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This is page where you can find various jobs that would really help Wikimedia UK move forward. These jobs vary, some online, some based at specific locations, some with deadlines, others more open ended.
This is page where you can find various jobs that would really help Wikimedia UK move forward. These jobs vary, some online, some based at specific locations, some with deadlines, others more open ended.
==Online==
==Online==
===Finalise Wikimania wiki===
===Finalise Wikimania wiki===


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===Automated renaming of pages in dated series===
===Automated renaming of pages in dated series===
Following a discussion at [[Engine room#Naming of pages in dated series]], there is a need for someone to rename a load of pages, ideally using a bot or similar.
Following a discussion at [[Engine room/2014#Naming of pages in dated series]], there is a need for someone to rename a load of pages, ideally using a bot or similar.


There are pages with names like [[Agenda 29Jun10]].  It was decided that this was, for many people, less easy to read than the {{wp|ISO8601}} date format, specifically YYYY-MM-DD.  The advantage of the ISO format is that it also makes {{wp|AJAX}} search-box suggestions work well, letting people find the relevant items easily.
There are pages with names like [[Agenda 29Jun10]].  It was decided that this was, for many people, less easy to read than the {{wp|ISO8601}} date format, specifically YYYY-MM-DD.  The advantage of the ISO format is that it also makes {{wp|AJAX}} search-box suggestions work well, letting people find the relevant items easily.
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The various pages of format X DDMMMYY need to be moved to X YYYY-MM-DD.  The old-format pages need to be redirects to the new pages, so that various links are not broken.
The various pages of format X DDMMMYY need to be moved to X YYYY-MM-DD.  The old-format pages need to be redirects to the new pages, so that various links are not broken.


==Ideas for quick jobs==
===Update and improve [[Cultural_partnerships]] & [[Education]] ===
 
Our pages on cultural partnerships and education could really do with love. Updating the information, improving the layout and sprucing up the design of the page. We have done good work in these areas but we need to do better at telling the world about our successes and showing that story.
'''Please add more suggestions to the list below!'''
 
===If you have five minutes spare===
 
*Click through some random articles on Wikipedia and correct any typos
*Choose a category related to where you are or what you’ve studied, and click through to copyedit (less random but still short)
 
===If you have 20 minutes===


*Think of a subject you are interested and knowledgeable in and take a look at related articles for content.
==Offline==
*Go to the Wikipedia Reference Desks, find a question within your area of expertise, and answer it


===If you have two hours===
There are currently no suggestions for volunteer jobs where you need to be present in-person.  Do you know of one?  Please add it to the list.


*Take photos of locally significant buildings, landmarks etc and share them with Wikimedia Commons
==See also==
*Go to the local library, find its local history shelf, and create a biography of a locally significant woman
*[[Volunteering Portal]]
*[[Training]]
*[[Ways to contribute content to Wikimedia projects]]

Latest revision as of 18:30, 2 December 2014

This is page where you can find various jobs that would really help Wikimedia UK move forward. These jobs vary, some online, some based at specific locations, some with deadlines, others more open ended.

Online

Finalise Wikimania wiki

It would be great if the Wikimania 2014 wiki could be a lasting record of all the great things that happened.

The to do list lists things that need doing, including adding videos and images and quite a bit of curation.

There is some discussion on the talk page, including whether or not it is reasonable to set a deadline.

Automated renaming of pages in dated series

Following a discussion at Engine room/2014#Naming of pages in dated series, there is a need for someone to rename a load of pages, ideally using a bot or similar.

There are pages with names like Agenda 29Jun10. It was decided that this was, for many people, less easy to read than the ISO8601 date format, specifically YYYY-MM-DD. The advantage of the ISO format is that it also makes AJAX search-box suggestions work well, letting people find the relevant items easily.

The various pages of format X DDMMMYY need to be moved to X YYYY-MM-DD. The old-format pages need to be redirects to the new pages, so that various links are not broken.

Update and improve Cultural_partnerships & Education

Our pages on cultural partnerships and education could really do with love. Updating the information, improving the layout and sprucing up the design of the page. We have done good work in these areas but we need to do better at telling the world about our successes and showing that story.

Offline

There are currently no suggestions for volunteer jobs where you need to be present in-person. Do you know of one? Please add it to the list.

See also