That would be really good.
> On 25 October 2018 at 12:57 Owen Blacker <o...@blacker.me.uk> wrote: > > Yeah, I think you're right. > > And this is the second year that I've not got round to asking the > Wellcome people if they fancy a World AIDS Day editathon (it's 1 December > each year). > > How about we chat about setting that up over coffee sometime :) > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 12:49 John Lubbock < john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk > mailto:john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk > wrote: > > > > What would be the skill to be shared around the community > with that? There's lots of WikiProjects I'd like to do editathons about. I > wonder if WikiProject AIDS would be something where we could get a partner > organisation to help us improve pages in a separate editathon? > > > > > > 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 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 10:57, Owen Blacker < o...@blacker.me.uk > > mailto:o...@blacker.me.uk > wrote: > > > > > > > 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 mailto: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 mailto: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 mailto:john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk > > > > > > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List < > > > > > > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > mailto:wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill share > > > > > > idea > > > > > > Message-ID: > > > > > > <CAHEadKnNv= > > > > > > cyvs_s8ccfpqw8djrq+lnqyztde1mnas1-ipm...@mail.gmail.com > > > > > > mailto:cyvs_s8ccfpqw8djrq%2blnqyztde1mnas1-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 > > > > > > mailto:trulyt...@gmail.com > > > > > > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List < > > > > > > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > mailto:wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill > > > > > > share idea > > > > > > Message-ID: > > > > > > < > > > > > > caedaq_hn39ia6mvs3tn3wiwjybamcn0feqdozkwezma5pu+...@mail.gmail.com > > > > > > mailto:caedaq_hn39ia6mvs3tn3wiwjybamcn0feqdozkwezma5pu%2b...@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 > > > > > > mailto: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 > > > > > > mailto:wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > > > <mailto: > > > > > > wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > 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 mailto:peter.southw...@telkomsa.net > > > > > > > To: "'Wikimedia Mailing List'" < > > > > > > wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > mailto:wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill > > > > > > share idea > > > > > > Message-ID: > > > > > > <001601d4647b$4c0c5a60$e4250f20$@http://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 > > > > > > 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. 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