Articles tagged: images
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2023-12-24
The debugging will continue until performance improves.
Gallery Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements
2023-10-23
The benefits of research.
In the media Kalanick's nipples; Episode #138 of Drama on the Hill
2017-06-23
The anatomy of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's chest area has been the talk of the month. But so have high-profile edits, hacked articles, and one particular newborn growing up.
In the media Guggenheim image donation; Wiki campaign gets advertising award
2015-05-06
artnet and The Next Web report (May 6) that the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is releasing a hundred images of works in its collection under Creative Commons licences in conjunction with a May 19 editathon.
Recent research Military history, cricket, and Australia targeted in Wikipedia articles' popularity vs. quality; how copyright damages economy
2015-04-29
Reader demand for some topics (e.g. LGBT topics or pages about countries) is poorly satisfied, whereas there is over-abundance of quality on topics of comparatively little interest, such as military history.
Op-ed How my father's railroad image collection now benefits the world: the value of digitization
2015-03-25
Once when I was young, growing up in the 1990s, my father pulled his collection of railroad slides out from the basement, set up his projector, and shared a glimpse into American railway history with our family.
In the media Gamergate and Muhammad controversies continue
2015-02-04
Media fallout continues from the January 29 decision in the mammoth Gamergate arbitration case.
Recent research Reciprocity and reputation motivate contributions to Wikipedia; indigenous knowledge and "cultural imperialism"; how PR people see Wikipedia
2013-12-04
Wikipedia works on the efforts of unpaid volunteers who choose to donate their time to advance the cause of free knowledge. This phenomenon, as trivial as it may sound to those acquainted with Wikipedia inner workings, has always puzzled economists and social scientists alike, in that standard Economic theory would not predict that such enterprises would thrive without any form of remuneration.
Op-ed Commons medical diagnostic images under threat from unresolved ownership
2013-10-02
Medical images have transformed many aspects of modern medicine. Over the past two decades the increasing sophistication of MRI, CT-scanning, and X-ray techniques has made these technologies the cornerstone of diagnosing a range of conditions, replacing what used to be largely guesswork by doctors. They can be the difference between life and death for a patient, and their importance is underlined by the tens of billions of dollars spent on them annually just in North America. For Wikimedia Foundation projects, advanced images are now a powerful tool for describing and explaining, and educating our worldwide readership of medical articles.
Discussion report Image policy and guidelines; resysopping policy
2012-12-31
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include ...
Discussion report Image filter; HotCat; Syntax highlighting; and more
2012-09-24
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include...
Discussion report Closing Wikiquette; Image Filter; Education Program and Memento extensions
2012-09-10
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia.
Discussion report Image placeholders, machine translations, Mediation Committee, de-adminship
2012-08-13
Current proposals and requests for comments include a competition to redesign the main page ...
Arbitration report Four open cases, final decision in Muhammad images, Betacommand 3 near closure
2012-02-06
Arbitration report Four open cases, proposed decision in Muhammad images, AUSC call for applications
2012-01-23
Arbitration report Four open cases, Betacommand case deadlocked, Muhammad images close near
2012-01-16
Technology report Trials and tribulations of image rotation, Article Feedback version 5, and new diff colours
2011-12-12
News and notes Arabic Wikipedia gets video intros, Smithsonian gifts images, and WikiProject Conservatism scrutinized
2011-10-17
News and notes 24,000 votes later and community position on image filter still unclear; first index of editor satisfaction appears positive
2011-09-05
News and notes Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens
2011-08-22
News and notes Board resolution on controversial content; WMF Summer of Research; indigenous workshop; brief news
2011-06-06
News and notes ArbCom referendum goes live; US National Archives residency; financial planning; brief news
2011-05-30
Technology report What is: localisation?; the proposed "personal image filter" explained; and more in brief
2011-03-21
Features and admins First featured picture from the legally disputed NPG images; two Chicago icons
2011-01-17
News and notes No further Bundesarchiv image donations; Dutch and German awards; anniversary preparations
2010-11-22
News and notes Politician defends editing own article, Google translation, Row about a small Wikipedia
2010-07-19
News and notes A Wikiversity controversy, Wikimedian-in-Residence, image donation, editing contest, WMF jobs
2010-03-15
Features and admins Featured status removal still being discussed as license policy hits images
2005-06-20