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I live in Blackheath, London in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, though I have previously lived in other parts of London (including Kingsbury - where I was born - St John's Wood, Kilburn, Islington, Mile End, Kennington and the Maze Hill district of Greenwich), in Leicester and in Nantwich, south Cheshire.
My name is Paul Wilkinson and I live in Blackheath, London.  


I started editing Wikipedia in October 2003 (the first page I created was about Greenwich Park), and have drifted away from time to time, only to find myself drawn back for sometimes quite intense periods of editing. My edits total passed the 10,000 mark in May 2009; by the end of 2011, I had created nearly 370 pages.
I started editing Wikipedia in October 2003 (I have an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Paul_W English Wikipedia user page]).


My interests mainly relate to the local history of places in south-east London, and the people associated with them (particularly civil engineers and architects, but also artists, writers, politicians and others).
==Wikimedia UK activity==
I was formally accepted as a member of Wikimedia UK in February 2011.
*As a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations I helped develop, with Wikimedia UK, the CIPR's first guidance notes (published June 2012), then an update published in 2014 (in guiding PR people in their use of Wikipedia, I stress I am first and foremost a Wikipedian).
*In April 2012 I arranged for a volunteer (Andy Mabbett) to facilitate a workshop at the Institution of Civil Engineers, followed by a GLAM Editathon at the ICE in July 2013.
*I was a volunteer at a Women in Architecture editathon at the Architectural Association in London in October 2015.
*In June 2016, at the request of Wikimedia UK, I gave a talk to staff at a London-based marketing/PR agency outlining key principles of Wikipedia.
*In July 2016, I attended a Wikimedia UK 'Training for Trainers' weekend - as a result....


Working (as a marketing and PR professional) in the construction industry (since 1987) often gets me delving into other areas of civil engineering, particularly tunnels, dams and bridges, both recent and historic, in the UK and overseas. More recently, I have tried to expand Wikipedia's coverage of industry membership and trade associations, and have contributed on construction computing topics (outside of Wikipedia, I have written a book and journal articles and I write a blog about certain niche areas of construction ICT).
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 14 October 2016

My name is Paul Wilkinson and I live in Blackheath, London.

I started editing Wikipedia in October 2003 (I have an English Wikipedia user page).

Wikimedia UK activity

I was formally accepted as a member of Wikimedia UK in February 2011.

  • As a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations I helped develop, with Wikimedia UK, the CIPR's first guidance notes (published June 2012), then an update published in 2014 (in guiding PR people in their use of Wikipedia, I stress I am first and foremost a Wikipedian).
  • In April 2012 I arranged for a volunteer (Andy Mabbett) to facilitate a workshop at the Institution of Civil Engineers, followed by a GLAM Editathon at the ICE in July 2013.
  • I was a volunteer at a Women in Architecture editathon at the Architectural Association in London in October 2015.
  • In June 2016, at the request of Wikimedia UK, I gave a talk to staff at a London-based marketing/PR agency outlining key principles of Wikipedia.
  • In July 2016, I attended a Wikimedia UK 'Training for Trainers' weekend - as a result....

I am an Accredited Wikimedia UK trainer. My accreditations are:

  • Institutions (Full).
  • Members (Full).

If you would like me to run or attend a training event, please feel free to contact me using the information on this page.

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