http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Wikimedia Posts tagged with 'Wikimedia' at MetaFilter. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:32:35 -0800 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:32:35 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/82126/The%2DWikimedia%2DCommons%2DPicture%2Dof%2Dthe%2DYear%2D2008 <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2008">The Wikimedia Commons Picture(s) of the Year 2008</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.82126 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:32:35 -0800 pictureoftheyear wikimedia wikipedia stbalbach http://www.metafilter.com/78620/Like%2Dmany%2Dposts%2Dthis%2Done%2Dstarts%2Dwith%2Da%2DWikipedia%2Dlink%2Dfor%2Dgeneral%2Dbackground <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia that <del>anyone</del><ins>trusted users</ins> can edit.</strong> If the MediaWiki <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Flagged_revisions">FlaggedRevisions</a> extension is enabled, the general public will see changes to articles only after approval by a trusted editor. Wikipedians conducted a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Flagged_revisions/Trial/Votes">poll</a> on whether Wikipedia should enable the feature for a limited trial. Almost 60 percent of voting editors answered in the affirmative. Wikipedia founder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales">Jimbo Wales</a>'s subsequent request to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-01-24/Flagged_Revisions"> enable the feature anyway has been opposed by some</a>, claiming that the margin of votes does not meet Wikipedia's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a> standard. While it might help avoid <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/01/kennedy_the_latest_victim_of_w.html?hpid=topnews">embarrassing incidents of vandalism</a>, the proposed trial <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/27/wikipedia-may-approve-all-changes">could lead to a big change in the Wikipedia way</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.78620 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:35:09 -0800 encyclopedia flaggedrevisions jimbowales mediawiki wiki wikimedia wikipedia grouse http://www.metafilter.com/68946/The%2DWikimedia%2DCommons%2DPicture%2Dof%2Dthe%2DYear%2D2007 <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2007">The Wikimedia Commons Picture(s) of the Year 2007</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68946 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:42:26 -0800 2007 photos pictures picturesoftheyear Wikimedia Wikipedia stbalbach