http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8205 <pre>My apologies to Tom and to the members of this list, but please disregard his previous post. The date and venue of the next meeting of the conference committee has yet to be decided. One of us will be sure to report back to this list when we ahve something to report. Apologies again. ---- Harry Mitchell, Wikimedia UK conference committee Phone: 02476 980977 Mobile: 07585 357416 Skype: harry_j_mitchell _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> HJ Mitchell 2012-05-25T10:53:27 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8193 <pre>Morning all, I just wanted to remind everyone about the WikiConferences UK planning meeting that is coming up in June. Due to a clash it has been pushed back a week to *June 17th*. Wiki Page: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014/Planning_meeting_2 The meeting will be at the London office (there is limited scope for participation via skype) &amp; the main focus of the agenda will be London's Wikimania 2014 bid. Please do attend if you are interested - as much participation as possible would be great! Cheers, Tom _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> Thomas Morton 2012-05-25T10:26:53 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8178 <pre>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/12473/charities_in_twitter_storm_over_balloon_releases - d. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> David Gerard 2012-05-24T17:02:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8174 <pre>I have started &lt;http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Open_Knowledge_manifesto_for_Wales&gt; and would appreciate some thought and expansion. With our current contacts in Wales, we are in a position to lobby the Welsh Assembly Government to adopt firm open knowledge policies for future heritage funding criteria. Having a Wales-specific document in our back pocket supported by our community would be incredibly helpful and may avoid future Welsh heritage projects being unnecessarily locked down with license restrictions. * Blog post about Monmouthpedia day - http://faenwp.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/monmouthpedia-case-study-of-open.html * Interview on BBC World Update on iPlayer at &lt;http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00rzzmw&gt; &lt; at &gt;8'40'' (for the next 7 days) Cheers, Fae -- http://enwp.org/user_talk:Fae http://enwp.org/user:Fae/events Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/faetags _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> Fae 2012-05-23T09:29:06 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8166 <pre>Hola! From a non-Wikipedian Wikimedian - in Edinburgh - who is delighted with the response from some tentative outreach work. I spend around an hour this morning touring Edingburgh's Central Library with Fiona Myles, took around 150 photos of the interior of the building, and _hope_ I've laid the groundwork for us to work far more closely in future. I have, dependent on copyright, a verbal agreement to get high-res scans of the plans of the building (A Carnegie Library), a keen interest to have librarians briefed on Wikipedia - if not outright encouraged to contribute, and the possibility of running recruitment/induction sessions in Edinburgh. Which, for the unwashed masses, is a UNESCO City of Literature. Given the piss-poor representation up here in Scotland, I think that's a major win. My next job, as interim 'cowboy liasion' between Wikimedia UK and Museums Galleries Scotland is to get a few councillors calling for all publicly funded publications to be under a CC-BY license. Any, and all, encouragement welcome. Any Englandshire Wikimedians wh plan to visit Edingburgh in the next 6-12 months, please feel free to drop me a mail. If I can get you meetings with people, or privileged access for photography, I will. Fun and frivolity aside, with limited Internet access I've come to the conclusion that public libraries are the way to recruit. Brief the staff of what makes a good Wikipedia article - half of them know already - then a simple static display may encourage locals to try their hand. Here in Edinburgh I suspect I can, without too many problems, get articles put into about a half-dozen languages with keen help from library staff. And this message's title? Purloined from a book on the city's libraries. Brian McNeil -- Wikinews, Accredited Reporter. Personal: brian.mcneil&lt; at &gt;o2.co.uk "Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news." _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> brian.mcneil< at >wikinewsie.org 2012-05-22T12:03:05 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8163 <pre>Gordon writes Time to return another "town"..... how about this quaint little hamlet (started as WikiProject in 2002)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_London How ironic. I had several London articles deleted or cut short as a result of the absurd 'community ban' that is still in force. One article, about an important London landmark and institution, is still deleted, and I am still waiting for someone to spot the fact and act - that was two years ago. The article about the London Greyfriars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriars,_London was restored after deletion by Sandstein, but was only half completed. You can see roughly what the completed version would be like here http://www.logicmuseum.com/wiki/Greyfriars,_London (although the section on the library would not be appropriate for Wikipedia). Wikipedia has no article on the Carmelite friary in London http://www.logicmuseum.com/wiki/Carmelite_friary,_London, and the list of Franciscan friaries in England http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Franciscan_monasteries_in_England seems woefully incomplete (that may just be poor categorisation, I haven't checked). The Oxford Greyfriars article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriars,_Oxford is also seriously inadequate. I did much research on that friary as part of my forthcoming book on Duns Scotus, much of which did not find its way into the book, but would have been ideal for a Wikipedia article. There is an enormous amount of London material missing. Look at the article on Knightsbridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knightsbridge. I started the original article on Chelsea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea,_London which is not much better than when I originally wrote it. There was no requirement for citations in those days, and I note the 'citation needed' template is still there from 2008. Does WMUK actually have any serious intentions about improving the encyclopedia? Edward _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> Edward at Logic Museum 2012-05-22T09:30:47 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8159 <pre>Is there anyone in the London area who is particularly au fait with Toolserver who would be available for a meeting around late may/early June? We can pay reasonable travel expenses. We're got an organisation interested in getting involved in a partnership of sorts, but we need to work out if it's technically feasible - and for that I need someone who uses toolserver often, and understand the community there well. Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Disclaimer viewable at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and &lt; at &gt;wikimediauk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> Richard Symonds 2012-05-21T16:28:37 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8158 <pre>The 2011 Board Report (as seen at the 2012 AGM) is now online at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_UK_2011_Board_Report.ogv, for those of you who haven't seen it. All the best, Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Disclaimer viewable at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and &lt; at &gt;wikimediauk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> Richard Symonds 2012-05-21T15:59:25 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8150 <pre>I've just updated the World War I Editathon page on-wiki with the details of half a dozen academics who will be joining us on the 16th of June at the British Library. http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/World_War_I/World_War_I_Editathon They have expertise in a fascinating range of subjects, ranging from the military history of the War through to its impact on the Church, medicine, psychiatry, literature and covering geographical areas including Britain and Ireland, the Western Front, Turkey and the Middle East, India and South-East Asia. If you've already signed up - have a look at the academics' profiles and areas of interest and see where you might like to pick their brains! (Obviously, you're welcome to come along and edit any subject you want, but it would be great if we could get the most out of the academics who are coming along!) If you haven't yet signed up - there is still time! (Wikimedia UK can pay travel expenses for Wikimedians who are coming if required, and lunch is included!). Thanks, Chris </pre> Chris Keating 2012-05-20T13:31:17 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8143 <pre>The British Museum have kindly agreed a free group tour round their exhibition, which opens soon. It will be in September, at 9 a.m on a Thursday. Please express an interest, and any preference for the 6th, 13th or 27th, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/2012#Shakespeare:_staging_the_world. To be followed by a meeting with a curator. John _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> John Byrne 2012-05-20T02:46:29 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8135 <pre>The first (only?) article created in Monmouth during today's festivities was a biography of the author A V Denham. I've just removed a proposed "PROD" deletion template from it, but it dos need more references, to establish notability. I've searched on Google and HighBeam, and found nothing suitable, Can anyone provide suitable references, please? </pre> Andy Mabbett 2012-05-19T19:50:49 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8127 <pre>I should have said; I can offer lifts from North Birmingham-Monmouth on Saturday, or pick up en route. Share costs. </pre> Andy Mabbett 2012-05-18T12:14:09 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8119 <pre>I'm trying to decide if I'm going to head over to Monmouth tomorrow, but I can't seem to find any instructions on how to get there... Wikipedia says it doesn't have a train station any more, so what is the recommended way to get from London to Monmouth? It may well be that there are instructions somewhere that I've missed - if so, can someone give me a link? Thanks! _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> Thomas Dalton 2012-05-18T11:50:52 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8112 <pre>I'll be in Monmouth for the first time on Saturday, and look forward to meeting those of you who can make it. When and where should I present myself? Is there a programme for the day? </pre> Andy Mabbett 2012-05-18T11:24:10 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8110 <pre>Dear all, I am told that after our AGM on 12 May there was an adapter left, plugged into the wall near the table that was used to count the votes. The photo is attached. If anyone thinks that he might have left one behind, please do let me know. Many thanks, Daria -- Daria Cybulska Events Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 -- Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Charitable Company Registered in England and Wales, No: 6741827. Charity No:1144513 Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. Wikimedia UK is the local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent non-profit organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> Daria Cybulska 2012-05-17T13:08:02 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8102 <pre>Hi, Daria will be setting up the 2 day GLAMwiki conference structure next week and we will soon be setting up ticketing. Ticket prices are an area where there is often debate, and it is hard to please everyone. To give a feel community opinion, I have kicked off a poll at &lt;http://www.doodle.com/ud2q42vuxqvfnuru&gt; where you can tick any prices you think are about right. Please also chip in on this thread if there is any issue you would like to see covered by ticketing and the discount we offer. For other comments, such as conference content or timing, please raise your questions at &lt;http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:GLAM-WIKI_2012&gt;. PS if you think in Euros or Dollars, just think of a 1:1 exchange rate, by September who knows what might happen with currencies! Cheers, Fae -- http://enwp.org/user_talk:Fae http://enwp.org/user:Fae/events Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/faetags _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> Fae 2012-05-17T17:56:20 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8100 <pre>Hello everyone, I'm sure you all know about Monmouthpedia by now. We're starting to pick up some press coverage - so far, countries running the story include the US, Israel, Turkey, France, Mexico, Russia and India. You can see the links at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2012/May#GLAM_activities It's also been covered on the WMUK &lt;http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/05/welcome-to-the-worlds-first-wikipedia-town/&gt; and WMF &lt;http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/16/monmouthpedia_day/&gt; blogs. We currently have people pushing the story to the international press, tech press, UK press and Wales press. Hopefully we should see positive outcomes from this activity soon. If you'd like to help share the story please do let people know about it via Twitter, Facebook and so on. If you have any questions, please do get in touch. Many thanks, Stevie </pre> Stevie Benton 2012-05-17T14:12:42 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8095 <pre>Hello everyone, I hope you're all well. I thought you might like to know that I've just finished uploading a new post to our blog. It's about our Monmouthpedia project, was written by Roger Bamkin (one of our Trustees) and can be seen at http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/05/welcome-to-the-worlds-first-wikipedia-town/ You may also like to know that the Wikimedia Foundation have covered the same story on their blog too. It's at http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/16/monmouthpedia_day/ Many thanks, Stevie </pre> Stevie Benton 2012-05-16T16:40:19 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8087 <pre>If you "curate" an en.Wikipedia page about place in the UK, and it appeared in the Domesday Book, please add the OpenDomesday template: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:OpenDomesday to the external links section. </pre> Andy Mabbett 2012-05-16T13:16:52 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8084 <pre>Morning everyone, Over the weekend I had a few interesting discussions about outreach at the secondary school level; several people asked me to write up me experiences. Rather than try and recall everyone I chatted with :) I figured the mailing list might be the easiest way to reach out. https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiSchools https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiSchools/OutreachWriteup This is an incomplete dump of some of my notes, outreach &amp; thoughts. Your participation and comments would be very welcome! Cheers, Tom/ErrantX _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l&lt; at &gt;wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org </pre> Thomas Morton 2012-05-16T09:34:44 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk/8080 <pre>I am keen to gather together in one place in the UK Wiki examples of agreements Wikimedia UK has made with outside organisations, Memoranda of Understanding, Wikipedians in Residence, Conference agreements, etc. The aim would be to share good practice and at a time when we are increasingly entering into such agreements avoid re-inventing wheels. Can you help? Examples of ones from other organisations might be useful too. JOn </pre> Jon Davies 2012-05-15T14:44:38 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation.uk