Talk:Katherine Maher/Archive 1

Archive 1

Notable

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Hoi, the executive director of the WMF IS notable. GerardM (talk) 10:15, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

Let it hang here for a week, I am sure the sources will be forthcoming. Nobody can delete a PROD before, and this is not a speedy material.--Ymblanter (talk) 11:13, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

the ED of WMF is notable (borderline, depending on their achievements), but an "Interim" ED is NOT..--Stemoc 11:30, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

I think by the end of next week the will be enough publications about her so that she would be notable according to WP:GNG. Either way, the article will not be deleted within the next seven days.--Ymblanter (talk) 11:44, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

If you think this article is notable, best to comment at the AfD page. At this moment, it appears to be heading towards a snowball delete, the victim of a deletionist looking to add another notch to their belt. -- llywrch (talk) 17:20, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

"known as Kate"

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I am not editing this article as I work with Katherine. However, I can assure you that Katherine does not go by "Kate" - she goes by "Katherine" - even in casual settings. --Varnent (talk)^(COI) 12:16, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Removed--Ymblanter (talk) 12:51, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

@Ymblanter: Thank you!! --Varnent (talk)^(COI) 14:03, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Updated title

Not going to update the article directly as I'm an employee, but should her professional title be updated to "chief executive officer and executive director" per the announcement to Wikimedia-l in February? 198.73.209.241 (talk) 19:50, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

 Done, thanks--Ymblanter (talk) 09:17, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

My Opinion why Finally Wikipedia is an End for me

The Way Wikipedia is : 1. Someone brings a simple correct Information 2. Come a senior Editor with `powers' and revert 3. User try to explain and to rewrite the simple phrase 4. The User has own opinion of what is Constructive or not. Then commonly in Wikipedia, reverts again and comes with personal threats, Warnings Banning and Blocking the Contributor.

Why should senior editor own opinion be imperative and not having a back ? Why in Wikipedia is just one side from senior editors and do not allow people to help ? What Wikipedia really wants, just a bunch of few people as adm contributing ? This is one reason why after several talks people do not trust in this encyclopedia anymore, neither is accurate or updated. It is a neighbourhood of Administrators with most not knowing better, in opposite, they are common people with less experience about the theme written and studied. Administrator and senior users are very arrogant, thinking his own mentality is the only one constructive in Wiki. Why Wikipedia is so ? It is time to Administrators rethink the Way Wikipedia is, because many information is just lost and good contributors are lost from people acting like those guys, imposing own desire how things should be. Of course the simpler users defend themselves. But Wikipedia are an untouchable Kings ? no, all people in wiki is equal editors, a way why wikipedia simply does not work, never will ! --90.186.219.21 (talk) 17:13, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Resisting Internet Censorship: Katherine Maher of Access at SHARE Beirut

There's an interview on YouTube with a CC BY license, if you want it for the article I could upload it to commons (WEBM, 21 MB, created by Wamda). Be..anyone (talk) 02:51, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Added as ordinary {{cite web}}. –Be..anyone (talk) 18:10, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Layout

I am wondering why it was said to be better[1] with a one-sentence paragraph and section when one-sentence paragraphs are not desired.[2] Biosthmors (talk) pls notify me (i.e. {{U}}) while signing a reply, thx 19:32, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

It's standard to separate education from career in a biography. The education will change to early life and education shortly when her family origins and year and place of birth are reported in reliable sources so it won't be short for long. That's the way bios expand in my view. The separation also triggers the table of contents, making the article more navigable. Philafrenzy (talk) 20:06, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

I often prefer short articles to not have a table of contents, but thanks for your logic. I think I tend to combine them here if short. I won't revert and will leave to others. Biosthmors (talk) pls notify me (i.e. {{U}}) while signing a reply, thx 20:40, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Some articles are naturally short, in which everything is in one run with no duplication. Given the context this one is probably going to be longer in which case we have a proper lead that summarises material in the rest of the article and a series of expandable sections. That's how I do them anyway. Of course I might be wrong. Philafrenzy (talk) 20:53, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Alt Text

Just continuing a conversation that started over here, how does everyone feel about what level of detail alt text should be used at? I've argued for my interpretation of MOS:ALT in that alt text should be used to precisely explain every important detail of a image, and should be added to every image (within reason). I've also seen this arguement in a lot of featured articles discussions... and even once as (part of) a basis to not promote a article to featured status (see here). I raise this question at this page because the conversation as to if it should be used started with my edit here which was reverted on the grounds of "not being very useful." — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheAwesomeHwyh (talk • contribs) 20:07, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

But in any case, I wont be editing it back as I don't want to get into a edit war. TheAwesomeHwyh (talk) 20:30, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

Katherine Maher dispels the darkness of our minds

Newly published, seemingly interminable interview (To be continued…) "Katherine Maher, CEO and Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation" begins: When you find out Wikipedia is the most visited website in the world, it just makes sense. Oh, really? Someone should insert [citation needed]. Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Baidu beg to differ. NedFausa (talk) 21:59, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Please I need help with editing the article on https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Obiosa Onyema2moro2008 (talk) 09:57, 30 April 2022 (UTC)