User talk:Jimbo Wales
Appearance
(Redirected from User talk:Jimmy Wales)
Welcome to my talk page. Please sign and date your entries by inserting ~~~~ at the end. Start a new talk topic. |
Jimbo welcomes your comments and updates – he has an open door policy. He holds the founder's seat on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees. The current trustees occupying "community-selected" seats are Rosiestep, Laurentius, Victoria and Pundit. The Wikimedia Foundation's Lead Manager of Trust and Safety is Jan Eissfeldt. |
This page is semi-protected and you will not be able to leave a message here unless you are a registered editor. Instead, you can leave a message here |
This user talk page might be watched by friendly talk page stalkers, which means that someone other than me might reply to your query. Their input is welcome and their help with messages that I cannot reply to quickly is appreciated. |
This talkpage has been mentioned by a media organization:
|
Wikipedia was down for a few minutes
Hey, Jimmy I had some issues with Wikipedia for a few minutes. Something wrong was with the servers and I am wondering what happened. With warm regards, Felicia (talk) 18:16, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- Sometimes happens. Source: [1] ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:18, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
The POTY contest is dissolving before our eyes
I'm begging for your attention and help! ArionStar (talk) 00:17, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- I wonder if we could put it on that Community Wishlist thing. The WMF will probably want to rename it first though... ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:30, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- What's the issue with picture of the year? Feel like I've missed a news item... CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 06:15, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Legoktm has stepped back, and nobody else seems to really understand the backend. CMD (talk) 07:23, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Here's the backend in case anyone technical wants to poke around: https://gitlab.wikimedia.org/toolforge-repos/poty-stuff –Novem Linguae (talk) 14:05, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Any admin to help us? ArionStar (talk) 14:16, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- I don't have the technical background to help with this, but it would be reasonable to post this request to AN and/or the VP to draw some more eyes to it. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 14:21, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- There was a post in July here, although as xaosflux notes the main discussion is on Commons. CMD (talk) 14:39, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Is there a need for an En-WP admin to get involved, or a Commons admin, or someone who is both? Newyorkbrad (talk) 14:47, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- There was a post in July here, although as xaosflux notes the main discussion is on Commons. CMD (talk) 14:39, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Here's the backend in case anyone technical wants to poke around: https://gitlab.wikimedia.org/toolforge-repos/poty-stuff –Novem Linguae (talk) 14:05, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Legoktm has stepped back, and nobody else seems to really understand the backend. CMD (talk) 07:23, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- What's the issue with picture of the year? Feel like I've missed a news item... CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 06:15, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- The primary discussion for this topic is at: commons:Commons talk:Picture of the Year. — xaosflux Talk 14:28, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- The lack of response there is worse than here. ArionStar (talk) 15:17, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- This shouldn't just fade away, it's a regular yearly competition and has a valued history. Maybe Another Believer might have an idea or two, or the visual arts Wikiproject or photography Wikiproject? Randy Kryn (talk) 15:38, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- An admin who knows about wiki scripts? ArionStar (talk) 02:17, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- This shouldn't just fade away, it's a regular yearly competition and has a valued history. Maybe Another Believer might have an idea or two, or the visual arts Wikiproject or photography Wikiproject? Randy Kryn (talk) 15:38, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- I've added a message to that page, which I would appreciate any comments on. —Ingenuity (t • c) 13:58, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- Have also added comments to the page, including asking WMF to put some of their paid tech personnel in place to handle or fix the tech aspects of running this longtime and important contest. Too much talk about the contest being extinct, please lower that aspect and handwringing and concentrate on getting the "scripts" (whatever those are) running again and the 2024 rendition of the contest underway. As mentioned, if nobody can handle the tech aspects on Commons then WMF should take over that responsibility, at least until others pick up the baton. Things like this are what donors expect when donating to WMF, that their funding assures the maintenance of the major projects and essential moving parts such as POTY. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:50, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- The lack of response there is worse than here. ArionStar (talk) 15:17, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
Happy Birthday, Jimbo!
Happy birthday! Hi Jimbo Wales! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy birthday! Enjoy this special day! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:47, 7 August 2024 (UTC) |