Talk:Project grants/Bodleian Library, Oxford
Discussion
I've just spotted this. I am definitely in favour as David's images are frequently stunning and beautiful. Stevie Benton (WMUK) (talk) 17:13, 27 February 2015 (GMT)
- Thanks Stevie. You 'just spotted it'? Your comments came just 10 minutes after I submitted it, don't worry about being late to the party! ;-) Diliff (talk) 18:40, 27 February 2015 (GMT)
- Incidentally, I'm having the same problem as in my previous grant application - the discussion on the talk page doesn't seem to be transcribed onto the project page in real time. Currently, I see Stevie's comments on the project page but not my reply to him even though it was 25 minutes ago that I submitted it. Is this a known bug? Diliff (talk) 19:07, 27 February 2015 (GMT)
- Yes, sort of. It takes the server a short while to update transclusions. CT Cooper · talk 20:26, 27 February 2015 (GMT)
- The job queue processing on this wiki is being painfully slow at the moment. In the meantime, you can give the page a purge and it'll update. -- Katie Chan (WMUK) (talk) 11:41, 2 March 2015 (GMT)
- Yes, sort of. It takes the server a short while to update transclusions. CT Cooper · talk 20:26, 27 February 2015 (GMT)
- I've reviewed this request and I'm happy to give it my support. You are trusted user with a strong record of producing high quality images for the project, which are clearly in demand when it comes to the Bodleian Library. I note the expenses being claimed are round numbers, so I presume these are estimates. This isn't a problem though as there is flexibility available and I wouldn't loose sleep if the total cost went a little over £100. CT Cooper · talk 13:47, 1 March 2015 (GMT)
- Yes, the expenses are estimates. I haven't booked anything yet as I was waiting for confirmation, but they were based on a quick search of what the likely costs would be. I will of course provide receipts so it's not a question of just asking for £100 and not justifying where it went. My guess is that it's more likely to be slightly under £100 than over. I assume that you'll be happy for me to take this as a confirmation that I should book transport and accommodation? I don't want to wait too long as accommodation will fill up and train tickets may get more expensive. Diliff (talk) 01:59, 2 March 2015 (GMT)
- Please wait for [[::User:Katie Chan (WMUK)|Katie Chan (WMUK)]] ([[::User talk:Katie Chan (WMUK)|talk]]⧼dot-separator⧽[[::Special:Contributions/Katie Chan (WMUK)|contribs]]) to comment, because it'll come out of a budget she has responsibility for. I will drop her a note to make sure she sees it soon. Richard Symonds (WMUK) (talk) 11:09, 2 March 2015 (GMT)
- Indeed, I'm glad we're on the same page with expenses. I'm a member of the Grants Committee so I scrutinise requests and make recommendations, but I can't approve or reject requests unilaterally – that's a decision made by the CEO on the advice of Katie Chan. Now that this is happened, I'm wish you luck with your project. CT Cooper · talk 15:26, 2 March 2015 (GMT)
- Yes, the expenses are estimates. I haven't booked anything yet as I was waiting for confirmation, but they were based on a quick search of what the likely costs would be. I will of course provide receipts so it's not a question of just asking for £100 and not justifying where it went. My guess is that it's more likely to be slightly under £100 than over. I assume that you'll be happy for me to take this as a confirmation that I should book transport and accommodation? I don't want to wait too long as accommodation will fill up and train tickets may get more expensive. Diliff (talk) 01:59, 2 March 2015 (GMT)
Approval
Given David's past record and the supporting comments so far, this grant application has been approved. As with all other photographing supported by the chapter, please tag all resulting images with commons:Template:Supported by Wikimedia UK as you did last time, along with nominations to VI, QI, and FP on Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia as and when appropriate. -- Katie Chan (WMUK) (talk) 11:40, 2 March 2015 (GMT)
Update: Project completion and results
Hi all,
Apologies for being a bit slow to report back. I've finished uploading and processing the photos from the project and a gallery of the photos is displayed below:
- Bodleian Library / Oxford
The Divinity School, Bodleian Library
The Divinity School, Bodleian Library
The Divinity School, Bodleian Library
The Divinity School, Bodleian Library
Magdalen College Dining Hall
Keble College Dining Hall
Keble College Dining Hall
Worcester College Chapel
University College Chapel
Convocation House, Bodleian Library
Convocation House, Bodleian Library
The interior of Duke Humfrey's Library
The interior of Duke Humfrey's Library
The interior of Duke Humfrey's Library
The interior of Duke Humfrey's Library
The interior of Duke Humfrey's Library
The interior of Duke Humfrey's Library
The New Quad and Founders Tower of Magdalen College
The interior of the chapel of Magdalen College
The organ of Christ Church Cathedral, Christ Church College
The nave of Christ Church Cathedral, Christ Church College
The altar of Christ Church Cathedral, Christ Church College
The interior of the Sheldonian Theatre
The interior of Harris Manchester College Chapel
The interior of Harris Manchester College Chapel
The interior of Brasenose College Chapel
The interior of New College Chapel
The interior of New College Chapel
The interior of New College Chapel
The interior of Keble College Chapel
The interior of Keble College Chapel
The interior of Keble College Chapel
The exterior of Keble College Chapel
Interior of St Mary's University Church from the gallery level
Interior of St Mary's University Church from ground level
The interior of Merton College Chapel
The interior of Merton College Chapel
Merton College Chapel Organ
The interior of All Souls College Chapel
St Mary's Church from Radcliffe Square
Unfortunately, an unforeseen problem did result in me having to reduce the resolution of the images of the interior of the Duke Humfrey Library to approximately 4 megapixels, as per the wishes of the Bodleian Library for security reasons (there are many irreplaceable items in their collection and they feared that a high resolution image could be used to identify and steal them). However, all other images are of very high resolution. As it stands, nine images from this project have been made Featured Pictures on Commons and there is potential for more to be featured given time. Diliff (talk) 18:15, 21 May 2015 (BST)