Talk:London Loves Wikipedia

Hi all, I'll raise the matter at the Wikipedia Meetup tomorrow in London. I thought it would be good to have a project Page!!!Harrypotter 21:20, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

More Arty

Fine, Editor AndrewRT, if your not sure whether to extend it to include Wiki Art, then perhaps teh matter should be discussed. Shame you could not make it to the Wikipedia Meetup, particularly as you are so keen to promote a London based project. Hope to see you next time?Harrypotter 00:06, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

I live in Nottingham, so unfortunately it's unlikely I'll be able to make any London wikimeet in the near future, but I'll try. Are you coming to the AGM? If so, it would be good to discuss there. Meanwhile, could you explain how Wiki Art helps the chapter to fulfill its objects? How does it support the projects of the Foundation? How does it make the sum of all knowledge accessible to all? 155.202.254.82 13:12, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

I doubt I will be able to come to the AGM as things stand. Let's see! Anyway, one of the things which became obvious from the Wikipedia Art issue last year was that many people are unfamiliar with contemporary Art Theory, as much in its application as anything else. Making knowledge about this sphere of activity clear fits very well within the objectives of Wikimedia UK as outlined in the constitution. I think there are a number of aspects which can be taken up here, some epistemological, some in relation to performance art, other to do with more general cyber-theory. I think this would be an opportunity to develop a qualitative approach to the dissemination of knowledge, to compliment the quantitative approachs whch we are perhaps more familiar with.Harrypotter 18:41, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

More Sciency

We could try to generalise things a bit more - e.g. go a bit more sciency and get the Science Museum and/or Natural History Museum involved, or have an additional focus on architecture. Mike Peel 22:43, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Poll on London Loves Wikipedia project

AndrewRT has proposed using polls as a way of taking this proposal forward. I'm not against such a methodology in principle, but feel it is a little premature, when only one or two people are showing an interest. Anyway I have created a separate page where people can work on any polls they feel would be helpful. before developing a poll it useful to consider one or two guidelines:

• Is it the right time to conduct the poll? This needs to be considered in the time frame of the project and upcoming deadlines.
• Has there been an opportunity to sketch out clear alternative for which people may vote?

If a poll is seen as the best way forward then it is important to sort out:

• When voting starts and when it closes. This needs to be done to give people an opportunity to consider the options and make a decision, within the framework of the project time scale. Harrypotter 18:28, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

I've moved discussion to the Talk:Main Page to hopefully get some more input. AndrewRT 22:38, 25 April 2009 (UTC)