Hey John (and everyone else), I'd love to see WikiProject AIDS get a bit more love.
I've been putting together a to-do list with source suggestions. Fancy a chat over coffee sometime to see what and when might be good? Or is that a bit too much editathon shaped for what you're looking for? Owen On Tue, 16 Oct 2018, 09:37 John Lubbock, <john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Thanks Jonathan. > > Should we then say that we will do the first workshop on FA writing in > November? November has 5 weeks, so perhaps we should do it in the fourth > week of the month? What about Tuesday 20th? Or Wednesday 21st? > > We couldn't do one in December if we are doing it in the last week of the > month, so should we skip December and do the one after in January? > > I would appreciate some more feedback from people about whether they would > turn up, and what subjects they would like to see covered. > > John Lubbock > > Communications Coordinator > > Wikimedia UK > > +44 (0) 203 372 0767 > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1, > Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ. > > Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open > knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our > work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting > Wikimedia UK? Donate here <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk>. > > 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 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 at 14:20, WereSpielChequers < > werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Dear John, >> >> I'd be happy to see the chapter bring back these sort of events. Thinking >> of a few lessons from when we last did them, coffee, soft drinks and some >> sort of snacks are important - remember that many attendees will be coming >> straight from work. We also used to designate a pub for the end of the >> evening. >> >> You need to allow for a variable start time, some people will be working >> nearby, others may finish later and be an hour away - starting off with >> something informal such as a wiki surgery would give time for more people >> to get there. You don't want to give some people an hour to kill after work >> or exclude others because they can't slope off work early. >> >> Don't try to get 12 topics fixed before you start, topics will emerge as >> you talk to the attendees and potential attendees. But the ones we >> discussed at the London Meetup, FA writing, AWB workshop etc would give a >> good diverse start. Geni's talk on "photography in museums" is one I would >> happily hear again. >> >> Last Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday would give some distance from the >> existing London meetup on the second Sunday, and in the months with 5 weeks >> give you an advantage when you are competing against events that use the >> 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th week of the month. >> >> >> Jonathan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:14:25 +0100 >>> From: John Lubbock <john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> >>> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org> >>> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill share idea >>> Message-ID: >>> <CAHEadKnNv= >>> cyvs_s8ccfpqw8djrq+lnqyztde1mnas1-ipm...@mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" >>> >>> Hi all, after talking to community members at the London meetup >>> yesterday, >>> I want to suggest that we start running a monthly skillshare after work >>> at >>> the Wikimedia UK office. It would be good to organise a 12 month >>> programme >>> with skillshares on things like 'getting an article to featured article >>> status', AWB, Wikidata infoboxes, something on commons or photography >>> perhaps. >>> >>> Would anybody like to suggest other subjects which it would be good to >>> have >>> a workshop on? We need a list of 12 which would have some broad appeal to >>> the community and chapter members. >>> >>> I would suggest Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, maybe first week of the >>> month. How does that sound to everyone? >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 4 >>> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:52:15 +0530 >>> From: Tito Dutta <trulyt...@gmail.com> >>> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill share idea >>> Message-ID: >>> < >>> caedaq_hn39ia6mvs3tn3wiwjybamcn0feqdozkwezma5pu+...@mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" >>> >>> Excellent idea. There was an idea to start something similar "what have >>> you >>> learnt recently/Share your exciting new learning (of course >>> Wiki-related)". >>> >>> Thanks >>> Tito Dutta >>> Note: If I don't reply to your email in 2 days, please feel free to >>> remind >>> me over email or phone call. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 at 16:45, John Lubbock < >>> john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > Hi all, after talking to community members at the London meetup >>> yesterday, >>> > I want to suggest that we start running a monthly skillshare after >>> work at >>> > the Wikimedia UK office. It would be good to organise a 12 month >>> programme >>> > with skillshares on things like 'getting an article to featured article >>> > status', AWB, Wikidata infoboxes, something on commons or photography >>> > perhaps. >>> > >>> > Would anybody like to suggest other subjects which it would be good to >>> have >>> > a workshop on? We need a list of 12 which would have some broad appeal >>> to >>> > the community and chapter members. >>> > >>> > I would suggest Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, maybe first week of the >>> > month. How does that sound to everyone? >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> > New messages to: wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org >>> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 5 >>> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:36:17 +0200 >>> From: "Peter Southwood" <peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> >>> To: "'Wikimedia Mailing List'" <wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill share idea >>> Message-ID: <001601d4647b$4c0c5a60$e4250f20$@telkomsa.net> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>> >>> I like the idea. Once you have worked out how to do it efficiently, >>> maybe the WMF can send out trainers to places where the skills are thin on >>> the ground. >>> Cheers, >>> Peter >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On >>> Behalf Of John Lubbock >>> Sent: 15 October 2018 13:14 >>> To: Wikimedia Mailing List >>> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill share idea >>> >>> Hi all, after talking to community members at the London meetup >>> yesterday, >>> I want to suggest that we start running a monthly skillshare after work >>> at >>> the Wikimedia UK office. It would be good to organise a 12 month >>> programme >>> with skillshares on things like 'getting an article to featured article >>> status', AWB, Wikidata infoboxes, something on commons or photography >>> perhaps. >>> >>> Would anybody like to suggest other subjects which it would be good to >>> have >>> a workshop on? We need a list of 12 which would have some broad appeal to >>> the community and chapter members. >>> >>> I would suggest Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, maybe first week of the >>> month. How does that sound to everyone? >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> New messages to: wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>> >>> --- >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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