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November 29, 2001 Join The Wikipedia Militia, recently created. The Militia is a (humorous!) organization committed to converging on Wikipedia whenever an enormous media- (or other-) inspired influx of traffic temporarily increases the potential for the abuse of the system. If Time magazine does a big writeup on Wikipedia and our population quadruples overnight (for example), we'll "call out the Militia" and gently assimilate the new contributors, whom we love (really!). November 28, 2001 On Saturday, Dec 1, 2001, our glorious leader (well, chief administrator at least) Larry Sanger is casting off the mantle of bachelor freedom and entering into the eternal covenant of wedded bliss (ie. Larry's getting married!). Our congratulations and best wishes to them both. Please feel free to sign the Wedding card at [/Larrys Wedding Card]? - MMGB November 27, 2001 The new Wikipedia logo candidates are listed here: http://meta.wikipedia.com/wiki.phtml?title=Logo_suggestions :There are a half-dozen or so that I would be perfectly happy with. Send me your opinions either on the "Logo Suggestions" page itself or privately in e-mail (lsanger at nupedia dot com). I will use my best judgment in coming to a decision, and do my best to make the most people happy. --LMS November 26, 2001 We've received a whole bunch of traffic (over 2,500 visitors) over Sunday and Monday from http://www.bluesnews.com/ , where Wikipedia is the "link of the day." Blue's News is a gaming website. So keep on top of the recent edits made to gaming articles--they're likely made by new folks (who are very welcome!). November 23, 2001 In a strange twist of fate, the Microsoft Encarta's [search for "History of Microsoft Windows"] results in high placement, a not insignificant amount of traffic, for Wikipedia's History of Microsoft Windows article. November 20, 2001 We are looking for a new logo. See [1]. If you're looking for starry-eyed idealism and general inspiration, you could do far worse than Larry Sanger's "[How a Giant, Free Encyclopedia Might Transform Learning]" recently posted on [OpenSourceSchools.org]. |
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