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dan.bolser | 12 Mar 2008 12:23
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Hi Wikipedia-l@...,<br/><br/> 

dan.bolser@... has invited you to Spokeo,
which finds your friends' updates across the Web.

On average, Spokeo finds 87 friends across 30 different social
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Click http://www.spokeo.com/public/join?c=419f0e68ec4bfa2e3472d427b3ff69a66b3bf2a0 to accept
your invitation.

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Mark Ryan | 13 Mar 2008 01:29
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Re: dan.bolser has invited you to Spokeo

Well, at least we know wikipedia-l is still working, just that nobody
is bothering to post to it any more...

~Mark Ryan

On 12/03/2008, dan.bolser@...
<dan.bolser@...> wrote:
> Hi Wikipedia-l@...,<br/><br/>
>
> dan.bolser@... has invited you to Spokeo,
> which finds your friends' updates across the Web.
>
> On average, Spokeo finds 87 friends across 30 different social
> networks. See what Spokeo can find for you now!
>
> Click http://www.spokeo.com/public/join?c=419f0e68ec4bfa2e3472d427b3ff69a66b3bf2a0 to accept
your invitation.
>
>
>
> -----
> This invitation was sent with dan.bolser's approval.
> If you wish to opt out of all future emails, go to http://www.spokeo.com/optout?c=w495254535048545749
>
> Copyright (c) 2008 Spokeo, Inc. All rights reserved.
> 1685 Plymouth Street #200, Mountain View, CA 94043
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> Wikipedia-l@...
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l
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joyce | 13 Mar 2008 03:36

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I had even forgotten I had subscribed.
No offense, but what  WAS wikipedia-l created to do?

j godsey

Mark Ryan wrote:
> Well, at least we know wikipedia-l is still working, just that nobody
> is bothering to post to it any more...
>
> ~Mark Ryan
>
> On 12/03/2008, dan.bolser@...
<dan.bolser@...> wrote:
>   
>> Hi Wikipedia-l@...,<br/><br/>
>>
>> dan.bolser@... has invited you to Spokeo,
>> which finds your friends' updates across the Web.
>>
>> On average, Spokeo finds 87 friends across 30 different social
>> networks. See what Spokeo can find for you now!
>>
>> Click http://www.spokeo.com/public/join?c=419f0e68ec4bfa2e3472d427b3ff69a66b3bf2a0 to
accept your invitation.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> This invitation was sent with dan.bolser's approval.
>> If you wish to opt out of all future emails, go to http://www.spokeo.com/optout?c=w495254535048545749
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FastLizard4 | 13 Mar 2008 03:46
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Re: dan.bolser has invited you to Spokeo

Fascinating, list spam.  I thought the list was moderated!

dan.bolser@... wrote:
> Hi Wikipedia-l@...,<br/><br/>
>
> dan.bolser@... has invited you to Spokeo,
> which finds your friends' updates across the Web.
>
> On average, Spokeo finds 87 friends across 30 different social
> networks. See what Spokeo can find for you now!
>
> Click 
> http://www.spokeo.com/public/join?c=419f0e68ec4bfa2e3472d427b3ff69a66b3bf2a0 
> to accept your invitation.
>
>
>
> -----
> This invitation was sent with dan.bolser's approval.
> If you wish to opt out of all future emails, go to 
> http://www.spokeo.com/optout?c=w495254535048545749
>
> Copyright (c) 2008 Spokeo, Inc. All rights reserved.
> 1685 Plymouth Street #200, Mountain View, CA 94043
> _______________________________________________
> Wikipedia-l mailing list
> Wikipedia-l@...
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l

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Kurt Maxwell Weber | 13 Mar 2008 04:12
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On Wednesday 12 March 2008 21:46, FastLizard4 wrote:
> Fascinating, list spam.  I thought the list was moderated!
>
> dan.bolser@... wrote:

Assuming this Dan Bolser is someone whose posts have been approved in the 
past...

A lot of these networking web sites have a feature where you can send 
invitations out to your entire address book.  It's quite possible that this 
individual had wikipedia-l in his address book and forgot it when he sent out 
a mass invitation.

Really, calling it "spam" is inappropriate, given this.  In all likelihood, it 
was just an honest mistake.
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Kurt Weber
<kmw@...>
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pyrosim | 13 Mar 2008 04:18
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Surprisingly, the seventh google result for Dan Bolser is an archive of this
same post on foundation-l...

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Kurt Maxwell Weber <kmw@...> wrote:

> On Wednesday 12 March 2008 21:46, FastLizard4 wrote:
> > Fascinating, list spam.  I thought the list was moderated!
> >
> > dan.bolser@... wrote:
>
> Assuming this Dan Bolser is someone whose posts have been approved in the
> past...
>
> A lot of these networking web sites have a feature where you can send
> invitations out to your entire address book.  It's quite possible that
> this
> individual had wikipedia-l in his address book and forgot it when he sent
> out
> a mass invitation.
>
> Really, calling it "spam" is inappropriate, given this.  In all
> likelihood, it
> was just an honest mistake.
> --
> Kurt Weber
> <kmw@...>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Wikipedia-l mailing list
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Tim Starling | 13 Mar 2008 07:55
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Wikipedia-l RIP

joyce wrote:
> I had even forgotten I had subscribed.
> No offense, but what  WAS wikipedia-l created to do?

Wikipedia-l was created on January 22, 2001, a week after the creation of 
the Wikipedia website. Its purpose was to provide a place for 
Wikipedia-specific discussions, as an alternative to the Nupedia list 
which was in use for Wikipedia-related discussions before that date.

Here is the archive of the first post:
<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2001-January/000000.html>

Wikipedia-l was initially used for all discussions relating to Wikipedia, 
including technical and organisational issues. It has now been replaced by 
wikitech-l, wikien-l and foundation-l. Foundation-l did in fact take a 
while to catch on, but now that it has, wikipedia-l is left with no role. 
Even discussions which affect only the Wikipedia editions and not other 
Wikimedia projects today find their place on other lists.

I hope that Wikipedia-l will not be deleted, as nupedia-l was, so that the 
archives will remain easily accessible for people who are interested in 
Wikipedia's history.

-- Tim Starling
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Gerard Meijssen | 13 Mar 2008 08:28
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Hoi,
There is no way that I would consider the wikien-l as the obvious place to
read about things specific to Wikipedia in general. When people mistake the
English language wikipedia mailing list for just that, they will miss out on
the people that are involved in the "other" wikipedias..  Yes, I know some
will think what other
Wikipedias<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias>
...
Thanks,
    GerardM

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 7:55 AM, Tim Starling <tstarling@...>
wrote:

> joyce wrote:
> > I had even forgotten I had subscribed.
> > No offense, but what  WAS wikipedia-l created to do?
>
> Wikipedia-l was created on January 22, 2001, a week after the creation of
> the Wikipedia website. Its purpose was to provide a place for
> Wikipedia-specific discussions, as an alternative to the Nupedia list
> which was in use for Wikipedia-related discussions before that date.
>
> Here is the archive of the first post:
> <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2001-January/000000.html
> >
>
> Wikipedia-l was initially used for all discussions relating to Wikipedia,
> including technical and organisational issues. It has now been replaced by
> wikitech-l, wikien-l and foundation-l. Foundation-l did in fact take a
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Thomas Goldammer | 13 Mar 2008 08:54

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2008/3/13, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@...>:
> Hoi,
>  There is no way that I would consider the wikien-l as the obvious place to
>  read about things specific to Wikipedia in general. When people mistake the
>  English language wikipedia mailing list for just that, they will miss out on
>  the people that are involved in the "other" wikipedias..  Yes, I know some
>  will think what other
>  Wikipedias<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias>
>  ...

Uh, there is an English Wikipedia?? Didn't know that.

;p

Th.
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Gerard Meijssen | 13 Mar 2008 09:00
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Re: Wikipedia-l RIP

Hoi,
What Tim was saying is that the wikien-l is where things Wikipedia are
discussed. Obviously I know this and it is as should be as obvious that what
is said on this list is only of relevance to the English Wikipedia. The
foundaiton-l is not the place to discuss things that are of relevance to
Wikipedia, hence the name.
Thanks,
     GerardM

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Thomas Goldammer <thogol@...>
wrote:

> 2008/3/13, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@...>:
> > Hoi,
> >  There is no way that I would consider the wikien-l as the obvious place
> to
> >  read about things specific to Wikipedia in general. When people mistake
> the
> >  English language wikipedia mailing list for just that, they will miss
> out on
> >  the people that are involved in the "other" wikipedias..  Yes, I know
> some
> >  will think what other
> >  Wikipedias<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias>
> >  ...
>
>
> Uh, there is an English Wikipedia?? Didn't know that.
>
> ;p
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