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[[File:Crop_of_The_Artist_at_Work_YORAG-R2396.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A self portrait by Mary Ellen Best]]
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''This post was written by Pat Hadley, Wikimedian in Residence at York Museums Trust''
''This post was written by Katherine Bavage, Wikimedia UK Fundraising Manager''


A volcanologist, watercolourist, botanist and forger….walk into a bar? No, in this case the unlikeliness of our characters was not the set up for a bad joke. In fact, we had an even larger cast of York’s luminaries as the focus for our Wikipedia edit-a-thon at the Hospitium on March 16th. This public event was the culmination of my role as Wikipedian-in-Residence; a sixth-month residency helping the trust to share its collections through the online encyclopedia.
These are the words used by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, that have historically inspired readers over the years to understand the heart of our movement and show their support by making a donation. The Wikimedia movement and Wikipedia would not exist without the sustained and fantastic generosity of donors from around the globe.


16 keen participants and eight members of YMT staff gathered on a surprisingly spring-like Sunday with the aim of improving content on Wikipedia – the world’s sixth-most popular website – using content from the collections and archives of the Trust. The event attracted keen York historians, experienced Wikipedians and those new to both. Curators had prepared lots of resources, participants brought their laptops and we had plenty of tea and biscuits to fuel us through the day. Groups spontaneously gathered around articles they wanted to tackle and could get help with resources or the technicalities of editing.
Wikimedia UK is funded partly by a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation, from global fundraising campaigns on Wikimedia project sites, and partly by direct donations made to the charity. As a registered charity we have our own objects to deliver public benefit, and stay in touch year round with our donors about the work their support has helped to create.


The day was themed around the lives and work of York’s luminaries who lived between 1800-1950. We were fairly broad with our definition though and wanted to encourage people to document some of York’s lesser-known figures. These included:
At Wikimedia UK we wanted to demonstrate our commitment to the support our donors have shown us, which in 2013 was over £250,000 of direct gifts to the charity. As a result we have become a member of the Fundraising Standards Board and committed to meeting the terms of their fundraising promise which are:


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Best Mary Ellen Best] – A key female Victorian artist. Best painted domestic interiors, in contrast to many of her contemporaries. Best has a number of works in the York Art Gallery but had no biography on Wikipedia until the edit-a-thon. A few days later, her article featured in a Did you know? on the front page of Wikipedia, creating 3500 views!
*We are committed to high standards
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Harvey-Brook Walter Harvey-Brook] – Was the Yorkshire Museum’s honorary curator of Medieval Archaeology and designed much of the Museum Gardens. Brook’s paintings, sketches and archaeological notes are key parts of the collections. His article was created during the edit-a-thon.
*We are honest and open
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_Anderson Tempest Anderson] – Volcanologist, doctor, adventurer. Anderson’s images have been uploaded by the museum for use on Wikipedia. Some of his best are now available to use. His biography was significantly updated.
*We are clear
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Simpson_(forger) Edward Simpson] – less of a ‘luminary’ Simpson was an itinerant archaeological forger known as ‘Flint Jack’. His biography was substantially improved during the edit-a-thon
*We are respectful
*We are fair and reasonable
*We are accountable.


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You can [http://www.frsb.org.uk/what-we-do/fundraising-promise/ read the full fundraising promise here] and the [http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/guidance/code-of-fundraising-practice/ Institute of Fundraising ‘Code of Fundraising Practice’ here].
 
Most importantly we have now developed a [[Wikimedia_UK_Supporter_complaint_procedure|supporter complaint procedure]] which we will continue to highlight to donors. If you are unhappy with how a gift you have made has been handled, or have feedback about the process or any other aspect of our fundraising or donor communications you can let us know – in the first instance with an email to fundraising{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk  We hope we offer a good service, but we also believe that it can always be improved and that the best people to show us how are the people who it is designed to benefit – that’s you!
 
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