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Another source, but I'm unsure if it actually adds anything new: Phillips, Lori Byrd. Going Multilingual with QRpedia MIDEA (blog post). June 15, 2011. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LoriLee ( talk • contribs) 13:36, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
I shouldn't really need to explain this, but the article introduction should serve as an adequate summary of the article's contents, rather than just a bare-bones introduction to it. Two sentences hardly suffices. The lede currently mentions nothing about how QRpedia works, who invented it of where it is deployed. Adding a tag to note this ensures that this will be picked up and worked on in time. The page should be re-tagged for now; I do try to get around to correcting this myself on pages I've tagged, but only if they're still on my radar (through cleanup categorisation). Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 08:32, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
http://qrpedia.org/ doesn’t work. There is no Submit button. Jidanni ( talk) 03:34, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
We've pitched a session on QRpedia, at the forthcoming Wikimania, in Washington DC. Please add your name to the event page if you'd like to attend. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:05, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
I tried using this. For demo purposes I navigated to our english language article on Zurich Tram Museum, and took the URL out of my browsers address bar. The URL I got was:
I posted this into qrpedia.org. Nothing happened. At first I thought I was missing a submit button, but then I read the above comment. Scratched my head for a while, then remembered that many moons ago I used to access WP over http rather than https. After scrabbling around for a while, I managed to locate the http equivalent, which is:
That worked. I think either QRpedia needs to be taught about secure Wikipedia URLs (after all, I hope that is what we are all using these days) or the text needs amending to say 'Paste an insecure Wikipedia URL ...'. -- chris_j_wood ( talk) 18:18, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
The transfer of the ownership of QRPedia to Wikimedia UK was agreed this afternoon. Press release (ie cite) follows Victuallers ( talk) 19:15, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
a contributor with close ties to qrpedia has resorted to removing sourced material. nobody is fooled by this, and i'm certain the community would not approve of this, if the matter was brought up at ANI. i suggest that Andy Mabbet use the talk page to hash out any controversial changes. 174.141.213.10 ( talk) 23:35, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
i asked pigsonthewing on his talk page to abstain editing QRPedia before bringing it to the Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents. it might not be perceived good for the reputation of all involved parties and wikipedia itself, if one of "the people behind QRPedia" is the main author of this article. -- ThurnerRupert ( talk) 23:42, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
A PoV-pushing IP user keeps adding a claim that there was a "dispute relating to the intellectual property" of QRpedia, citing a single, erroneous source. As can be seen from the recent Compass review, there has never been any such dispute. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:49, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
The transfer of ownership of QRpedia intellectual property was not resolved quickly and that lack of resolution and associated matters created the risk of outsiders perceiving a potential conflict of interest
(outdent)then go on and fix it. i'm done now, Gerard has already threatened to block me, so jus go ahead and whitewash it. some wikipedian will catch you and fix it. l8r. 174.141.213.42 ( talk) 01:47, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm a member of the WMF legal team, and I'd like to ask for some assistance in updating the "Implementations" section, (located here). The WMF legal team posted a blog concerning trademark licensing practices going forward in the context of QR code projects and Wikitowns. We want to make sure the information offered to those involved in QR code projects is as complete, clear, and up-to-date as possible.
Please assist if you can! Rkwon (WMF) ( talk) 18:21, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello. As has previously been raised on this talk page, there is a mention of a "dispute related to the intellectual property of QRpedia" in the article. In my view, and that of others aware of the details of the situation, this is an inaccuracy as the ownership of the intellectual property has never been in doubt. The citation provided in this article is to coverage in Civil Society magazine, which I understand editors felt provided adequate reference to support the claim of an IP dispute. Wikimedia UK has contacted Civil Society and they have altered the referenced article in response to our comments, in particular removing mention of a dispute related to the IP. I would be grateful if editors would review the contents of this article in the light of that amendment. Kind regards, Chris Keating, Wikimedia UK Chair. The Land ( talk) 17:41, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
The "Bamkin's acceptance of consultancy fees provided an opportunity for damage to the reputation of WMUK" text appears to be coat-racked. "The dispute over ownership of QRpedia led to the resignation ..." suggests that there was a dispute over who owned it (in an "I do", "No, we do" manner). The latter should be changed to "The issue led to the resignation...". Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:15, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
I've reverted (actually rolled back through mis-clicking - apologies) an edit which misrepresented Jon Davies, What he said was "in case there were any litigious issues from outsiders who sometimes come after bits of software. e.g. a South African company made a claim they had invented QRPedia a while back!".
On a similar note, the statement "At least one Wikimedia chapter has received letters from people who purport that QRpedia infringes on various patents" may be true, but breaches WP:UNDUE and WP:NPOV, as it does not reflect the apparent baselessness of that claim. the cited source continues:
We do not believe this is the case and do not believe the probability of being involved in actual litigation is high.
Patent troll refers. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:04, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
Anthonyhcole ( talk · contribs · email) 21:31, 26 June 2013 (UTC)At least one Wikimedia chapter has received letters alleging that QRpedia infringes various patents. Though WMUK believes that this is not the case and that the risk of litigation is not high, a limited company has been set up to hold QRpedia, in order to shield WMUK should such a challenge arise.
Hello, can I point out (again) that I was not chair of WMUK when QRpedia was invented. It was already installed in Derby Museum on April 9th. I was merely a volunteer Wikipedian in Residence (ie unpaid). I was elected chair on April 16th - a week later. THis may seem minor but it feeds misunderstandings like the quoter late where it says "found that the amount of time taken to resolve ownership". There was NO resolution required of ownership! It belonged to me and Terence. It did take a long time. When we started WMUK was a company and on my watch it became a registered charity. We employed staff. We opened our first office. We spent time having regular meetings with WMF. Other stuff was happening! You will see that the domains have finally been transferred due to the intercession of the new chair of WMUK.
So thanks to whoever picks this up. Could you 1. Fix that I was a volunteer and part-time wikipedian in Residence (first British WIR!) 2. There has never been a problem with "resolving ownership" - it was ours until very recently when the IPR was donated to WMUK. 3. Ownership now lies with WMUK.
Thanks Victuallers ( talk) 14:59, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
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Archive 1 |
Another source, but I'm unsure if it actually adds anything new: Phillips, Lori Byrd. Going Multilingual with QRpedia MIDEA (blog post). June 15, 2011. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LoriLee ( talk • contribs) 13:36, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
I shouldn't really need to explain this, but the article introduction should serve as an adequate summary of the article's contents, rather than just a bare-bones introduction to it. Two sentences hardly suffices. The lede currently mentions nothing about how QRpedia works, who invented it of where it is deployed. Adding a tag to note this ensures that this will be picked up and worked on in time. The page should be re-tagged for now; I do try to get around to correcting this myself on pages I've tagged, but only if they're still on my radar (through cleanup categorisation). Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 08:32, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
http://qrpedia.org/ doesn’t work. There is no Submit button. Jidanni ( talk) 03:34, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
We've pitched a session on QRpedia, at the forthcoming Wikimania, in Washington DC. Please add your name to the event page if you'd like to attend. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:05, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
I tried using this. For demo purposes I navigated to our english language article on Zurich Tram Museum, and took the URL out of my browsers address bar. The URL I got was:
I posted this into qrpedia.org. Nothing happened. At first I thought I was missing a submit button, but then I read the above comment. Scratched my head for a while, then remembered that many moons ago I used to access WP over http rather than https. After scrabbling around for a while, I managed to locate the http equivalent, which is:
That worked. I think either QRpedia needs to be taught about secure Wikipedia URLs (after all, I hope that is what we are all using these days) or the text needs amending to say 'Paste an insecure Wikipedia URL ...'. -- chris_j_wood ( talk) 18:18, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
The transfer of the ownership of QRPedia to Wikimedia UK was agreed this afternoon. Press release (ie cite) follows Victuallers ( talk) 19:15, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
a contributor with close ties to qrpedia has resorted to removing sourced material. nobody is fooled by this, and i'm certain the community would not approve of this, if the matter was brought up at ANI. i suggest that Andy Mabbet use the talk page to hash out any controversial changes. 174.141.213.10 ( talk) 23:35, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
i asked pigsonthewing on his talk page to abstain editing QRPedia before bringing it to the Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents. it might not be perceived good for the reputation of all involved parties and wikipedia itself, if one of "the people behind QRPedia" is the main author of this article. -- ThurnerRupert ( talk) 23:42, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
A PoV-pushing IP user keeps adding a claim that there was a "dispute relating to the intellectual property" of QRpedia, citing a single, erroneous source. As can be seen from the recent Compass review, there has never been any such dispute. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:49, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
The transfer of ownership of QRpedia intellectual property was not resolved quickly and that lack of resolution and associated matters created the risk of outsiders perceiving a potential conflict of interest
(outdent)then go on and fix it. i'm done now, Gerard has already threatened to block me, so jus go ahead and whitewash it. some wikipedian will catch you and fix it. l8r. 174.141.213.42 ( talk) 01:47, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm a member of the WMF legal team, and I'd like to ask for some assistance in updating the "Implementations" section, (located here). The WMF legal team posted a blog concerning trademark licensing practices going forward in the context of QR code projects and Wikitowns. We want to make sure the information offered to those involved in QR code projects is as complete, clear, and up-to-date as possible.
Please assist if you can! Rkwon (WMF) ( talk) 18:21, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello. As has previously been raised on this talk page, there is a mention of a "dispute related to the intellectual property of QRpedia" in the article. In my view, and that of others aware of the details of the situation, this is an inaccuracy as the ownership of the intellectual property has never been in doubt. The citation provided in this article is to coverage in Civil Society magazine, which I understand editors felt provided adequate reference to support the claim of an IP dispute. Wikimedia UK has contacted Civil Society and they have altered the referenced article in response to our comments, in particular removing mention of a dispute related to the IP. I would be grateful if editors would review the contents of this article in the light of that amendment. Kind regards, Chris Keating, Wikimedia UK Chair. The Land ( talk) 17:41, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
The "Bamkin's acceptance of consultancy fees provided an opportunity for damage to the reputation of WMUK" text appears to be coat-racked. "The dispute over ownership of QRpedia led to the resignation ..." suggests that there was a dispute over who owned it (in an "I do", "No, we do" manner). The latter should be changed to "The issue led to the resignation...". Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:15, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
I've reverted (actually rolled back through mis-clicking - apologies) an edit which misrepresented Jon Davies, What he said was "in case there were any litigious issues from outsiders who sometimes come after bits of software. e.g. a South African company made a claim they had invented QRPedia a while back!".
On a similar note, the statement "At least one Wikimedia chapter has received letters from people who purport that QRpedia infringes on various patents" may be true, but breaches WP:UNDUE and WP:NPOV, as it does not reflect the apparent baselessness of that claim. the cited source continues:
We do not believe this is the case and do not believe the probability of being involved in actual litigation is high.
Patent troll refers. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:04, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
Anthonyhcole ( talk · contribs · email) 21:31, 26 June 2013 (UTC)At least one Wikimedia chapter has received letters alleging that QRpedia infringes various patents. Though WMUK believes that this is not the case and that the risk of litigation is not high, a limited company has been set up to hold QRpedia, in order to shield WMUK should such a challenge arise.
Hello, can I point out (again) that I was not chair of WMUK when QRpedia was invented. It was already installed in Derby Museum on April 9th. I was merely a volunteer Wikipedian in Residence (ie unpaid). I was elected chair on April 16th - a week later. THis may seem minor but it feeds misunderstandings like the quoter late where it says "found that the amount of time taken to resolve ownership". There was NO resolution required of ownership! It belonged to me and Terence. It did take a long time. When we started WMUK was a company and on my watch it became a registered charity. We employed staff. We opened our first office. We spent time having regular meetings with WMF. Other stuff was happening! You will see that the domains have finally been transferred due to the intercession of the new chair of WMUK.
So thanks to whoever picks this up. Could you 1. Fix that I was a volunteer and part-time wikipedian in Residence (first British WIR!) 2. There has never been a problem with "resolving ownership" - it was ours until very recently when the IPR was donated to WMUK. 3. Ownership now lies with WMUK.
Thanks Victuallers ( talk) 14:59, 27 December 2013 (UTC)