Fantastic, thanks Sara!
Lucy
On 8 December 2016 at 12:01, Sara Thomas <sa.tho...@live.com> wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> On my way from a wiki session in Edinburgh to the BBC session in Glasgow,
> where m'colleague Ewan is already guiding that team. I provided a training
> session a week or so ago in preparation for today, but as we all know, the
> best way to learn is by doing. I'm so excited to be able to help get these
> missing women into the encyclopaedia.
>
> As is my custom, I'll be placing the {{new user article}} template on the
> talk pages of any articles created by new users today. I would
> wholeheartedly encourage anyone on this list who is able, to stop by these
> new articles and help give them the best possible chance at wiki life.
> (And if needed, lend a hand if we see newbies being bitten.)
>
> Yours in encyclopaedia-building-wiki-love,
>
> Sara Thomas
> User:lirazelf
> Previously Wikimedian in Residence at Museums Galleries Scotland, now
> free-range.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 8 Dec 2016, at 11:24, Lucy Crompton-Reid <lucy.crompton-reid@wikimedia.
> org.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I've added the link to the enwiki help pages on the project meta page, and
> I'm talking to the BBC about updating the News pages...thanks all!
>
> Lucy
>
> On 8 December 2016 at 11:00, WereSpielChequers <
> werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Any chance of getting them to tweak http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/tech
>> nology-38219838
>>
>> If you create a biography of a living person on Wikipedia you really need
>> to cite a reliable source - such as a BBC article about them.
>>
>> On 8 December 2016 at 10:24, Michael Peel <em...@mikepeel.net> wrote:
>>
>>> It's possible to follow the edits through the hashtag, at:
>>> http://tools.wmflabs.org/hashtags/search/100Womenwiki
>>> Maybe help interact with the new users there? There are already a few
>>> problematic usernames being used... (e.g., User:BBC100)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> On 8 Dec 2016, at 07:49, Lucy Crompton-Reid <
>>> lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Gordo
>>>
>>> This is one of the issues we've been discussing with the BBC all
>>> along...the idea being to focus on in person training events where people
>>> get a real sense of how to edit and are far less likely to be reverted. Of
>>> course the BBC were quite focused on having a large scale call to
>>> action...we're hoping to see most engagement at the in person events and we
>>> also have people keeping an eye on the hashtag so that we can spot
>>> potentially tricky situations. But you're right, it is a concern.
>>>
>>> Lucy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8 December 2016 at 09:30, Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 05/12/16 14:41, Lucy Crompton-Reid wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > As I know some of you will already be aware, Wikimedia UK, Women in
>>>> Red
>>>> > and Wikimedia editors and communities around the world are partnering
>>>> > with BBC 100 Women to raise awareness of the gender gap on Wikipedia,
>>>> > improve coverage of women and encourage women to edit.
>>>>
>>>> Great stuff, but on the BBC News article:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38219838
>>>>
>>>> we find
>>>>
>>>> "How to create a new profile on Wikipedia"
>>>>
>>>> This is really about article creation for new biographic entries. If
>>>> this is a living person, then one of the most difficult starting points
>>>> for a new editor.
>>>>
>>>> I would think of "new profile" as being a User page.
>>>>
>>>> So, going live with a new article and then facing a rapid deletion
>>>> request is hardly constructive. No mention of a sandbox.... for example.
>>>> There should be explicit links to extant help, tutorials and other
>>>> instruction.
>>>>
>>>> Gordo
>>>>
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