I've added you to the list, John. Cheers -- Doug
> On 17 April 2019 at 16:57 John Lubbock <john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > Hi all, > > We will be holding our second Skillshare event at the WMUK office on > Tusesday May 7th from 18:00 to 21:00 or thereabouts. You can find event pages > on Meta > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK/Events/AutoWikiBrowser_skillshare > and on Eventbrite > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uk-skillshare-using-autowikibrowser-tickets-60477470743 > (please sign up on Eventbrite to let us know if you're coming). I've also > published a short blog > https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2019/04/autowikibrowser-find-out-how-to-automate-mass-edits-on-wikipedia/ > to give background on AWB for those of you who aren't sure what it is. > Prolific UK Wikimedian Rich Farmbrough, who's an AWB afficionado, will be > running the session. > > One thing I'm slightly concerned about with doing this Skillshare on AWB > is that users who want to use it have to apply for permission to do so on the > Permissions page for AWB > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/AutoWikiBrowser > . I've applied for permission 2 days ago but nobody has responded yet to my > request. If we are going to get people to come to the Skillshare who want to > learn about AWB, they obviously need to have permission to use it granted > first. I hope that we can fast track any requests for permission for people > who want to come to this event so that we don't have a situation where people > want to attend but can't use AWB because they don't have permission. Could I > request for someone to keep an eye on permissions for this so that those > people who want to come to our event can get their requests granted before > the event? Thanks! > > There are lots of other events taking place in the next couple of months, > so please take a look at our Events list https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events > to see if there's anything that interests you. > > All the best, > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >
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