Although afaik Wiki Loves Monuments has mainly focused on getting photographs, I agree there's a great oppportunity for improving related articles and lists too. For example compare the lovely illustrated list of Grade I buildings in Greater Manchester [1] with the far more barebones list for Merseyside [2]. And as a bonus - more and better articles means more places to show off the lovely new WLM pictures, and the copious Geograph ones.
Perhaps Wikimedia UK should offer prizes for best/most article/list improvements during the month of WLM, in parallel with the photo competition aspect. Does anyone know if other chapters have done this in the past? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_Greater_Manchester [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_Merseyside Pete / the wub On 16 January 2013 17:02, Richard Nevell <richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > There are twice as many Grade II* listed building as there are Grade I > (around 20,000 and 10,000 respectively). Though each county has a list of > Grade I listed buildings, corresponding lists for Grade II* are rare. Part > of the issue may be because the lists can be very long and unwieldy. If this > could be automated it would be very useful as the lists take a huge amount > of time to put together by hand. Just ask Peter I. Vardy who wrote a few of > the lists. > > Richard Nevell > > > On 16 January 2013 16:49, Andrew Gray <andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk> wrote: >> >> As I recall, the objections were in part that we have most of this >> material already on Commons (via Geograph), but badly organised. I >> don't know if that's changed, or if we've got a better idea of what's >> out there... >> >> - Andrew. >> >> On 16 January 2013 16:45, HJ Mitchell <hjmitch...@ymail.com> wrote: >> > Well we have a list of Grade I listed buildings in every county. I'm >> > sure it >> > would be easy enough to have a bot do the same for Grade II* and >> > Scheduled >> > Ancient Monuments, and that gives us a ready-made target list. How much >> > more >> > organisation is needed, beyond creating the necessary project pages on >> > the >> > relevant wikis and getting the word out? >> > >> > Harry Mitchell >> > http://enwp.org/User:HJ >> > Phone: 024 7698 0977 >> > Skype: harry_j_mitchell >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Thomas Morton <morton.tho...@googlemail.com> >> > To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >> > Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 16:31 >> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WikiConference 2013 Speakers >> > >> > Excellent suggestions, thanks, I will look into it. >> > >> > A WLM speaker would be great... last year it was mentioned, but only as >> > a >> > plea for someone to step forward and organise the UK effort. >> > >> > I looked into what it would take but it seems a larger job than I'd have >> > time for given my other committements - is there noone from the GLAM >> > side of >> > things who can take it on?? >> > >> > Tom >> > >> > >> > On 15 January 2013 21:11, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: >> > >> > If the UK would be participating in Wiki Loves Monuments this year, >> > would >> > that be an angle to search a keynote? (national or European) I doubt >> > someone >> > from the international team would qualify as a ''keynote'' (maybe >> > regular >> > though?) but someone from Heritage England or even one of the European >> > umbrella organizations (Europa Nostra, Europeana) could do something? >> > >> > Just a thought, >> > >> > Lodewijk >> > >> > >> > 2013/1/15 Jon Davies <jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk> >> > >> > AGM 8th of June with more activities on the 9th. >> > >> > On 15 January 2013 11:21, Joe Filceolaire <filceola...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > date? >> > On Jan 15, 2013 11:19 AM, "Thomas Morton" <morton.tho...@googlemail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Morning Everyone, >> > >> > As you might know, the 2013 conference will be in Lincoln, organised by >> > the >> > Conference Committee with support from the office. >> > >> > With the venue chosen, we now need to figure out an exciting programme. >> > A >> > lot of this is in the planning stage and we will be releasing more >> > information later, however one of the first thing we need to do is >> > figure >> > out some keynote speakers. >> > >> > Later in the year we will be calling for papers and speakers from within >> > the >> > community, right now we are focusing on finding one or two "big names" >> > who >> > have something relevant to say. >> > >> > As this is your concert we need to know who you want to hear from! >> > >> > It could be anyone; from celerities, to politicians, to activists. We're >> > looking for intriguing suggestions, people with a unique perspective. >> > >> > Some initial suggestions have been made, please please do suggest >> > further >> > ideas here on the mailing list, by emailing myself or posting on this >> > page: >> > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013/Speakers >> > >> > Regards, >> > Tom >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia UK mailing list >> > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia UK mailing list >> > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK. 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