Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monthly skill share in London

[Owen Blacker]

Sounds good. Thanks; I'll set myself a reminder to :)

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 13:18 John Lubbock 
wrote:

> Hi Owen, maybe you want to talk to Alice White at the Wellcome Library
> about that? I'm happy to chat to you over coffee any time though.
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767 <+44%2020%203372%200767>
>
>
>
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> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>
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>
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 13:03, Owen Blacker  wrote:
>
>> Ok, y'all have formal permission to bully and guilt me into actually
>> making sure I (help) arrange it for WAD 2019 
>>
>> I'll chat with Lane and see if we can make it multinational too 
>>
>> (I only wish my Welsh were up to doing it bilingually. I am absolutely
>> not yet that fluent.)
>>
>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 12:58 Robin Owain  wrote:
>>
>>> That would be really good.
>>>
>>> On 25 October 2018 at 12:57 Owen Blacker  wrote:
>>>
>>> Yeah, I think you're right.
>>>
>>> And this is the second year that I've not got round to asking the
>>> Wellcome people if they fancy a World AIDS Day editathon (it's 1 December
>>> each year).
>>>
>>> How about we chat about setting *that* up over coffee sometime :)
>>>
>>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 12:49 John Lubbock <
>>> john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> What would be the skill to be shared around the community with that?
>>> There's lots of WikiProjects I'd like to do editathons about. I wonder if
>>> WikiProject AIDS would be something where we could get a partner
>>> organisation to help us improve pages in a separate editathon?
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ
>>> 
>>> .
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>>
>>> 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.*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 10:57, Owen Blacker < o...@blacker.me.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey John (and everyone else),
>>>
>>> I'd love to see WikiProject AIDS get a bit more love.
>>>
>>> I've been putting together a to-do list with source suggestions. Fancy a
>>> chat over coffee sometime to see what and when might be good?
>>>
>>> Or is that a bit too much editathon shaped for what you're looking for?
>>>
>>> Owen
>>>
>>> On Tue, 16 Oct 2018, 09:37 John Lubbock, < john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks Jonathan.
>>>
>>> Should we then say that we will do the first workshop on FA writing in
>>> November? November has 5 weeks, so perhaps we should do it in the fourth
>>> week of the month? What about Tuesday 20th? Or Wednesday 21st?
>>>
>>> We couldn't do one in December if we are doing it in the last week of
>>> the month, so should we skip December and do the one after in January?
>>>
>>> I would appreciate some more feedback from people about whether they
>>> would turn up, and what subjects they would like to see covered.
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ
>>> 
>>> .
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monthly skill share in London

[John Lubbock]

Hi Owen, maybe you want to talk to Alice White at the Wellcome Library
about that? I'm happy to chat to you over coffee any time though.

John Lubbock

Communications Coordinator

Wikimedia UK

+44 (0) 203 372 0767



Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.

Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open knowledge
movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make
knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate
here .

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.*


On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 13:03, Owen Blacker  wrote:

> Ok, y'all have formal permission to bully and guilt me into actually
> making sure I (help) arrange it for WAD 2019 
>
> I'll chat with Lane and see if we can make it multinational too 
>
> (I only wish my Welsh were up to doing it bilingually. I am absolutely not
> yet that fluent.)
>
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 12:58 Robin Owain  wrote:
>
>> That would be really good.
>>
>> On 25 October 2018 at 12:57 Owen Blacker  wrote:
>>
>> Yeah, I think you're right.
>>
>> And this is the second year that I've not got round to asking the
>> Wellcome people if they fancy a World AIDS Day editathon (it's 1 December
>> each year).
>>
>> How about we chat about setting *that* up over coffee sometime :)
>>
>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 12:49 John Lubbock < john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>> What would be the skill to be shared around the community with that?
>> There's lots of WikiProjects I'd like to do editathons about. I wonder if
>> WikiProject AIDS would be something where we could get a partner
>> organisation to help us improve pages in a separate editathon?
>>
>> John Lubbock
>>
>> Communications Coordinator
>>
>> Wikimedia UK
>>
>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ
>> 
>> .
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>
>> 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.*
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 10:57, Owen Blacker < o...@blacker.me.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Hey John (and everyone else),
>>
>> I'd love to see WikiProject AIDS get a bit more love.
>>
>> I've been putting together a to-do list with source suggestions. Fancy a
>> chat over coffee sometime to see what and when might be good?
>>
>> Or is that a bit too much editathon shaped for what you're looking for?
>>
>> Owen
>>
>> On Tue, 16 Oct 2018, 09:37 John Lubbock, < john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Jonathan.
>>
>> Should we then say that we will do the first workshop on FA writing in
>> November? November has 5 weeks, so perhaps we should do it in the fourth
>> week of the month? What about Tuesday 20th? Or Wednesday 21st?
>>
>> We couldn't do one in December if we are doing it in the last week of the
>> month, so should we skip December and do the one after in January?
>>
>> I would appreciate some more feedback from people about whether they
>> would turn up, and what subjects they would like to see covered.
>>
>> John Lubbock
>>
>> Communications Coordinator
>>
>> Wikimedia UK
>>
>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ
>> 
>> .
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>
>> 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.*
>>
>>
>> On 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monthly skill share in London

[Owen Blacker]

Ok, y'all have formal permission to bully and guilt me into actually making
sure I (help) arrange it for WAD 2019 

I'll chat with Lane and see if we can make it multinational too 

(I only wish my Welsh were up to doing it bilingually. I am absolutely not
yet that fluent.)

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 12:58 Robin Owain  wrote:

> That would be really good.
>
> On 25 October 2018 at 12:57 Owen Blacker  wrote:
>
> Yeah, I think you're right.
>
> And this is the second year that I've not got round to asking the Wellcome
> people if they fancy a World AIDS Day editathon (it's 1 December each year).
>
> How about we chat about setting *that* up over coffee sometime :)
>
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 12:49 John Lubbock < john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
> What would be the skill to be shared around the community with that?
> There's lots of WikiProjects I'd like to do editathons about. I wonder if
> WikiProject AIDS would be something where we could get a partner
> organisation to help us improve pages in a separate editathon?
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ
> 
> .
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> 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.*
>
>
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 10:57, Owen Blacker < o...@blacker.me.uk> wrote:
>
> Hey John (and everyone else),
>
> I'd love to see WikiProject AIDS get a bit more love.
>
> I've been putting together a to-do list with source suggestions. Fancy a
> chat over coffee sometime to see what and when might be good?
>
> Or is that a bit too much editathon shaped for what you're looking for?
>
> Owen
>
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2018, 09:37 John Lubbock, < john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks Jonathan.
>
> Should we then say that we will do the first workshop on FA writing in
> November? November has 5 weeks, so perhaps we should do it in the fourth
> week of the month? What about Tuesday 20th? Or Wednesday 21st?
>
> We couldn't do one in December if we are doing it in the last week of the
> month, so should we skip December and do the one after in January?
>
> I would appreciate some more feedback from people about whether they would
> turn up, and what subjects they would like to see covered.
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ
> 
> .
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> 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.*
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 at 14:20, WereSpielChequers <
> werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dear John,
>
> I'd be happy to see the chapter bring back these sort of events. Thinking
> of a few lessons from when we last did them, coffee, soft drinks and some
> sort of snacks are important - remember that many attendees will be coming
> straight from work. We also used to designate a pub for the end of the
> evening.
>
> You need to allow for a variable start time, some people will be working
> nearby, others may finish later and be an hour away - starting off with
> something informal such as a wiki surgery would give time for more people
> to get there. You don't want to give some people an hour to kill after work
> or exclude others because they can't slope off work early.
>
> Don't try to get 12 topics fixed before you start, topics will emerge as
> you talk to the attendees and potential attendees. But the ones we
> discussed at the London Meetup, FA writing, AWB workshop etc would give a
> good diverse start. Geni's talk on "photography in museums" is one I would
> happily hear again.
>
> 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monthly skill share in London

[Robin Owain]

That would be really good.

> On 25 October 2018 at 12:57 Owen Blacker  wrote:
> 
> Yeah, I think you're right.
> 
> And this is the second year that I've not got round to asking the 
> Wellcome people if they fancy a World AIDS Day editathon (it's 1 December 
> each year).
> 
> How about we chat about setting that up over coffee sometime :)
> 
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 12:49 John Lubbock < john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk 
> mailto:john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk > wrote:
> 
> > > What would be the skill to be shared around the community 
> with that? There's lots of WikiProjects I'd like to do editathons about. I 
> wonder if WikiProject AIDS would be something where we could get a partner 
> organisation to help us improve pages in a separate editathon?
> > 
> > 
> > John Lubbock
> > 
> > Communications Coordinator
> > 
> > Wikimedia UK
> > 
> > +44 (0) 203 372 0767
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in 
> > England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. 
> > Office 1, Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ. 
> > 
> > Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open 
> > knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our 
> > work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting 
> > Wikimedia UK? Donate here https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk .
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 10:57, Owen Blacker < o...@blacker.me.uk 
> > mailto:o...@blacker.me.uk > wrote:
> > 
> > > > > Hey John (and everyone else),
> > > 
> > > I'd love to see WikiProject AIDS get a bit more love.
> > > 
> > > I've been putting together a to-do list with source 
> > > suggestions. Fancy a chat over coffee sometime to see what and when might 
> > > be good?
> > > 
> > > Or is that a bit too much editathon shaped for what you're 
> > > looking for?
> > > 
> > > Owen
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 16 Oct 2018, 09:37 John Lubbock, < 
> > > john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk mailto:john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk > 
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > > > Thanks Jonathan.
> > > > 
> > > > Should we then say that we will do the first workshop 
> > > > on FA writing in November? November has 5 weeks, so perhaps we should 
> > > > do it in the fourth week of the month? What about Tuesday 20th? Or 
> > > > Wednesday 21st?
> > > > 
> > > > We couldn't do one in December if we are doing it in 
> > > > the last week of the month, so should we skip December and do the one 
> > > > after in January?
> > > > 
> > > > I would appreciate some more feedback from people about 
> > > > whether they would turn up, and what subjects they would like to see 
> > > > covered.
> > > > 
> > > > John Lubbock
> > > > 
> > > > Communications Coordinator
> > > > 
> > > > Wikimedia UK
> > > > 
> > > > +44 (0) 203 372 0767
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee 
> > > > registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered 
> > > > Charity No.1144513. Office 1, Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington 
> > > > Street, London SE1 0NZ. 
> > > > 
> > > > Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global 
> > > > Wikimedia open knowledge movement. We rely on donations from 
> > > > individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have 
> > > > you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate here 
> > > > https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk .
> > > > 
> > > > 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.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 at 14:20, WereSpielChequers < 
> > > > werespielchequ...@gmail.com mailto:werespielchequ...@gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > Dear John,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'd be happy to see the chapter bring back these 
> > > > > sort of events. Thinking of a few lessons from when we last did them, 
> > > > > coffee, soft drinks and some sort of snacks are important - remember 
> > > > > that many attendees will be coming straight from work. We also used 
> > > > > to designate a pub for the end of the 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monthly skill share in London

[Owen Blacker]

Yeah, I think you're right.

And this is the second year that I've not got round to asking the Wellcome
people if they fancy a World AIDS Day editathon (it's 1 December each year).

How about we chat about setting *that* up over coffee sometime :)

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 12:49 John Lubbock 
wrote:

> What would be the skill to be shared around the community with that?
> There's lots of WikiProjects I'd like to do editathons about. I wonder if
> WikiProject AIDS would be something where we could get a partner
> organisation to help us improve pages in a separate editathon?
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767 <+44%2020%203372%200767>
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> 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.*
>
>
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 10:57, Owen Blacker  wrote:
>
>> Hey John (and everyone else),
>>
>> I'd love to see WikiProject AIDS get a bit more love.
>>
>> I've been putting together a to-do list with source suggestions. Fancy a
>> chat over coffee sometime to see what and when might be good?
>>
>> Or is that a bit too much editathon shaped for what you're looking for?
>>
>> Owen
>>
>> On Tue, 16 Oct 2018, 09:37 John Lubbock, 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Jonathan.
>>>
>>> Should we then say that we will do the first workshop on FA writing in
>>> November? November has 5 weeks, so perhaps we should do it in the fourth
>>> week of the month? What about Tuesday 20th? Or Wednesday 21st?
>>>
>>> We couldn't do one in December if we are doing it in the last week of
>>> the month, so should we skip December and do the one after in January?
>>>
>>> I would appreciate some more feedback from people about whether they
>>> would turn up, and what subjects they would like to see covered.
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767 <+44%2020%203372%200767>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>>
>>> 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.*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 at 14:20, WereSpielChequers <
>>> werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>

 Dear John,

 I'd be happy to see the chapter bring back these sort of events.
 Thinking of a few lessons from when we last did them, coffee, soft drinks
 and some sort of snacks are important - remember that many attendees will
 be coming straight from work. We also used to designate a pub for the end
 of the evening.

 You need to allow for a variable start time, some people will be
 working nearby, others may finish later and be an hour away - starting off
 with something informal such as a wiki surgery would give time for more
 people to get there. You don't want to give some people an hour to kill
 after work or exclude others because they can't slope off work early.

 Don't try to get 12 topics fixed before you start, topics will emerge
 as you talk to the attendees and potential attendees. But the ones we
 discussed at the London Meetup, FA writing, AWB workshop etc would give a
 good diverse start. Geni's talk on "photography in museums" is one I would
 happily hear again.

 Last Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday would give some distance from the
 existing London meetup on the second Sunday, and in the months with 5 weeks
 give you an advantage when you are competing against events that use the
 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th week of the month.


 Jonathan






 Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:14:25 +0100
> From: John Lubbock 
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monthly skill share in London

[John Lubbock]

What would be the skill to be shared around the community with that?
There's lots of WikiProjects I'd like to do editathons about. I wonder if
WikiProject AIDS would be something where we could get a partner
organisation to help us improve pages in a separate editathon?

John Lubbock

Communications Coordinator

Wikimedia UK

+44 (0) 203 372 0767



Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.

Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open knowledge
movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make
knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate
here .

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.*


On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 10:57, Owen Blacker  wrote:

> Hey John (and everyone else),
>
> I'd love to see WikiProject AIDS get a bit more love.
>
> I've been putting together a to-do list with source suggestions. Fancy a
> chat over coffee sometime to see what and when might be good?
>
> Or is that a bit too much editathon shaped for what you're looking for?
>
> Owen
>
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2018, 09:37 John Lubbock, 
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jonathan.
>>
>> Should we then say that we will do the first workshop on FA writing in
>> November? November has 5 weeks, so perhaps we should do it in the fourth
>> week of the month? What about Tuesday 20th? Or Wednesday 21st?
>>
>> We couldn't do one in December if we are doing it in the last week of the
>> month, so should we skip December and do the one after in January?
>>
>> I would appreciate some more feedback from people about whether they
>> would turn up, and what subjects they would like to see covered.
>>
>> John Lubbock
>>
>> Communications Coordinator
>>
>> Wikimedia UK
>>
>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>
>> 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.*
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 at 14:20, WereSpielChequers <
>> werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Dear John,
>>>
>>> I'd be happy to see the chapter bring back these sort of events.
>>> Thinking of a few lessons from when we last did them, coffee, soft drinks
>>> and some sort of snacks are important - remember that many attendees will
>>> be coming straight from work. We also used to designate a pub for the end
>>> of the evening.
>>>
>>> You need to allow for a variable start time, some people will be working
>>> nearby, others may finish later and be an hour away - starting off with
>>> something informal such as a wiki surgery would give time for more people
>>> to get there. You don't want to give some people an hour to kill after work
>>> or exclude others because they can't slope off work early.
>>>
>>> Don't try to get 12 topics fixed before you start, topics will emerge as
>>> you talk to the attendees and potential attendees. But the ones we
>>> discussed at the London Meetup, FA writing, AWB workshop etc would give a
>>> good diverse start. Geni's talk on "photography in museums" is one I would
>>> happily hear again.
>>>
>>> Last Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday would give some distance from the
>>> existing London meetup on the second Sunday, and in the months with 5 weeks
>>> give you an advantage when you are competing against events that use the
>>> 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th week of the month.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:14:25 +0100
 From: John Lubbock 
 To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill share idea
 Message-ID:
 >>> cyvs_s8ccfpqw8djrq+lnqyztde1mnas1-ipm...@mail.gmail.com>
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

 Hi all, after talking to community members at the London meetup
 yesterday,
 I want to suggest that we start running a monthly skillshare after work
 at
 the Wikimedia UK office. It would be good to organise a 12 month
 programme
 with skillshares on things like 'getting an article to featured article

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monthly skill share in London

[Owen Blacker]

Hey John (and everyone else),

I'd love to see WikiProject AIDS get a bit more love.

I've been putting together a to-do list with source suggestions. Fancy a
chat over coffee sometime to see what and when might be good?

Or is that a bit too much editathon shaped for what you're looking for?

Owen

On Tue, 16 Oct 2018, 09:37 John Lubbock, 
wrote:

> Thanks Jonathan.
>
> Should we then say that we will do the first workshop on FA writing in
> November? November has 5 weeks, so perhaps we should do it in the fourth
> week of the month? What about Tuesday 20th? Or Wednesday 21st?
>
> We couldn't do one in December if we are doing it in the last week of the
> month, so should we skip December and do the one after in January?
>
> I would appreciate some more feedback from people about whether they would
> turn up, and what subjects they would like to see covered.
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
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> for its contents.*
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 at 14:20, WereSpielChequers <
> werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear John,
>>
>> I'd be happy to see the chapter bring back these sort of events. Thinking
>> of a few lessons from when we last did them, coffee, soft drinks and some
>> sort of snacks are important - remember that many attendees will be coming
>> straight from work. We also used to designate a pub for the end of the
>> evening.
>>
>> You need to allow for a variable start time, some people will be working
>> nearby, others may finish later and be an hour away - starting off with
>> something informal such as a wiki surgery would give time for more people
>> to get there. You don't want to give some people an hour to kill after work
>> or exclude others because they can't slope off work early.
>>
>> Don't try to get 12 topics fixed before you start, topics will emerge as
>> you talk to the attendees and potential attendees. But the ones we
>> discussed at the London Meetup, FA writing, AWB workshop etc would give a
>> good diverse start. Geni's talk on "photography in museums" is one I would
>> happily hear again.
>>
>> Last Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday would give some distance from the
>> existing London meetup on the second Sunday, and in the months with 5 weeks
>> give you an advantage when you are competing against events that use the
>> 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th week of the month.
>>
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:14:25 +0100
>>> From: John Lubbock 
>>> To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
>>> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill share idea
>>> Message-ID:
>>> >> cyvs_s8ccfpqw8djrq+lnqyztde1mnas1-ipm...@mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>>
>>> Hi all, after talking to community members at the London meetup
>>> yesterday,
>>> I want to suggest that we start running a monthly skillshare after work
>>> at
>>> the Wikimedia UK office. It would be good to organise a 12 month
>>> programme
>>> with skillshares on things like 'getting an article to featured article
>>> status', AWB, Wikidata infoboxes, something on commons or photography
>>> perhaps.
>>>
>>> Would anybody like to suggest other subjects which it would be good to
>>> have
>>> a workshop on? We need a list of 12 which would have some broad appeal to
>>> the community and chapter members.
>>>
>>> I would suggest Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, maybe first week of the
>>> month. How does that sound to everyone?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:52:15 +0530
>>> From: Tito Dutta 
>>> To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Monthly skill share idea
>>> Message-ID:
>>> <
>>> caedaq_hn39ia6mvs3tn3wiwjybamcn0feqdozkwezma5pu+...@mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>>
>>> Excellent idea. There was an idea to start something similar "what have
>>> you
>>> learnt recently/Share your exciting new learning (of course
>>> Wiki-related)".
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Tito Dutta
>>> Note: If I don't reply to your email in 2 days, please feel free to
>>> remind
>>> me over email or phone call.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 at 16:45, John Lubbock <
>>> john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hi all, after talking to 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Events coming up

[John Lubbock]

Of course, those were just new events I added to the Events list. There are
things in Edinburgh too on the list.

https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events

There's also been a suggestion of holding a meetup in Nottingham, which I'd
like to help organise, but may need some community help to do so (find a
suitable venue, help with informing people who might want to come).

John Lubbock

Communications Coordinator

Wikimedia UK

+44 (0) 203 372 0767



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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 00:03, Rex X  wrote:

> Is anything happening outside of London?
>
> --
>
> A. Provincial
>
>
> On 23 October 2018 at 18:56 John Lubbock 
> wrote:
>
> Hi all, I've been quite busy organising some upcoming events. We have a
> presentation and a short editathon this weekend at Mozfest, an editathon at
> Newspeak House, and two meetups (Wikidata and a skillshare) at the office
> in London. I hope we will be doing a skillshare at the office each month
> from now on, so if you have ideas for important Wikimedia skills that
> should be disseminated more widely in the community, and if you'd like to
> lead a workshop to teach others about it, please let me know.
>
> For the Sunday of Mozfest, Mozilla have allowed us to offer our community
> 50% discounted 1 day tickets if you would like to attend that day of the
> conference. The discount code can be found here
> .
>
>
> October 27 - Mozfest - Under the hood: How understanding Wikipedia’s
> internal structure and community can teach media literacy
>  - 11.15-12.45
>
> October 28 - Mozfest - LGBT+ Middle East and North Africa (and more!)
> editathon  - 2-5.30pm
>
>
> November 4 - Middle Eastern Human Rights editathon at Newspeak House
> ,
> London - 12-4pm
>
> November 7 - Wikidata meetup
> ,
> Wikimedia UK office in London - 6-9pm
>
> November 21 - Wikimedia UK skillshare
> 
>  -
> Writing a Featured Article at the Wikimedia UK office, London
>
> All the best,
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
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