[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK and the Science Museum Late

2014-11-14 Thread Stevie Benton 
Hello everyone,

Just under two weeks to go until the Science Museum Lates event on
Wednesday 26 November. We are still looking for more volunteers to help out
at what will be a fun, lively and unusual event.

There are all sorts of things to get involved with, from helping with video
and audio, to talking to people about the Wikimedia projects, helping folks
photograph the brand new Information Age gallery for Commons or helping
people record their voice for Wikipedia.

More details, including sign-ups, can be seen here -
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Science_Museum_Late

Thanks and regards,

Stevie

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta

2014-11-14 Thread Stevie Benton 
Hello everyone,

Thanks for all the comments on this so far.

Given some of the feedback I think a call to action on one significant
article is perhaps not going to attract too much attention. But what I
think could work is a new year kind of story in which Wikimedia UK
"releases" its top 50 targets for improvement on Wikipedia. It's the kind
of listicle that is quite popular these days. Last year we put out a press
release on the 20 most searched for terms on Wikipedia and that got quite a
lot of traction.

If others think this could work (or we could reduce the number to 20, or
25, or whatever) then I'll create a page on the UK wiki where we can post
suggestions for articles that might be relevant in 2015 (such as Magna
Carta, of course) and work from there.

Thanks again for all of your comments.

Stevie

On 7 November 2014 21:44, Rod Ward  wrote:

> Thanks for the videos – have just included one in the article.
>
>
> Working on the linked pages would also be useful – both the
> abbots/bishops/barons (NB not “signatories”) and the settings
>  (improvements to Runnymede have already been requested) and some of the
> legal revisions along with later effects or interpretation. Lots of the
> bulleted lists of “clauses in one charter but not another” also need to be
> tackled (and referenced).Any further help appreciated.Rod
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:
> wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Richard
> Farmbrough
> *Sent:* 07 November 2014 19:50
> *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list
> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta
>
>
>
> There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles
> maybe could do with work.   I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]],
> only a few  of those abbots have any biographical details - VCH will supply
> plenty of useful information, typically more on the latter abbots.
>
>
>
> On 7 November 2014 00:11, Fæ  wrote:
>
> I have uploaded a few presentations and talks on video which would
> cheer up Magna Carta articles, some are quite 'non-academic friendly'
> for readers who might be daunted by a long encyclopaedia article
> (videos play back without having to leave a Wikipedia article). They
> are currently in
>  but will
> probably be moved to a sub-category in a while. The lectures might be
> helpful for those thinking of improving articles and are looking for a
> quick guide to issues and interpretations.
>
> Of particular interest are a video from the British Library
> <
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_surviving_Magna_Carta_to_be_brought_together_for_the_first_time_in_history.webm
> >
> and a friendly one from Parliament
> <
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Carta_and_the_Emergence_of_Parliament.webm
> >.
>
> These are uploaded thanks to a YouTube download/upload script I put
> together for a WikiprojectMed request. If there are others on YouTube
> you find with a CC-BY licence, drop me a link by email and I'll get
> around to taking a look. Unfortunately handling video remains a
> challenge for contributors, so I think my uploads are the first videos
> on Commons for this topic.
>
> Fae
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Wikimedia UK
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and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513.
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London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a
global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta

2014-11-14 Thread Jonathan Cardy 
OK, after talking to Stevie and having previously talked to some others I
have created this page on the UK wiki:

https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Anniversary_articles

Feel free to expand and in particular to add any that you are interested in
working on.

Regards



Jonathan Cardy
GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Organiser
Wikimedia UK
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On 14 November 2014 14:34, Stevie Benton 
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> Thanks for all the comments on this so far.
>
> Given some of the feedback I think a call to action on one significant
> article is perhaps not going to attract too much attention. But what I
> think could work is a new year kind of story in which Wikimedia UK
> "releases" its top 50 targets for improvement on Wikipedia. It's the kind
> of listicle that is quite popular these days. Last year we put out a press
> release on the 20 most searched for terms on Wikipedia and that got quite a
> lot of traction.
>
> If others think this could work (or we could reduce the number to 20, or
> 25, or whatever) then I'll create a page on the UK wiki where we can post
> suggestions for articles that might be relevant in 2015 (such as Magna
> Carta, of course) and work from there.
>
> Thanks again for all of your comments.
>
> Stevie
>
> On 7 November 2014 21:44, Rod Ward  wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the videos – have just included one in the article.
>>
>>
>> Working on the linked pages would also be useful – both the
>> abbots/bishops/barons (NB not “signatories”) and the settings
>>  (improvements to Runnymede have already been requested) and some of the
>> legal revisions along with later effects or interpretation. Lots of the
>> bulleted lists of “clauses in one charter but not another” also need to be
>> tackled (and referenced).Any further help appreciated.Rod
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:
>> wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Richard
>> Farmbrough
>> *Sent:* 07 November 2014 19:50
>> *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list
>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta
>>
>>
>>
>> There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles
>> maybe could do with work.   I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]],
>> only a few  of those abbots have any biographical details - VCH will supply
>> plenty of useful information, typically more on the latter abbots.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7 November 2014 00:11, Fæ  wrote:
>>
>> I have uploaded a few presentations and talks on video which would
>> cheer up Magna Carta articles, some are quite 'non-academic friendly'
>> for readers who might be daunted by a long encyclopaedia article
>> (videos play back without having to leave a Wikipedia article). They
>> are currently in
>>  but will
>> probably be moved to a sub-category in a while. The lectures might be
>> helpful for those thinking of improving articles and are looking for a
>> quick guide to issues and interpretations.
>>
>> Of particular interest are a video from the British Library
>> <
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_surviving_Magna_Carta_to_be_brought_together_for_the_first_time_in_history.webm
>> >
>> and a friendly one from Parliament
>> <
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Carta_and_the_Emergence_of_Parliament.webm
>> >.
>>
>> These are uploaded thanks to a YouTube download/upload script I put
>> together for a WikiprojectMed request. If there are others on YouTube
>> you find with a CC-BY licence, drop me a link by email and I'll get
>> around to taking a look. Unfortunately handling video remains a
>> challenge for contributors, so I think my uploads are the first videos
>> on Commons for this topic.
>>
>> Fae
>> --
>> fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
>>
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>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org
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>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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