Re: [Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia at The New Art Gallery Walsall
On 9 May 2013 21:24, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I'm pleased to announce that The New Art Gallery Walsall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Art_Gallery_Walsall where I am currently Wikipedian in Residence, today began to deploy QRpedia codes alongside a number the artworks in their collection. Given that a whois search still doesn't show qrpedia.org as assign to WMUK I would describe that move as unwise. -- geni ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia at The New Art Gallery Walsall
Well congratulations Andy - good to see that you are just getting things done. The recent board agenda indicates that they have no one assigned to the task that Geni feels is important. It looks as if they are still struggling with this as they haven't spoken to me about it since February. Obviously that is disappointing given the fuss that was made about it. Anyway much more importantly I really enjoyed the backstage pass that you set up in Burnley. It was great to see dozens of unfamiliar faces with people from the museums working closely to create new articles. I see that ClemRutter has done some great work loading up images etc. The Queen Street Mill was a real find and I was chatting with people from nearby museums and museum trainees who seemed interested in finding out what was possible using Wikipedia. Walsall looks interesting too and we are planning a trip to come and see what can be done. I also cannot resist telling you that Gibraltar now has 400 new articles in English making 900 articles overall. I'm particularly pleased with the support we get locally both in Gib and in the UK. So well done again On 10 May 2013 07:51, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: On 9 May 2013 21:24, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I'm pleased to announce that The New Art Gallery Walsall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Art_Gallery_Walsall where I am currently Wikipedian in Residence, today began to deploy QRpedia codes alongside a number the artworks in their collection. Given that a whois search still doesn't show qrpedia.org as assign to WMUK I would describe that move as unwise. -- geni ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia at The New Art Gallery Walsall
This is really good timing actually. I was speaking with Jon about this very thing at about 11am today, based on recent conversations we've had with you over the last few weeks. It was actually on my task list to email you again today to discuss this. I know that QRpedia is on the agenda for tomorrow's WMUK Board meeting and believe Fae has been in touch with you, too. If you feel that there's a hold-up at our end, please do drop me a line off list and I'll do what I can to help take things forward. Stevie On 10 May 2013 13:53, Roger Bamkin victuall...@gmail.com wrote: Well congratulations Andy - good to see that you are just getting things done. The recent board agenda indicates that they have no one assigned to the task that Geni feels is important. It looks as if they are still struggling with this as they haven't spoken to me about it since February. Obviously that is disappointing given the fuss that was made about it. Anyway much more importantly I really enjoyed the backstage pass that you set up in Burnley. It was great to see dozens of unfamiliar faces with people from the museums working closely to create new articles. I see that ClemRutter has done some great work loading up images etc. The Queen Street Mill was a real find and I was chatting with people from nearby museums and museum trainees who seemed interested in finding out what was possible using Wikipedia. Walsall looks interesting too and we are planning a trip to come and see what can be done. I also cannot resist telling you that Gibraltar now has 400 new articles in English making 900 articles overall. I'm particularly pleased with the support we get locally both in Gib and in the UK. So well done again On 10 May 2013 07:51, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: On 9 May 2013 21:24, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I'm pleased to announce that The New Art Gallery Walsall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Art_Gallery_Walsall where I am currently Wikipedian in Residence, today began to deploy QRpedia codes alongside a number the artworks in their collection. Given that a whois search still doesn't show qrpedia.org as assign to WMUK I would describe that move as unwise. -- geni ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser 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.* ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
[Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia at The New Art Gallery Walsall
I'm pleased to announce that The New Art Gallery Walsall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Art_Gallery_Walsall where I am currently Wikipedian in Residence, today began to deploy QRpedia codes alongside a number the artworks in their collection. A snapshot (better pictures later!) of the first being attached below van Gogh's 'Sorrow' (subject of an article written as part of the project) is at: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Art_Gallery_Walsall_-_QRpedia_-_first_code_installed.jpeg As well for artists whose articles are already in many languages, such as Monet, Constable, Turner, Picasso and more, these will include articles on specific artworks and people, written as part of this GLAM collaboration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/New_Art_Gallery_Walsall#Articles not least: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde%27s_tomb and the article about the gallery itself. Translations of articles in the latter set into other languages would be appreciated, please. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
