[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK and the Science Museum Late
Hello everyone, Just under two weeks to go until the Science Museum Lates event on Wednesday 26 November. We are still looking for more volunteers to help out at what will be a fun, lively and unusual event. There are all sorts of things to get involved with, from helping with video and audio, to talking to people about the Wikimedia projects, helping folks photograph the brand new Information Age gallery for Commons or helping people record their voice for Wikipedia. More details, including sign-ups, can be seen here - https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Science_Museum_Late 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.* ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta
Hello everyone, Thanks for all the comments on this so far. Given some of the feedback I think a call to action on one significant article is perhaps not going to attract too much attention. But what I think could work is a new year kind of story in which Wikimedia UK releases its top 50 targets for improvement on Wikipedia. It's the kind of listicle that is quite popular these days. Last year we put out a press release on the 20 most searched for terms on Wikipedia and that got quite a lot of traction. If others think this could work (or we could reduce the number to 20, or 25, or whatever) then I'll create a page on the UK wiki where we can post suggestions for articles that might be relevant in 2015 (such as Magna Carta, of course) and work from there. Thanks again for all of your comments. Stevie On 7 November 2014 21:44, Rod Ward rodw...@plus.net wrote: Thanks for the videos – have just included one in the article. Working on the linked pages would also be useful – both the abbots/bishops/barons (NB not “signatories”) and the settings (improvements to Runnymede have already been requested) and some of the legal revisions along with later effects or interpretation. Lots of the bulleted lists of “clauses in one charter but not another” also need to be tackled (and referenced).Any further help appreciated.Rod *From:* wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Richard Farmbrough *Sent:* 07 November 2014 19:50 *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles maybe could do with work. I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]], only a few of those abbots have any biographical details - VCH will supply plenty of useful information, typically more on the latter abbots. On 7 November 2014 00:11, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: I have uploaded a few presentations and talks on video which would cheer up Magna Carta articles, some are quite 'non-academic friendly' for readers who might be daunted by a long encyclopaedia article (videos play back without having to leave a Wikipedia article). They are currently in https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magna_Carta but will probably be moved to a sub-category in a while. The lectures might be helpful for those thinking of improving articles and are looking for a quick guide to issues and interpretations. Of particular interest are a video from the British Library https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_surviving_Magna_Carta_to_be_brought_together_for_the_first_time_in_history.webm and a friendly one from Parliament https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Carta_and_the_Emergence_of_Parliament.webm . These are uploaded thanks to a YouTube download/upload script I put together for a WikiprojectMed request. If there are others on YouTube you find with a CC-BY licence, drop me a link by email and I'll get around to taking a look. Unfortunately handling video remains a challenge for contributors, so I think my uploads are the first videos on Commons for this topic. Fae -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- Landline (UK) 01780 757 250 Mobile (UK) 0798 1995 792 ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. 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: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta
OK, after talking to Stevie and having previously talked to some others I have created this page on the UK wiki: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Anniversary_articles Feel free to expand and in particular to add any that you are interested in working on. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till the next day) Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. Press Enter to send your message. On 14 November 2014 14:34, Stevie Benton stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hello everyone, Thanks for all the comments on this so far. Given some of the feedback I think a call to action on one significant article is perhaps not going to attract too much attention. But what I think could work is a new year kind of story in which Wikimedia UK releases its top 50 targets for improvement on Wikipedia. It's the kind of listicle that is quite popular these days. Last year we put out a press release on the 20 most searched for terms on Wikipedia and that got quite a lot of traction. If others think this could work (or we could reduce the number to 20, or 25, or whatever) then I'll create a page on the UK wiki where we can post suggestions for articles that might be relevant in 2015 (such as Magna Carta, of course) and work from there. Thanks again for all of your comments. Stevie On 7 November 2014 21:44, Rod Ward rodw...@plus.net wrote: Thanks for the videos – have just included one in the article. Working on the linked pages would also be useful – both the abbots/bishops/barons (NB not “signatories”) and the settings (improvements to Runnymede have already been requested) and some of the legal revisions along with later effects or interpretation. Lots of the bulleted lists of “clauses in one charter but not another” also need to be tackled (and referenced).Any further help appreciated.Rod *From:* wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Richard Farmbrough *Sent:* 07 November 2014 19:50 *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles maybe could do with work. I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]], only a few of those abbots have any biographical details - VCH will supply plenty of useful information, typically more on the latter abbots. On 7 November 2014 00:11, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: I have uploaded a few presentations and talks on video which would cheer up Magna Carta articles, some are quite 'non-academic friendly' for readers who might be daunted by a long encyclopaedia article (videos play back without having to leave a Wikipedia article). They are currently in https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magna_Carta but will probably be moved to a sub-category in a while. The lectures might be helpful for those thinking of improving articles and are looking for a quick guide to issues and interpretations. Of particular interest are a video from the British Library https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_surviving_Magna_Carta_to_be_brought_together_for_the_first_time_in_history.webm and a friendly one from Parliament https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Carta_and_the_Emergence_of_Parliament.webm . These are uploaded thanks to a YouTube download/upload script I put together for a WikiprojectMed request. If there are others on YouTube you find with a CC-BY licence, drop me a link by email and I'll get around to taking a look. Unfortunately handling video remains a challenge for contributors, so I think my uploads are the first videos on Commons for this topic. Fae -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- Landline (UK) 01780 757 250 Mobile (UK) 0798 1995 792 ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0)
