I talked to David earlier, as I realized that the kids are at most in the eighth grade, so that might present some issues.
Kevin Rutherford Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 27, 2013, at 10:51 PM, "Gabriel Fishman" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I have a short list of Boston articles that need photos - primarily mid-late > 20th Century history. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GabrielF/NeededPhotos > > One idea might be to take kids to the Boston City Archives or the BPL to scan > and upload photos. The Boston City Archives has agreed to put their photos in > the public domain so they can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. > > >> On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 11:22 AM, David Sindel <[email protected]> wrote: >> In short: all of them. Bits and pieces here and there are up to par, but >> really there's just not enough editors (particularly those with experience >> referencing, formatting, obtaining free-use images, etc) thus far to make >> everything high quality. A lot of the articles are patchwork with varying >> styles and quality. >> >> I've been working on MBTA and related articles for about the past 2 years. >> I've made progress on a number of articles, and I'm currently preparing to >> blitz the high-priority articles (those about each line, downtown transfer >> stations, etc) fairly soon. If there's a couple who have any interest in >> working with railroad / transit history, I'd be glad to help them. >> >> >>> On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Teresa Cordova >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi there, >>> >>> Thanks, sounds great. How do we find out which neighborhoods or which >>> periods of local history are in particular need of more research? >>> >>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Rutherford <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> Hey all, >>>> >>>> I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area >>>> who could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general >>>> history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the >>>> city. >>>> >>>> Kevin >>>> >>>> From: Pharos >>>> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM >>>> To: Teresa Cordova >>>> Cc: Boston Wikimedians >>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project >>>> >>>> It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston >>>> neighborhoods and local history. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Richard >>>> (User:Pharos) >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include >>>>> Wikimedia in it. Any ideas? >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimedia-boston mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-boston mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-boston mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-boston mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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