Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wikimediaindia-l] Translation Help for WikiConference India

2011-07-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
of these. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pigsonthewing ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Input requested: July WMUK report

2011-08-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
morning, either by editing the report directly on the wiki or emailing me. Thanks to Rock drum for adding pictures to the report already, and my apologies to Andy Mabbett for missing out a few of his activities in the previous report. Thanks, Mike

[Wikimediauk-l] Open data in cultural heritage (LODLAM-London)

2011-09-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
Those of you with easy access to London might want to attend: http://lodlamlon11.eventbrite.com/ A meetup for people interested in the applications of linked and open data for cultural heritage. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] August report coming out tomorrow - has anything been missed?

2011-09-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
. :-) ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] uk. or gb.

2011-09-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
The Scotland vs. UK debate has reminded me that we're using uk.wikimedia.org which is, strictly speaking, the Ukrainian sub-domain; and should be using gb.wikimedia.org Is this something we should rectify sooner, rather than later, choosing some pain now over more pain later? -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Edinburgh wikimeet on Saturday 1st October

2011-09-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New use for QRpedia?

2011-10-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
Not sure you're on this mailing list... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Oct 10, 2011 10:20 AM, Andrew West andrewcw...@gmail.com wrote: Just read this BBC article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15216513 where the correspondent wanders around a Paris cemetery

[Wikimediauk-l] Page for would-be translators from English

2011-10-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
'/into/ English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Translate Please feel free to improve or publicise it. I'm very keen to work on recruiting more such translators, based on the work done as part of the Wright Challenge. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] World Wars project

2011-10-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
and listing the names on them? Maybe we could link up. If such a project exists, but isn't open-, perhaps we could persuade them to be? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
) to a Wikipedia article about the memorial, and have that point to relevant pages on commons/ Wikisource, and the book. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
just feel it is inappropriate to point to a Wikipedia article that may never get much beyond stub status when orders of magnitude more content is elsewhere on WMF projects. On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 23:07 +0100, Andy Mabbett wrote: On 25 October 2011 22:55, Brian McNeil brian.mcn

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
no intention of vigorously arguing one way or the other, but I just feel it is inappropriate to point to a Wikipedia article that may never get much beyond stub status when orders of magnitude more content is elsewhere on WMF projects. On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 23:07 +0100, Andy Mabbett wrote

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 October 2011 11:56, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I'd rather the QR code point (via QRpedia) to a Wikipedia article about the memorial, and have that point to relevant pages on commons/ Wikisource

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
either. What is the maximum article size that would work on the typical modern phone? WereSpielChequers My experience is 1 cm at a distance of 10 cm. That is off the top of my head. Gordo -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
on war memorials may probing the limits of taste in Wikimedia outreach. The suggestion was at not on - it should be possible to place a QR Code on nearby information point, for example, not on the memorial itself. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
partners, Wikipedia is not going to be the 'ideal' first port of call. {{CN}} ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
This may be relevant: http://m.spiegel.de/international/europe/a-794103.html ' WWI Grave Find Tells Story Germans Want To Forget' -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-11-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
://www.inmemoriam2014.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

[Wikimediauk-l] Blog post: Talking about GLAM, Wikipedia and QRpedia in Amsterdam and Hamburg

2011-12-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/glam-wikipedia-qrpedia-amsterdam-hamburg/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK

[Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
- after all, the article has 22 other-language versions. Fingers crossed! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 19 December 2011 13:26, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote: On 17/12/2011 00:06, Andy Mabbett wrote: I learned today that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanhill_railway_station was the one-millionth English Wikipedia article I millionth article approximately? No. There's

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
of working... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 19 December 2011 18:02, WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com wrote: Can we ask the UK board to consider offering to fund this? It is my intention first to suggest that the rail com[any/ies involved, or Scottish Trasnport, might do so. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Govt consultation on copyright

2011-12-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
to address or points they may wish to make. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monmouthpedia

2012-01-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
was the process of convincing them? That's definitely one to duplicate! - d. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http

[Wikimediauk-l] Celebration 2.0 - live coverage for events

2012-01-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
deploy this - one with lots of people and activity. Can anyone suggest something? Perhaps in Monmouth? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2012-01-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 17 December 2011 00:06, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I learned today that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanhill_railway_station was the one-millionth English Wikipedia article so I've boldly written to Transport Scotland to see if they'd be interested in putting a (blue

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2012-01-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
I've blogged about this here: http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/transport-scotland-scotrail-plaque-jordanhill-station-millionth-wikipedia-article/ On 19 January 2012 12:16, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: On 17 December 2011 00:06, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Making Wikipedia loves monuments work in the UK.

2012-01-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
other water features * (blue) plaques (collaboration with openplaques.org) * street furniture (notable historic; perhaps a representative sample of new) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2012-01-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
again. I'm not sure that's how a participatory democracy is supposed to work. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

[Wikimediauk-l] Broken link

2012-01-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
The QRpedia link on the WikimedaiUK main page goes to the Ukrainian article. Can I say I told you so now? ;-) How does one become an admin on this wiki, BTW? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Broken link

2012-01-24 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 24 January 2012 18:43, Michael Peel michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: http://uk.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pigsonthewingdiff=18652oldid=11220 Thank you. Mwahaha! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Charity Commission correspondence

2012-01-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
searchable, copyable, and most importantly accessible, text as well as images? I suspect you'll need to OCR the originals, rather than the online images. Cheers, -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

[Wikimediauk-l] Monmouthpedia in the Guardian

2012-01-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
that name on our marketing; or if we did, encourage journalists to use it? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] For those WP:SHIPS fans among you...

2012-01-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 January 2012 20:47, Richard Symonds chasemew...@gmail.com wrote: HMS Liverpool Right. Who's going to display - with permission - a QRpedia code on the ship? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] For those WP:SHIPS fans among you...

2012-01-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
, inside the wardroom? Richard Symonds Office  Development Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0)207 065 0991 On 26/01/2012 21:00, Andy Mabbett wrote: On 26 January 2012 20:47, Richard Symondschasemew...@gmail.com  wrote: HMS Liverpool Right. Who's going to display - with permission - a QRpedia

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] For those WP:SHIPS fans among you...

2012-01-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
Canon do/ did a compact which worked brilliantly on litre light, Even night-club type conditions. (Excuse top-posting: am mobile) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Jan 27, 2012 8:07 AM, Chris Keating chriskeatingw...@gmail.com wrote: Photography is allowed

[Wikimediauk-l] Backstage Pass, Black Country Living Musuem, 18 Feb

2012-02-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
asked to speak at it; any queres should be addressed to the named contact, at the museum. Given the short lead-time, what's the best method of publicising this, on-wiki? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [okfn-announce] Announcement: OGDCamp, OKCon and the Open Knowledge Festival 2012 in Helsinki

2012-02-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
FYI -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk -- Forwarded message -- From: Kat Braybrooke kat.braybro...@okfn.org Date: Feb 7, 2012 1:54 PM Subject: [okfn-announce] Announcement: OGDCamp, OKCon and the Open Knowledge Festival 2012 in Helsinki To: Open Knowledge

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK staff policies

2012-02-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
in the same class? No. I started editing in 2003. Newbie -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

[Wikimediauk-l] West Midlands Police seek owners of Welch family memorial plaque

2012-02-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
Only tangentially conencted (WLM!), but this should intrigue or amuse many of you: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/latest-news/appeal.asp?id=4554 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Politician pin ups – open-licensed pictures, please

2012-02-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
love the shots from the police helicopter! Richard On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: Folks, If you have contacts in local government, the civil service, other public bodies (police, NHS trusts, universities, etc) or political parties, please

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Backstage Pass, Black Country Living Musuem, 18 Feb

2012-02-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 17 February 2012 12:21, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 February 2012 12:19, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: Hi folks, I have been provided with some information about a backstage pass event at the Black Country Living Museum, a week on Saturday:   http

[Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia needs your support

2012-02-22 Thread Andy Mabbett
Please support QRpedia by voting it up at: http://www.telecoms.com/40186/qrpedia-language-code/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman

[Wikimediauk-l] WW1 Family History Roadshows event, Preston 1 March

2012-02-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
Anyone in or near Preston? @EuropeanaEU just tweeted: Calling all journalists. Want to hear about our WW1 Family History Roadshows? Conf: March 1 10.30am Museum of Lancashire Preston #europeana -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Geonotices

2012-03-02 Thread Andy Mabbett
, and the end date to the day of the event!) I don't do javscript, but it looks like it should be trivially easy to add an hCalendar microformat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hCalendar to that, to make the events downloadable as iCal files. Could you or anyone work with me on that? -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikim

2012-03-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
? Of course that's not obligatory. -- Andy Mabbett User:Pigsonthewing @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikim

2012-03-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
not (yet) as good at it as everyone else seems to be. Quoting Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk: On 19 March 2012 14:48, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: We're happy to announce our fourth employee at the UK chapter - Stevie Benton. Good news

[Wikimediauk-l] First QRpedia deployment in a church

2012-03-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
/James_Stimpson -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] First QRpedia deployment in a church

2012-03-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
Images now uploaded: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles/Pigsonthewing On 23 March 2012 15:16, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: Folks, It's my pleasure to announce that one of Birmingham's historic churches, St Paul's, in the city's Jewellery Quarter

[Wikimediauk-l] Civil engineering Wikipedia event, London, 20 April

2012-04-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
and may be interested. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Geograph

2012-04-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
.  But actually that's true of most things on Commons. Johnbod ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Museums Showoff is coming to London on Wednesday night

2012-04-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
/       Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg      Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup  [un]subscribe:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Discussing risk in Wikimedia UK

2012-04-24 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 23 April 2012 13:44, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Following the bard meeting at the weekend we have st up a age where our idcussion on risk can be continued in the community Risk of poor typing harming reputation? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UCL Lunch Hour Lectures on Tour - Virtual Visitors: Why Would Anyone Want To Visit The Virtual British Museum Collections Online?

2012-04-24 Thread Andy Mabbett
://www.twitter.com/ukmcg      Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup  [un]subscribe:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Monmouthshire CC open-license pics of their councillors Chief Officer

2012-05-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouthshire_County_Council Please encourage your contacts in local government and other public bodies to do likewise - feel free to refer them to my blog post for details. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election and resolution results

2012-05-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 12 May 2012 18:50, James Farrar james.far...@gmail.com wrote: Here are the results of the resolutions and elections held at the Wikimedia UK AGM today: For and on behalf of the Tellers Thank you for what must be a tedious job; done well. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Wikimediauk-l] OpenDomesday links

2012-05-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
If you curate an en.Wikipedia page about place in the UK, and it appeared in the Domesday Book, please add the OpenDomesday template: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:OpenDomesday to the external links section. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] OpenDomesday links

2012-05-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk On 16 May 2012 14:16, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: If you curate an en.Wikipedia page about place in the UK, and it appeared in the Domesday Book, please add the OpenDomesday template:    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] OpenDomesday links

2012-05-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK

[Wikimediauk-l] Visiting Monmouth on Saturday

2012-05-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
I'll be in Monmouth for the first time on Saturday, and look forward to meeting those of you who can make it. When and where should I present myself? Is there a programme for the day? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monmouthpedia - press coverage so far

2012-05-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 18 May 2012 09:22, Roger Bamkin victuall...@gmail.com wrote: So far we have lost three articles to non-notability. Which articles? Were any attempts made to rescue them? Did they go through Articles for Deletion debates, or were they speedily deleted or PRODed? -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monmouthpedia - press coverage so far

2012-05-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
my comment about Monmouthpedia, and @BBCClick (1,970,737 followers!) have just done likewise. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman

[Wikimediauk-l] Lift offered: Birmingham - Monmouth

2012-05-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
I should have said; I can offer lifts from North Birmingham-Monmouth on Saturday, or pick up en route. Share costs. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] OpenDomesday links

2012-05-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
On May 18, 2012 11:40 PM, Katie Chan k...@ktchan.info wrote: On 16/05/2012 14:16, Andy Mabbett wrote: If you curate an en.Wikipedia page about place in the UK, and it appeared in the Domesday Book, please add the OpenDomesday template: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:OpenDomesday

[Wikimediauk-l] A V Denham

2012-05-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
suitable, Can anyone provide suitable references, please? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A V Denham

2012-05-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
the obvious way to convey that information, so it wouldn't usually be a problem, but the article is just so short that it is quite significant. SOFIXIT! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A V Denham

2012-05-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
. YMMV of course. Pardon me if I regard supporting a new editor in creating and developing their first article as a priority. As always, you're entitled to ask for a refund. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] (semi-OT) WMUK should probably not do any balloon releases, OK?

2012-05-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] (semi-OT) WMUK should probably not do any balloon releases, OK?

2012-05-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
Jimbo will just have to fend for himself. On 25 May 2012 13:11, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: That could be fun but might they hurt whales? On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: Beach balls. Take that any way you will ;-) On 25

[Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia press release: Technological landmark for award-winning Birmingham Moor Street station

2012-05-29 Thread Andy Mabbett
Wikimedia UK press release about my QRpedia work at Birmingham Moor Street Railway Station, from WikimediaUK: http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/05/technological-landmark-for-award-winning-birmingham-moor-street-station-press-release/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia press release: Technological landmark for award-winning Birmingham Moor Street station

2012-05-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
and elsewhere, which are labelled both Wikipedia (or Monmouthpedia) and with the title of the target article. Like any other innovation, QR codes can be used well, or badly. We aim to use them well. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Listadmin wanted for wikimediauk-l

2012-06-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
volunteered, someone will doubtless think of good things for you to do ;-) Fascist. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK's coolest projects

2012-06-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

[Wikimediauk-l] Glasgow

2012-06-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
, should any of you wish to attend, or follow online. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

[Wikimediauk-l] Main page seen by library users - where is Wikipedia?

2012-06-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
the staff to include Wikipedia, if they don't already? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http

[Wikimediauk-l] London Underground gets Wi-Fi, but....

2012-06-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
in that free access, post-Olympics? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Main page seen by library users - where is Wikipedia?

2012-06-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 8 June 2012 12:46, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Just looking into this now: Do you know what template was vandalised? There is some discussion at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Elizabeth_II#Porn_images_on_Elizabeth_II_page -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Main page seen by library users - where is Wikipedia?

2012-06-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk On 8 June 2012 13:45, Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.com wrote: On 8 June 2012 12:38, Andrew West andrewcw...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 June 2012 20:08, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:  I wonder how many of those were

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Main page seen by library users - where is Wikipedia?

2012-06-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
(technical)#RfC_concerning_template_space I'd like the latter; if it meant I could edit currently-protected templates, without the rigmarole of becoming an admin. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] London Underground gets Wi-Fi, but....

2012-06-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 9 June 2012 08:35, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote: On 08/06/12 08:40, Andy Mabbett wrote: London Underground stations are to get Wi-Fi, which will be free until end of Olympics. After that, free access will be limited to the Virgin portal and TfL travel news: Perhaps we could

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] London Underground gets Wi-Fi, but....

2012-06-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
(and possibly our) reputation destroyed. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Antiquist] Fwd: Cultural Heritage seminar on Tuesday 31st July - save the date

2012-06-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
Who has interest in 3D modelling? Fae? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk -- Forwarded message -- From: Leif Isaksen leif...@googlemail.com Date: Jun 11, 2012 4:13 PM Subject: [Antiquist] Fwd: Cultural Heritage seminar on Tuesday 31st July - save the date

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What is in a name?

2012-06-13 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 13 June 2012 09:44, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote: At last, the company (a registered charity) is now called Wikimedia UK. The name was changed from Wiki UK Ltd. Various pages on the wiki will need to be changed; for example the chapter's expenses policy. -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Distance learning project

2012-06-13 Thread Andy Mabbett
I'll read this in full layer (on first glance it looks fine, but I'm mobile). How does it relate to Wikiversity? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] offlist Re: Recruiting for the Developer

2012-06-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] GLAM-WIKI 2012 - registration now open!

2012-06-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
How should those of us expecting to work at the event register, if at all? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Jun 22, 2012 5:20 PM, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: Dear all, I am pleased to announce that registration is now open for the GLAM-WIKI 2012

[Wikimediauk-l] Copyright of images on 'Britain from the Air' website

2012-06-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw022585?search=birminghamref=10 on Commons and Wikipedia? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

[Wikimediauk-l] GeoVation: applying QRpedia to the Wales Coast Path - we're through to the final!

2012-06-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
: http://www.geovation.org.uk/finalists-invited-geovation-showcase/ which will take place on 18 June. If successful we will receive funds which will cover the cost of training sessions and the production of QRpedia plaques and stickers. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] GeoVation: applying QRpedia to the Wales Coast Path - we're through to the final!

2012-06-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 June 2012 14:07, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: we're through to the final:    http://www.geovation.org.uk/finalists-invited-geovation-showcase/ which will take place on 18 June. 18 July, sorry! (Thank you, Lori!) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Copyright of images on 'Britain from the Air' website

2012-06-29 Thread Andy Mabbett
://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk On 26 June 2012 12:10, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: You may have seen a buzz on social media in the last couple of days, about a new website, 'Britain from the Air':    http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Copyright of images on 'Britain from the Air' website

2012-06-29 Thread Andy Mabbett
that the copyright of most of the image is murky at best :s Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Disclaimer viewable at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk On 29 June 2012 21:18, Andy Mabbett

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Draft WMUK communications strategy for input

2012-07-02 Thread Andy Mabbett
for such). * Photography (and event video) - due consideration should be given to individuals who do not wish to be shown (or outed); especially minors ATB, -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Expenses...

2012-07-02 Thread Andy Mabbett
expense claim it belongs to Oh. I thought it was marks out of 100... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK

[Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia quick-start user guide

2012-07-03 Thread Andy Mabbett
. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [OSGeo-UK] FOSS4G is coming to Nottingham!

2012-07-03 Thread Andy Mabbett
://knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/britain-will-be-open-for-geoconferencing-in-2013/ We should definitely be involved, not least to talk about geo-tagging articles, thus making them available, via our API to geo-sensitive services. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Can I get wikimedia-uk to buy a ROV?

2012-07-05 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 5 July 2012 06:40, Fae fae...@gmail.com wrote: I still think it is logical to start with establishing a photography interest group It might be worth talking to Peter Weis in Haburg; he's involed in a similar project for WikimediaDE. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] GLAM WIKI 2012 planning meeting is on Thursday 19 July

2012-07-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
a conference call to support remote participation. I will send the details of how to connect closer to the day, but do let me know beforehand if you are interested. And how is the remote participation going to be done? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] (no subject)

2012-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

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