Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

I support Chris' variation on Andy's proposal.If there is a problem keeping track of all the channels of communication, I would suggest  creating a page on the Wiki and listing them there so that they can be checked on a weekly basis.all the best,FabianOn 30 November 2018 at 17:47 John Lubbock

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

On Fri, 30 Nov 2018, Andy Mabbett wrote: On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 at 15:42, wrote: Engine Room water cooler I suggest re-merging those pages. The level of traffic is not high and the benefits of splitting them were never clear. The point of splitting them was that internal meta discussions

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

I support Andy's proposal. Some consolidation of communications formats is a very good thing from my point of view. We have so many it's hard to keep track of them all. John Lubbock Communications Coordinator Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0767 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee re

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 at 15:42, wrote: > Engine Room > water cooler I suggest re-merging those pages. The level of traffic is not high and the benefits of splitting them were never clear. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk __

[Wikimediauk-l] My return from maternity leave, plus strategy consultation/festive drinks on Thursday 13th December

Dear all As I think most of you are aware I have been on maternity leave since the end of March (with my beautiful baby boy arriving on 5th April!), and Sandy Balfour has been the interim Chief Executive during that time. I returned to work a few weeks ago but am working part time hours (usually t

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

> On 30 November 2018 at 15:42 leu...@fabiant.eu wrote: > > > Please have a look at the Engine Room > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room . It is unfortunate that there has > been no reply to Brian Kelly's inquiry about the VLE made back in August. > "Sorry, the website moodle.wiki

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

Thanks Fabian - and yes, I will do that. I'm sorry Hannah didn't contact this list about her departure, which I'm sure was an oversight. I have also been meaning to email the list about my return, but I'm going to do that in a separate message :) Best Lucy On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 at 15:42, wrote:

[Wikimediauk-l] Hannah Evans

Sorry it should have said Also I understand that Hannah Evans has left. I feel that it would have been better if people on this list had been informed. all the best, Fabian ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikim

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

Hi all,Thanks for that, Lucy.Might I suggest a small improvement which could be achieved for little expense is that you use both this list and the wiki to keep people informed.Please have a look at the Engine Room. It is unfortunate that there has been no reply to Brian Kelly's inquiry about the V

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

> On 30 November 2018 at 14:01 Fæ wrote: > Now would be a good time for the WMUK board to review whether having > its own wiki is worth the on-going investment in scarce volunteer time > or employee time. Not so much. There has been an issue for five years, IMX, and a "review" that concluded t

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

Hi all Thanks for your comments and suggestions about the chapter's Wiki, and related technical issues. There have been a few conversations around this at board and senior management level recently and we are aware that there is a need to improve our approach to technology both at an operational l

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 at 13:31, Charles Matthews wrote: > > > Trust me nobody is more frustrated about it all than me. > > The whole "three wise monkeys" approach by WMUK to its wiki has been going on > for years, and is quite unacceptable. > > Charles > > __

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 at 13:31, Andy Mabbett wrote: > > If WMUK no longer has a technology budget you might want to consider > > asking if another chapter would be willing to support QRpedia. > > Of WMF? That should read "Or WMF?"; sorry. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.u

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 at 13:18, WereSpielChequers wrote: > If WMUK no longer has a technology budget you might want to consider > asking if another chapter would be willing to support QRpedia. Of WMF? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

> Trust me nobody is more frustrated about it all than me. > The whole "three wise monkeys" approach by WMUK to its wiki has been going on for years, and is quite unacceptable. Charles ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https:/

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

Dear John, If WMUK no longer has a technology budget you might want to consider asking if another chapter would be willing to support QRpedia. It is only because it started in the UK that it was hosted by the UK chapter, it is actually a global resource. Jonathan On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 at 13:04, Jo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

It seems that having only one person able to access the server files is a poor idea for various reasons including business continutiy, reliability and issues lie this one. I don't have the skills for the job, but there must be someone in the community that does? Chris On Fri, 30 Nov 2018, J

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

Hi Chris, I know, I know, it's a huge problem we've been having. All the extensions are also down, and some domains like the QRPedia one and the stats.wikimedia.org.uk one are also not working, and have not been doing so for a while. I'm told that Tom Morton is trying to fix things but I think he's

[Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

Currently, both recent changes and watchlists on the WMUK Wiki are showing 0 changes, despite there being changes that should be shown - there have been four posts to the Engine Room (where this problem was flagged up) in the past 2 days for example. Chris Chris McKenna cmcke...@sucs.or