[Wikimediauk-l] Re: Wikimedia UK recruiting for a new Chair of Trustees

[Rex X]

I think it's important to recognise the shift in emphasis that has occurred 
since the foundation of Wikimedia UK. It was, of course, created as a 
non-profit company and only later gained charity status. This is perhaps 
obvious in the way the the articles reflect the earlier - dare I say simpler? - 
view that members took of the the purpose of WMUK, and of the function of its 
Board of Directors.

The Articles of Association 
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Articles_of_Association contain important 
guidance on how WMUK is actually constituted. and in the current situation, 
three articles are particularly relevant:

15.3 Any meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present at the time the 
relevant decision is made may exercise all the powers exercisable by the 
Directors.

20.9 The Directors shall appoint a Director to chair their meetings and may at 
any time revoke such appointment

20.11 The person appointed to chair meetings of the Directors shall have no 
functions or powers except those conferred by these articles or delegated to 
him or her by the Directors.

Taken together, it should be clear that the Chair serves at the will of the 
Board, which of course includes both elected and co-opted directors. 
Personally, I don't think it makes any difference whether the Chair is elected 
or co-opted. The choice is wholly controlled by the directors, and they are 
responsible to the membership, either directly or indirectly (in the case of 
co-options or replacements).

It should be equally clear, I hope, that any functions that the Chair exercises 
can only be those that the Board choses to assign to them. Although custom and 
practice have devolved numerous extra functions to the Chair, these cannot be 
inherent in the officer of Chair, and could be recalled by the Board at any 
time.

Similarly, the appointment of Chair can be revoked at any time. Taken with the 
prior point, I feel that this gives sufficient safeguards against any 
appointment that turns out to be problematical.

My only concern at present is that the Chair traditionally has represented the 
Chapter to the wider Wikimedia Movement, and I do hope that whoever is 
appointed will be able to play an active part in the international networks 
that have evolved over the years since we first proposed a Chapters Association.

I would also like to see the membership have a greater voice in the direction 
of WMUK, but I feel that can only be done by long-serving members putting 
themselves forward for election to the Board, and I sincerely hope that some 
will feel able to do so. If not, we may find ourselves in the position of 
having only one regular, long-term Wikipedia editor on the Board after the AGM.

-- 

Doug


> On 25 May 2021 at 19:09 Fæ  wrote:
> 
> Happy to accept your reading of the Articles*, which would mean that the 
> Chair of the Charity would be a "co-opted trustee" under the current Article 
> definitions.
> 
> Having an unelected Chair for the first time in the history of the 
> charity does not seem likely to be perceived by the majority of members as 
> the best way of giving members a meaningful vote on who represents them in 
> their charity.
> 
> *  https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Articles_of_Association
> 
> Fae
> 
> 
> On Tue, 25 May 2021 at 18:38, Joseph Seddon < josephsed...@gmail.com 
> mailto:josephsed...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> > > This does not require any amendment.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Seddon
> > 
> > On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 6:14 PM Fæ < fae...@gmail.com 
> > mailto:fae...@gmail.com > wrote:
> > 
> > > > > Could you confirm this is the first time that 
> > the Chair of Wikimedia UK has been externally recruited rather than the 
> > role filled after being elected by the charity members as a trustee?
> > > 
> > > Has the process for searching for "role" trustees and 
> > > electing them changed, and the charity's articles been amended and 
> > > published accordingly?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Fae
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 25 May 2021 at 16:52, Lucy Crompton-Reid < 
> > > lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk 
> > > mailto:lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > > > Dear all
> > > > 
> > > > Our excellent Chair of Trustees, Nick Poole, will be 
> > > > stepping down at the AGM in July after six years as a trustee (which is 
> > > > the maximum term) and just over a year as Chair. We are therefore 
> > > > recruiting for a new Chair, and are advertising the role externally as 
> > > > well as promoting the opportunity amongst our existing trustees, 
> > > > committee members, volunteers and wider networks. 
> > > > 
> > > > Please do consider whether this might be the right 
> > > > opportunity for you. If so, do feel free to contact our Communications 
> > > > and Governance Co-ordinator Katie on 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedia's Twentieth Birthday

[Rex X]

It seems to be sold out.

How did we manage to sell out a virtual event?

-- 

Rexx


> On 05 January 2021 at 17:11 Katie Crampton  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> Hope you had a good break, and happy new year to you all!
> 
> As many of you will know, Wikipedia turns twenty on the 15th January. 
> We're having a party at 5-6pm on Zoom, with a talk from Jimmy Wales and short 
> lightning talks from the UK community. Sign up here 
> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikipedias-20th-birthday-party-tickets-132918742537
>  if you'd like to join us.
> 
> We'll also be running a #WikiLovesCakes GBBO-style competition on social 
> media over the birthday weekend from the 15th - 18th January. If you'd like 
> to join our judging panel (no tasting required!) please let me know. Photos 
> of cakes will be judged on:
> 
> 1) Wikipedia story or connection 
> 2) How the panel think they will taste 
> 3) Appearance / decoration
> 
> The Wikimedia Foundation has asked us to pass on a message about birthday 
> wishes from the UK:  We’d love to have Wikimedia UK and volunteers in the UK 
> participate in a birthday montage video that we will be presenting during 
> Wikipedia’s birthday party on January 15th. All you need to do is record a 
> short clip (under 30 seconds) via your phone or computer, saying Happy 
> Birthday or sharing birthday wishes to Wikipedia in your preferred language. 
> You can Click here https://www.tribute.co/wikipedia/ to record a video to be 
> a part of Wikipedia’s birthday montage. Deadline to submit a video is January 
> 11th.
> 
> Let me know if you have any questions.
> 
> Best
> Katie
> --
> 
> Katie Crampton
> 
> She/her
> 
> Communications & Governance Coordinator
> 
> Wikimedia UK
> 
> +44 (0)203 372 0761
> 
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter for 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? 
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> 
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and 
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> Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ 
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>  . 
> 
> Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Brian McNeil

[Rex X]

We seem to be living in a time of sad news.

I only met Brian on a handful of occasions, but he immediately made an 
impression on me as real character and a Wikimedian passionate about Wikinews. 
The projects will sorely miss him.

--

Doug


> On 28 July 2020 at 11:17 Stevie Benton  wrote:
> 
> This is awful news. I don't use Facebook these days so I hadn't heard. I 
> remember going to Edinburgh to do a talk years ago and spending some time 
> with Brian. He had a wicked sense of humour and was passionate about social 
> justice. And interesting taste in hats. He'll be missed.
> 
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 11:10 AM Mike Peel < em...@mikepeel.net 
> mailto:em...@mikepeel.net > wrote:
> 
> ?space?--From his non-wiki friends on Facebook, apparently he passed 
> suddenly on
the 4th July. He was due to start cancer treatment shortly after then.
Possibly he had COVID, but it is not clear.

RIP.

Mike

On 28/07/2020 10:10:44, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> Some sad news - it seems that Brian has passed away. I'm seeing
> tributes from a number of his friends on his Facebook page.
>
> Does anyone know more?
>

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Virtual meetups

[Rex X]

For what it's worth, we have a dedicated IRC channel on Freenode #wikimedia-uk 
but it's usually very quiet with only about a dozen regulars.

--

Rexx


> On 08 May 2020 at 03:51 Richard Symonds  wrote:
> 
> Maybe.
> 
> But IRC is all but useless to most people - much too technical and niche 
> - and only IT developers and those with basic IT skills know what Slack is. 
> Despite being a Wikipedian, I only ever used it because people would insist I 
> did to talk to them - but I'd never be able to talk to new users on it - 
> they'd usually use email (or I'd phone them). Most professions have never 
> heard of IRC or slack.
> 
> My work has only started using Teams in the last month, and most of us 
> don't use that except in very specific circumstances, or where we have to 
> because of the pandemic. 
> 
> I'm aware of Zoombombing - very much aware - but Zoom is one of several 
> options, and frankly it's no worse than IRC (or Wikipedia!) in terms of how 
> quickly things can go wrong. 
> 
> I think we can think about a video chat app we should be using, to help 
> new people get involved and run remote events. MS Teams is good enough for 
> work in criminal courts, surely there's something we can look at that's 
> reasonably new?
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 6 May 2020, 17:54 Owen Blacker, < o...@blacker.me.uk 
> mailto:o...@blacker.me.uk > wrote:
> 
> > > A semi-permanent hangout is a poor match for Zoom — it 
> would make a great target for Zoombombers.
> > 
> > That kind of space would be better suited to IRC or Slack, 
> > generally, no?
> > --
> > Owen Blacker, London GB
> > @owenblacker http://twitter.com/owenblacker
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 6 May 2020 at 16:44, Richard Symonds < 
> > chasemew...@gmail.com mailto:chasemew...@gmail.com > wrote:
> > 
> > > > > It might be nice to have a permanent-ish 
> > "hangout" chat. Some of us get to leave the house for work but I imagine 
> > for a lot of people it's rather dull at home!
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 5 May 2020, 22:57 Peter Coombe, < 
> > > thewub.w...@googlemail.com mailto:thewub.w...@googlemail.com > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > > > We will be holding the regular 
> > > "London" meetup this Sunday 10 May on Zoom, anyone is free to join. 
> > > Details and signup at  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/154
> > > > 
> > > > It looks like there is also interest in holding another 
> > > > virtual meetup on Saturday 16 May:  
> > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:UK_Wikipedians%27_notice_board#Next_steps
> > > > 
> > > > Peter / the wub
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 18:19, Richard Nevell < 
> > > > richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk mailto:richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Since in-person meetups aren't an option at the 
> > > > > moment, I've started a discussion about taking meetups online:  
> > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:UK_Wikipedians%27_notice_board#Digital_meetups
> > > > > 
> > > > > Richard
> > > > > --
> > > > > Dr Richard Nevell
> > > > > Project Coordinator, Wikimedia UK
> > > > > 020 3372 0765
> > > > > 
> > > > > Wikimedia UK is the national chapter for the 
> > > > > global Wikimedia open knowledge movement, and a registered charity. 
> > > > > We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make 
> > > > > knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? 
> > > > > https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/
> > > > > 
> > > > > Company Limited by Guarantee registered in 
> > > > > England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827
> > > > > Registered Charity No.1144513
> > > > > Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5–11 
> > > > > Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ
> > > > > 
> > > > > 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.
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 177, Issue 8

[Rex X]

I do indeed recall the previous discussions, and I'm as opposed as anyone to 
the practice of public custodians of our heritage attempting to claim a fresh 
copyright for their reproductions of public domain art.

Although Bridgeman v Corel is highly influential for the USA, we must be aware 
that the UK sets a low bar for "sweat of the brow". The best we have is the 
2015 statement from the Intellectual Property Office that says "it seems 
unlikely that what is merely a retouched, digitised image of an older work can 
be considered as ‘original’". Unfortunately that depends on the Court of 
Justice of the European Union, and there's no case law I'm aware of that will 
guarantee the IPO's view will prevail as we withdraw from the EU.

What this means is that it's okay for US citizens to upload reproductions of 2D 
art, but UK dwellers need to be cautious, as some public bodies have been known 
to spend taxpayers' money on pursuing their copyright claims. A private citizen 
might not have access to the resources needed to defend themselves even from a 
frivolous action.

-- 
Rexx


> On 29 April 2020 at 19:36 Fæ  wrote:
> 
> 
> Public domain for 2D works applies for old 2D artefacts, like
> manuscripts or flat decorated objects. The examples I've seen include
> objects like 15th C. drawings, which the claim of "copyright of the
> Trustees" may be safely ignored as there is no new creativity in the
> likely automated scans being made. Obviously, if the 2D object is
> modern and has some original copyright, then reproductions of it are
> copyrighted.
> 
> There are past archived discussions on Commons, including deletion
> requests, which cover this specifically for the unrealistic and
> unenforceable claims of copyright of public domain material by the
> British Library.
> 
> Hopefully, you recall this is a very old discussion, indeed Roger and
> myself presented many years ago to a full staff meeting at the British
> Library on this exact topic. As a result, most of the BL website had
> the copyright claim removed, so it's unfortunate that this
> announcement is effectively walking back that progress for open
> knowledge and instead promotes the use of "noncommercial" which very
> much hampers public value and reuse, including scaring off many
> academics from using public domain images in publications.
> 
> Fae
> 
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 17:39, Rex X  wrote:
> >
> > I'm pretty sure CC BY-NC-SA is not compatible with the licences on Commons.
> >
> > They could be uploaded and used on en-wiki with a fair use rationale, the 
> > same as any other non-free image.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Rexx
> >
> >
> > On 29 April 2020 at 13:30 John Byrne  wrote:
> >
> > So can we put them on Commons?  Or use them from a Wikipedia file?
> > John
> >
> > On 29 April 2020 at 13:00 wikimediauk-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org wrote:
> >
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> > 1. British Museum makes 1.9m images available under CC BY-NC-SA
> > 4.0 (Owen Blacker)
> > 2. Re: British Museum makes 1.9m images available under CC
> > BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Katie Crampton)
> >
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> > --
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:43:06 +0100
> > From: Owen Blacker < o...@blacker.me.uk>
> > To: Wikimedia UK list < wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
> > Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] British Museum makes 1.9m images available
> > under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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> >
> > That it's a non-commercial licence is really disappointing, but that's
> > still a little better than nothing…
> >
> > https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/04/28/british-museum-makes-1-9-million-images-available-for-free/
> >
> >
> > The British Museum has revamped its online collections database, making
> > over 1.9 mil

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 177, Issue 8

[Rex X]

I'm pretty sure CC BY-NC-SA is not compatible with the licences on Commons.

They could be uploaded and used on en-wiki with a fair use rationale, the same 
as any other non-free image.

--

Rexx


> On 29 April 2020 at 13:30 John Byrne  wrote:
> 
> So can we put them on Commons?  Or use them from a Wikipedia file?
> John
> 
> > > On 29 April 2020 at 13:00 
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> > BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Katie Crampton)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > 
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:43:06 +0100
> > From: Owen Blacker < o...@blacker.me.uk mailto:o...@blacker.me.uk >
> > To: Wikimedia UK list < wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org 
> > mailto:wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org >
> > Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] British Museum makes 1.9m images available
> > under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
> > Message-ID:
> > < 
> > calh-06k65dctkxk9vbd_8y6bfedpt0yygk_y17hbsaxqytz...@mail.gmail.com 
> > mailto:calh-06k65dctkxk9vbd_8y6bfedpt0yygk_y17hbsaxqytz...@mail.gmail.com >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> > 
> > That it's a non-commercial licence is really disappointing, but 
> > that's
> > still a little better than nothing…
> > 
> > 
> > https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/04/28/british-museum-makes-1-9-million-images-available-for-free/
> > 
> > 
> > The British Museum has revamped its online collections database, 
> > making
> > over 1.9 million photos of its collection available for free online 
> > under a
> > Creative Commons license.
> > 
> > Under the new agreement the majority of the 1.9 million images are 
> > being
> > made available for anyone to use for free under a Creative Commons 
> > 4.0
> > license < " rel="noopener" target="_blank" 
> > data-mce-href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>
> >  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ . Users no
> > longer need to register to use these photographs, and can now 
> > download them
> > directly from the British Museum.
> > 
> > Under the terms of the Creative Commons license, you are free to 
> > share and
> > adapt the images for non-commercial use, but must include a credit 
> > to the
> > British Museum.
> > [continues]
> > --
> > Owen Blacker, London GB
> > @owenblacker < http://twitter.com/owenblacker>
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:09:30 +0100
> > From: Katie Crampton < katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk 
> > mailto:katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk >
> > To: UK Wikimedia mailing list < wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org 
> > mailto:wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org >
> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] British Museum makes 1.9m images
> > available under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
> > Message-ID:
> > < 
> > CAODGgHAVxLX6nk3=s2q-odzmfdvvo_w8uelrvncmnso0itk...@mail.gmail.com 
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> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> > 
> > Thanks Owen! The Natural History Museum did this with their Data 
> > Portal
> > < 
> > https://data.nhm.ac.uk/?_ga=2.238260164.53692689.1588158237-150062690.1588158237>
> > as
> > they were building it. Thanks to Andy Mabbet for letting us know 
> > that
> > high-res images of their specimens 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Help with Wikipedia’s coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic

[Rex X]

For anybody doubting the value of our Covid-19 coverage, take a look at

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-why-wikipedia-is-immune-to-coronavirus-1.8751147

Haaretz is a well-respected Israeli newspaper with a fairly liberal outlook; 
the article itself is hugely complimentary about Wikipedia's coverage and gives 
real validation to time spent by Wikipedia editors in producing that content 
and keeping the quality high.

Keep safe all,

Rexx


> On 09 April 2020 at 18:00 Richard Nevell  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Wikimedia UK and Wikimedia Medicine are creating a joint initiative to 
> help tackle the issues around information about Covid-19 on Wikipedia, and we 
> need your help.
> 
> There are three "top-level" articles:
> 
>  
> 
> * The pandemic: 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic
> * The condition: 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019
> * The virus: 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2
> 
>  
> 
> as well as over 750 related articles. These related articles are where we 
> want to concentrate our support efforts. Coverage changes very rapidly and 
> there is considerable concern about ensuring that the information provided is 
> factual and accurate, as well as up-to-date.
> 
> There are many dedicated editors involved in WikiProject Medicine and the 
> recently created WikiProject COVID-19, but the task of keeping myths, 
> misinformation and poorly-sourced content out of the large number of articles 
> is huge.
> 
> We are therefore asking our regular editors in the UK to do what you do 
> best. We need help fact-checking and editing the Covid-19 articles. Whether 
> you feel able to spare fifteen minutes from your regular editing, or bold 
> enough to make it a regular task, every bit helps.
> 
> We have a wiki page to coordinate efforts, share resources, and have 
> discussion: 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_COVID-19/WMUK-WPMEDF_Joint_Support_Task_Force
>  So please add it to your watchlist.
> 
> One starting point is 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic  
> from where you can find something that interests you. Just picking an 
> article, reading its references, and correcting text that needs it would 
> help. As a useful extra step (though hardly compulsory) once you’ve gone over 
> an article it would be useful to add a note in this section: 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_COVID-19/WMUK-WPMEDF_Joint_Support_Task_Force#Progress
> 
> If anybody needs familiarity with the sourcing standards for medical 
> articles, take a look at 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine)
>  
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine)
>   - although most of the content will only need to meet the usual standards 
> for sourcing that you're used to.
> 
> Richard Nevell, on behalf of Wikimedia UK
> 
> Doug Taylor, on behalf of Wikimedia Medicine
> 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Skillshare #2 - AutoWikiBrowser

[Rex X]

I've added you to the list, John.

Cheers
--
Doug


> On 17 April 2019 at 16:57 John Lubbock  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> We will be holding our second Skillshare event at the WMUK office on 
> Tusesday May 7th from 18:00 to 21:00 or thereabouts. You can find event pages 
> on Meta 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK/Events/AutoWikiBrowser_skillshare
>  and on Eventbrite 
> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uk-skillshare-using-autowikibrowser-tickets-60477470743
>  (please sign up on Eventbrite to let us know if you're coming). I've also 
> published a short blog 
> https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2019/04/autowikibrowser-find-out-how-to-automate-mass-edits-on-wikipedia/
>  to give background on AWB for those of you who aren't sure what it is. 
> Prolific UK Wikimedian Rich Farmbrough, who's an AWB afficionado, will be 
> running the session.
> 
> One thing I'm slightly concerned about with doing this Skillshare on AWB 
> is that users who want to use it have to apply for permission to do so on the 
> Permissions page for AWB 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/AutoWikiBrowser
>  . I've applied for permission 2 days ago but nobody has responded yet to my 
> request. If we are going to get people to come to the Skillshare who want to 
> learn about AWB, they obviously need to have permission to use it granted 
> first. I hope that we can fast track any requests for permission for people 
> who want to come to this event so that we don't have a situation where people 
> want to attend but can't use AWB because they don't have permission. Could I 
> request for someone to keep an eye on permissions for this so that those 
> people who want to come to our event can get their requests granted before 
> the event? Thanks!
> 
> There are lots of other events taking place in the next couple of months, 
> so please take a look at our Events list https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events 
> to see if there's anything that interests you.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> John Lubbock
> 
> Communications Coordinator
> 
> Wikimedia UK
> 
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
> 
>  
> 
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> to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? 
> Donate here https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk .
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK Wiki

[Rex X]

Thanks Lucy, for your positive response to the issues raised recently.

On the technology front, I'm sure I'm not speaking out of turn when I say that 
I'd like to see something like the old Technology Committee revived to give 
volunteers a defined channel for communication with the Board and Staff, and 
also to encourage volunteers to give their time and expertise to help address 
technical issues and to expand our technical capacity in the future.

To that end, I'd like to survey informally what skills participants on this 
list would be willing to bring to help WMUK's technology programme. It would be 
also very helpful if those who would be keen to help re-establish some sort of 
Tech Committee could express their interest.

It doesn't matter whether you're just interested in tech or a seasoned 
developer - all offers are welcome. Any takers?

--

Doug


> On 11 January 2019 at 16:19 Lucy Crompton-Reid 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> Thanks for your contributions and discussions on here this week. It's 
> clear that as an organisation we need to reflect on how we're engaging with 
> the volunteer community, and there has already been quite a lot of internal 
> discussion about this over the past few months. I would encourage you, if you 
> can, to attend the meeting on 30th January to help develop our next three 
> year strategy; however please be assured that in the draft version I'm 
> working on (based on the 2018 board away day, and to give us a starting point 
> for discussions) there is a greater focus on both volunteers and technology, 
> which of course underpin all of our activities. 
> 
> I'm sorry that the issue about recent changes and watchlists on the main 
> Wiki has not yet been resolved. Our technical contractor has been working to 
> debug this however he has not yet been successful and needs more time to try 
> to ascertain and address the problem. Obviously if anyone has any practical 
> suggestions of what the issue might be and how it could be fixed then please 
> feel free to get in touch :) 
> 
> As some of you know, Wikimedia UK has worked with the support of two 
> technical contractors - both from the Wikimedia community - for a number of 
> years, however one of them had to step away from the role in September and it 
> has taken a little time to find a replacement (although we have now done so). 
> This means that the remaining contractor (Tom Morton) has been working on his 
> own, and we have needed to try to prioritise his workload. In the past few 
> months we have undertaken quite a big, although not outwardly visible, 
> technical project, which has been to migrate all of our websites to new host 
> servers. In doing this, we needed to employ a specialist consultancy to 
> upgrade and migrate the Wikimedia CiviCRM installation such that it could be 
> moved onto the new hosting platform, which has been a high priority for us as 
> CiviCRM is so central to our work with volunteers, members and donors on a 
> day-to-day basis. Tom has worked with the consultancy on this but has also 
> been required to fix a number of other issues including QRpedia (which still 
> has some bugs), the Board Wiki, and problems with MediaWiki and the visual 
> editor. I'm not trying to excuse the fact that there are still unresolved 
> technical issues, just to put this into context and explain what else has 
> been going on in the past month or so.
> 
> Chris, you asked what concrete actions we are putting into place to 
> ensure this doesn't happen again. These include the appointment of another 
> technical contractor who will support Tom in resolving outstanding and urgent 
> technical issues in the short term, but in the medium term will also work 
> with us and the community to identify our priorities going forward. In the 
> next few weeks, Davina and I are also meeting with several board members to 
> scope out the charity's technical ambitions (which I hope we will also 
> discuss on 30th), and in December I submitted a provisional budget to the 
> board for 2019/20, with a view to presenting an updated budget at the March 
> meeting that supports these plans. There is more to do, of course, but 
> hopefully these things will all make a positive difference.
> 
> Thanks and best wishes
> Lucy
> 
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> Chief Executive
> Wikimedia UK
> +44 (0) 203 372 0762
> 
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> 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Events coming up

[Rex X]

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 
> https://ti.to/Mozilla/mozilla-festival-2018/discount/18Wikimedia .
> 
> October 27 - Mozfest - Under the hood: How understanding Wikipedia’s 
> internal structure and community can teach media literacy 
> https://guidebook.com/guide/147793/event/21682580/ - 11.15-12.45
> 
> October 28 - Mozfest - LGBT+ Middle East and North Africa (and more!) 
> editathon https://guidebook.com/guide/147793/event/21920091/ - 2-5.30pm
> 
> November 4 - Middle Eastern Human Rights editathon at Newspeak House 
> https://attending.io/events/wikimedia-editathon-middle-east?fbclid=IwAR3LC0PuoQ8LrP32qUyZP-lNyA3pHaHTWNZIxmgpYmY82UXvDTt-U6DE9-M
>  , London - 12-4pm
> 
> November 7 - Wikidata meetup 
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikidata-meetup-tickets-51708402223?ref=estw , 
> Wikimedia UK office in London - 6-9pm
> 
> November 21 - Wikimedia UK skillshare 
> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uk-skillshare-writing-a-featured-article-tickets-51714046104
>  - Writing a Featured Article at the Wikimedia UK office, London
> 
> All the best,
> 
> 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.
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[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wiki-Medicine] WPMed Foundation to become a thematic organization: Your support is needed!

[Rex X]

I hope you don't think this is too off-topic, but Wiki Project Med is applying 
to become a Thematic Organisation, the subject-specific equivalent of a 
Chapter, but based on a thematic area, rather than a geographic one. WPMEDF has 
been in existence for 6 years, and has cooperated with WMUK since it started. 
It became a User Group in 2014 and is now seeking the achieve the next step as 
a recognised Thematic Organisation for medicine globally throughout the 
Wikimedia movement.

If you would support the idea, then perhaps you would be kind enough to 
indicate that at the bottom of

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med/Application

which contains the full details of our application to AffCom.

Thank you in advance for any support.

Cheers

--

Doug


 Original Message --
From: Shani Evenstein 
To: ML - WPMed Foundation 
Date: 12 July 2018 at 16:03
Subject: [Wiki-Medicine] WPMed Foundation to become a thematic organization: 
Your support is needed!

Dear WikiMed enthusiasts & friends, 

The WikiProject Med Foundation https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med 
, which is recognized as a formal User Group is now applying to become a 
Thematic Organization (an affiliate closer to a chapter). 

Details are in  this Meta page 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med/Application#Support_Us! .  
Please support us by signing your name or your organization's name under 
paragraph #6.

We'd be happy to answer any questions either here or on the talk page. 

Cheers,

Shani Evenstein Sigalov
Chair, WikiProject Med Foundation.


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Mozfest session proposal

[Rex X]

A couple of obvious topics could be:

(1) Web Literacy - the ability to contribute to Wikimedia projects is a 
high-level transferable skill worth promoting. Remember that the skills 
required to contribute to Wikipedia, for example, include researching and 
collating sources, summarising, writing, and collaboration.

(2) Digital Inclusion - we have many people in the UK for whom English is not 
their first language. With so much of the internet delivered in English, there 
is a cultural bias toward English. Wikimedia projects have the capacity to 
allow people of varied backgrounds to contribute from their own cultural 
perspective and to help preserve their heritage. WMUK has experience working 
with both the traditional groups of Welsh and Scots, and also modern groups 
like the Asian, Polish, and Balkan communities. I'm sure you're aware of others.

In either case, a session could be made with a brief introduction to WMUK and 
the work we do, followed by a hands-on editing session to give participants a 
taste of what is possible. Round it out with an invitation to keep in touch 
with WMUK and join the Wikimedia editing community.

Obviously, those are just first thoughts, but I think we have such a good track 
record that it would be a shame if we couldn't put something together for 
MozFest.

--
Rexx


> On 29 June 2018 at 16:09 John Lubbock  wrote:
> 
> Hello UK Wikimedians, Mozilla have issued a call for proposals for 
> sessions at this year's Mozfest. I'd like Wikimedia UK to have a presence 
> there, so if anybody has any ideas for sessions, why not let us know and we 
> will see if we can support it?
> 
> https://mozillafestival.org/proposals
> 
> 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.
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK 2018 AGM

[Rex X]

For anybody going to the AGM by rail, Virgin Trains have just released the 
advance tickets.

The event starts around 10:30 and finishes around 16:15 if you need to work out 
times to book seats or advance tickets.

Cheers

--

Rexx


> On 05 June 2018 at 15:37 Katie Crampton  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Fae
> 
> Membership is largely stable, our records show a total of 521 members as 
> of today.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Katie
> 
> On 5 June 2018 at 15:17, Fæ mailto:fae...@gmail.com > 
> wrote:
> 
> > > I would like to schedule a question for the AGM about membership
> > numbers and I note the deadline of this Friday. However with
> > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Membership/Numbers 
> > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Membership/Numbers frozen as of October
> > 2017, it appears that this information about the performance of the
> > charity is no longer being publicly reported, making it impossible 
> > for
> > me to pose a question based on the facts.
> > 
> > How can I receive an update this week on the trend in membership 
> > over
> > the last 8 months, or have a later submission on this subject
> > accepted?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Fae
> > --
> > fae...@gmail.com mailto:fae...@gmail.com 
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae 
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
> > 
> > On Thu, 31 May 2018 at 11:30, Katie Crampton
> > < katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk 
> > mailto:katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk > wrote:
> > >
> > > Good morning all
> > >
> > > I'm pleased to confirm that this year's Wikimedia UK AGM will be 
> > taking place on Saturday 14th July at the Flett Lecture Theatre, the 
> > Natural History Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2HF.
> > >
> > > The detailed schedule for the day is currently being finalised. 
> > But we will start the event at 10:30am with talks and workshops from 11am, 
> > including a keynote speech from the Campaigns Director of Liberty, Corey 
> > Stoughton, a look at our work with the Welsh Government from Welsh Digital 
> > Language Specialist, Gareth Morlais, and an introduction to the challenges 
> > and successes of the Natural History Museums' new Data Portal with Helen 
> > Hardy.
> > >
> > > The actual AGM order of business is scheduled for 3 pm - 4.30 pm, 
> > but we would encourage you to come and stay for the whole day. All 
> > volunteers, editors and partners are welcome, but only members will be 
> > eligible to vote on AGM matters.
> > >
> > > To attend, you must please let us know you're coming. The 
> > registration page on Eventbrite can be found here. For security and 
> > catering we must have an up to date attendee list, so if you can no longer 
> > attend after registering please email me at katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk 
> > mailto:katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk
> > >
> > > Any member who wishes to bring forward a resolution for 
> > consideration at the AGM must inform the charity, and supply a copy of the 
> > suggested text, by no later than Friday 8th June 2017. The suggested text 
> > may either be sent by email to the chair of the board at 
> > i...@wikimedia.org.uk mailto:i...@wikimedia.org.uk or may be posted online 
> > at https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2017_Annual_General_Meeting/Resolutions 
> > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2017_Annual_General_Meeting/Resolutions
> > >
> > > If you have any questions do let me know. I'll be emailing and 
> > updating the wiki with further details, including the agenda, over the 
> > coming weeks.
> > >
> > > With best wishes
> > >
> > > Katie
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Katie Crampton
> > >
> > > Membership, Fundraising and Operations Assistant
> > >
> > > Wikimedia UK
> > >
> > > +44 (0)203 372 0761
> > >
> > > Wikimedia UK is the national chapter for 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? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk
> > >
> > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in 
> > England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. 
> > Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London 
> > SE1 0NZ.
> > >
> > > 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.
> > 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Birmingham event this Sunday

[Rex X]

It went very well, thanks, Kat.

One of the new editors was on Main Page yesterday with a DYK for the article he 
created.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kokolia

Hopefully, we'll collaborate with ICON again in the near future.

Cheers

--

Rexx


> On 07 June 2018 at 17:25 Katherine Bavage  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Well in that case - how did it go? 
> 
> On Thu, 7 Jun 2018, 16:09 Andy Mabbett, < a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk 
> mailto:a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk > wrote:
> 
> > > Thank you, Katherine. It seems your northern train delays are even
> > worse than I feared - the event was two weeks ago.
> > 
> > On 7 June 2018 at 15:08, Katherine Bavage < 
> > katherine.bav...@gmail.com mailto:katherine.bav...@gmail.com > wrote:
> > > Ah this looks fab! Roger is right, its a great place.
> > >
> > > I can't make it, but if I can spot an edit and chip in during I 
> > shall :)
> > >
> > > On Sun, 27 May 2018 at 08:43 Roger Bamkin < victuall...@gmail.com 
> > mailto:victuall...@gmail.com > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Good luck with this Andy. We are now far away in Scotland but 
> > will be
> > >> thinking of iKON today. It was one of our favourite galleries 
> > and we bought
> > >> several paintings locally.
> > >>
> > >> R
> > >>
> > >> Roger 01835 864317
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 25 May 2018, 7:59 p.m. Andy Mabbett, < 
> > a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk mailto:a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> As part of my new Wikipedia Residency, I'm running an event at
> > >>> Birmingham's Ikon Gallery:
> > >>>
> > >>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikon_Gallery
> > >>>
> > >>> on Sunday. There are still a few places available. Come along, 
> > and
> > >>> write or update articles about contemporary art & artists.
> > >>>
> > >>> The event is free, lunch will be provided, but please bring a 
> > laptop.
> > >>> Training will be available for new editors.
> > >>>
> > >>> Book at:
> > >>>
> > >>>https://www.ikon-gallery.org/event/wikipedia-editathon/
> > >>>
> > 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK 2018 AGM

[Rex X]

Just a quick heads-up for anyone travelling in by rail. Network Rail hasn't 
published the latest updates, so there won't be any Advance rail tickets 
available for 14 July for another week or so. It's probably worth checking 
regularly.

--

Rexx


> On 31 May 2018 at 11:46 Katie Crampton  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Chris
> 
> Yes I did! Thanks for spotting that :)
> 
> On 31 May 2018 at 11:40, Chris Keating  mailto:chriskeatingw...@gmail.com > wrote:
> 
> > > Hi Katie! Thanks for the email.
> > 
> > Am guessing that you meant *this* page for resolutions, not the 
> > 2017 version?
> > 
> > 
> > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2018_Annual_General_Meeting/Resolutions 
> > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2018_Annual_General_Meeting/Resolutions
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:30 AM, Katie Crampton
> > < katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk 
> > mailto:katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk > wrote:
> > > Good morning all
> > >
> > > I'm pleased to confirm that this year's Wikimedia UK AGM will be 
> > taking
> > > place on Saturday 14th July at the Flett Lecture Theatre, the 
> > Natural
> > > History Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2HF.
> > >
> > > The detailed schedule for the day is currently being finalised. 
> > But we will
> > > start the event at 10:30am with talks and workshops from 11am, 
> > including a
> > > keynote speech from the Campaigns Director of Liberty, Corey 
> > Stoughton, a
> > > look at our work with the Welsh Government from Welsh Digital 
> > Language
> > > Specialist, Gareth Morlais, and an introduction to the challenges 
> > and
> > > successes of the Natural History Museums' new Data Portal with 
> > Helen Hardy.
> > >
> > > The actual AGM order of business is scheduled for 3 pm - 4.30 pm, 
> > but we
> > > would encourage you to come and stay for the whole day. All 
> > volunteers,
> > > editors and partners are welcome, but only members will be 
> > eligible to vote
> > > on AGM matters.
> > >
> > > To attend, you must please let us know you're coming. The 
> > registration page
> > > on Eventbrite can be found here. For security and catering we 
> > must have an
> > > up to date attendee list, so if you can no longer attend after 
> > registering
> > > please email me at katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk 
> > mailto:katie.cramp...@wikimedia.org.uk
> > >
> > > Any member who wishes to bring forward a resolution for 
> > consideration at the
> > > AGM must inform the charity, and supply a copy of the suggested 
> > text, by no
> > > later than Friday 8th June 2017. The suggested text may either be 
> > sent by
> > > email to the chair of the board at i...@wikimedia.org.uk 
> > mailto:i...@wikimedia.org.uk or may be posted
> > > online at
> > > 
> > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2017_Annual_General_Meeting/Resolutions 
> > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2017_Annual_General_Meeting/Resolutions
> > >
> > > If you have any questions do let me know. I'll be emailing and 
> > updating the
> > > wiki with further details, including the agenda, over the coming 
> > weeks.
> > >
> > > With best wishes
> > >
> > > Katie
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[Wikimediauk-l] Event Coordinators

[Rex X]

Following changes which now disallow article creation by unconfirmed editors, a 
successful RfC was held to establish a new permission, "Event Coordinator". 
Details are at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Event_coordinator

This permission will be very useful for all of our volunteers who are involved 
with events and I'd encourage all of our regular trainers to apply for the 
permission at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Event_coordinator

Please let me or Daria know if you encounter any problems with an 
application,or if you're unsure of anything related to the rights.

Cheers

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedia language conference

[Rex X]

Hi Jason,

Do you have an outline programme yet? It may be that I can only make one of the 
two days, and in that case, it would help to have an idea of which day would be 
most interesting for me.

Cheers
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Doug


> On 30 April 2018 at 09:37 Jason Evans  wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone.
> 
> Interested in supporting small and minority language Wikipedias? 
> Developing Wikidata and tools in your language? or using Wikipedia as an 
> educational tool to promote the use of your language? Well, these are just 
> some of the themes we will explore at the Celtic Knot 2018 Wikipedia 
> languages conference in Wales.
> 
> Tickets are now on sale and we are inviting applications for travel 
> scholarships https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2018
> 
> 
> Please spread the word and help us make the conference a success!
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jason
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK chapter membership numbers (John Byrne)

[Rex X]

I'm also willing to listen to criticism of the chapter, and I promise I'll do 
my best to address any issues that I can, as long as it does not fall directly 
within the operational remit of the staff.

I don't share the concern about the jump in membership. All the reports I have 
seen indicate that the membership grew because a significant number of donors 
simply agreed to call £5 worth of their donations a membership fee. We have 
quite a few regular donors, so it does not seem unlikely to me that the 
observed effect on membership numbers was almost wholly as a result of that.

The possibility of entryism has been a concern for the Board for some time, 
because of low numbers of members. However, again as far as I am aware, the 
jump in membership was not localised to any group other the very diverse group 
who are our regular donors. The result of that will be to make it more 
difficult for any special interest group to become a significant voting block, 
although the proof of that will lie with the next AGM, when we see if the 
number of members voting goes up in line with the increased membership. I have 
a sneaking feeling it might not.

As ever, the trustees will be keen to hear of issues that the community raises, 
and concerned members should always feel that they can ask any trustee for 
items to be raised at the next Board meeting - or earlier, should the matter be 
urgent.

Cheers

--

Doug


> On 10 April 2018 at 18:57 Stevie Benton  wrote:
> 
> " though you are right to imply that the chapter is over-sensitive to 
> criticism... "
> 
> John, I must have missed that bit as I didn't see Katie imply that at 
> all. If anything, I think the chapter receives, and always has received, a 
> lot of unwarranted criticism from people who have ill-defined issues with how 
> it operates. Some people have always been very quick to rush to criticism 
> rather than gently join a conversation. Others simply have an axe to grind.
> 
> The chapter is doing a good job. Wouldn't it be nice if we heard people 
> say that more often?
> 
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 6:49 PM, John Byrne  mailto:j...@bodkinprints.co.uk > wrote:
> 
> > > 
> > As very often in recent years, I got a notification of my post sent 
> > an hour or so ago, with completely blank text.  Yet Katie has clearly seen 
> > it, as she quotes me. Have others also got blanks? Can the rather cryptic 
> > instructions for replies be clarified, or is there some bug?  I get the 
> > digest version.  It doesn't exactly encourage people to contribute, and may 
> > be a factor in the much lower activity on this list in recent years. It 
> > never used to happen.
> > 
> > No Katie, I don't think this has much to do with it, though you are 
> > right to imply that the chapter is over-sensitive to criticism...
> > 
> > John/Johnbod
> > 
> > 
> > On 10 April 2018 at 18:37 wikimediauk-l-request@lists.wikimedia 
> > mailto:wikimediauk-l-request@lists.wikimedia .org wrote:
> > 
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> > 1. Re: UK chapter membership numbers (Charles Matthews) 2. UK 
> > chapter membership numbers (John Byrne) 3. Re: UK chapter membership 
> > numbers (Katie Chan) 4. Re: UK chapter membership numbers (Richard Nevell)
> > 
> > 
> > > > > -
> > > 
> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 14:25:51 +0100 (BST)
> > > From: Charles Matthews
> > > To: UK Wikimedia mailing list
> > > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK chapter membership numbers
> > > Message-ID: < 
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> > > > > > > On 10 April 2018 at 11:41 Fæ wrote:
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> > > > It appears that the jump in numbers was a one-off 
> > > > event, there has
> > > > been no continued 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] The #Vote100 Wikipedia editathon NEEDS YOU - We've moved!

[Rex X]

Same here, Roger. Edinburgh is a long way to go.

What we need is some events being promoted in our own region, as the Midlands
seem to be falling behind these days. I would have thought that all we need is a
venue and a bunch of folks interested and we could do our own Women in Red
event.

There must be dozens of local Women's History groups and similar within striking
distance of us, and there ought to be institutions willing to host an event. Do
you have any contacts?

Cheers
-- 
Rexx


> On 09 February 2018 at 00:30 Roger Bamkin  wrote:
> 
> 
> Looks interesting. Not sure I can afford to come but Women in Red could
> support on line
> 
> Roger
> 
> On 8 February 2018 at 16:30, John Lubbock 
> wrote:
> 
> > Have you updated it in the events list or shall I do that?
> >
> > John Lubbock
> >
> > Communications Coordinator
> >
> > Wikimedia UK
> >
> > +44 (0) 203 372 0767 <020%203372%200767>
> >
> >
> >
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> > 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 8 February 2018 at 15:59, MCANDREW Ewan  wrote:
> >
> >> Dear colleagues,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> *Please disseminate to interested colleagues as appropriate – this event
> >> is open to all.*
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> We’ve moved our #Vote100 Wikipedia editing event
> >>  to the University of Edinburgh’s central
> >> campus and the Teaching Studio LG.07 at David Hume Tower Building. The
> >> event is part of the Festival of Creative Learning and 2018’s celebration
> >> of one hundred years since the Representation of the People Act (1918)
> >> 
> >> came into force and women were finally given the right to vote, almost
> >> fifty years after the Edinburgh Seven fought for and won the right to train
> >> and practice as doctors.* #Vote100 #FCL18*
> >> Festival of Creative Learning events – Free and open to all!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>1. *#Vote100 Wikipedia editing event (22 February 2018).
> >> 
> >>   
> >> *
> >>2. *Wikidata Hackathon
> >> 
> >>   
> >> *
> >>– Learn how to edit Wikipedia’s most exciting sister project (21 Feb).
> >>3. *Histropedia workshops
> >> 
> >>   
> >> *
> >>– create bespoke visually dynamic timelines
> >> 
> >>   
> >> 
> 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Videos on You Tube --> CC

[Rex X]

Commons does not allow "normal video file types" because many of them contain
proprietary coding.

Part of our mission is to encourage the growth of open resources and that
includes open software and open standards. Commons takes that seriously and it's
important that we do as well. Even if it seems inconvenient at times.

-- 
Rexx


> On 24 October 2017 at 13:51 John Lubbock 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Is the plan to transfer them from YouTube via Video2Commons? In the past,
> I've found that this tool often fails. It really is a shame that no
> progress has been made on allowing normal video file types.
> 
> 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 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.*
> 
> On 24 October 2017 at 10:50, Michael Maggs  wrote:
> 
> > Change at You Tube would be best actually, but I'd understood from your
> > message that for whatever reason S4C have not managed to change the
> > publicly visible You Tube licences.
> >
> > Shall we discuss in more detail off list?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > On 24 Oct 2017, at 10:39, Robin Owain  wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Michael!
> >
> > You recommend OTRS rather than change at You Tube? OK, I'll take your lead
> > on this and email you asap.
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Robin
> >
> > On 24 October 2017 at 10:29 Michael Maggs  wrote:
> >
> > Yes I can help.
> >
> > To ensure the videos aren't challenged on Commons we'll need formal
> > confirmation from an authorised person at S4C to be sent to OTRS. If you
> > could privately let me know details of the person who could provide the
> > necessary confirmation I can draft a suitable email for them to send to
> > OTRS.  The uploaded files can then be tagged appropriately so that users
> > don't start deleting them based on what they can see on YouTube.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > On 24 Oct 2017, at 10:10, Robin Owain  wrote:
> >
> > S4C have agreed to change their 'Usual You Tube licence' of videos on
> > their 2017 Royal Welsh Show account (and previous years) to CCBYSA. This
> > means we can upload around 2,000 videos to Commons. It also means that S4C,
> > for the first time, have discussed and understood legality and benefits of
> > open licencing, and could produce footage of other subjects.
> >
> > Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrGrdJcnGuiCXMc3tCUvnA/videos
> >
> > I gave them two options:
> >
> > 1. RTS (the simple option)
> >
> > 2. Change licence on You Tube to CC (recommended as it's visible on You
> > Tube).
> >
> > They say that they have changed the licence (using batch - manual
> > historical), but that it's not visible on any of the videos on You Tube,
> > and the videos don't appear in a Google CC  search.
> >
> > Any help please?
> >
> > PS In due course we will need to transfer them over to Commons with a
> > pilot patch of 10. Each video will need a 5 second subtitle saying "S4C -
> > Sianel Pedwar Cymru". A project will then take place in order to subtitle
> > the main points in English eg names of species, breeds, farm location.
> > Clips from each video could also be taken, and placed in that breed's
> > Category on Commons, Wikidata etc.
> >
> > But first - the licence!
> >
> >
> > Robin Owain
> >
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] #4947276 Invoice secondary Notice

[Rex X]

That's what happened, Gordo.

Look at the source of the original post and it's obviously originating from
189.223.76.180 (Tijuana), despite the spoofed "From:" field. You can't spoof the
originating IP, because it's added by the first relay, not by the original
poster.

-- 
Rexx


> On 22 August 2017 at 17:15 Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 22/08/17 11:54, Rex X wrote:
> > It's just as likely that his email address has been "harvested" by automated
> > programs scanning publicly available email archives, and Ewan also displays
> > his
> > email address in clear text on his Wikipedia user page, which I would
> > recommend
> > against as well.
> 
> It is possible to *munge* the sender's address in Mailman.
> 
> The from field would then look like this:
> 
> FROM: A. N. Other via WMUK (wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org).
> 
> Gordo
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] #4947276 Invoice secondary Notice

[Rex X]

There's always a possibility that Ewan's mail client is compromised, of course,
so that scanning with a good malware detector is sensible. I usually recommend
"Malwarebytes free", but others also do the job.

It's just as likely that his email address has been "harvested" by automated
programs scanning publicly available email archives, and Ewan also displays his
email address in clear text on his Wikipedia user page, which I would recommend
against as well.

-- 
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> On 22 August 2017 at 08:08 Gordon Joly  wrote:
> 
> 
> On 22/08/17 01:00, Katie Chan wrote:
> > 
> > Perhaps the dozens of messages that Ewan has posted to this email list
> > FROM that email address on the many archive publicly available of
> > wikimediauk-l?
> 
> Or the inner workings of his own mail client?
> 
> Gordo
> 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM

[Rex X]

You make many sensible points, Fae, thank you.

Probably the biggest issue for me is whether members are happy with resolutions
being passed with little more than 5% of the membership being present in the
room when the voting took place.

Of course, the other side of that coin is that the business of an AGM is often
deathly boring and the voting eminently predictable. When you consider that the
decisions taken were to elect three candidates for three places and to agree
auditors and no change to membership fees, it's probably going to be difficult
to attract much more than a small fraction of membership to a single location in
order to conduct that sort of business, however necessary it be.

In the event, I think the staff did a good job of drawing up a broader programme
that make journeys worthwhile for those who undertook them, but as membership
increases (and I hope it will), I still can't see us ending up with any more
than about 1 in 20 of our membership physically present.

Nevertheless, to address the actual point, would you agree that giving members
the easiest possible opportunity to make their opinions heard would be the next
best thing to having them physically present? If so, then the point about postal
votes is interesting, and perhaps preferable to appointing proxies in some ways,
although proxies a least have the opportunity to respond to a debate and to
reconsider a decision in the light of such debate. What would be most
democratic?

-- 
Rexx


> On 16 July 2017 at 14:33 Fæ  wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks Lucy, I'm quite happy to wait until the members can read the
> minutes. There's no expectation that replies to questions about
> governance have to happen quickly, or need to be answered by the CEO
> rather than our unpaid trustees, especially at the weekend.
> 
> The question of proxy votes is interesting, and I think the trustees
> would be wise to look at whether the Articles are fit for purpose with
> dramatically increasing membership. The Articles emphasise that a
> quorum must be "present" and literally proxy voting means that the 30
> votes given at the AGM "by proxy", still requires a person physically
> at the meeting to vote who has been nominated by the person not
> present. The articles do not give scope for 'postal votes' without a
> formal physical proxy, even if special rules are published on a web
> page. I presume that the 30 votes by proxy actually did have people
> casting those votes who were at the AGM, as I was not allowed to vote
> despite being a member, I did not experience the current procedure.
> 
> In terms of governance for future general meetings and how resolutions
> get passed, this would be a good time for the charity to review
> whether the members would be happy with resolutions being passed by
> "ten members" on behalf of the total membership of 498. The AGM
> yesterday passed resolutions with just 5% of members physically
> present, and the board might reflect on how happy they are that the
> discussions and questions raised at the AGM were heard by so small a
> proportion of the members of the charity.
> 
> As an illustrative fantasy scenario that I think is legally possible
> within the Articles as they are currently published, trustees could be
> elected, or resolutions passed, by emailing out a meeting notice, and
> after the notice period one could find ten like-minded members to meet
> in a pub, which can count trustees and staff, and then vote through
> major changes to the charity even though just 2% of the membership
> took part.
> 
> It's interesting stuff for anyone with a passion for charity
> governance. Though most will find these areas an incredibly unlikely
> risk, I think that there are lessons to be learned from other
> charities to ensure long term stability. Similarly lessons about good
> governance could and should probably be learned in the UK based on the
> very recent experience of Wikimedia France, where the views of a few
> unpaid volunteers on the board, in highly significant ways, appear to
> fail to represent the majority of members; were those members ever
> asked and positively encouraged to provide their views.
> 
> Thanks,
> Fae
> 
> On 16 July 2017 at 12:50, Lucy Crompton-Reid
>  wrote:
> > Nicola (as teller) read out the total number all of the valid votes, which
> > were 57 (30 of them proxy votes submitted before the meeting). Cheers, Lucy
> >
> > On 16 July 2017 at 11:13, Fæ  wrote:
> >>
> >> A small request for the pending minutes of the AGM; during the meeting
> >> there was a count of hands of voting members, presumably to comply
> >> with the Articles of Association with regard to the legally required
> >> quorum. The final count was not read out, so I will be interested to
> >> read that specific number in the minutes, which I believe is needed to
> >> comply with legal requirements. With membership at 498, I think that
> >> means that a quorum 

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK univeristies and open content

[Rex X]

We should encourage more experienced editors to volunteer for OTRS. It's one of
those systems where it's often easy to sort out if you can actually speak to
somebody who can deal with it.

It's not what you know ...

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Rexx


> On 14 June 2017 at 17:05 leu...@fabiant.eu wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> This reflects my experience with OTRS. I actually sent the exact wording to
> Chris Knight, so that was not the problem. Nothing happened for 6 weeks until
> I met someone on OTRS who very kindly did the job in about five minutes.
> 
> How do we fix this?
> 
> all the best,
> 
> Fabian
> 
> aka Leutha
> 
> 
> > 
> > On 07 June 2017 at 16:54 Sam Walton  wrote:
> > 
> > (In my capacity as a volunteer) I spoke to the University of Liverpool
> > Library/Archives and they were happy to release some images taken by the
> > university photographer of the Liverpool Overhead Railway under a CC
> > license. Unfortunately their OTRS email wasn't quite specific enough so
> > the
> > images were deleted and I never managed to get them to send another
> > email :(
> > 
> > Sam
> > 
> > On 7 June 2017 at 16:50, Andy Mabbett  wrote:
> > 
> > > > 
> > > I've been asked to provide examples of UK universities releasing
> > > media
> > > under open licence (as opposed to giving us their images of
> > > out-of-copyright works).
> > > 
> > > Do any spring to mind?
> > > 
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> > > @pigsonthewing
> > > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
> > > 
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> > > > 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 143, Issue 15

[Rex X]

Great news - and it only took the lifetime of a parliament to get it done (must
be a record).

Well done, Andy!

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> On 14 June 2017 at 14:34 Jon Davies  wrote:
> 
> 
> Fantastic
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> >   (David Gerard)
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> > Breaking news: Official parliamentary photos of (new?) MPs, being
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> > Only five years after I wrote:
> >
> > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/politician-open-licensed-pictures-please/
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Opportunity to become a Wikimedia UK trainer - Edinburgh 4-5th July

[Rex X]

> On 08 June 2017 at 13:34 Gordon Joly  wrote:
> 
> 
> On 07/06/17 15:36, Daria Cybulska wrote:
> > The event is open to anyone who can make a credible commitment to
> > support Wikimedia UK training in future.
> 
> 
> I can make incredible commitment!
> 
> :-)
> 
> Gordon

I don't believe it!

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposed election night editathon

[Rex X]

For a flat-file database that's available online to a limited number of people,
a spreadsheet is perfectly adequate. It's probably heresy, but Google docs would
work.

If we want a simple, free-form, flat database that is part of the Wikimedia
projects, the Data: namespace on Commons is much easier to set up a database on
than trying to shoehorn random data into Wikidata.

-- 
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> On 26 April 2017 at 21:12 Chris Keating  wrote:
> 
> 
> >
> > On the 11th of May, each councils will release a document called a
> > Statements of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates for the
> > upcoming election. We need to manually enter this information into a
> > database so that more useful things can be done with it. Come and help!
> > https://www.nwspk.com/events?id=144#event-144
> >
> 
> 
> 
> A database? Like, say, Wikidata? ;)
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Request for trainer assistance at an LGBT+ editathon next weekend

[Rex X]

If you can't find anybody closer, I could make it - it's about 130 miles by car
or about 3 hours by train - off-peak return £42.

Have you asked Roger Bamkin, as he's much closer?

Cheers
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> On 02 February 2017 at 15:11 Katherine Bavage 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I've rather had this event fall in my lap - a friend mentioned she was
> helping Bradford council manage the marketing for it's LGBT+ History month
> activities, she put me in touch with the local council lead, and they've
> agreed to provide a venue for free and help us get new editors along. I'm
> working on a collections or archives partner or presence, failing that
> we'll rely on online resources. The downside is to fit in with their
> availability its come up at short notice.
> 
> Having checked in with a couple of regional trained trainers, they were not
> available, and currently I'm running the event as the solo wikimedian - far
> from ideal both because I'm not a trained trainer (or a hugely experienced
> editor) but more importantly, having had to run an Art+Feminism workshop
> solo last year, I just know how hard it is to run a high-quality session
> for newbies single handed.
> 
> Would anyone be prepared to travel and help out? The session is 12 - 3pm on
> the 11th of February in a building near both of bradfords city centre
> stations or I'm confident I can book a parking space. Travel expenses can
> be met by WMUK (with the caveat that there is a limit so at this late
> notice that might rule out those of you very far away)
> 
> We really don't do a lot in this part of the world at the moment, and there
> is no reason we could embed this as a repeat thing - the local Councillor
> who is leading the activities programme is keen and they have the
> facilities and captive student and resident audiences - they just need the
> wikipedians with a will!
> 
> Let me know directly and by reply all. I will also share the event page
> when I've finished draft (H/t to Fae whose Bishopgate event I've shameless
> borrowed)  so you can suggest content/sign up as a remote participant/make
> better.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Kat
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] How would you like to communicate with WMUK and other Wikimedians?

[Rex X]

Gosh, I'd didn't realise how difficult preference voting was on twitter. I had
to log on as 6 different IPs to vote for my third preference once, my second
preference twice, and my first preference three times.

-- 
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> On 20 August 2016 at 20:08 Gordon Joly  wrote:
> 
> 
> On 19/08/16 19:53, John Lubbock wrote:
> > . So I've put a poll on Twitter
> >  with some
> > options for communications channels. I couldn't put more than four
> > options, so I chose Facebook, the Water Cooler, Slack and the Mailing List. 
> 
> 
> It is clear that one choice is already out in front!
> 
> :-)
> 
> Facebook is a very poor medium. Never heard of Slack.
> 
> https://slack.com/
> 
> How about Discourse?
> 
> http://www.discourse.org/
> 
> "Civilized Discussion"
> 
> Gordo
> 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] How would you like to communicate with WMUK and other Wikimedians?

[Rex X]

In times gone-by, we used to host "office hours" on the WMUK channel on irc.

For anybody not familiar with it, our channel is at irc://freenode/wikimedia-uk

For anybody not familiar with irc, it requies a client, like mirc or a browser
plugin like chatzilla. It allows large numbers of participants, is real-time
chat, and gives a lot of control over the channel.

It might be considered old technology now, but may be worth a thought.

-- 
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> On 19 August 2016 at 19:53 John Lubbock  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello all, I've been thinking about how WMUK can communicate better with
> our community and let Wikimedians communicate with each other. I've heard
> from some community members that they were a little disappointed that
> people were no longer using the Water Cooler page for discussions.
> 
> I'd like to propose some different options and ask if you have any other
> suggestions about how you'd like to communicate with us and others in the
> community. So I've put a poll on Twitter
>  with some
> options for communications channels. I couldn't put more than four options,
> so I chose Facebook, the Water Cooler, Slack and the Mailing List.
> 
> I'd really appreciate if you could take the time to vote which one you'd
> prefer or reply here or to the Tweet with any other suggestions for how
> you'd like to communicate with us.
> 
> What I'm really keen to communicate are the opportunities for our community
> to engage with us, propose projects, receive funding and other assistance
> from WMUK. To this end, it would be good to have an open channel or
> discussion group of some kind where we can respond to your ideas and allow
> you to ask us questions about our work. We'd like to be as open as the
> knowledge we promote, so please let us know your views about how we can do
> that better.
> 
> Have a great weekend!
> 
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> Communications Coordinator
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] I'm moving on!

[Rex X]

Thank you for all your work for WMUK over the last five years, Richard.

I'm sure you'll find fresh friendships and new challenges in your new job, but
please don't forget your old friends as you go forward.

Keep in touch, and all my best wishes to you and Fi. You'll always be "Richard
the First" to me.
-- 
Doug


> On 03 August 2016 at 15:32 Richard Symonds 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello everyone!
> 
> I've worked for Wikimedia UK since just before we hired our first Chief
> Executive, but it's time for me to hang up my "staff" hat. At the end of
> August, I'll be leaving Wikimedia UK for a new role - still in London, but
> doing something rather different, and with a fair bit more responsibility.
> Those of you who are my friends will know what this new job entails - I'd
> ask you to keep it to yourselves. To those of you who don't, you're free to
> ask me on Facebook!
> 
> I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Wikimedia UK under both Jon and Lucy.
> It's really something to see how the charity has changed over the years -
> from a small, absurdly hopeful organisation with limitless opportunities,
> to a larger, but more stable and more focused charity with a solid track
> record of events and partnerships, and with what I firmly believe to now be
> (post-governance-review) the best governance in the movement.
> 
> I have full confidence in the team of staff and volunteers here to keep
> things moving forward, even if Richard Nevell does get overly focused on
> castles from time to time. I'll be staying on as a volunteer, of course,
> and I will probably focus my initial efforts on sending Richard Nevell
> pictures of castles while he's working, which I'm pretty sure counts
> towards our metrics.
> 
> On a more productive note, highlights of my time here include:
> 
>- Learning to cycle in London (pictures not on Commons, although there
>might be a video)
>- Our "Finance and Fundraising communal pickled onion jar", relabelled
>"pickled fox" after went on the NHM Spirits Tour (pictures not on Commons,
>except perhaps in the background)
>- The "Wikimedia UK does WLM" tour of an unlit Grade II listed Victorian
>Public Convenience (pictures on Commons)
>- Driving Katherine Bavage to despair by uploading pictures of her to
>Commons, and only then explaining what Commons is (I await the inevitable
>deletion request from someone who takes this too seriously)
>- Participating in the Chutney Making from Waste Fruit and Vegetables
>World Record Attempt, a World record attempt for amount of people making
>chutney simultaneously (pictures not taken, too busy eating chutney)
>- Wikimania 2014, which only those who served can *truly*
> understand (pictures
>on Commons, I imagine, although I tried to avoid them)
> 
> I wish everyone at Wikimedia UK - volunteers and staff - all the best,
> especially Daria, who now holds the crown for "longest serving staff
> member". Working at Wikimedia UK has been an enlightening experience, but
> also a privilege, and something which I will never forget.
> 
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> 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What Volunteer Equipment should we buy?

[Rex X]

The only thing I can say about microphones is that when I was recording bands in
the 1970s, we mostly used Shure SM57s and SM58s. They were expensive but
unbelievably rugged. You could use a cheap condenser microphone to mike up a
flute or for "filling in", but the SM57s always sounded better when miking up
acoustic guitars, drums, etc. I never found anything as good as the SM58s for
vocals.

I guess there must be newer, cheaper mikes around now, but I'm out of touch with
modern studio equipment.

-- 
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> On 27 July 2016 at 16:01 geni  wrote:
> 
> 
> On 22 July 2016 at 22:40, Michael Peel  wrote:
> >
> > If you want something that can cover the whole range, then Sigma do some
> > quite nice superzoom lenses - I've been using an 18-200mm stabilised lens as
> > my every-day lens on my 60D since 2010. There's a newer (2012-era) 18-250mm
> > lens that looks better:
> > https://www.ephotozine.com/article/sigma-18-250mm-f-3-5-6-3-dc-macro-os-hsm-lens-review-19470
> > costing around £200-£280 - but I'm a bit out of date on the newest lenses...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> 
> Well that would certainly solve the problem of providing a decent
> reach without lens duplication although I'd be surprised if it didn't
> distort a fair bit at the wider end.
> 
> And while I'll accept the blame this conversation has been largely
> about lenses. Anyone got anything to say about microphones?
> 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] #ListEngland: Heritage England, crowd-sourcing, a missed opportunity

[Rex X]

Perhaps if more people did use a public mailing list to point it out, the
offenders might be less likely to repeat the behaviour.

Just guessing, of course.
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> On 08 June 2016 at 13:51 Charles Matthews 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > On 08 June 2016 at 12:10 Andy Mabbett  wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 7 June 2016 at 14:29, Andy Mabbett  wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm in contact with them, and am hoping to have a phone chat with the
> > > project manager later today.
> > 
> > Despite saying he'd call me, he didn't. Nor have I received any
> > explanation or apology for this.
> > 
> 
> Yes, people are quite bad about that. Though I rarely use a public mailing
> list
> to point it out.
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

[Rex X]

Yes, I said that. So what's the answer to the question I asked: how else would
you do it?

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> On 12 May 2016 at 22:24 Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 12/05/16 22:19, Rex X wrote:
> > But Gordo, how would you expect the wider volunteer community to amend the
> > Articles other than by debating and voting on a resolution at an AGM (or
> > EGM)?
> 
> Members will vote.
> 
> Gordo
> 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

[Rex X]

But Gordo, how would you expect the wider volunteer community to amend the
Articles other than by debating and voting on a resolution at an AGM (or EGM)?

Volunteers who are not members, for whatever reason, can still make their views
known, even if they have no legal entitlement to vote.

I'd be interested in any ideas to increase participation, of course.

-- 
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> On 12 May 2016 at 10:18 Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/05/16 23:34, Rex X wrote:
> > 
> > To that end, if you feel that there are specific issues to be mentioned or
> > specific wording that would be an improvement to our Articles, then please
> > do
> > suggest them - preferably on-wiki so that we can have a broad discussion,
> > and
> > you have my promise that I'll raise them with the Board with a view to an
> > AGM
> > resolution, if needed.
> 
> 
> Yes, a resolution at an AGM, as has happened in the past.
> 
> Those Articles that are a legal entity, for which the members of charity
> have a right to amend? And not the wider volunteer community?
> 
> Gordo
> 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

[Rex X]

Hi Fae,

Thanks for raising those concerns. I do agree that we need to do our best to
align WMUK's activitites with our written Articles - and vice-versa if required.
If the thrust of volunteers' work starts to diverge from what we had
anticipated, then we need to be open to recognising that, and amending our plans
- and if necessary the detail of our Articles - to keep the charity and our
volunteer base pulling in the same direction.

Lucy is, of course, quite right that our objects are broad enough to allow a lot
of latitude in how we meet them. Nevertheless, I recognise that it is not just
how WMUK spends its budget, but also how it enables and steers the efforts of
volunteers, much of which have impact far beyond any financial investment we
make in them.

To that end, if you feel that there are specific issues to be mentioned or
specific wording that would be an improvement to our Articles, then please do
suggest them - preferably on-wiki so that we can have a broad discussion, and
you have my promise that I'll raise them with the Board with a view to an AGM
resolution, if needed.

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> On 11 May 2016 at 16:30 Lucy Crompton-Reid
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Fae
> 
> Many thanks for the prompt feedback!
> 
> Firstly, I want to be clear that when we (or certainly when I!) talk about
> 'UK cultural heritage', we mean that in the broadest possible sense in
> terms of what is *held* in the UK (which obviously includes knowledge,
> information and assets originating in and/or relating to many different
> cultures), and what is relevant to the people who *live* in the UK (again,
> covering many different cultural, ethnic, linguistic backgrounds). But if
> this is misleading we should certainly look at the wording.
> 
> I would argue that the objects of the charity are fairly broad, as they are
> to promote and support the widest possible public access to, use of and
> contribution to, Open Content of an encyclopaedic or educational nature or
> of similar utility to the general public, in particular the Open Content
> supported and provided by Wikimedia Foundation. Whilst the objects of
> course have to be the driving force of our strategy, the purpose of the
> three year framework is to identify which particular aspects of 'open
> content of an encyclopaedic or educational nature' the charity will focus
> on during this particular planning period. I therefore don't think that we
> will be committing budget or staff time to any projects that fall outwith
> the objects - and indeed, if we were planning to do so, we should certainly
> look to amend the Articles as you suggest.
> 
> Thanks again, and warm regards
> Lucy
> 
> 
> 
> On 11 May 2016 at 15:26, Fæ  wrote:
> 
> > Hi Lucy,
> >
> > Is there an analysis somewhere for the new outcomes in the strategy
> > and the Objects (M3) in the Articles of Association showing how well
> > it meets that core?
> >
> > Increasing access to "UK cultural heritage" seems to be something in
> > addition to the Objects, as well as the one about "learners". These
> > are good areas with past projects banked, but by prioritizing these as
> > measurable outcomes, proposals for projects that might be focused on
> > say, engaging the elderly rather than educating them, or projects
> > where the domain of knowledge lies mainly in non-UK cultural heritage
> > material, such as international politics or international artworks,
> > would be of a lesser priority.
> >
> > If the charity is spending its budget on projects in a way that looks
> > increasingly different to the current Articles of Association, it may
> > be sensible to consider amending them for a members resolution at the
> > forthcoming AGM rather than deferring for another year.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Fae
> >
> > On 11 May 2016 at 14:05, Lucy Crompton-Reid
> >  wrote:
> > > Dear all
> > >
> > > Over the past few months I have been leading the process of reviewing and
> > > refreshing Wikimedia UK's strategic framework, and developing a new
> > business
> > > plan for 2016 - 19. The draft strategic framework sets out a new vision
> > for
> > > the charity and I would love to hear from volunteers, members and other
> > > stakeholders about whether you support the proposed direction of travel.
> > The
> > > process so far has involved a board away day in December, a planning
> > session
> > > with the staff team, and a review of the draft documents at the board
> > > meeting in March. Community consultation on the strategic framework
> > forms an
> > > important part of this process and will run until the end of this month.
> > >
> > > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2016_Strategy_Consultation
> > >
> > > The planned outputs from the strategic planning process will be a clear,
> > > concise strategic framework for the period 2016 to 2019, which outlines
> > our
> > > vision, mission, values, planned outcomes, strategic goals and objectives

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM location - please vote!

[Rex X]

But there is a precedent for moving the London meetup to the first weekend in
July:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/35

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Rexx


> On 19 March 2016 at 09:04 WereSpielChequers 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> I agree with the logic of rotating between London and elsewhere. However,
> if you hold the AGM on the same weekend as the London meetup it would be
> sensible to hold it in the same city.
> 
> On 18 March 2016 at 16:28, James Farrar  wrote:
> 
> > Until last year the venue had always alternated between London and
> > not-London. It seems to me, therefore, that not-London is a priority for
> > this year.
> >
> > On 18 March 2016 at 11:53, Lucy Crompton-Reid <
> > lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear all
> >>
> >> I have previously emailed regarding this year's AGM for Wikimedia UK,
> >> which will be taking place on Saturday 9th July. This is the point where
> >> new board members can stand for election and where members of the charity
> >> have the opportunity to express their views, raise ideas or discuss issues,
> >> either in the formal context of the AGM itself or informally throughout the
> >> day. We would also like to maximise the opportunity of having a
> >> (hopefully!) large group of Wikimedians together, to deliver training
> >> and/or facilitate discussion and workshops. The day is for volunteers,
> >> editors and members and so it will be essential to involve volunteers in
> >> thinking about and planning these activities.
> >>
> >> Several volunteers and members have suggested that it would be good to
> >> hold the meeting outside of London. Without having a real sense of the
> >> extent to which location will impact on people's decision to attend, and
> >> what people's preferences are, it's difficult to fix on a specific
> >> location; but we do need to confirm the venue asap. I think for most people
> >> (and I realise there will be exceptions), London or Birmingham are the best
> >> options and are generally well-connected in terms of public transport. I
> >> would therefore be very grateful if you could complete the doodle poll,
> >> below, as this will give us a sense of the majority view - and also start
> >> to give us an idea of potential numbers. I'm away on holiday next week but
> >> plan to confirm the venue in early April.
> >>
> >> http://doodle.com/poll/222ebe9ypqdic47t
> >>
> >> Also, please do let me know if you'd be interested in helping to shape
> >> the day as a volunteer!
> >>
> >> Many thanks
> >> Lucy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Lucy Crompton-Reid
> >>
> >> Chief Executive
> >>
> >> Wikimedia UK
> >>
> >> +44 (0) 207 065 0991
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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.*
> >>
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> >>
> >
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Moving on

[Rex X]

Thanks for all you've done for WMUK, Stevie. I will miss your cheerful greetings
every time I step into the office.

I wish you all the best for the future, but hope we'll get a chance to get
together some time - in fact, if you do find yourself with a bit of free time,
we could make that video of a training session that we always promised, but
never found the time to do!

All the very best,
-- 
Doug


> On 25 November 2015 at 22:56 Joseph Fox  wrote:
> 
> 
> Sad news! You've been great to work with Stevie, all the best for wherever
> you end up next. They'll be lucky to have you!
> 
> On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 at 21:55 Deryck Chan  wrote:
> 
> > Stevie,
> >
> > Have fun in your new pastures and see you around as a volunteer soon!
> >
> > Deryck
> > On 25 Nov, 2015 2:15 pm, "Stevie Benton" 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >> It is with some sadness that I write to let you know that I have moved on
> >> to pastures new, and finished working for Wikimedia UK in the middle of
> >> September. I am sorry that I didn't write sooner but have been away on a
> >> much needed holiday.
> >>
> >> Over the last three and a half years I have had the pleasure and
> >> privilege to work with some incredible people, both staff and volunteers.
> >> Being able to support the free and open knowledge movement in a
> >> professional capacity has been exciting, tiring, empowering, stressful, and
> >> the most incredible experience of my professional life.
> >>
> >> Being able to make a contribution to this movement, for which I care
> >> deeply, has been an honour. I will continue to be involved as a volunteer,
> >> in the realms of communications, policy and advocacy.
> >>
> >> There are too many people who have made such a positive impact on me
> >> personally and professionally to be able to name and thank them all
> >> individually. However, I do want to say a special thanks to my outstanding
> >> colleagues at Wikimedia UK who are the most talented and hard working group
> >> of people I have ever worked with. I want to also thank the volunteers and
> >> staff I have worked with closely over the years as Head of External
> >> Relations, especially in the areas of movement communications, campaigning,
> >> educational & IP policy, and digital democracy.
> >>
> >> I've been lucky enough to meet, and work with, many smart and thoughtful
> >> people outside our movement and I hope that I've made a strong enough case
> >> for free and open knowledge for them to remain involved in this mission.
> >>
> >> I'd love to continue to hear from you all so do feel free to email me –
> >> stevie.d.ben...@gmail.com – or find me on Twitter or LinkedIn and thank
> >> you all once again for an amazing three and a half years.
> >>
> >> With thanks and regards,
> >>
> >> Stevie
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> 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. 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.*
> >>
> >>
> >> 
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Create a Wikipedia page for you?

[Rex X]

Interestingly, the advertiser, "Nick A" claims credit for both:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanna_Bonta => created by User:Worthywords,
indeffed on 15 July 2015

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taschen => created by User:Karada, an editor since
2002 (not the 6 years claimed by Nick A)

Looking at their talk pages is an illuminating experience anyway.

Makes you wonder what a non-indeffed paid editor could charge.
-- 
Rexx


> On 10 October 2015 at 18:15 Richard Farmbrough 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> It's reduced for the next 16 hours!
> 
> On 10/10/2015 13:10, Gordon Joly wrote:
> >
> > And not cheap!
> >
> > http://www.peopleperhour.com/hourlie/id/31502
> >
> > Gordo
> >
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