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| == Spare beds for Wikimania == | | == Kanban for editathons == |
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| [[File:Bonamore,_Antonio_%281845-1907%29_-_Stanza_da_letto_dell%27Imperatore_nel_palazzo_Reale_a_Milano_%2817_ott_1875%29_-_Da_Illustraz_Italiana.jpg|thumb|alt=A four poster bed|Something modest like this?]] | | [[File:WCCWiki4.jpg|thumb|A {{wp|kanban board}} at the Women in Classical Studies editathon at Senate House, London]] |
| | I just saw the newsletter with a picture of the {{wp|kanban board}} used at the Women in Classical Studies editathon. What a great idea! It helps people share what they are working on. Helps to avoid edit conflicts. Enables organisers to list all the articles that have been improved. It could possibly work well for a recap session at the end too, where people talk about the changes they made. |
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| We are thinking about how we can spread our resources for Wikimania 2014 and one way is finding supporters who will offer a bed or even a sofa, to people attending Wikimania this year. The cost of accommodation in London can be a deterrent to people. If you could put up someone in London during the period August 5th to 10th could you let [[User:Katie Chan (WMUK)|Katie Chan]] know by emailing {{nowrap|katie.chan{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk}}. She will start a database with preference e.g. non smokers etc. Thanks [[User:Jon Davies (WMUK)|Jon Davies (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Jon Davies (WMUK)|talk]]) 10:11, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
| | Who was involved with that editathon? Who has used it elsewhere? I would love to hear how it has been used in practice. |
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| Has nobody got a sofa or spare bed?
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| == [[Gnome home]] == | | : Hi [[User:Yaris678|Yaris678]], I was the lead trainer at the [[ wikipedia:Meetups/UK/Institute_of_Classical_Studies_Jan_2017 |Women in Classical Studies editathon]]. I saw the kanban in an [https://www.instagram.com/p/BClfaSjhVdG/ Instagram post] for an [[wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism|Art+Feminism]] editathon. It worked much better than expected - a fantastic indicator of the [https://youtu.be/bAWxTPZZNrg?t=2m27s achievements of the day].[[User:Eartha78|Eartha78]] ([[User talk:Eartha78|talk]]) 19:02, 3 February 2017 (GMT) |
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| I feel the absence of a central cleanup and gnoming place on this site, so I have created [[gnome home]], and a category to go with. [[User:Charles Matthews|Charles Matthews]] ([[User talk:Charles Matthews|talk]]) 09:16, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
| | ::Cool. So how did you use it? Did you get people to brainstorm a load of post-its of articles to look at, at the beginning of the day? Did you just say 'if you have an idea, stick it on the board'? Did you come with the post-its filled out already? [[User:Yaris678|Yaris678]] ([[User talk:Yaris678|talk]]) 10:25, 11 February 2017 (GMT) |
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| == Royal Society editathon ==
| | ::: The group were quite well prepared prior to the editathon. They had identified a number of articles to create - some had already done the research and started to writing in their sandbox. When we began the second part of the editathon they each committed to an article, wrote it on a sticky note and stuck it to the wall! Moving the notes from left to right was surprisingly motivating and a good excuse to stretch ones legs. Also used the sticky notes for an evaluation exercise at the end of the session. [[User:Eartha78|Eartha78]] ([[User talk:Eartha78|talk]]) 18:27, 16 February 2017 (GMT) |
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| My photos from the evening session of yesterday's editathon at the Royal Society are now on Commons at [[:Commons:Category:Wikimedia UK Royal Society Women's editathon 2014]]. [[user:Thryduulf|Thryduulf]] (talk: [[user talk:Thryduulf|local]] | [[w:user talk:Thryduulf|en.wp]] | [[wikt:user talk:Thryduulf|en.wikt]]) 23:06, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
| | ::::Thank you Eartha78. That is really interesting. I will use this next time I do an editathon. [[User:Yaris678|Yaris678]] ([[User talk:Yaris678|talk]]) 09:39, 19 February 2017 (GMT) |
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| == Thank you seem to be the hardest words == | | == Wikimedia UK's plans for 2018 - community consultation == |
| | [[File:Programmes Consultation Video - Wikimedia UK.webm|centre|thumb|800x800px|Watch our video about our plans for 2018]] |
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| | Wikimedia UK is in the process of writing our proposal to the Wikimedia Foundation for funding during 2018/19. The deadline for the bid is 1st October after which it is assessed by staff at the Foundation, there is an opportunity for community feedback and questions, and the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meet to consider proposals and make recommendations about grants. |
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| A few months ago I wrote a critical review about a hotel I stayed in for Trip Advisor. I wanted to share my experience and warn off others. I posted and thought no more of it. I was surprised a few weeks later to receive a 'Thank you' email explaining how important by little piece of bile had been, and how many people had read it. I was chuffed. A month after that, and a couple more reviews, I was thanked again, given an update on the surprisingly large number of people who had read the reviews, and was awarded the equivalent of a 'gold star'.
| | As 2018/19 is the final year of our 2016 - 2019 strategy, our programme for next year is in many ways a continuation of our activities in 2017 and falls under three key strands: |
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| OK, so it was a bot but it occurred to me how sad it was that we don't do something similar for our contributors. Barnstars are great but from what I observe many people never look at their user pages. Wouldn't it be great if every time one of my uploaded photos made it onto a page I got some sort of alert or just a 'thank you' for every twentieth edit?
| | # Diverse content and contributors |
| | # Promoting open knowledge |
| | # Education and Learning |
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| When I started working for Wikimedia UK I was warnedthat I was entering a culture that didn't 'do thank yous'. I think that we are missing out here and if we want to encourage and retain editors a few words of thanks from time to time would be a powerful tool. [[User:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|Stevie Benton (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|talk]]) 18:27, 6 March 2014 (UTC) - on behalf of [[User:Jon Davies (WMUK)]]
| | These strands are directly related to our three strategic goals, which are to: |
| :I received a very nice thank you after doing the work on the membership survey and the UCL editathon. It touched me more than I think I let on at the time, and certainly more than I expected something as simple as that to. So thank you again to Jon, Katherine and Daria.
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| :I'm also reminded of a few years ago when I moved house, I looked up the days for rubbish collection on the council website and was very impressed with how easy it was to find what I was looking for, as my previous council's website made it unnecessarily difficult. So I wrote a quick thank you email. About two days later I got a reply from the manager of the person responsible for that, saying that my note had made their day. So I fully agree with the aim to encourage more thank yous. [[user:Thryduulf|Thryduulf]] (talk: [[user talk:Thryduulf|local]] | [[w:user talk:Thryduulf|en.wp]] | [[wikt:user talk:Thryduulf|en.wikt]]) 21:01, 6 March 2014 (UTC) | |
| ::All good points. I see that WMCH have [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CH/outreach_fundraising_campaign started a page on Meta] to discuss how to encourage new users to stick around by thanking them after the fundraiser. This seems of interest to WMUK as well. --[[User:MichaelMaggs|MichaelMaggs]] ([[User talk:MichaelMaggs|talk]]) 10:03, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
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| == Free Wiki Loves Monuments calendars 2014 (with 2013 pictures) ==
| | * Increase the quality and quantity of coverage of subjects that are currently underrepresented on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects |
| | * Contribute to the development of open knowledge in the UK, by increasing understanding and recognition of the value of open knowledge and advocating for change at an organisational, sectoral and public policy level |
| | * Support the use of the Wikimedia projects as important tools for education and learning in the UK |
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| | We would welcome input from the UK community into our plans for next year - which we are still shaping - and have created a short video to highlight our programme strands which you can watch [https://youtu.be/56s3Ch7sHbQ here]. You can give us feedback on our programme anytime, but if you’d like your views to be taken into account in our submission to the Wikimedia Foundation for funding, please do comment below by Friday 29th September. If you’d prefer to get in touch by email, feel free to contact me on lucy.crompton-reid@wikimedia.org.uk. |
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| Thanks to the WLM International Group we have received some rather nice Wiki Loves Monuments wall calendars for 2014, with photos from the 2013 international contest. I have deposited them at the WMUK offices from where they are available free to anyone who was involved in the 2013 competition, either as an organizer or as an competitor. Although they are a little late, they still have 10 months of useful life in them! If you would like one, please contact [[staff|the staff]]. --[[User:MichaelMaggs|MichaelMaggs]] ([[User talk:MichaelMaggs|talk]]) 17:00, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
| | There are several questions in particular that I’d like to ask: |
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| == [INFO] Scripts in Lua ==
| | * Is there anything that Wikimedia UK should be doing more of, or new activities that we should consider, in 2018/19? |
| | * What work would you like to see us continue? |
| | * Is there anything you think we should do less of or stop doing? |
| | * How would you like to be involved in Wikimedia UK’s programme next year? |
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| Hi, I have setup a few days ago the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto Scribunto extension] on our wiki. You are now consequently able to create scripts in Lua on this wiki. [[User:Kelson|Kelson]] ([[User talk:Kelson|talk]]) 10:55, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
| | With many thanks indeed for your input. |
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| | [[User:LucyCrompton-Reid (WMUK)|LucyCrompton-Reid (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:LucyCrompton-Reid (WMUK)|talk]]) 13:39, 21 September 2017 (BST) |
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| == Wikimedians in the UK == | | == ACTRIAL and new users creating new pages at events == |
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| I've been working on the categorisation of photos into [[:commons:Category:Wikimedians in the United Kingdom]] (moving files over from [[:commons:Category:Wikipedians in the United Kingdom]]). I'm curious to know - how many of these users do you recognise? Who's missing? (these are both open questions to anyone that reads this!) Thanks. [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] ([[User talk:Mike Peel|talk]]) 22:30, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
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| : You removed me from both "Wikipedians in the United Kingdom" and "[Commons] User in the United Kingdom". I assure you, I am both. <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]</span> (User:<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); [[User talk:Pigsonthewing|Andy's talk]]; [[Special:Contributions/Pigsonthewing|Andy's edits]]</span> 23:00, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :: Yes, as am I. However, people seemed to be split between "Wikipedians in" and "Wikimedians in" for no apparent reason or order, and you were one of only two people that had all of their photos in the User category rather than just their user page... Thanks. [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] ([[User talk:Mike Peel|talk]]) 07:52, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
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| == Open Access Reader ==
| | Some thoughts on {{wp|WP:ACTRIAL}} and our events: |
| | *It makes sense to encourage new users to work in {{wp|Wikipedia:Drafts|Draft: name space}}. |
| | *This doesn't change the fact that it is worth asking people to create an account in advance (and to remember their password!) |
| | *We have to expect that some people won't create an account and most of those who have won't be auto-confirmed - this is OK. |
| | *If there are admins present at the event, they can make new users confirmed.... although I wouldn't stress over it - there is no harm in the Draft: name space. |
| | *All the above is less of an issue if we take the approach of [[#Training from the back of the room]] described above. If the group is split into teams that are deliberately set to have the full spread of ability, we can encourage people to help other team members, including the following: |
| | **Middle-ability people to show the people with no account how to create an account. |
| | **Experienced editors to help newer editors to find a page that might need editing. |
| | **Experienced editors to create pages that other team members are interested in editing. |
| | You could even get admins to confirm accounts of non-confirmed people in their team, but it might actually be better to not do that. If the experienced people in the team have actually created the article then at least we know it is in their contributions and so they can steward the article towards improvement. e.g. 1. the day after the event, they might go back to the article and tidy it up, 2. if the article gets tagged for deletion, they are better able to discuss it and improve it, whereas a new user may feel bitten. |
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| I have come up with an initiative called "Open Access Reader", a project to systematically have every piece of notable open access research cited in Wikipedia. I'd like to develop this into a grant proposal, and I welcome comments and suggestions, both on the project itself and where best to get grant funding: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Open_Access_Reader [[User:EdSaperia|EdSaperia]] ([[User talk:EdSaperia|talk]]) 00:37, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
| | [[User:Yaris678|Yaris678]] ([[User talk:Yaris678|talk]]) 14:44, 25 September 2017 (BST) |
| :Just linking to the prelim discussion on your userpage https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/User_talk:EdSaperia/Wikimedia_UK%27s_2014_Strategy#Open%20access%20reader [[User:Sjgknight|Sjgknight]] ([[User talk:Sjgknight|talk]]) 11:55, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
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| == West Midlands Police Museum editathon ==
| | :Obvious question, where do we find data on how many non-autoconfirmed users and IPs actually make pages that satisfy Wiki Criteria? [[Special:Contributions/82.132.237.141|82.132.237.141]] 15:31, 26 September 2017 (BST) |
| | ::[[:meta:Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Analysis and proposal|According to WMF research]], of the 1,180 articles created every day on the English Wikipedia, about 7% are by non-autoconfirmed editors. [[User:Richard Nevell (WMUK)|Richard Nevell (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Nevell (WMUK)|talk]]) 16:55, 2 October 2017 (BST) |
| | :Thanks for your input Yaris678. Working in Draft: or User: space is probably going to be integral to dealing with this. I've not used Draft: much myself, but I'm keen on getting people to use their sandbox to prepare material and then copy it over. It does mean a chunk of the pages people work on aren't copied over the to the mainspace but that's a reasonable trade-off. [[User:Richard Nevell (WMUK)|Richard Nevell (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Nevell (WMUK)|talk]]) 16:59, 2 October 2017 (BST) |
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| Just a reminder that the [[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/WM Police Museum|West Midlands Police Museum]] editathon is this Saturday, in Birmingham; some places remain! <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]</span> (User:<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); [[User talk:Pigsonthewing|Andy's talk]]; [[Special:Contributions/Pigsonthewing|Andy's edits]]</span> 13:53, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
| | :The [[#Training from the back of the room]] sounds like a really interesting idea, I'm interested in this kind of collaborative/peer learning process. Sadly for the bulk of editathons I manage, this wouldn't be applicable, as I'm generally working with a whole bundle new users, trying to advocated for further use in their organisations. [[User:Lirazelf|Lirazelf]] ([[User talk:Lirazelf|talk]]) 14:07, 3 October 2017 (BST) |
| :I couldn't make this, Andy - much though I wanted to! I was stuck in London doing training. How did it go? [[User:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|Richard Symonds (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|talk]]) 16:51, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
| | ::Thanks Lirazelf. I guess you'll have to rely on the first four bullets - especially the draft namespace. I think it would be useful to have a non-new user move the drafts across. Preferably during the training session, so people can see their work "live" on Wikipedia, which will create excitement. Ideally, well before the end of the training so that people can continue to edit their articles in main space - seeing that this is a normal thing to do is important. |
| ::Very well, thank you, though over 470 very fine images are stuck on Flickr while the tool to import them to Commons appears borked. <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]</span> (User:<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); [[User talk:Pigsonthewing|Andy's talk]]; [[Special:Contributions/Pigsonthewing|Andy's edits]]</span> 13:59, 29 March 2014 (UTC) | | ::I fringe benefit of this approach is that each article edited will be in the contributions list of at least one non-new user. That way, they can "steward" the article to a certain extent. This will be particularly important if the article is nominated for deletion - having someone who knows the ropes will help to get the article in a position to keep - and help to argue that it should be kept. But more generally it will be useful, to keep the article quality up. |
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| == Letter to UK MEPs == | | ==Wiki Loves Monuments UK 2017 awards announced== |
| | [[File:The Derelict West Pier of Brighton.jpg|thumb|1st prize: The derelict West Pier in Brighton, by Matthew Hoser]] |
| | I am very pleased to be able to announce the 2017 award winners for Wiki Loves Monuments in the UK. |
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| Hello everyone. You may be interested to note that Wikimedia UK is writing to all 73 UK MEPs regarding copyright. In line with the work we've done with the Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU (group of European Wikimedia chapters) we are looking for support for change in three areas: freedom of panorama; public domain of publicly-funded works; and use of orphan works. If you'd like to see the letter, [[:File:Letter_to_MEPs_with_images.pdf|it's here]]. It will be going out next week (with a couple of minor modifications) in the post and also by email. [[User:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|Stevie Benton (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|talk]]) 17:07, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
| | First place goes to '''Matthew Hoser''' for his image of the derelict West Pier in Brighton. |
| :Following this up, after some discussion with UK and international community members some minor changes were made. The final version of the letter was sent out yesterday and [[Media:Letter_to_MEPs_with_images.pdf|can be seen in pdf format by clicking here]]. [[User:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|Stevie Benton (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|talk]]) 16:10, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
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| == Talking Wikipedia In Ghana ==
| | In second place was '''Paul Stümke''', who captured the Glenfinnan Viaduct at Loch Shiel. |
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| This event is listed to be in 4 days time (28th March) but there are no details of what this is about, and the registration page ([[BritishBlackMusic.com in assn with BTWSC/Wikimedia UK]]) is not yet created. This is such short notice would it be better to move it to a later date? --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 08:05, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
| | Third was '''Oliver Tookey''' for the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sea. |
| : A search on Google reveals that registration is possible at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-wikipedia-in-ghana-tickets-10971368659?aff=es2, which also provides further details. (I have nothing to do with the event, was just interested in if (and what) details were available. [[User:TheOverflow|TheOverflow]] ([[User talk:TheOverflow|talk]]) 22:58, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ::I hope that no money or staff time from the UK charity is supporting this talk, considering how poorly organized it appears to be.
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| ::Could an employee or a Trustee please confirm that is the case, or if not, then how much money is being spent on this? --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 13:40, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :::What's the problem? The eventbrite page only says "with support from Wikimedia UK" and it looks like a basic introduction to Wikipedia event. The calendar on the main page isn't limited to Wikimedia UK run events; it currently includes two independent meet ups and Wikimedia Conference 2014 for example. Perhaps there could have been a link but I don't see that as a critical failure. - [[User:AdamBMorgan|AdamBMorgan]] ([[User talk:AdamBMorgan|talk]]) 14:50, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ::::We (WMUK members) have confidence that we understand who is arranging Wikimedia Conference events and the nature of the relationship with Wikimedia UK is a public affair. The eventbrite page linked above was only found by TheOverflow searching on Google, not because Wikimedia UK knew about it or recommends that as a source of agreed information. Members and volunteers neither knowing where or when this event will be is a critical problem for any Wikimedian that would like to actually attend or may want to help. Three days notice is insufficient and (bizarrely) the Wikimedia UK advertized date is different to the eventbrite published date.
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| ::::When a UK national charity provides support to other organizations, volunteers and members should be free to ask where and when the events are, expect transparency and accountability for support (money, paid employee time?) and a published definition of joint arrangements, even if just a brief statement.
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| ::::I hope my basic questions above are welcome and fit the Watercooler which is supposed to be a place for questions about events. However I am aware that under the new working practices on the Watercooler my assumption may be wrong.
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| ::::Every support commitment or partnership Wikimedia UK enters, needs basic understanding of '''what''' the support/partnership is, '''who''' the relationship is with, and '''why''' it fits the mission of the charity. Without a documented understanding between all parties, there is a risk that misunderstanding and confusion may waste our donor's money or lead to damaging the reputation of the charity. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 15:06, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :::::Surely there is a proportionality issue here. It's just an introduction/editathon level event. I would expect WMUK to be generally in favour of, and provide at least some support for, any and all such events (and, by extension, would have no reputational risk because of that ubiquity). Unless it is something more significant thatn this, I'd say any "published definition of joint arrangements" would be excessive. - [[User:AdamBMorgan|AdamBMorgan]] ([[User talk:AdamBMorgan|talk]]) 15:33, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ::::::By that I mean any credible explanation in public. I agree that in this case, something like two clear sentences would be sufficient and proportional.
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| ::::::At the moment members of the charity have no idea if WMUK is footing the bill for any expenses or funding anything else. Employees, trustees have been strangely reticent to clarify anything.
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| ::::::It is the charity's name against an event that is advertized as in 2 days time, but puzzlingly, we are unsure of the date.
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| ::::::''Update'' I note that the Eventbrite page has been updated in the last 24 hours. It appears that Kwaku is delivering this event for Wikimedia UK. It is not clear if this is an edit-a-thon or not. Without a registration page on-wiki we do not know if any trained trainers are going to be available to help. You may recall that to date, {{w|Special:Contributions/Kwaku_BBM|Kwaku BBM}} has made 10 edits to Wikipedia over 10 months, some of which had COI issues. It is an odd situation for Wikimedia UK to be officially supporting. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 17:41, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
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| This event is either tomorrow or on Saturday, depending on which source you check. As [https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Water_cooler&diff=54401&oldid=54324 a week] has passed since I first asked about the basic logistics of this event on the Watercooler, it would be great to have an employee or trustee of the charity confirm the nature of the partnership/association with BBM ([http://www.britishblackmusic.com British Black Music]) and/or BTWSC ([http://www.btwsc.com Brent Black Music History Project]) and whether any of the charity's money is supporting these organizations or this event in expenses or otherwise. If there are reasons for apparent silence in response to questions from the board or employees at this time, it would be good to have this stated. From the Eventbrite information discovered by TheOverflow, it appears this event is in Ghana rather than in the UK (this was not apparent to me, until Kwaku updated the Eventbrite page with more information on Tues/Weds).
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| It appears that the experienced Wikimedians who are part of the proposed Wikimedia Chapter in Ghana have not been informed about this event, nor asked to help. Their blog is at http://planningwikimediaghana.blogspot.co.uk (the most recent post being on 8 March 2014) and their events page is at [[meta:Planning Wikimedia Ghana/ Events & Projects]]. I have approached Sandister Tei as the official community liaison in their organization. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 11:05, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
| | The special prize for the best image taken in Wales went to '''Sterim64''' for Craig-y-mor. |
| : It really doesn't look good, nor inspire confidence, that the office is saying absolutely nothing about this project here. Has this project gone completely off the rails? Or is the office just being secretive for no good reason? Thanks. [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] ([[User talk:Mike Peel|talk]]) 12:14, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ::Hi Mike! A volunteer is travelling to Ghana and offered to do a quick 'Introduction to Wikipedia' session while he is there - that's all. I don't want to go into too much detail, because the cost is minimal, it's a tiny event on another continent, and the risk is low - so our time is better spent on things like Wikimania or larger events, where potential mistakes are much more costly. For Ghana, when I checked, we're just paying for refreshments etc for those that arrive there - no flight costs or anything similar. Just sundries (sandwiches etc). It'll be an interesting event from a financial point of view: I'd like to see if we can run events at such a long distance, especially in a country where the financial systems are less stringent than in the UK. If you have any specific questions, feel free to email me with them, and I'll see if I can get some answers. [[User:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|Richard Symonds (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|talk]]) 13:08, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ::: Hi Richard. Thanks for the response. Can I ask why this didn't go through the grants process then, please? Also, can I ask why the proto-chapter in Ghana that Fæ mentioned above haven't been informed about it? Thanks. [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] ([[User talk:Mike Peel|talk]]) 13:21, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :::: I see that the charity ignores legitimate questions on governance from me for 7 days but will provide answers on the same thing for Mike within 45 minutes. The statement given in this thread that this is just a volunteer is confusing, as it does not appear to match the statement given by Jon Davies a week ago "[BritishBlackMusic] are an independent organisation with whom we have worked and hope to continue to work" nor does it match the way the event in Ghana is promoted on Eventbrite.[http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/2014-March/011966.html][http://web.archive.org/web/20140327135842/http://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-wikipedia-in-ghana-tickets-10971368659?aff=es2]
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| :::: Surely all Wikimedians can see how remarkably strange it is to fund someone with only 10 edits on Wikipedia to run a 3 hour long 'Introduction to Wikipedia' workshop and can be seen promoting their website and consultancy services at the same time? <!--Particularly in the light that the UK charity invests £800 a head to send active volunteers on a train the trainers course, the <s>main</s> a benefit of which is assurance that Wikimedia UK and the Wikimedia Foundation's reputation is not damaged by poor representation or misunderstandings over contentious issues such as conflict of interest.--> I am amazed that the board of trustees and charity employees appear to believe that either blanket silence or the equivalent of "there is no problem to see here, move along" are acceptable responses to a governance and communications failure. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 21:55, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ::::: Fæ, your comments about the TtT benefits here are blatantly untrue - the aim of that course is to teach volunteers about how to teach others about contributing to the Wikimedia projects, which (where the trainers are engaged in leading subsequent training events) is well worth that money. I'm sad to see you say that here, where your other points are spot on. Thanks. [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] ([[User talk:Mike Peel|talk]]) 22:10, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :::::: Fair enough, I have removed "main". As one of the original architects of the training concept, I believe a benefit is that the charity has confidence when recommending a certified trained trainer and a key part of all training events I have been involved with has been addressing potentially contentious areas of policy such as COI—even NPOV and CIV can be difficult for newer contributors. These may not be why the course was designed, but it is an expected outcome. I am slightly puzzled, you may be reading my words here differently to my intention, I have not said that TtT was not good value for what it delivers, I was only contrasting the Ghana workshop to events that are supported by trained trainers. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 22:38, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ::::::: The emphasis in your comment on 'the UK charity invests £800 a head to send active volunteers on a train the trainers course', along with your comment about your expected aims for the project, seemed to imply the lack of value. My memory was that Martin was the key architect behind this concept.... Thanks. [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] ([[User talk:Mike Peel|talk]]) 22:47, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :::::::: Suppressed the tangent. How quickly we are forgotten. :-) The concept of tiered training was started from my management experience of techniques for cooperatively sharing knowledge of factory floor staff, Martin and I drew it up during a board meeting. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 22:54, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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| | You can see all of these images, and the other stunning pictures that were awarded Highly Commended status [[Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2017_in_the_United_Kingdom/Winners|at Wikimedia Commons]]. |
| After making a note on-wiki, a representative of the Ghana 'proto-chapter' has promptly made contact with me by email, which I hope will make for a useful independent view of Wikimedia UK's approach to their association with BBM and the grant provided.
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| [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-gh/2014-March/001510.html This email (25 March) was pointed out], which confirms that none of the Wikimedians there was approached ("we were not directly informed or contacted") and there is mention of them partnering with the organizers. This seems a natural response, but considering that Wikimedia UK is supporting BritishBlackMusic.com, they may have unfortunately interpreted that as an official Wikimedia endorsement. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 16:48, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :I have updated the local ''wikimedia-gh'' email list where an earlier public email of mine had been reposted. The thread and some initial feedback from the local community can be found at [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-gh/2014-March/001545.html [Wikimedia-GH] Wikimedia in Ghana]. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 21:13, 27 March 2014 (UTC) | | Many congratulations to all of our prizewinners, and thanks to all who volunteered to help make the contest a success: contestants, judges, reviewers and Wikimedians in many roles. Thanks also for the kind support we received from the International team, from our friendly staff at Wikimedia UK, and from our 2017 prize sponsors, Wikimedia UK and Archaeology Scotland. [[User:MichaelMaggs|MichaelMaggs]] ([[User talk:MichaelMaggs|talk]]) 07:43, 31 October 2017 (GMT) |
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| Thanks for your work on this, Fæ. As anyone interested can see, I tried a while ago to [[User talk:Nkansahrexford|involve Nyarko Rexford Nkansah]] in the 2012 Black History Month editathon. His response is [[User_talk:Leutha#That.27s_Nice|here]]. Following up your links, I noticed that Rexford has proposed [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Teaching_Wikipedia_in_Africa a submission for Wikimania]. I do hope he receives a scholarship to attend. It is also worth checking this [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/19/for-rexford-nkansah-wikipedia-represents-the-future-of-education-for-his-country/ For Rexford Nkansah, Wikipedia represents the future of education for his country]. [[User:Leutha|Leutha]] ([[User talk:Leutha|talk]]) 12:06, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :Thanks back Leutha, I appreciate the thought, along with the personal emails of thanks to me from the Ghana community.
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| :Most disappointing in this story is that the UK Chapter was alerted to the issue more than a week ago and much positive work could have been done in that time with the local Ghana community to build bridges or for one of the ten full time employees to check the background of BlackBritishMusic.com rather than relying on unpaid volunteers to do it. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 14:00, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
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| == British cartoons 1780—1830 available in very high resolution ==
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| There may be some UK Wikipedians interested in helping with 18th/19th century articles on British society, so I thought it worth highlighting my upload of over 700 new high resolution scans to Wikimedia Commons of the Library of Congress [[Commons:Category:British Cartoon Prints Collection|British Cartoon Prints Collection]] (for usability, both large tiff and more modest jpeg files are available). Many of these are notable political parodies that are either worth including on Wikipedia articles of the artists, their unfortunate subjects, or some may be notable enough for their own article. Alternatively, you may find some of the recently uploaded (complete) books, manuscripts and maps at [[Commons:Category:World Digital Library|World Digital Library]] an untapped resource for an article or a new Wikisource project.
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| | ::Hi [[User:Nemo bis|Nemo bis]], I'm not sure that our small charity has the capacity to do something like this, or how it might benefit us. You are welcome to expand on why you think this would be a good idea if you like. [[User:John Lubbock (WMUK)|John Lubbock (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:John Lubbock (WMUK)|talk]]) 12:29, 2 April 2019 (BST) |
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| There's been no reply to my message at [[Talk:Women in Science Wikipedia edit-a-thon 13 May 2014 - University of Liverpool]]. Does anyone know why it is happening on that day? I'd hate to think that we'd do an event on a day that is convenient for someone in a partner institution but results in us reaching very few people. [[User:Yaris678|Yaris678]] ([[User talk:Yaris678|talk]]) 19:42, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :Hi Yaris, I have passed this on to my colleagues so hopefully someone who is able to answer your question will be in touch soon. Thank you. [[User:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|Stevie Benton (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|talk]]) 12:19, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
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| :: Replied on the event page - hope it helps. If you are interested in being a trainer for this event, do note your interest on the event page. Thanks! [[User:Daria Cybulska (WMUK)|Daria Cybulska (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Daria Cybulska (WMUK)|talk]]) 09:45, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| Do you want to learn more about [[:wikidata:|Wikidata]]? On Saturday 26 April, Wikimedia UK is organising a one day workshop focusing on Wikidata, its tools ecosystem, and what you can do with it. More details and registration can be found [[Wikidata workshop 2014|here]]. -- [[User:Katie Chan (WMUK)|Katie Chan (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katie Chan (WMUK)|talk]]) 14:50, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
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| : I do, but I can't make that date. Will the event be re-run? <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]</span> (User:<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); [[User talk:Pigsonthewing|Andy's talk]]; [[Special:Contributions/Pigsonthewing|Andy's edits]]</span> 13:57, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ::I imagine it will be. This is the second one we have ran, but Wikidata is still developing and maturing rapidly, so there will be lots of new things to cover in a few months no doubt. -- [[User:Katie Chan (WMUK)|Katie Chan (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katie Chan (WMUK)|talk]]) 12:29, 1 April 2014 (BST)
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| == Wikimania delegate packs ==
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| Hello everyone. It's time to start preparing delegate packs for Wikimania. What materials would be useful to include in a perfect world? What information would be useful to visitors to the conference, and to London? Things like Tube maps and guides to using Oyster cards of course, emergency contact details, directions to the Barbican and Wikimedia UK office... but what else do you think would be helpful? Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Note: While it seems like Wikimania is a long way away still, if we want new materials they need to be written, designed and printed so the sooner we start, the better. Thanks very much. [[User:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|Stevie Benton (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|talk]]) 11:12, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| *[[Wikivoyage:Wikimania 2014 London Guidebook]] is intended to cover a lot of things like this. Some of it doesn't work well offline (the URLs mainly) but that project's page are designed to be printed off and used manually. (At one point I was thinking of useing QRpedia to create a quick QR link from a printed page to the website but that doesn't seem to work any more for non-pedias.) - [[User:AdamBMorgan|AdamBMorgan]] ([[User talk:AdamBMorgan|talk]]) 11:39, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| * A Wikimedia branded memory stick. --[[User:MichaelMaggs|MichaelMaggs]] ([[User talk:MichaelMaggs|talk]]) 12:50, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| * An A4 local map showing the venue, the locations of the evening events, the accommodation and the public transport links [[User:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|talk]]) 13:23, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| * the Wikimania schedule [[User:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|talk]]) 13:23, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| * A list of friendly dos and don't such as "on tube escalators stand on the right, walk on the left". [[User:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|talk]]) 13:23, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ** +1 [[User:Jarry1250|Jarry1250]] ([[User talk:Jarry1250|talk]]) 16:05, 31 March 2014 (BST)
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| * A wikimedia UK sticker and coaster [[User:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|talk]]) 13:23, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| * Re the emergency contact details, there is a draft already started [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/London/Emergency_contacts on the Wikimania wiki]. [[User:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|talk]]) 13:23, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| * a Weather forecast for the 8-11 August. We would need to print this on the 7th and add it to the delegate bags. [[User:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Jonathan Cardy (WMUK)|talk]]) 13:23, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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| ** Surely people can check the weather for themselves? I mean, paper is going to be out of date quickly. [[User:Jarry1250|Jarry1250]] ([[User talk:Jarry1250|talk]]) 16:05, 31 March 2014 (BST)
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| ***And given how quickly we'd need to get the info printed, it would either be expensive or look like it was home made so probably best to put this one on the back burner. Unless we want something tongue-in-cheek and just put 'drizzle' for all Wikimania. [[User:Richard Nevell (WMUK)|Richard Nevell (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Nevell (WMUK)|talk]]) 17:15, 31 March 2014 (BST)
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| ****Possibly just the URL of a good online weather forecast or two (e.g. BBC, Met Office). [[user:Thryduulf|Thryduulf]] (talk: [[user talk:Thryduulf|local]] | [[w:user talk:Thryduulf|en.wp]] | [[wikt:user talk:Thryduulf|en.wikt]]) 00:41, 1 April 2014 (BST)
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| *I've always wanted to hand out physical copies of the ''Signpost'' at a Wikimania, and I may finally get the chance this year :) A special "Wikimania" edition could provide some curated editorial insight into what was going on in different interest areas. Of course, it needn't be in the delegate packs, that's just an extra thought of mine. [[User:Jarry1250|Jarry1250]] ([[User talk:Jarry1250|talk]]) 16:05, 31 March 2014 (BST)
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| :Hi Jarry1250, the office can help with that if you'd like some support arranging this. I do like the idea of The Signpost as a one-off printed product. I think it could be very good. [[User:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|Stevie Benton (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Stevie Benton (WMUK)|talk]]) 10:22, 1 April 2014 (BST)
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| * Nothing at all. Rather than packing bags, put things out on a table near to the registration desk, and let people help themselves to what they're interested in. Thanks. [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] ([[User talk:Mike Peel|talk]]) 16:26, 31 March 2014 (BST)
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| == Scholarships available to OKFestival & OpenSym ==
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| [[File:Group Photo, WikiSym+OpenSym2013, Hong Kong.jpg|thumb|250px|Group photo of participants of WikiSym+OpenSym 2013 in Hong Kong]]
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| Wikimedia UK is offering up to two scholarships each to both the [http://2014.okfestival.org/ Open Knowledge Festival 2014] (15-17 July) & [http://www.opensym.org/os2014/ OpenSym 2014] (27-29 August), both of which are being held in Berlin, Germany.
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