 7. check facebook or email me for details. ...because i...
2 years ago
Elder Jacob Haltom (Zimbabwe Harare Mission)
June, Work, and Lions
Date: June 10, 2013 Area: Zimbabwe, Gweru Mambo Companion: Elder Marz The week went well for the beginning, but died down a bit towards the end. We almo...
3 years ago
Starszy Bokinsky's Mission to Poland
To Be Continued......
From the Mission Blog: Some great Missionaries receive a 'transfer'...AKA: medical releases. When a missionary goes home on a medical release, it is no fun...
3 years ago
Elder Caleb Larsen's Mission to Italy (Rome Mission)
Home at last!!! Happy Day!
Caleb is back home with us! We were all so excited to see his handsome face and get one of his trademark hugs. Lot's of family and friends welcomed h...
3 years ago
"The Magicianary" (Elder Bradford Kent Walker, Madagascar Antananarivo Mission)
It's Come to an End - Feb. 25, 2013
I'm what malagasies would say "faly sahirana". Which basically means that I'm happy and sad at the same time. I can't wait to see my family, be in America,...
3 years ago
Elder Joseph Manasseh Drasso and Elder John Drasso (Russia Novosibirsk Mission and Ukraine Kiev Mission)
Melissa's Homemade Pancakes
Mix together: 1 1/4 c flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder pinch of salt Stir together: 1 1/4 c buttermilk 1 egg Sift dry mix into liquid. Mix in: ...
3 years ago
Elder Brighton Solomon (England London Mission)
A cross country farewell trip with my family
A little sight seeing... Saying goodbye to President Patch Count down to the Summer Olympics 2012 Let's do it Elder Solomon. Let's go...
3 years ago
Blog of Cloyd (Elder Caleb Cloyd Barton, Scotland/Ireland Mission)
Riveting Death
Life. 4 simple letters. But if anything--it is a large, black hole of death. Riveting death. Sometimes I cry alone at night--sometimes in public. It vari...
3 years ago
Elder Bradley in Malaga Spain
Three days!
I guess you are all aware that Brad is coming home this week. We are so thankful for the support that you have all given to us over the past two years. He...
3 years ago
Jonathan Ellis' Mission Blog (Belgium Brussels/Netherland Mission)
Had a Great Week
Hi everybody! Just another week has gone by like always. Missionary work has been so great. Last Monday we had a great p-day in Amsterdam which is als...
3 years ago
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Elder Anderson in Ukraine
Elder Michael Norman Pulsipher (Armenia Yerevan Mission)
Missions and Mission Presidents Blogs
Missione Italiana Milano (President and Sister Wolfgramm)
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1 Here we are at the airport, anxiously awaiting our very first...
1 week ago
News from the Florida Jacksonville Mission
*ZONE MEETINGS* The training done by the Zone Leaders and the Sister Training Leaders. You would be so amazed at the spirit and leadership these Leaders disp...
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Our Hungarian Mission
Transportation in Hungary
This post is in response to something Connor showed me on his iPhone…. the six ways to get around in Hungary. He was chiding us for not being hip to the p...
7 months ago
Mississippi Jackson Mission President McDonough
Awards for Clean and Tidy Apartments
1 year ago
Sierra Leone Freetown Mission Blog (President and Sister Richard and Cathy Roggia)
New Mission Presidents for Liberia and Sierra Leone
We are so excited to let everyone know that Liberia and Sierra Leone are receiving new Mission Presidents and Companions! We are so grateful that Ebola ha...
1 year ago
Alabama Birmingham Mission (President and Sister Richard and Jenny Holzapfel)
Why is Tupelo famous?
This evening we drove to Tupelo, Mississippi again, the third time in two weeks. I am beginning to recognize mail boxes along the way! We had been inv...
1 year ago
Jack R. Christianson (Mission President New York Rochester Mission)
Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and read the blog. We wanted to notify everyone that we will be taking this site down in a few weeks. Good...
1 year ago
President and Sister Millar in London South Mission
Three months have flashed by almost without noticing. We have had many memorable events occur to which we will give reference. The first week in October wa...
1 year ago
Mama Winn's Place (President and Sister Bruce and Nancy Winn, Utah Salt Lake City Mission)
September 6, 2013 - Down on the Farm
With the hottest days of summer behind us, the first Friday in September seemed like the perfect time to head out to the farm for some playtime and apple c...
1 year ago
Zinkes in Japan (Kobe Mission)
Our LAST Mission Leadership Council
A few weeks ago we held our last Mission Leadership Council. Rather than the quick "working lunch" we usually have we decided to clear out the garage and ...
2 years ago
Ukraine Kiev Mission (President and Sister Klebingat)
Becoming A Gospel Scholar
Dear Elders and Sisters, This week's message is addressed to those of you who have an honest desire to become gospel scholars. Whether you will ever enjoy ...
2 years ago
To the Friends and Family of President and Sister Young (Oregon Eugene Mission)
FYI: This site had gotten too big and it was necessary to create a new blog site. This site will remain with all of the pictures. The new web site will ...
2 years ago
Doug Earl Family (Spain CCM)
Connie is 10 days into recovery from her left knee replacement and is doing well, has pain and sleeps a lot. She is going to physical therapy and has bee...
2 years ago
The Missionaries of Santa Rosa, California (President and Sister Bunker)
Merry Christmas From The Bunker's!
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2 years ago
Called To Serve (President and Sister Trevort, Mexico Mexico City Northwest Mission)
Reminder of Reunion
(From President Tervort) Attached you will please find a picture of the building where the reunion will be held and the banner which will be attached to th...
2 years ago
Russia Vladivostok Mission President and Sister Brinton
Blog Changes
Effective within the next several days, our blog will become "private" and only available by invitation. All parents of our missionaries will be contacted ...
2 years ago
Utah Salt Lake City South Mission (President and Sister Bruce E. Miller)
8/13/2013 Arriving New Missionaries
2 years ago
Posts From Perú (President and Sister Lawrence and Karen Blunck, Peru Lima North Mission)
Mission Homecoming Talk
This group of returned missionaries surprised us this weekend by showing up at our home in Oregon to be present when we gave our homecoming talks. We we...
3 years ago
Texas servin' Trayners (Texas McAllen Mission)
Muchismas Gracias!
This is it. Yep, the final post. I know that its been awhile. My computer crashed in the last six weeks of our service, but I have finally found a wa...
3 years ago
Welcome home, Presidente & Sorella Kelly! You have made us proud. We love you. Sorella Kelly, when asked about her mission, said it best: *"If at the end ...
3 years ago
Florida Orlando Mission (President and Sister Garth V and Sharon. Hall)
A New Era - Mission Leadership Council In the past this was called "Zone Leader Council" which was for the 6 Z...
3 years ago
To Serve with Love (President Chris Campbell and Sister Yvonne Campbell, Canada Edmonton Mission)
Baby Ducklings!
When we came out of interviews today, this is what we found. Well actually the elders found them. Then we all chased them down to take pictures. We didn'...
3 years ago
Mission Highlights (President and Sister Carlos, Phillipines Cauayan Mission)
The Amazing gRACE!
First it was Mission Possible. Last year it was Faith Factor. This year was The Amazing gRACE! Each year we have had fun putting together a Specialized Tra...
3 years ago
Preaching His Gospel (President and Sister Zinke, Japan Kobe Mission)
6.0 Earthquake Near Kobe
We were awakened by an earthquake this morning at about 5:30. Everyone is fine and there seems to be no damage of any significance. It was centered about...
3 years ago
New York South Mission (President and Sister Calderwood)
Training Thrills
We had a great weekend. My daughter, Quinn, came up from Roanoke, VA to help me (and by that I mean she did everything and I watched with awe) throw Laynie...
3 years ago
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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. *Aristotle * I'm not sure if Aristo...
3 years ago
Entrusted by Heaven (Montana Billings Mission Blog)
This weeks Blog of the Week is... Sister Wood! For her Born of God blog, a great blog about overcoming personal darkness. Here's the link! http://mount...
3 years ago
Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands Mission
Invitation from Paradise High School Port Moresby
Missionaries of the Papua New Guinea Mission were invited by the Paradise High School to talk to the year 11 students who are taking religious studies abou...
3 years ago
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The Life of Elder Judd Serving in the California Riverside Mission (R. Chandler)
"And now ... I would ask if all is done?"
Dear family and friends, There is so much in my heart right now. It is hard to put it all in words. It has been such a great week. On Wednesday I went to ...
1 year ago
Elder Dan Taylor (Nevada Las Vegas West Mission)
Dan's back!!
For the past two weeks, Dan has been in CT. He was working on campus this summer but since it's the seven week break between Spring and Fall semester he wa...
1 year ago
Mormon by choice (Elder Clint Chelak, Calfironia San Bernadino Mission, 2012-2014)
A Quote from Chicken Run
I am sorry that I have been cutting the work-side of the mission out of my emails. Reading Lizzie's emails, I can see how testimony building and fantastic ...
2 years ago
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BonJour 2-Piece Insulated Glass Coffee Mug Set
[image: BonJour 2-Piece Insulated Glass Coffee Mug Set]Bonjour provides high-quality, innovative coffee, tea, culinary, cookware, bakeware and stoneware pr...
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Welcome Home, Elder Hawkinson
Wm. Clarke Hawkinson has honorably completed his service as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Canada Vancouver Missio...
2 years ago
On a Mission (Elder Lee Edward Jepsen, Minnesota Minneapolis Mission)
What's God All About and How Do I Know For Myself
God is there, regardless of what you and I believe but it's far too important a subject to base on the beliefs, convictions or words of other people. Even ...
3 years ago
Elder Barry Kreyling (Tennessee Knoxville Mission)
One year ago yesterday
Hey y'all!!! One year ago yesterday, I came home from the Great Tennessee Knoxville Mission. Upon my return home, my mother asked me to write a final en...
3 years ago
Life on Alderaan (Elder Stephen Hunt Richards, Washington Kennewick Mission)
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Marvel Assembles an Official Title for Third "Avengers" Movie
Comic Books, Film
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Quvenzhane Wallis' Annie might have found her Daddy Warbucks.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned Jamie Foxx is being courted to play the adult male role in the upcoming Will Gluck adaptation of Annie. Instead of Daddy Warbucks, the character will be named Benjamin Stacks. Sony Pictures has already offered Foxx a deal, and the Amazing Spider-Man 2 actor's team is reportedly beginning to negotiate.
Beasts of the Southern Wild star Wallis is an exciting choice to play the title character in the comic strip-turned musical, and she seems like she could easily face off against a respected actor like Foxx on the big screen. Wallis won the hearts of film lovers and proved that she is not one to be trifled with as she made the awards-show rounds for Beasts.
Annie was originally supposed to star Willow Smith, but she eventually passed on the project. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are still producing the movie along with Jay-Z. Also producing are Marcy Media's Jay Brown and Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith. Gluck recently did a revision on the Annie script that was originally wirrten by Emma Thompson and Aline Brosh McKenna. The movie is expected to hit theaters in 2014.
Does this Wallis person have a first name?
Yes, it's in the first sentence: Quvenzhane.
….Benjamin Stacks.
Thanks guys, this news made me hurl dinner all over the screen.
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Host-based Fax over IP engine that leverages field-proven fax technology to deliver high levels of performance, reliability, and scalability. Suitable for high-speed, high-density fax production environments in both enterprise data centers and hosted service provider networks.
Dialogic® Brooktrout® SR140 Fax Software, a host-based Fax over IP (FoIP) engine, brings the power of industry-leading Dialogic® Brooktrout® fax hardware products to software-based solutions.
Using Brooktrout SR140 enables Dialogic's partners to focus on increasing the value of their document management and business process automation solutions while maintaining regulatory compliance with directives such as Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, and Basel II. A software-based solution also can make it easier to move toward virtualized or cloud-based architectures, and create highly available and scalable platforms or services.
Brooktrout SR140 is scalable from two (2) to hundreds of ports, depending upon the FoIP transport method, application, and server environment. Channels can be added as needed by purchasing and installing additional software license keys up to the maximum supported. Two license versions are available:
SR140 - provides a rich set of FoIP features and functions suitable for high-speed, high-density fax production environments in both enterprise data centers and hosted service provider networks. Disaster recovery licenses are available for creating a backup system, which can be used during an interruption in service. This license is referred to as the "full SR140 license" below.
SR140-L - provides a more basic feature set for lower density fax processing environments
Dialogic delivers time-tested industry-leading fax technology, offering a broad range of fax and FoIP products, which are supported by software partners around the world. Brooktrout SR140 can deliver highly reliable FoIP by using the T.38 fax protocol to send real-time fax messages over IP networks. Because the T.38 protocol retains the standard T.30 fax data stream, it can be used with legacy T.30-based devices and with newer T.38-based solutions. With over 20 years of experience, the Dialogic® Brooktrout® T.30 implementation can lay claim to being the most thoroughly field-tested offering compared to those of all other fax technology vendors.
FoIP solutions built using Brooktrout SR140 can send and receive IP faxes at up to 33.6 kbps, based on the V.34 fax standard. Not only can Brooktrout SR140 process fax at twice the speed of 14.4 kbps fax boards, but it also supports V.8 fast handshaking and advanced compression, which can cut call setup and session-management time by one-third. A document that can be faxed in one minute with a 14.4 kbps intelligent fax board can be sent in less than 30 seconds with an application using Brooktrout SR140. This can translate into significant savings on long distance toll charges. In addition, SR140 optionally supports the ITU-T T.38 Recommendation for Internet Aware Fax (IAF), which defines a real-time method for sending faxes directly between two FoIP endpoints over an all-IP network. During Dialogic-conducted testing between two locations over a SIP trunk, a 15-page document that took ten (10) minutes to transmit using T.38 V.17 took only six (6) seconds using T.38 IAF.
Dialogic has refined its T.30 implementation to account for numerous T.30 variants, which helps make fax processing reliable and leads to customers saving time and money. The T.38 stack has also undergone significant interoperability testing with other IP vendors, helping to provide flexibility and reliability when SR140 is deployed into IP networks.
G.711 fax pass-through is supported by the full SR140 license version. While more susceptible to possible IP network issues, such as packet loss, jitter and latency, G.711 fax pass-through provides an option for enabling FoIP when T.38 is not supported.
Starting with Dialogic® Brooktrout® SDK 6.7, SR140 supports IETF RFC 6913 for Indicating Fax over IP Capability in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). This feature allows service providers to selectively route FoIP calls over specific networks and improve the reliability of global FoIP faxing.
Brooktrout SR140 supports the Dialogic® Brooktrout® Bfv API, the same API used by all Brooktrout fax products. Developers can choose to write one application to the Bfv API and deploy it on both TDM and IP equipment. This dual-network support also allows developers who wish to sell into both TDM and IP accounts to use either Dialogic® Brooktrout® TR1034 Fax Boards or Brooktrout SR140 as the fax technology in their solutions.
T.38 IP fax protocol implementation encapsulates Dialogic® Brooktrout® T.30 fax data stream
Leverages 20 years of experience with the T.30 stack, which Dialogic enhances to maintain interoperability with new fax equipment and to enable a high degree of reliability and efficient fax processing
G.711 fax pass-through
Can support fax on an IP network when a gateway or IP network operator does not support T.38, broadening the range of possible installations
V.34 transmission speeds for both T.38 and G.711
Can process faxes at twice the speed of V.17 fax products, reducing long distance toll costs
T.38 Internet Aware Fax (IAF) over UDP
Supports ITU-T T.38 Recommendation defining a real-time method for sending faxes directly between two FoIP endpoints over an all-IP network, eliminating TDM, G.711, and modem derived speed limitations
Exceptionally low CPU utilization
Provides efficient, high-performance, host-based fax processing, leaving more processing power for other applications
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Useful in determining suitability of underlying fax transport, such as an IP network, for providing fax service
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Allows fax integration into IVR and call center systems for improved customer satisfaction
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This white paper compares the two principal options for implementing fax in a VoIP network today: Fax-Relay (T.38) and Fax Pass-Through (G.711) and concludes that Fax Relay is superior.
This technology brief discusses the technical issues to consider when moving to a FoIP solution, and in particular discusses Dialogic® Brooktrout® SR140 Fax Software, which is FoIP software based on field-proven Dialogic® Brooktrout® fax technology, and Dialogic® Media Gateways (DMG Gateways), which are important in bridging legacy PSTN/PBX and new IP networks.
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Dialogic Successfully Completes Certification of SR140 Fax Software Now Interoperable with Broadvox SIP Trunking ServicesDialogic Enhances Fax Software, Offers Support for IPv6 Dialogic and Cisco Products Interoperate to Deliver V.34 FoIPDiaStar™ Server Receives 2009 Communications Solutions Product of the Year AwardDialogic Brooktrout® SR140 Fax Software Enables Microsoft® Fax ServiceDialogic Announces Successful Interoperability of SR140 Fax Software with babyTEL's SIP Trunking Service
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Advanced Management Program (AMP)
Cornell-Nanyang Advanced Management Program in Hospitality Management
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Ithaca, NY, USA
February 29 - March 12, 2016
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The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration (SHA) and Nanyang Business School (NBS) have partnered to offer hospitality and tourism professionals a program that combines industry best practices with cutting-edge hospitality management theory. The Cornell-Nanyang Advanced Management Program (CN-AMP) will provide participants an outstanding opportunity to advance their knowledge of hospitality management in a multinational setting.
"With the rate of change in the Asian hospitality industry, there is an increasing demand for senior hospitality leaders with exceptional skills in developing and managing change. The Cornell-Nanyang AMP in Hospitality Management leverages executives' industry experience and equips them for future responsibilities, putting them at the forefront of innovation, continued economic expansion, and the ability to cope with the ever-changing business landscape in Asia." -Nilanjen Sen, associate dean, Nanyang Executive Education
Built on the successful collaboration between NBS and SHA, the CN-AMP will provide a unique learning experience bringing together industry executives and senior faculty from both NBS and SHA. Half of the four-week-long program will be presented at NBS in Singapore and half at Cornell in the USA. The program's eight topic modules will focus on the hospitality management topics that are critical for success in a fast-changing and competitive environment.
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What's good software for a small service firm?
Looking for software to run a small design firm...any suggestions? [more inside]
Icons: What are the most intuitive indicator icons for a web application to mean "not yet started," "in progress," and "completed"?
Red means stop....or does it? I'm developing an icon set for a web application, and I'm looking for indicators to mean "not yet started," "in progress," and "completed." My inclination is to go with red, yellow, green, but my experience with traffic lights seems to indicate that green (you haven't started, so go), yellow, and red (you're done, so stop) might be more logical. Anyone have any suggestions on which would be more intuitive?
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