Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK October report - contributions wanted
On 16 Nov 2012, at 15:30, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 16 November 2012 15:26, Stevie Benton stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: It doesn't seem to be working! We do ask that if you've taken part in any WMUK activity that you add it to the report if you're able. I'm not sure why that seems to have dropped off, but there have been plenty of reminders and calls for content. Perhaps because the report is a really dull surrogate for a proper newsletter, allowing the community an editorial voice? And contributing to our public life. Such as the Signpost. And instead looks like the fulfilment of a reporting requirement of a box-ticking kind. But it seems to work for the GLAM newsletter, where e.g. there is a 'UK report' with pretty much the same intent as the 'Wikimedia UK report'? http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/October_2012/Contents/UK_report Would a simple rename make people feel more able to contribute, or does there need to be more change than that? Thanks, Mike ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK October report - contributions wanted
On 17 November 2012 08:57, Michael Peel michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: On 16 Nov 2012, at 15:30, Charles Matthews charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 16 November 2012 15:26, Stevie Benton stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: It doesn't seem to be working! We do ask that if you've taken part in any WMUK activity that you add it to the report if you're able. I'm not sure why that seems to have dropped off, but there have been plenty of reminders and calls for content. Perhaps because the report is a really dull surrogate for a proper newsletter, allowing the community an editorial voice? And contributing to our public life. Such as the Signpost. And instead looks like the fulfilment of a reporting requirement of a box-ticking kind. But it seems to work for the GLAM newsletter, where e.g. there is a 'UK report' with pretty much the same intent as the 'Wikimedia UK report'? http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/October_2012/Contents/UK_report Would a simple rename make people feel more able to contribute, or does there need to be more change than that? I was going to wait for other views. But the underlying, fundamental need is to have a vehicle for growing the involved UK community. Inviting brainstorming from this list misses that point, in my view. Those who are prepared to wade through the threads on this list are probably already quite involved. :Likewise those who are active on the GLAM front. The crying need is to get beyond preaching to the converted. Charles ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Operation Cowboy: OpenStreetMap editathon in London
Just as an update, there are still plans for this to go ahead, it's just going to be a one day rather than two day event, on the Saturday rather than both days. It'd be really good if we could get lots of participation from Wikimedians. Newbies definitely welcome. If you are interested, please sign up on Lanyrd: http://lanyrd.com/2012/cowboy-london/ Or sign up on the OpenStreetMap wiki: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/London_OPC2012 Hopefully in a day or so, there'll be a full announcement with venue details and so on. -- Tom Morris http://tommorris.org/ ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
