Wikipedia:WikipediaWeekly/Episode31

Episode 31: Return of the Panel Released: 24 September 2007

WikipediaWeekly Episode 31.

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The Panel

Using Skype to record the conversation - can handle up to 10 people simultaniously.

Participants:

• Andrew Lih, also known as user Fuzheado on the English Wikipedia, coming to you from Beijing, China.
• Witty Lama
• Zero1328

News

• Features
  • Template standardisation - Wikipedia:Article message boxes
  • Languages description - Template:Languageicon and Category:Language icons
• SIgnpost's reader survey - talk about lack of movement on the meta-based user census
  • meta's General User Survey
• Wikidashboard - http://wikidashboard.parc.com/
• Wikiscanner - http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr
• Wikipedia trust coloring demo - http://trust.cse.ucsc.edu/
• Wikirage - http://www.wikirage.com/

• Access to log files for researchers ()
• Database dumps not completing (Erik Zachte)

• Wikimania 2008 public meeting - September 23, on IRC #Wikimania2008

Wiki-Industry

• MediaDefender folks talked about modifying Wikipedia article about themselves

MediaDefender's damage control program went into full swing shortly after that. When Douglas pointed out that information about MiiVi had been added to the MediaDefender Wikipedia page, Saaf decided that he wanted it taken down. "Can you please do what you can to eliminate the entry? Let me know if you have any success," Saaf wrote. "I will attempt to get all references to miivi removed from wiki," developer Ben Ebert replied. "We'll see if I can get rid of it." (Ars Technica)

• WikiLeaks repository for recorded message between MediaDefender and NY Attorney General

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