Comments for Wikimedia blog http://blog.wikimedia.org News from inside the Wikimedia Foundation.org Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on Huffington Post readers select WMF ED as media game changer of the year by Huib! http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/19/huffington-post-readers-select-wmf-ed-as-media-game-changer-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1673 Huib! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:05 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1282#comment-1673 Just my 2 cents but could we change the file in this post, maybe make it smaller or something? It kind of looks very LQ on big screens. Just my 2 cents but could we change the file in this post, maybe make it smaller or something?
It kind of looks very LQ on big screens.

]]> Comment on Huffington Post readers select WMF ED as media game changer of the year by Huib! http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/19/huffington-post-readers-select-wmf-ed-as-media-game-changer-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 Huib! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:19:03 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1282#comment-1672 Yay, this is nice :D Yay, this is nice :D

]]> Comment on Because We Can builds a 3D sign globe for Wikimedia by Zauberer http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/02/because-we-can-builds-a-3d-sign-globe-for-wikimedia/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 Zauberer Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:09:11 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1180#comment-1671 Wikipedia is a magical website on the www. I just did a donation to it and so you should do, too. Regards, Zauberer Wikipedia is a magical website on the www. I just did a donation to it and so you should do, too. Regards, Zauberer

]]> Comment on UX + Usability Study Take Two! by Наталья http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/18/ux-usability-study-take-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1670 Наталья Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:15:38 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1206#comment-1670 Я вам пожертвую денег, когда будете принимать яндекс-деньги! Думаю, многие пользователи из России того же мнения. [Google translation: "I will donate money, when you take Yandex-money! I think many users from Russia would be of the same opinion."] Я вам пожертвую денег, когда будете принимать яндекс-деньги! Думаю, многие пользователи из России того же мнения.

[Google translation: "I will donate money, when you take Yandex-money! I think many users from Russia would be of the same opinion."]

]]> Comment on Kicking off the 2009 Wikimedia Fundraiser by Wikimedia blog » Blog Archive » Wikipedia: 1/10 of the Webby’s most influential projects of the decade http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/11/kicking-off-the-2009-wikimedia-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-1668 Wikimedia blog » Blog Archive » Wikipedia: 1/10 of the Webby’s most influential projects of the decade Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:42:10 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1211#comment-1668 [...] We’re excited to learn today that the Webby Awards have chosen Wikipedia as one of the ten most influential “Internet moments of the decade.” The timing is excellent as we’re now well-underway with our 6th annual fundraising drive.  It’s a great time to think about the extraordinary efforts of thousands of volunteers to make Wikipedia and its sister projects, and to make a donation to help ensure Wikipedia forever. [...] [...] We’re excited to learn today that the Webby Awards have chosen Wikipedia as one of the ten most influential “Internet moments of the decade.” The timing is excellent as we’re now well-underway with our 6th annual fundraising drive.  It’s a great time to think about the extraordinary efforts of thousands of volunteers to make Wikipedia and its sister projects, and to make a donation to help ensure Wikipedia forever. [...]

]]> Comment on UX + Usability Study Take Two! by the wub http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/18/ux-usability-study-take-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 the wub Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:42:48 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1206#comment-1667 @Nihiltres: Many of the usability improvements, including Vector, are already the default on the English Wikinews. I'm not sure if any other projects have done so, but I guess if a community reaches a clear consensus, they could also ask to be switched. @Nihiltres: Many of the usability improvements, including Vector, are already the default on the English Wikinews. I’m not sure if any other projects have done so, but I guess if a community reaches a clear consensus, they could also ask to be switched.

]]> Comment on UX + Usability Study Take Two! by Parul http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/18/ux-usability-study-take-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Parul Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:32:57 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1206#comment-1666 Glad to hear it Nihiltres. Making our changes default is definitely one of our goals, and it's great to have so much community support behind such a move. But as of yet, there is not a definite timetable for that. As you mentioned, we don't want to be making significant changes once deployed and we are still prototyping and trying a variety of exciting features and enhancements. Also, as you can see with this study, we've also surfaced many ways to improve tools we've already released in Beta. The best answer we can give is: not yet. Yet being the operative word! Glad to hear it Nihiltres. Making our changes default is definitely one of our goals, and it’s great to have so much community support behind such a move. But as of yet, there is not a definite timetable for that. As you mentioned, we don’t want to be making significant changes once deployed and we are still prototyping and trying a variety of exciting features and enhancements. Also, as you can see with this study, we’ve also surfaced many ways to improve tools we’ve already released in Beta. The best answer we can give is: not yet. Yet being the operative word!

]]> Comment on UX + Usability Study Take Two! by Nihiltres http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/18/ux-usability-study-take-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1665 Nihiltres Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:53:53 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1206#comment-1665 I may be missing something, but is there any sort of timetable yet as to when we can expect to start seeing these improvements *by default* on "live" Wikimedia projects? I'm a big fan of Vector; as an advanced user, I have been using it since it came out. What I'm really looking forward to, however, is having the improvements delivered to newbies, the sort who see such a positive change from your study! I realize that the improvements are ongoing: it's understandable to delay as we don't want the interface to change significantly every other week. I'm simply eager. I may be missing something, but is there any sort of timetable yet as to when we can expect to start seeing these improvements *by default* on “live” Wikimedia projects? I’m a big fan of Vector; as an advanced user, I have been using it since it came out. What I’m really looking forward to, however, is having the improvements delivered to newbies, the sort who see such a positive change from your study! I realize that the improvements are ongoing: it’s understandable to delay as we don’t want the interface to change significantly every other week. I’m simply eager.

]]> Comment on UX + Usability Study Take Two! by Wikipedia Usability Study, pt. 2 » Bolt | Peters http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/18/ux-usability-study-take-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1664 Wikipedia Usability Study, pt. 2 » Bolt | Peters Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:43:23 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1206#comment-1664 [...] done a post on the process over at the Wikimedia blog, where you can read the report (with videos forthcoming!). And also [...] [...] done a post on the process over at the Wikimedia blog, where you can read the report (with videos forthcoming!). And also [...]

]]> Comment on Kicking off the 2009 Wikimedia Fundraiser by John http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/11/11/kicking-off-the-2009-wikimedia-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 John Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:20:18 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=1211#comment-1663 As much as I like wikipedia and would love to see it last forever I don't see how this particular fundraiser helps that goal. It is almost misleading to even say wikimedia "foundation" when really it is just a standard year to year nonprofit. If my donations really were going to a foundation whose principle was never touched and wikipedia ran off of the interest I would donate. As it is it doesn't matter how much people give this year, they will have to give the same amount or more next year just to ensure the survival of wikipedia. That to me seems very irresponsible and I will wait to donate anything until wikipedia dies from lack of donations and someone restarts it as a true foundation that will last forever or the wikimedia "foundation" makes it possible for me to take foundation out of quotes. As much as I like wikipedia and would love to see it last forever I don’t see how this particular fundraiser helps that goal. It is almost misleading to even say wikimedia “foundation” when really it is just a standard year to year nonprofit. If my donations really were going to a foundation whose principle was never touched and wikipedia ran off of the interest I would donate. As it is it doesn’t matter how much people give this year, they will have to give the same amount or more next year just to ensure the survival of wikipedia. That to me seems very irresponsible and I will wait to donate anything until wikipedia dies from lack of donations and someone restarts it as a true foundation that will last forever or the wikimedia “foundation” makes it possible for me to take foundation out of quotes.

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