Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Wikipedian in Residence

2013-05-14 Thread Richard Nevell
Hi Doug, I can't seem to read that message (my eyes rather than a software problem), was it in the OTRS queue? I'm not an OTRS agent, but I think the intention is that I will be at some point. If we have an email address, someone from the office could drop him a line. Richard On 13 May 2013

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Today on the Guardian Blog Should university students use Wikipedia?

2013-05-14 Thread geni
On 13 May 2013 14:39, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.comwrote: The point about not citing encyclopedias is really old hat. Once you're in tertiary education you shouldn't cite tertiary sources? May not be addressed depending on the field. Back when I was doing my degree they

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Today on the Guardian Blog Should university students use Wikipedia?

2013-05-14 Thread Charles Matthews
On 14 May 2013 12:08, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 May 2013 14:39, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.comwrote: The point about not citing encyclopedias is really old hat. Once you're in tertiary education you shouldn't cite tertiary sources? May not be addressed

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Today on the Guardian Blog Should university students use Wikipedia?

2013-05-14 Thread Tom Morris
On Tuesday, 14 May 2013 at 12:08, geni wrote: On 13 May 2013 14:39, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com (mailto:charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com) wrote: The point about not citing encyclopedias is really old hat. Once you're in tertiary education you shouldn't cite tertiary

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Today on the Guardian Blog Should university students use Wikipedia?

2013-05-14 Thread Stevie Benton
This is a useful discussion. The point about information literacy is really very important. There's plenty of evidence to show that information literacy / critical thinking is not taught to a high enough standard. This is an incredibly important skill in the digital age. There is so much

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Today on the Guardian Blog Should university students use Wikipedia?

2013-05-14 Thread geni
On 14 May 2013 13:00, Tom Morris t...@tommorris.org wrote: Part of the problem is that information literacy is really poorly taught IMHO. It's often shuffled around universities: between academic staff, librarians and learning support people, and nobody actually takes the time to tell

[Wikimediauk-l] FW:

2013-05-14 Thread fabian
http://reallume.com.br/abreu/nfzscu.php ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedian in Residence

2013-05-14 Thread Doug Weller
Hi Richard, Are you sure you meant this for me? I'm in Portland Oregon at the moment on a road trip and wikibreak, haven't emailed anyone about Wikipedia issues or edited for a week. doug On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Richard Nevell wrote: Hi Doug, I can't seem to read that message (my eyes

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedian in Residence

2013-05-14 Thread Richard Nevell
Sorry for the confusion Doug, I was talking to Rexx. Richard On 14 May 2013 14:07, Doug Weller dougwel...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Richard, Are you sure you meant this for me? I'm in Portland Oregon at the moment on a road trip and wikibreak, haven't emailed anyone about Wikipedia issues or

[Wikimediauk-l] (no subject)

2013-05-14 Thread Richard Symonds
All, It appears that some of the AGM-related emails haven't been received - they may have gone into spam folders or similar. I'm therefore writing to remind you that the deadline for standing as a trustee in the Wikimedia UK board elections is *tomorrow evening*. If you don't have the

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [cultural-partners] Program Evaluation and Design Workshop - Apply to attend! - June 22-23, Budapest

2013-05-14 Thread Jonathan Cardy
Dear Wikimedia UK members, Apologies for short notice, but Wikimedia UK would like to fund a volunteer to go to this event. If you are available for 22–23 June 2013 and would like a grant from the UK chapter to attend this then please email me with up to 50 words explaining why you and the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedian in Residence

2013-05-14 Thread rexx
@Doug (W): sorry, I usually sign myself as Rexx on this list to avoid confusion, but I believe I forgot to this time. @Richard (New): Romaine is a GLAM volunteer from WMNL who speaks good English and subscribes to the Wikimedia GLAM collaboration [Public] list, which Mike cc'd his post to. It is

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] FW:

2013-05-14 Thread rexx
Compromised pc? http://www.ico2006.com/an-overview-of-raspberry-ultra-drops/ http://www.scambook.com/report/view/238183/Raspberry-Ultra-Drops-Complaint-238183-for-$0.00 You all may wish to check for malware if you followed the link. -- Rexx On 17 April 2013 12:51, fab...@unpopular.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] (no subject)

2013-05-14 Thread Michael Peel
The notice is also available on-wiki at: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013/Notice_of_Annual_General_Meeting Thanks, Mike On 14 May 2013, at 14:26, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: All, It appears that some of the AGM-related emails haven't been

[Wikimediauk-l] EGM minutes

2013-05-14 Thread Michael Peel
Hi all, The draft EGM minutes are now available at: https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/EGM_2013/Minutes Sorry that these took so long to prepare. If anyone that was present at the EGM wants to correct this record, then please let me know, or feel free to edit the minutes directly before the end of