a couple of minor issues with the SFD Wiki's front page
I've just noticed a couple of issues with the Wiki's front page. The first of them is a typographical one: ASCII hyphens (-, U+002D) are used in place of proper em dashes (U+2014; cf. [1].) I've run a simplistic sed(1) substitution over the text, proofread it briefly, applied a couple more of manual fixes, and now MIME the result. The other issue is the mention of SFI where, I guess, DFI should've been mentioned. Thus I suggest the following change: -This SFD Wiki is organized by the Software Freedom International [[sfi|SFI]]. +This SFD Wiki is organized by the [[DFI|Digital Freedom International]] (DFI). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash -- FSF associate member #7257 http://sf-day.org/ #acl AdminGroup:read,write,admin ModeratorGroup:write,read All:read [[PáginaInicial|en Español]] — [[PáginaPrincipal|em Português]] — [[PageD'Accueil|en français]] — [[मुखपृष्ठ|हिंदी में]] — [[తెలుగు ల|తెలుగు]] — [[首頁|繁體中文]] — [[|한국어]] = Welcome to the Software Freedom Day Wiki — 2012 = This SFD Wiki is organized by the Software Freedom International [[sfi|SFI]]. A team URL will be country/city/team or country/state/city/team when it makes sense. A team page MUST be separate from the city page. Thank you. * '''To create / find a teampage, simply go to [[2012|SFD 2012]]''' * '''Read the StartGuide to get started!''' * '''[[Marketing]]''' * [[Artwork]] — The '''current''' SFD logo, banners, magazine ad, tshirts design, and so forth. * [[Marketing/EventSlogans|EventSlogans]] — Some slogans / themes of SFD events. * [[Marketing/FOSS101|101 Reasons to use FOSS]] — It's a work in progress page to list out reasons why we use FOSS / systems! * [[Resources]] — Templates, Presentations, Movies, Texts, FreeSoftwareMedia etc. * [[GetInvolved]] — How to get involved in SFD * [[Promote]] & [[CountDown]] — SFD Banners and countdown with different languages! * [[SfdContactingSchool]] — How to get your local schools talking about Free Software in this SFD! * '''[[SfdWorldwidePlanning|SFD WorldWide]]''' * [[SfdSummit]] — A global SFD event co-organized with Digital Freedom International * [[SocialNetworks|Social Networks]] — Some social network links related to SFD. * [[GeneralFaq|General FAQ]] — If you have any question in general, try to look for an answer from FAQ. You can also post your question there and get an answer later. * [[http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/en/sponsors-and-supporters|Sponsors and Partners]] — This page is to give credits to all the organizations / people who give SFD supports. * [[VideoConferencing|Connect to other teams via video]] (''in progress'') * '''Wiki''' * WikiLicense — Licensing Policy of the SFD Wiki * WikiFaq — If you have any question regarding the Wiki, try to look for an answer from FAQ. You can also post your question there and get an answer later. * WikiWishList — Put your suggestions here, what we should change, add or remove in the Wiki. We will do our best to address them. * WikiEditingTips — Some tips on how to edit Wiki pages. * WikiFeatures — Things this Wiki can do. == Archives == * [[2011|SFD 2011]] — 2011 teams * [[2010|SFD 2010]] — 2010 teams * [[http://archive.softwarefreedomday.org/|An Archive of the old Wiki (year 2009 or before)]] == Statistics == This page has been accessed <<Hits>> times and this wiki contains <<PageCount(exists)>> pages.
Hi! Thanks for looking at this. I am personally at loss with the subtlelty of the difference and what problem it is causing. However the frontpage being only updatable by moderators and admins I can definitely add you to the former group if you're interested. For SFI vs DFI, actually both names are valid. I however agree that we should try to keep only one to avoid confusions. Thanks. Fred On 07/14/2012 02:56 AM, Ivan Shmakov wrote:
I've just noticed a couple of issues with the Wiki's front page.
The first of them is a typographical one: ASCII hyphens (-, U+002D) are used in place of proper em dashes (U+2014; cf. [1].) I've run a simplistic sed(1) substitution over the text, proofread it briefly, applied a couple more of manual fixes, and now MIME the result.
The other issue is the mention of SFI where, I guess, DFI should've been mentioned. Thus I suggest the following change:
-This SFD Wiki is organized by the Software Freedom International [[sfi|SFI]]. +This SFD Wiki is organized by the [[DFI|Digital Freedom International]] (DFI).
Frederic Muller <- DFI <fred@softwarefreedomday.org>> writes: On 07/14/2012 02:56 AM, Ivan Shmakov wrote:
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ASCII hyphens (-, U+002D) are used in place of proper em dashes (U+2014; cf. [1].) I've run a simplistic sed(1) substitution over the text, proofread it briefly, applied a couple more of manual fixes, and now MIME the result.
Thanks for looking at this. I am personally at loss with the subtlety of the difference and what problem it is causing.
It simply goes against typographical conventions. Hyphens are used for line-wrapping and to form compound words (as in: “line-wrapping”), not in definitions, and the like (as in: “Lewis Carroll — the impartial narrator…”) Consider, e. g.: --cut: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen -- The hyphen (‐) is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes (‒, –, —, ―), which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign (−) which is also longer. […] --cut: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen -- (There is also an easy to understand explanation in [2], but only a version in Russian of that article currently exists.) [2] http://www.artlebedev.ru/kovodstvo/sections/97/
However the frontpage being only updatable by moderators and admins I can definitely add you to the former group if you're interested.
For now, I'm interested in just this one single edit, and I feel it unjustified to grant me such privileges, unless temporarily. TIA.
The other issue is the mention of SFI where, I guess, DFI should've been mentioned. Thus I suggest the following change:
-This SFD Wiki is organized by the Software Freedom International [[sfi|SFI]]. +This SFD Wiki is organized by the [[DFI|Digital Freedom International]] (DFI).
For SFI vs DFI, actually both names are valid. I however agree that we should try to keep only one to avoid confusions.
ACK, thanks for the clarification. -- FSF associate member #7257 http://sf-day.org/
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Frederic Muller - DFI -
Ivan Shmakov