OK, after talking to Stevie and having previously talked to some others I have created this page on the UK wiki:
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Anniversary_articles Feel free to expand and in particular to add any that you are interested in working on. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till the next day) Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. 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. Press Enter to send your message. On 14 November 2014 14:34, Stevie Benton <stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Thanks for all the comments on this so far. > > Given some of the feedback I think a call to action on one significant > article is perhaps not going to attract too much attention. But what I > think could work is a new year kind of story in which Wikimedia UK > "releases" its top 50 targets for improvement on Wikipedia. It's the kind > of listicle that is quite popular these days. Last year we put out a press > release on the 20 most searched for terms on Wikipedia and that got quite a > lot of traction. > > If others think this could work (or we could reduce the number to 20, or > 25, or whatever) then I'll create a page on the UK wiki where we can post > suggestions for articles that might be relevant in 2015 (such as Magna > Carta, of course) and work from there. > > Thanks again for all of your comments. > > Stevie > > On 7 November 2014 21:44, Rod Ward <rodw...@plus.net> wrote: > >> Thanks for the videos – have just included one in the article. >> >> >> Working on the linked pages would also be useful – both the >> abbots/bishops/barons (NB not “signatories”) and the settings >> (improvements to Runnymede have already been requested) and some of the >> legal revisions along with later effects or interpretation. Lots of the >> bulleted lists of “clauses in one charter but not another” also need to be >> tackled (and referenced).Any further help appreciated.Rod >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: >> wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Richard >> Farmbrough >> *Sent:* 07 November 2014 19:50 >> *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list >> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta >> >> >> >> There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles >> maybe could do with work. I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]], >> only a few of those abbots have any biographical details - VCH will supply >> plenty of useful information, typically more on the latter abbots. >> >> >> >> On 7 November 2014 00:11, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I have uploaded a few presentations and talks on video which would >> cheer up Magna Carta articles, some are quite 'non-academic friendly' >> for readers who might be daunted by a long encyclopaedia article >> (videos play back without having to leave a Wikipedia article). They >> are currently in >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magna_Carta> but will >> probably be moved to a sub-category in a while. The lectures might be >> helpful for those thinking of improving articles and are looking for a >> quick guide to issues and interpretations. >> >> Of particular interest are a video from the British Library >> < >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_surviving_Magna_Carta_to_be_brought_together_for_the_first_time_in_history.webm >> > >> and a friendly one from Parliament >> < >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Carta_and_the_Emergence_of_Parliament.webm >> >. >> >> These are uploaded thanks to a YouTube download/upload script I put >> together for a WikiprojectMed request. If there are others on YouTube >> you find with a CC-BY licence, drop me a link by email and I'll get >> around to taking a look. Unfortunately handling video remains a >> challenge for contributors, so I think my uploads are the first videos >> on Commons for this topic. >> >> Fae >> -- >> fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Landline (UK) 01780 757 250 >> Mobile (UK) 0798 1995 792 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Head of External Relations > Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. 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