Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Vale Telsa Gwynne

2015-11-16 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 


Thanks for this. Just Tweeted the info and link in Welsh and English:
 
cy https://twitter.com/WiciCymru/status/666202532188987392
en https://twitter.com/WiciCymru/status/666203002450128896
 
Regards
 
Robin
Wicipedia Cymraeg
 
> On 12 November 2015 at 13:23 David Gerard  wrote:> > > No idea, sadly :-( I saw this in the Geekfeminism Linkspam post and on LWN.net.> > On 12 November 2015 at 13:04, Richard Symonds>  wrote:> > Hi David,> >> > Terrible news. I remember her - do you know anywhere we can send> > commiserations?> >> > Kind regards,> >> > Richard Symonds> > Wikimedia UK> > 0207 065 0992> >> > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and> > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered> > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.> > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia> > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who> > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).> >> > Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over> > Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.> >> >> > On 12 November 2015 at 10:27, David Gerard  wrote:> >>> >> Welsh Wikimedian, very active several years ago.> >>> >> https://www.gnome.org/news/2015/11/in-memory-of-telsa-gwynne/> >>> >>> >> - d.> >>> >> ___> >> Wikimedia UK mailing list> >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l> >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk> >> >> >> > ___> > Wikimedia UK mailing list> > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l> > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk> > ___> Wikimedia UK mailing list> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [[Category:Media missing infobox template]]

2014-12-08 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   There are a number of files on cywiki which don't have a licence; is there a way I could tag / categorise these using AWB, or other? Can't find anything in 'Special Pages'. I don't think they have this problem on gh ga or ke, as most files they use are on Commons. 
   
  
    
   
  
   > On 07 December 2014 at 21:34 Gordon Joly  wrote:
   > 
   > 
   > 
   > 
   > I have added three templates today, for files that are several years
   > old. Seems that the majority of my files have the required template.
   > 
   > Gordo
   > 
   > 
   > On 07/12/14 18:47, Michael Peel wrote:
   > > Richard's right. See:
   > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/11/07/cleaning-up-file-metadata-for-humans-and-robots/
   > > and links therein for more info.
   > > 
   > > Thanks,
   > > Mike
   > > 
   > >> On 7 Dec 2014, at 13:42, Richard Symonds
   > >> > >> > wrote:
   > >>
   > >> It's for files that don't
   > >> have https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Information included
   > >> on their page. 
   > >>
   > >> As I understand, there is a drive on commons to get this included on
   > >> all images to help automate attribution etc...
   > >>
   > >> Please correct me if I'm wrong!
   > >>
   > >> Richard Symonds
   > >> Wikimedia UK
   > >> 0207 065 0992
   > >> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
   > >> and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513.
   > >> Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,
   > >> London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a
   > >> global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
   > >> Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
   > >> *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal
   > >> control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
   > >>
   > >> On 7 December 2014 at 11:01, Gordon Joly > >> > wrote:
   > >>
   > >>
   > >>
   > >> Hello chums,
   > >>
   > >> Why are some of my files on Commons being added to this Category?
   > >>
   > >> [[Category:Media missing infobox template]]
   > >>
   > >> Regards,
   > >>
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Photographers needed for photography at the Tank Museum in Dorset

2014-11-09 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Ironically the letters and word "tanc" in Welsh goes back at least 2,000 years (9th in script), and means "peace".
   
  
    
   
  
   http://geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html
   
  
    
   
  
   Sad.
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
  
   On 09 November 2014 at 20:05 geni  wrote:
   

   
 

  
 
  On 27 April 2014 10:25, Jonathan Cardy 
   wrote:
   
   
   
best to wait until we can point to some photos in use before I ask for what I suspect would be out of hours access.
 
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   While I'm not one of the people with WMUK tickets the following pics were inspired by the project and are in use:
   
   
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Light_Tank_Mk_VI_bovington.JPG
   
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherman_firefly_bovington_2014.JPG
   
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cruiser_Mark_III_A13_Bovington.JPG
   
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Type_59_bovington.JPG 
   
  
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Logan Symposium

2014-10-30 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   As a member of Wikimedia UK I must say that this looks not only appealing, but totally necessary; we are a part of this fight, otherwise Wikipedia becomes the unfree voice of a totalitarian machine of men in grey grey suits. 
   
  
    
   
  
   Wish I was nearer London, yet it's good to be on the fringe.
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
   On 30 October 2014 at 14:04 Edward Saperia  wrote:
   

   
It would be good if WMUK could put in a presence at this event: 

  
 

 http://logancij.com/marketplace/
 

  
 "The 2014 Logan Symposium brings together key figures in the fight against invasive surveillance and secrecy.

Organized by the Centre for Investigative Journalism and generously funded by The Reva and David Logan Foundation, this year’s inaugural event features leading journalists and hacktivists. They form a natural alliance committed to a world free of authoritarian invasions of individual privacy and free speech.

Seeking common ground, journalists offer hacktivists a social and political context, as well as expertise in evidence-based storytelling. Hacktivists, expert in accessing, exposing and protecting critical evidence-based material, bring their own set of formidable skills.

Joined by artists, lawyers, and whistleblowers, these communities will offer each other, and the general public, charged, highly informed debate. Now that the Snowden disclosures have sunk in, it’s time for uncensored talk about the chilling Big Brother world in which we live." 

  
  
   
   
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Authority Control in Welsh Wikipedia

2014-07-18 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Let's discuss offlist.
   
  
    
   
  
   > On 18 July 2014 at 14:49 Andy Mabbett  wrote:
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   > 
   > On 18 July 2014 10:14, Craig Franklin  wrote:
   > 
   > > If this is received well at cy.wp, it might also be desirable to introduce
   > > it on ga.wp as well.
   > 
   > I'd be happy to assist with that too.
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Authority Control in Welsh Wikipedia

2014-07-18 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   I'm a Bureaucrat on the Welsh wiki, Craig. I'll also be meeting a few of ga and gd wikis at:
   
  
    
   
  
   https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Languages_Meetup
   
  
    
   
  
   Welcome to you all, of course!
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
  
   On 18 July 2014 at 10:14 Craig Franklin  wrote:
   



 Hi All,
 

  
 If this is received well at cy.wp, it might also be desirable to introduce it on ga.wp as well. 

  
 

 Cheers,
 

 Craig
 

   

 

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 i...@cymruwales.com 
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No it hasn't.

   
 

   
Please go ahead Andy.

   
 

   
Might be advisable to inform the community here: 
https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicipedia:Y_Caffi

   
 

   
Many thanks.

   
 

   
Robin


 
 
   
  
 
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  > 
  > On 17 July 2014 15:36, Magnus Manske <
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  > 
  > [Authority control] 
  > 
  > > If it's not used on Welsh Wikipedia, maybe the best thing would be to make a 
  > > Wikidata-based one - just add the blank template to people's articles, and 
  > > watch it automagically fill with vaules from Wikidata. The last thing the 
  > > Wikiverse needs is to add the occasional VIAF entry on Welsh Wikipedia as 
  > > wikitext. Not in 2014. 
  > 
  > Yes; that's my intention. 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Authority Control in Welsh Wikipedia

2014-07-17 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   No it hasn't.
   
  
    
   
  
   Please go ahead Andy.
   
  
    
   
  
   Might be advisable to inform the community here: https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicipedia:Y_Caffi
   
  
    
   
  
   Many thanks.
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
   > On 17 July 2014 at 16:19 Andy Mabbett  wrote:
   > 
   > 
   > On 17 July 2014 15:36, Magnus Manske  wrote:
   > 
   > [Authority control]
   > 
   > > If it's not used on Welsh Wikipedia, maybe the best thing would be to make a
   > > Wikidata-based one - just add the blank template to people's articles, and
   > > watch it automagically fill with vaules from Wikidata. The last thing the
   > > Wikiverse needs is to add the occasional VIAF entry on Welsh Wikipedia as
   > > wikitext. Not in 2014.
   > 
   > Yes; that's my intention.
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] NLS Content live on Wikimedia Commons

2014-06-13 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   You're building bridges Ally! Great stuff!
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
  
   
   
   
On 13 June 2014 at 15:28 "Crockford, Ally"  wrote:
   


Hi all, 
  
I am very happy to announce that the first three batches of digital content from the National Library of Scotland’s collections have been successfully uploaded to Wikimedia Commons this week! This follows the acceptance in March 2014 of a library-wide policy that places all NLS-generated metadata under a CC-0 licence; digital content will be released under either a CC-0 or CC-BY-NC-SA licence (unfortunately for the time being the NLS has chosen to licence its master .tiff files as CC-BY-NC-SA but the policy will be reviewed annually so we can only hope this is temporary). The Library will be issuing an official press release early next week and the policy itself will be available on our website. 
  
Although it’s a small batch yet, this is still extremely exciting and is the result of a combined effort from the NLS and Wikimedia UK; hopefully it is just the first in many projects of this type both at the NLS and at other Scottish organisations! 
  
See the released content here: 
  
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tay_Bridge_disaster 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Construction_of_the_Forth_Bridge 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Scotia_Depicta 
  
Cheers, Ally 
  
  
 
   
 
  
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[Wikimediauk-l] 20-20 Vision of Wales

2014-05-29 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Bore da!
   
  
    
   
  
   I've set a up a little project (
   20-20 Vision of Wales Challenge) to focus other language wikis on my little corner of this diverse planet.
   
  
    
   
  
   If you are fluent in other languages then please go ahead and create an article on one of the 20 articles found 
   here:
   
  
    
   
  
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Welcome_to_Llwybrau_Byw!_-_Living_Paths!/20_-_20_Challenge
   
  
    
   
  
   You could even edit the English or Welsh versions of these articles with further information, as they will be translated into other languages. What does strike me is that the prolific contributions have come from the smaller / lesser spoken languages.
   
  
    
   
  
   Many thanks
   
  
    
   
  
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Scottish Women in Computing editathon, Edinburgh 21 March

2014-02-18 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Great stuff Ally! I wish we could catch up with you, here in Wales!
   
  
    
   
  
   
   
   
On 17 February 2014 at 14:15 "Crockford, Ally"  wrote:
   


Hi all – please spread the word about the event below: 
  
After the success of last year's Ada Lovelace Festival of Wikipedia Edinburgh event, the British Computing Society Women's chapter in Edinburgh are excited to host a follow-up editathon as part of the Women who Shaped Scotland project. Organised by the National Library of Scotland and Wikimedia UK, the project consists of a series of editathons run during March 2014, aiming to improve Wikipedia's coverage of influential Scottish women in a variety of professions. 
On 21 March, BCS Women Edinburgh will host an editathon on Scottish Women in Computing at the University of Edinburgh. The event will look to add and improve information about Scottish women who have made a significant impact in the field of computing, including computer engineering, software engineering, computer science, information systems, and information technology. The evening will include training for those who aren’t already familiar with Wikipedia, and there will be refreshments provided. 
Details are available on the events page:  https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Edinburgh_Women_in_Computing_editathon_2014 
  
Spaces are limited so book soon! 
  
 
   
 
  
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] English Heritage list

2014-01-06 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Can I suggest that 
   Ally
    Crockford submits this request, with others 'in support'.
   
  
    
   
  
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   > On 06 January 2014 at 18:06 Andy Mabbett  wrote:
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   > 
   > On 6 January 2014 12:47, Richard Nevell  wrote:
   > > Good to see this request. How long does it take to get an official reply?
   > 
   > Funny you should ask that now, I've only today received a reply to a
   > request i submitted in September 2012 - 16 months ago. I've blogged
   > about it here:
   > 
   > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/uk-government-road-gritting-open-data/
   > 
   > I shall be pressing for a much more prompt response to my Heritage List request.
   > 
   > > Could the scope of the request be widened? The Royal Commission on the
   > > Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland run Canmore which has
   > > descriptions of sites which would be useful for Wikipedia (eg).
   > 
   > You could add a comment to my request; or make a new one. I think the
   > later would be more effective. Please let me know if you do that, and
   > I'll voice support.
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Open Gov + CC = a marriage of convenience?

2013-12-27 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Many thanks to you all. 
   
  
    
   
  
   CC to me has always meant Creative Commons, I'm sorry for clouding the issue with such ambiguity! Thanks for the the link to the OGL article. If I'm correct: files with an OGL license can be used on Wikipedia and her sisters; Crown Copyright, in general, can not. Crown Copyright runs out after 50 years. 
   
  
    
   
  
   I'll reword my request to Cadw. 
   
  
    
   
  
   Have a great new year all of you!
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
  
   > On 26 December 2013 at 23:04 Andy Mabbett  wrote:
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   > 
   > On 26 December 2013 22:24, Michael Peel  wrote:
   > > I’ve started an enwp article on the OGL to better understand it, at:
   > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Government_Licence
   > > Would anyone be interested in helping expand this?
   > 
   > I think Jon Foster is your man for that; IIRC he helped to write the OGL.
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[Wikimediauk-l] Open Gov + CC = a marriage of convenience?

2013-12-26 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Hi all 
   
 

   
I approached CADW (the Welsh equivalent of English Herritage) a few weeks ago: 

  
 

 Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons can now use 'Crown Copyright files'. This means that in theory we could upload all your images. Here's an example on Wikimedia Commons, which is then taken into 5 Wikipedia languages (see bottom of the image page)Can you please supply me with high-res copies of these images?
 
 

  
 

 To which they have replied:
 

  
 

 In an earlier discussion with the WG Head of Library Services, I was informed there was a conflict between Crown Copyright and Open Commons type licensing. I would be grateful if you would provide the source of statement ‘Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons can now use ‘Crown Copyright’ and what is your understanding of this. When I have received this information, I will be able to investigate further.
 

  
 

 Does anyone know where I can find more information on this marriage of convenience, please?
 

  
 

 Many thanks
 

  
 

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Preparing a proofreading contest for Wikisource's 10th aniversary

2013-11-09 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Adam and all
   
  
    
   
  
   Defnyddiwr:Lloffiwr is an Admin on cy.ws:
   
  
    
   
  
   https://cy.wikisource.org/wiki/Defnyddiwr:Lloffiwr
   
  
    
   
  
   There aren't enough of us to enter the competition; but getting the system ready for mass upload would be good.
   
  
    
   
  
   Diolch!
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin Owain
   
  
    
   
  
   On 09 November 2013 at 21:48 Adam Morgan  wrote:
   



 On 9 November 2013 02:21:48, Charles Matthews <
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 > The bare bones, for something on enWS, would be
 

 > 
 

 > *choice from out of existing texts on WS  of a range of works, none too
 

 > hard to do (steer clear of special characters, heavy format and so on), and
 

 > *a page with links to the Index pages?
 

 >  
 

 > With explanations of the traffic-light quality system, and an outline of
 

 > the competition rules.
 

  
 

  
 

 Setting up a page will be easy but first,
 

  
 

 1) Is Wikimedia UK going to back this?
 

 2) How is this going to work?
 

  
 

  
 

 I'm not that familiar with all of the unfinished works on Wikisource at the moment but I think we might need to upload some new ones too.
 

  
 

 If we do this, we need to work out what sort of works we want to use.
 

  
 

 I think works from the late Victorian era or twentieth century would be the best choice.  They probably won't have the special characters or formatting issues, for the most part.  Novels might be better than poetry; the latter has less text but more formatting.  More famous authors might make sense but may also feel redundant; I don't know if people would want to work on something that's already widely available elsewhere.  I would like to include some mid-twentieth century stuff, as a gentle reminder than the public domain did not stop in 1900, but the only things I know that are available are some issues of Amazing Stories that I had planned to work on myself (which have some illustrations and a few pages with complicated formatting).  There should probably be some variety so people not interested in one could swap to something else.
 

  
 

  
 

 What are the competition rules?  For example, do validations count?  It would be nice to include that aspect of the project.  Does proofread of non-competition list works count towards scoring?  What if one person does some proofreading but the page is completed by another?  Will Wikimedia UK award prizes to users outside the UK?  Will Wikimedia UK award prizes?!
 

  
 

 Some of my suggested answers:-
 

 * 2 points per proofread page
 

 * 1 point per validated page
 

 * Only works on the competition list count towards scoring
 

 * Works proofread by multiple people have the points divided equally among them, except...
 

 ** Merely saving OCR'd text without proofreading doesn't count for scoring
 

 * Blank pages do not count towards scoring
 

 * The importance of the location of the user is probably down to the chapter
 

  
 

  
 

 If 
 cy.ws is getting in on this, they need their own page and we need to decide if that is a separate competition or not.  That is, will the most prolific on 
 cy.ws get an e-reader AND the most prolific on 
 en.ws gets an e-reader OR are they competing against each other for just one e-reader.  Is it just en & cy or will Wikimedia UK support other competitions?  Will it support a Polish or Bengali competition, for example, assuming they are running one?  NB: I cannot find any administrators on 
 cy.ws, so I don't know whom to ask.
 

   
  
    
  
 


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Preparing a proofreading contest for Wikisource's 10th aniversary

2013-11-08 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Similar request, Charles.
   
  
    
   
  
   In the next few months we will be uploading quite a few articles and book reviews onto cy Wikisource, As yet, no templates are in place for such delicacies as Proofreading etc. Any help would be appreciated by our small community.
   
  
    
   
  
   Thanks
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin Owain
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
  
   On 08 November 2013 at 11:42 Charles Matthews  wrote:
   

   
On 8 November 2013 11:33, Richard Nevell 
wrote: 

  
  
   

 
 
  But, returning to the point of this thread: proofreading Wikisource. If there is an appetite to take part, how would it be best organised? Checking for typos and using a spellchecker seems like the simplest approach, would it be one which results in a significant impact?
   
  
 
   
  
 

   
As a start, if WMUK thinks it would be putting some staff time towards this competition, the best thing might be to start a thread at

   
 

   
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Scriptorium#Announcements

   
 

   
just saying you are considering backing it. 

   
 

   
English Wikisource runs a "Proofread of the Month" and one model would be to adapt that to the needs of the competition ("all must have prizes" in PoTM, namely a template on your userpage). So there could be a definite bunch of works selected, where people proofread and validate them page by page.  

   
 

   
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikidata tartan!

2013-10-31 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Hey! Tartan was used in Wales for centuries! But we always wore something underneath... We might photo-blitz St Fagans, Cardiff on Sunday as an off-shoot of EduWiki, where there are quite a few examples of Welsh Kilts on show. Email me if you want to join us.
   
  
    
   
  
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   On 31 October 2013 at 09:19 Jon Davies  wrote:
   

   
My old knees would get way too cold Deryck!

   

 

 On 30 October 2013 23:00, Deryck Chan 
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 Actually, it's the Scotland 2000 tartan. The middle strip of the tartan pattern looks remarkably similar to the Wikidata logo.
  
 https://twitter.com/deryckchan/status/395685266167308288/photo/1
  
 Highland dress made from this tartan should be the official uniform of Wikimedia Scotland (or even Wikimedia UK!)


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Education] Registration for Wikimedia Diversity Conference is now open!

2013-09-05 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Hi Daria
   
  
    
   
  
   I've really thought about this one, and my interest here is only half the equation: minority languages etc. It might be better for a female to go, as it would then fulfill the other half!
   
  
    
   
  
   But if push comes to shove.!
   
  
    
   
  
   Best regards
   
  
    
   
  
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   On 05 September 2013 at 10:39 Daria Cybulska  wrote:
   

   
Please see below. Wikimedia UK is offering scholarships for participants and contributors to the Diversity Conference - to be eligible just apply via the main booking page. Anyone with an interest in the topic is encouraged to attend! 

  
 

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Hey all,

you may already have seen the announcement on the meta page [1] or on Facebook [2]; nevertheless we would like to inform you that the official registration [3] for the Wikimedia Diversity Conference is now open!
 
For details of the conference, please check out the meta page [1]. The conference will be addressing an international audience and therefore be held in English.

The registration form allows to propose your submissions for the conference and to apply for a scholarship. If you would like to be part of this conference, please do not forget to register until the 20 September, which is the final deadline.
 
If you are not yet sure about attending, but are interested in the topic, feel free to ask us [4] anything you’d like or engage on the talk page [5].


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Can we nudge the Church of England for free images?

2013-08-29 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
   Hi Andy
   
  
    
   
  
   The Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan is the Patron of Wici Cymru.
   
  
    
   
  
   I'm meeting him in a fortnight, if you need a contact. 
   
  
    
   
  
   Best regards
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
   > On 29 August 2013 at 12:36 Andy Mabbett  wrote:
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   > 
   > On 29 August 2013 08:26, Tom Morris  wrote:
   > > Does the chapter or any volunteers have any contacts at the Church of England?
   > 
   > I'm in discussion with someone who works for one of their Bishops; I'd
   > be glad to widen that discussion as things progress.
   > 
   > It would be good to get all the bishops and other notbale clerics to
   > record their voices for us, too.
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Sphingonet and Wikipedia

2013-07-30 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
 
 
  
   Hi Richard
   
  
    
   
  
   Great read. Do you know the name of the WiR? May be good to name her.
   
  
    
   
  
   Best regards
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
   On 30 July 2013 at 11:51 Richard Nevell  wrote:
   

   
Hi everyone, 

  
 

 There's a new post on Wikimedia UK's blog about a recent training event in Oxford with doctoral and post-doctoral researchers 
 http://bit.ly/1e5IGxI
 

  
 

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Membership recruitment

2013-06-29 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
 
 
  
   Kath
   
  
    
   
  
   You mentioned: '
   new members pack and recruitment leaflet'. Can you give me a link, please?
   
  
    
   
  
   Regards
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
   On 28 June 2013 at 16:12 Katherine Bavage  wrote:
   

   
The page I linked to in my opening email - 
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Membership/Promoting - discusses this exactly and suggests how we could describe the benefit of membership to potential members. 

  
 

 So, to return to Stevie's point, when Gordo, says:
 

  
 

 "
 This issue is not about privacy or openness. It is about what a member gets that others do not.  
 At the moment, voting at the AGM comes to mind, paying dues and not much else." (my emphasis) the question that historically we haven't answered is: should
  members get privileges? 
 

  
 

 How does that square with the fact other wikimedia chapter memberships don't really seem to get specific benefits and privileges? Would it be consistent with what the movement and our chapter in it are trying to achieve?  
 

  
 

 I think the answer is 'probably not'. It's not up to me to decide, but I don't think we can afford to keep getting stuck/vague on this point. It will harm recruitment.  
 

  
 

 I think the descriptions of what people can gain through joining that I laid out on the page sum up why new and established editors would benefit from becoming members without offering them discounts, private emails, special extras etc. 
 

  
 

 I am up for the idea of a lapel pin though - it might be nice for people to have this to demonstrate their support. 
 
 
 
   
  
 

   
 

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 On 28 June 2013 15:37, Gordon Joly 
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   On 28/06/13 15:31, Stevie Benton wrote:

   
 Thanks for your email. The membership email is made openly available in accordance with our values. To ask a genuine question, do you think members in general would prefer it to be private and would you prefer it to be private?


   This issue is not about privacy or openness. It is about what a member gets that others do not. At the moment, voting at the AGM comes to mind, paying dues and not much else.
   
  Oh, and that warm fuzzy feeling and something to tell the grandchildren about 
   
   
 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Nice piece from another country.

2013-04-24 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
 
 
  
   Jon
   
  
    
   
  
   I think that your choice of words for the title of this email / thread was not only very appropriate but also exceedingly timely! Diversity is the spice of life!
   
  
    
   
  
   10 / 10
   
  
    
   
  
   It sent out an important message and I must thank you.
   
  
    
   
  
   Diolch Jon
   
  
    
   
  
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   On 24 April 2013 at 12:29 Jon Davies  wrote:
   

   
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22264118

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[Wikimediauk-l] Language Policy

2013-04-24 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
 
 
  
   Hi all
   
  
    
   
  
   Everyone so far has agreed that the ability to Speak Gaelic would be desirable (rather than undesirable !) Can we therefore amend the advert to this effect?
   
  
    
   
  
   Secondly, I've created a draft Welsh Language Policy for your comments here:
   
  
    
   
  
   https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Llywelyn2000/Welsh_Language_Policy
   
  
    
   
  
   Let's be positive about this please. If you have negative feelings towards minority languages, for any reasons, can I suggest you swallow hard, count to ten and drink up your glass of milk.
   
  
    
   
  
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[Wikimediauk-l] Great news: Archbishop of Wales heads Wiki Wales!

2013-04-23 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
 
 
  
   Great news to you all: Barry Morgan, the Archbishop of Wales has joined Rhys Ifans as Patrons of Wici Cymru, the society whose aims is to develop the Wiki family and open content in Wales.
   
  
    
   
  
   He's a great guy and very forward thinking.
   
  
    
   
  
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedian in Residence, National Library of Scotland

2013-04-22 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
 
 
  
   Hi Rex
   
  
    
   
  
   On two occasions at the British Library I mentioned the importance of working WITHIN the community not from the outside in. If we're not careful this will look like a foreign project thrust upon them rather than working organically: from the roots up. 
   
  
    
   
  
   The Library has a wealth of Gaelic manuscripts and books; take a glimpse:
   
  
    
   
  
   http://www.nls.uk/collections/manuscripts/collections/gaelic-manuscripts
   
  
   http://www.nls.uk/collections/rare-books/collections/gaelic
   
  
    
   
  
   as well many Scots classics, such as 
    this one from the 15th-century poet Robert Henryson:
   
  
    
   
  
   http://digital.nls.uk/morall-fabillis-of-esope-the-phyrgian/pageturner.cfm?id=74457640
   
  
    
   
  
   which is, by the way, on CC-BY-SA.
   
  
    
   
  
   My second point here is that all language Wikis in Scotland should have been told at the same time. Surely, WMUK can understand the importance of this? My last point refers to the fact that many such jobs in Scotland, Ireland and Wales make the ability to speak Gaidhlig, Gaeilge or Cymraeg respectively either advantageous or essential. 
   
   
   
  
    
   
  
   I await Andrew's response, but from your answers I would suggest that WMUK draws up a language Policy asap.
   
  
    
   
  
   Best regards
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
  
    
   
  
   On 22 April 2013 at 23:43 rexx  wrote:
   


 
  
   
   
I'm sure folks will forward the news to other lists that they subscribe to.


Here's some background reading:
   
   http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/11/were-looking-for-wikipedians-in-residence/

   http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedian_in_Residence_draft_job_description
   
   http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/2013_Activity_Plan#GLAM_Wikipedians_in_Residence

   http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/uk/1/1e/DC_staff_report_to_the_board_Feb_2013.pdf - and the documents that Daria links to.

   I'm not aware of any feedback from the community on the part of the 2013 Activity Plan that deals with the WiR programme.
  
  
  It would be wonderful if we had a Scots Gaelic speaker involved in our activities in Scotland. Sadly only around 60,000 people now speak 
 Gàidhlig and most appear to be in the Islands. While I'd like to think that we could find a bilingual WiR to work in Edinburgh, I wonder what the chances realistically are of finding one? It's certainly worth asking the question, though.
  
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 Hi Andrew
 

  
 

 1. Can you send me a link to the wiki community discussions regarding this post please.
 

  
 

 2. I note that you have only informed the en wiki community of this news; don't you think that Uicipeid Gàidhlig (and Scotts) should have been told at the same time?
 

  
 

 3. I note that the job spec requirements include:  
  
  communicate in English clearly to a wide variety of audiences and have excellent presentation skills 
  
 
  Surely, the ability to speak Gàidhlig would be an advantage to this post and should have been mentioned?
  
 
   
  
 
  Best regards
  
 
   
  
 
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   > On 22 April 2013 at 12:02 Andrew Gray <
   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk> wrote: 
   > 
   > 
   > Hi all, 
   > 
   > Just as my work at the British Library is coming to an end, I'm 
   > delighted to be able to tell people about a new Wikimedian in 
   > Residence post at the National Library of Scotland - I've helped work 
   > to set this up, and I think there's a real potential for doing amazing 
   > things here. The NLS is a great institution, with some really 
   > innovative and forward-thinking work, and as well as the obvious 
   > strengths in Scottish history and culture they have major map 
   > collections and one of the most interesting publishing archives in the 
   > UK. Lots of scope for interesting projects here. 
   > 
   > It's full-time, for four months, though this may possibly be 
   > negotiable to a longer period at part time -

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedian in Residence, National Library of Scotland

2013-04-22 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
 
 
  
   Hi Andrew
   
  
    
   
  
   1. Can you send me a link to the wiki community discussions regarding this post please.
   
  
    
   
  
   2. I note that you have only informed the en wiki community of this news; don't you think that Uicipeid Gàidhlig (and Scotts) should have been told at the same time?
   
  
    
   
  
   3. I note that the job spec requirements include:  

communicate in English clearly to a wide variety of audiences and have excellent presentation skills 

   
Surely, the ability to speak Gàidhlig would be an advantage to this post and should have been mentioned?

   
 

   
Best regards

   
 

   
Robin

   
 

   
  
    
   
  
   > On 22 April 2013 at 12:02 Andrew Gray  wrote:
   > 
   > 
   > Hi all,
   > 
   > Just as my work at the British Library is coming to an end, I'm
   > delighted to be able to tell people about a new Wikimedian in
   > Residence post at the National Library of Scotland - I've helped work
   > to set this up, and I think there's a real potential for doing amazing
   > things here. The NLS is a great institution, with some really
   > innovative and forward-thinking work, and as well as the obvious
   > strengths in Scottish history and culture they have major map
   > collections and one of the most interesting publishing archives in the
   > UK. Lots of scope for interesting projects here.
   > 
   > It's full-time, for four months, though this may possibly be
   > negotiable to a longer period at part time - it's worth asking. The
   > job is paid and formally employed by the Library, funded jointly by
   > the Library and by Wikimedia UK.
   > http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/1533/ has further details and a
   > link to the NLS recruitment site.
   > 
   > Please circulate this widely!
   > 
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[Wikimediauk-l] The Google Challenge: Augmented Reality

2013-04-16 Thread i...@cymruwales.com 

 
  
 
 
  
   Hi all
   
  
    
   
  
   I've just posted my vision 
   here.
   
  
    
   
  
   Take a peep and cast your vote!
   
  
    
   
  
   Regards
   
  
    
   
  
   Robin Owain
   
  
   Llywelyn2000
   
  
    
  
 


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