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[[DailyBuzz|talk 22:43, 29 September 2007 (PDT)

    • Microsoft's Logo on Wikipedia seems to indicate a fair use usage of the logo, wouldn't that apply to any logo used in that manner? - Ray | talk
      • From what I understand, logos are fair use. Nathan (talk) 11:22, 30 September 2007 (PDT)
      • The problem is not that it can't be used under fair use, the problem was this wasn't properly stated on the image page and was deleted for no fair use statement. --Simon | talk 22:30, 30 September 2007 (PDT)
        • Yes, I agree with Simon. Nathan (talk) 22:39, 30 September 2007 (PDT)
          • Any suggestions on what to do next to resolve? - Ray | talk
            • Re-upload image to Wikipedia, specifying content license this time. Nathan (talk) 23:05, 30 September 2007 (PDT)
              • Let me know when this is done, & I'll put it on my watchlist; as an Admin there, I can revert future deletions, should they happen. ::sigh:: There's been a well-intended but myopic drive on Wikipedia to remove all non-free images there, & some folks don't even want the logo of a company or brand to appear on that article -- even if no one is worried. It's been uphill sledding to get them to accept a more practical approach. -- Llywrch 08:29, 1 October 2007 (PDT)
              • Re-uploaded and added the fair use statement. I also added it to my watchplist. --Simon | talk 16:17, 1 October 2007 (PDT)

Q: How do you get your blog traffic to jump eightfold?
A: Be quoted in an article by a major print media about Wikipedia social dynamics. -- Llywrch 16:24, 29 September 2007 (PDT)

Friday 28 Sept 2007

Wednesday 26 Sept 2007

Very interesting article Simon.. --DaughertyBw 10:37, 26 September 2007 (PDT)

Tuesday 25 Sept 2007

  • We've revitalized the AboutUsWeblog.org page from what it was before into a much better resource. Originally, the page was just a "holding area" for thoughts on the Weblog project, the new page is almost quasi-portal like in it's way, and features the full text of the last couple of weblog posts, links to other recent posts, and information on the weblog as well as how to contribute. This is a step towards a future goal, a more complete fusion of weblog and wiki, ideally which includes having weblog functionality (including RSS feeds and comments) as part of the wiki, with editing of and response/comments to posts being able to happen in one place. For now though, we still also offer the http://www.aboutusweblog.org (for comments) and the Feedburner.com RSS feed. -- TakKendrick
  • From BizJournals.com comes this piece:
Forty-two percent of all consumers view information about brands and products on sites like Wikipedia to be extremely or very influential to their online purchase decisions. ~~ MarkDilley (via Ward)
Very insightful! thanks for the link Ted! Bryan Daugherty
Nice! Obed Suhail

Sunday 23, Sept 2007

Friday 21-Sep-2007

Thursday 20-Sep-2007

  • Dev announces that the CAPTCHA For LinkSpam and AdSense for Search extensions will be deployed later today (around 3pm PST) We're excited about the captcha because it ensures that a human is adding value to a wiki page, not a bot adding spam links. Please add bugs and feature tweaks to the ErrorLog.
The CAPTCHA For LinkSpam was initially deployed at about 3:45 PDT today, but was turned back off not long after so that it could be adjusted to not affect logged-in users. It should be re-deployed in the next couple of days with this adjustment.

Wednesday 19-Sep-2007

  • Just added another batch of back-logged Feature nominations to the FeatureMePotentials list. Thanks to all the community members and staff who have been working diligently over the last week to clean up the list. Everyone is invited to take a look at potential Featured WikiPages and add comments and suggestions to improve the individual WikiPages and their nominations. NOTE:If you recently nominated a page (in the last month or so) and aren't on the FeatureMePotentials list, be patient, we're trying to get caught up this next week on all outstanding nominations. -- TakKendrick

Tuesday 18-Sep-2007

  • A few changes to the way we're doing Features that I'm excited about (and hoping everyone else will be as well). If you see on the home page we've trying to go back to a singular featured WikiPage instead of the "three at a time" we've been doing for the last few months. The hope is that we'll continue to feature roughly as many WikiPages, just increase the frequency and allow them to stand on their own. (This also has an element that will tie into the new home page design Vinh is trying to cook up this week).
Of course, a side effect is that features would be leaving the home page with more frequency as well, therefore we've redesigned the FeatureMe Portal a bit, this page will maintain the full text of the past week's features, along with links to recent features, information on how to become featured, testimonials and more. There's a few other changes to features being discussed (to come in the next couple of weeks), so if you've got suggestions for more improvements, now is a great time to let me know. -- TakKendrick
  • Looks like the page template is a bit messed up. Nathan (talk) 11:36, 18 September 2007 (PDT)
  • I fixed it -- Tak
  • The latest version of the AboutUs goals are ready for your input, check them out! John

Monday, 17-Sep-2007

Help pick the next wave of Featured wiki Pages here at AboutUs. Community members are encouraged to participate in the discussion which helps to define which pages become featured! All you have to do is leave your notes and constructive criticisms on the worthiness of the nomination. Here is the current list of potentially featured sites! --DaughertyBw 06:36, 17 September 2007 (PDT)

Sunday, 16-Sep-2007

Meg Whitman Ann Romney.JPG

Meg Whitman and Ann Romney addressing folks interested in Mitt Romney's campaign at my place last week. More on the race, including Internet penetration stats and a great news summary by candidate at the 2008 Presidential Election Portal. - Ray | talk

Plug Sept 07.jpg

A view from the podium as I get ready to address the PLUG group at the PSU campus. This is a very open and great group of technology folks who get together once per month to discuss OpenSource, Linux and other topics of interest. We had dinner afterwards at The Lucky Labrador, a local favorite and also the place where the Portland Go Club meets on Saturday afternoons! - Ray | talk

Friday, 14-Sep-2007

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  • A fun image from the 3rd Quarter AboutUs Stakeholder Meeting we just didn't have room for in the official blog post today. As part of the preparation for the event, which included two projectors -- one to show the slide show presentation in Apple's Keynote, another to show the running IRC conversation with community members around the globe -- Ray and Brandon end up zip-tying a projector vertically to a post to garner the desired effect. -- TakKendrick
  • A veteran Wikipedia Admin reveals a secret: how to create viral links on Wikipedia without raising objections from the site's volunteers. One of the many cases where building the public commons can benefit the contributor. -- Llywrch 08:56, 14 September 2007 (PDT)
  • Developing discussion on the topic of Translation of AboutUs Domain and Content pages. Please add any relevant comments, concerns or ideas that you may have. -- Bryan

Thursday, 13-Sep-2007

Wednesday, 12-Sept-2007

Thanks! Julia

Monday, 10-Sept-2007

Thursday, 6-Sept-2007

Wednesday, 5-Sept-2007

Sunday, 2-Sept-2007

Saturday, 1-Sept-2007

Uh, the link takes me to a page at KGW.com, not at KATU.com. I know commercial television news can be hard to tell apart, but I don't think they're the same in this case. -- Llywrch 10:45, 4 September 2007 (PDT)

for previous content, see August 2007



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