Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New Volunteer Contributor

2012-06-21 Thread fabian
activities for Black History Month. Please see: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month,_2012 Please add your name to the page if you feel you might like to be involved in this initiative. all the best Fabian (User:leutha) Hi I wish to develop page articles-Wikipedia: .Genocide Justice-Rwanda

[Wikimediauk-l] open access ethos of Wikimedia UK

2012-07-01 Thread fabian
WMUK is having difficulty in making sure that its own training programme sits comfortably into the CC framework. I would welcome any comments which would help explain this? all the best Fabian (User:Leutha) ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] open access ethos of Wikimedia UK

2012-07-01 Thread fabian
something which does the job without having to fork out extra money? Anyway, the other material will be available with a CC license. Does anyone know when? all the best Fabian (user:Leutha) Thomas Dalton wrote: The tender said materials *produced* would need to be freely licensed. If they are using pre

[Wikimediauk-l] Coaching and mentoring/ Training Meeting in Cambridge

2012-07-02 Thread fabian
as training, with an iterative process which gets around what Martin Poulter calls the Hard Problem. What's more, I think this approach fits so well with the collaborative model which lies at the heart of Wikis. all the best Fabian (User:Leutha

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 84, Issue 27

2012-07-18 Thread fabian
the best Fabian (User:Leutha) Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:09:08 +0100 From: Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com To: UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Cambridge coffee morning this Saturday As previously mentioned

[Wikimediauk-l] Clarification as regards the South Atlantic

2012-08-21 Thread fabian
Dear all, I would suggest that participants in this public list reflect somewhat before making comments. I have looked through the link which was sent and done some research: 1) I could not find any evidence to show that Wikimedia Argentina (http://www.wikimedia.org.ar) are involved in WLM, or

[Wikimediauk-l] Supplementing WMUK with a Social Enterprise

2012-09-18 Thread fabian
consequence of the success of Wikipedia. This I see as one of the key social challenges which the Wikimedia movement faces as we move into the second decade. all the best Fabian Tompsett (User:Leutha) ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedia training delivery opportunity in Westminster

2012-09-27 Thread fabian
Hi all, If you check their website you will see why it would not make so much sense for the chapter to co-ordinate this. all the best, Fabian (User:Leutha) Message: 2 Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:18:33 +0100 From: Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com To: UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediauk

[Wikimediauk-l] (no subject)

2012-09-30 Thread fabian
. But it's not something to beat each other up over. Learn from it, make improvements, move on. I am proposing this as a way of moving on in a way which keeps people like Roger with their brilliant ideas involved but not as trustees. all the best Fabian (User:Leutha

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Social enterprise

2012-10-03 Thread fabian
of funding we could access to help develop clearly defined options which could be presented for general discussion in the community (which might well mean listening to people based outside the UK). all the best Fabian (user:Leutha) Message: 2 Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 21:41:04 +0100 From: Andrew

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Social enterprise

2012-10-04 Thread fabian
want to get involved with WV, well, of course they would be welcome. But it is a different environment . . . all the best Fabian (User:Leutah) It would be... tricky to get the idea past the community on Wikipedia, though, would it not? I know a good few administrators who delete any paid

[Wikimediauk-l] A message from the Wikimedia UK Board

2012-10-14 Thread fabian
follow best practice in every area of governance. I think you bring very important insights which can and should help get WMUK to where it needs to be. However I don't think you help people grasp the importance of what you suggest when you take umbrage where it is not necessary. all the best Fabian

[Wikimediauk-l] PR industry blames 'cumbersome' Wikipedia

2012-11-13 Thread fabian
Hi all, I found this a bit comical: http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1159206/pr-industry-blames-cumbersome-wikipedia-finsbury-editing-issue/ They don't get it that the COI policy affects everyone. They think that just because they want people to pay them to change the articles they should be

[Wikimediauk-l] Two customers!

2012-11-15 Thread fabian
Hi all, I do not think it is particularly useful to look at these issues of customers and employees with all the vexatious legal hoo-haa that that involves. Wikipedia works as a community gathered around a social goal. A reader is an editor who has not made their first edit, a window shopper,

[Wikimediauk-l] Apologies for linked in request

2013-01-02 Thread fabian
Hi all, Apologies for sending the linked in request. I did not realise that it had gone through my whole list of e-mail addresses and would send out e-mails everywhere. all the best Fabian (user:Leutha) ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Governance review (Thomas Dalton)

2013-02-06 Thread fabian
) can more closely realise the sort of standards which you advocate. Please don't hold back from raising these issues and advocating more exacting standards - just be a bit more understanding if they are not always met. all the best Fabian (User:Leutha) Message: 5 Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:30:17

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 91, Issue 18

2013-02-07 Thread fabian
to consider. In light of this, I see the decision of the WCA to move forward and develop its own infra-structure as something which can only be beneficial. all the best Fabian (User:Leutha) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013

[Wikimediauk-l] Never the Twain shall be misquoted

2013-02-09 Thread fabian
and direct summary of the result. all the best Fabian (User:Leutha) Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 18:19:28 + From: Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com To: UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia Message-ID: caltqcccueb

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Governance review

2013-02-11 Thread fabian
hoped that you realised that many issues become more complex in practice and accept this as a case in point all the best Fabian Message: 5 Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:38:04 + From: Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com To: UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject

[Wikimediauk-l] WMUK Volunteers + WIkimania 2014

2013-03-19 Thread fabian
might be the most appropriate. This relates to how it is going to be funded. Having a separate company means that if anything goes wrong, it doesn't take WMUK down with it, nor does it uncontrollably swallow up all WMUK's attention. all the best Fabian (User:Leutha) Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:26

[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] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread fabian
to back them. At that stage, it will then be a matter of finding funders interested in the project. all the best fabian (User:Leutha) Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 10:27:59 +0100 From: Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk To: UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Membership recruitment

2013-06-28 Thread fabian
etc. Adding other features is likely to have a financial impact leading some to call for a rise in the membership fee to cover services which not everyone may feel are useful or even suitable. all the best Fabian User:Leutha ___ Wikimedia UK mailing

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 101, Issue 17

2013-12-18 Thread fabian
material is put in the broader context of the entire global context of the First World War. I think this is a great opportunity to develop international links and to create opportunities to examine differing experiences in different contexts. all the best Fabian User:Leutha Date: Wed, 18 Dec

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Allegation of thefts at London wikimeets

2014-03-14 Thread fabian
the same level of care for their personal belongings as they would in any other public venue. I feel we need to nip this in the bud. all the best Fabian User:Leutha Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:08:07 + From: Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk To: UK Wikimedia mailing list

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Invite - Recognising Value and the Sharing

2014-03-18 Thread fabian
an over 60s free travel card, there are no implications as regards travel costs. So bearing in mind the zero impact on the Charities finances, I hope no one regards my attendance as problematic? all the best Fabian User:Leutha Message: 1 Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:05:34 + From: Fæ fae

[Wikimediauk-l] Lessons fromGhana

2014-04-04 Thread fabian
to Wikimedia here in Ghana and no need to look else where. If WMUK has learnt that lesson, then that will be a big step forward. all the best Fabian User:Leutha Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 17:48:40 +0100 From: Chris Keating chriskeatingw...@gmail.com To: UK Wikimedia mailing list wikimediauk-l

[Wikimediauk-l] Stay in touch with me through LinkedIn

2013-01-01 Thread Fabian Tompsett
LinkedIn I'd like to include you in my network to share updates and stay in touch. - Fabian Fabian Tompsett Community editor at Wikipedia London, United Kingdom Confirm that you know Fabian Tompsett: https://www.linkedin.com/e/4l4thv-hbfgwz4f-6y/isd/10242563705/E08VXyXn/?hs

[Wikimediauk-l] A chance to visit the Barbican pre Wikimania, 8 June

2014-05-31 Thread Fabian Tompsett
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/82#Are_you_coming_on_this_walk.3F . We will be joining the London Meetup https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/82 in Penderel's Oak later. all the best Fabian Tompsett, Wikimania Support Team, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania UK Scholarships

2014-06-13 Thread Fabian Tompsett
/1Ch3SXSW2YLuICmiOouxQ7hhtbCRH36CjTNjyFZPfSbs/viewform . Looking forward to seeing you at Wikimania! all the best Fabian Tompsett, Wikimania Support Team, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0991 Mobile: 07548 103787 ___ Wikimedia UK mailing

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikidata Training, London Saturday 11 Oct

2014-09-26 Thread Fabian Tompsett
significant impact both on the way Wikipedia works as well as on the wider Open Data movement. This is a good opportunity to get a clearer understanding of how Wikidata works. all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT

[Wikimediauk-l] Meetup Venues

2014-09-30 Thread Fabian Tompsett
for the occasion. all the best all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0990 ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

[Wikimediauk-l] London Wiki Wednesdays

2014-10-09 Thread Fabian Tompsett
, that would make a great topic. Whilst it is our aim to keep these sessions informal, it is useful to know whetehr to expect you, so please confirm if you intend to come. all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone

[Wikimediauk-l] London Wiki Wednesdays Special events

2014-10-21 Thread Fabian Tompsett
available for London Wiki Wednesdays this year, so if there's any aspect of being a Wikimedian you would like to discuss, do get in contact! all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0990 *Mobile

[Wikimediauk-l] FDC Recommendations/Volunteer Strategy Gathering, Saturday 29th November

2014-11-21 Thread Fabian Tompsett
to be of pivotal significance. With the publication of the FDC recommendations, the discussions will take place with the benefit of a better understanding of the financial environment in which WIkimedia Uk will find itself. all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser, Wikimedia UK

[Wikimediauk-l] WLM awards ceremony and community Xmas party 2014

2014-12-04 Thread Fabian Tompsett
Hi all, We shall be having a Wiki Loves Monuments and community Xmas party 2014 in the basement at Development House on Thursday 18th December from 5pm to 8pm. Please bring a bottle to add to the festivities. It would be great to see you there. all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support

[Wikimediauk-l] Volunteer Strategy Gathering 1 Data

2015-01-15 Thread Fabian Tompsett
will be available soon. However, I would encourage everyone to look at the ideas which are coming up and think how they would like to contribute to the shaping of the second gathering. Please contribute to the wiki or contact me by email, phone etc. all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Volunteer Strategy Gathering 2 (28th February 2015)

2015-01-19 Thread fabian . tompsett
Hi all, Registration is now open for the Volunteer Strategy Gathering 2. We shall be in Birmingham again,however at a different venue, the Priory Rooms This event will be taking place on Saturday 28th February at: The Priory Rooms, Quaker Meeting House 40 Bull Street Birmingham B4 6AF

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedia Science Conference, 2nd and 3rd September 2015

2015-02-19 Thread Fabian Tompsett
and catch up on volunteer opportunities in the run up to the conference itself. This conference has great potential in bringing together both Wikimedians and scientists to discover the common ground which will make future colloboration so exciting. all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support

[Wikimediauk-l] Postponement of Volunteer Strategy Gathering

2015-02-11 Thread Fabian Tompsett
the ongoing development of our volunteer strategy, including the future gathering, please contact fabian.tomps...@wikimedia.org.uk all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0990 *Mobile: *07840 455 746

[Wikimediauk-l] Cinema Museum, London editathon Saturday 7th March

2015-02-24 Thread Fabian Tompsett
appreciated. all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0990 *Mobile: *07840 455 746 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827

[Wikimediauk-l] Education Program Extension Userrights

2015-02-25 Thread Fabian Tompsett
community involvement too hard, we can explore appropriate ways to highlight opportunities to the students with the approval of the academics running the courses. I think there is a lot of room for thought about this. all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser, Wikimedia UK

[Wikimediauk-l] Election Night Editathon(s?)

2015-04-13 Thread Fabian Tompsett
/Wikipedia_talk:Meetups/UK/General_Election_2015_Editathon . all the best Fabian Tompsett, Volunteer Support Organiser, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0990 *Mobile: *07840 455 746 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England