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[[File:Tour_of_the_Barbican_Arts_Centre_2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Fabian (centre) leading a tour of The Barbican Centre]]
[[File:Diagram_showing_the_possible_scar_lines_after_surgery_for_oesophageal_cancer_CRUK_364.svg|thumb|right|200px|One of the diagrams shared by Cancer Research UK]]


''This post was written by Fabian Tompsett, temporary Volunteer Support Organiser''
''This post was written by John Byrne, Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society and Cancer Research UK''


After a short break I am back in the Wikimedia UK office, now in the role of providing cover for Katie Chan as Volunteer Support Organiser for about four months. One of the first things I've noticed is that the place has a different feel: the team is no longer approaching a big event with a mixture of apprehension and excitement. Things are “back to normal”, but actually, not really!
I’ve had two recent uploads of images released by organizations where I am Wikimedian in Residence. Neither of them are huge in quantity compared to some uploads, but I’m really pleased that an unusually large percentage of them are already used in articles. Many thanks to all the editors who put them in articles, especially [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keilana Keilana] for CRUK and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Duncan.Hull Duncan.Hull] for the Royal Society images.


Wikimania 2014 has given Wikimedia UK a big boost at various levels:
The first release was by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_Research_UK Cancer Research UK] (CRUK), of [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Cancer_Research_UK 390 cancer-related diagrams], including many covering anatomy and cell biology. Many medical editors had said they were keen to have these available, and they have been quickly added to many articles, with 190 already being used, some twice, and mostly on high-traffic medical articles like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer breast cancer], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer lung cancer] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_cancer cervical cancer].


'''Confidence'''
Wikipedia cancer articles tend to be mostly illustrated with alarming shots of tumours, or purple-stained pathology slides which convey little to non-professional readers. The new images are from the patient information pages on CRUK’s website and explain in simple terms basic aspects of the main cancers – where they arise, how they grow and spread. Some show surgical procedures that are hard to convey in prose.


There's a sense of “we did it”, we coped with playing a significant role in delivering Wikimania alongside our partners the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikimania London team. Many members of staff have taken a bit of a break but are now back at work with renewed enthusiasm. We have been so happy to get back in contact with some Wikimedians who have had little to do with the chapter recently, as well as meeting up with new volunteers, including a number of Wikimedians of long standing who had not previously engaged with Wikimedia UK. So we also have the feeling that Wikimania had the endorsement of the Wikimedia community in the UK in general. Thank you all. <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/09/back-in-the-wikimedia-uk-office/<nowiki>[</nowiki>Read the full post here...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>
Many files have generous labelling inside the image. All the files are in svg format, allowing for easy translation of these labels into other languages, which should be especially useful over time. <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/09/new-images-released-are-quickly-put-to-use/<nowiki>[</nowiki>Read the full post here...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>


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Wikimedia UK

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If you'd like to see what Wikimedia UK is working on, our website is the best place for our community of volunteers, donors and members to stay up to date.

About Wikimedia UK

The Wikimedia projects are special: they are written and curated by thousands of volunteers. They are also supported by voluntary donations, through Wikimedia UK, the Wikimedia Foundation and other international chapters.

Wikimedia UK is a charity registered in England and Wales that supports and promotes Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects such as Wikimedia Commons. Our mission is to help people and organisations create and preserve open knowledge, and to help provide easy access for all. We do this by supporting volunteer editors and contributors ('Wikimedians'), by working in partnership with cultural and educational institutions, by hosting training sessions and editing events, and by acting to advocate the benefits of open knowledge generally.

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