Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Commons-l] Robert Myers (aka BIDGEE) violation of COVID restrict

[Kerry Raymond]

I  support Gnangarra’s comments 100%. Bidgee has been a tremendous contributor 
to Commons and to Wikimedia Australia over many years. He is also one of the 
selfless volunteers who helps protect Australian lives and property during our 
bushfire season through his role in air support which takes place at airports.

 

Kerry

 

From: Wikimediaau-l [mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On 
Behalf Of Gnangarra
Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2020 10:27 PM
To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List 
Cc: wikipedi...@lists.wikimedia.org; wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org; 
wikimedia-au-memb...@list.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Commons-l] Robert Myers (aka BIDGEE) violation of 
COVID restrict

 

What a load of rubbish, Robert Myers has been subject to continual harassment 
and abuse over many years by trolls. 

 

Travel restrictions in NSW allow for movement within the state provided you 
were not resident in any of the hot spots when they were declared.   There have 
been no breaches of any covid restrictions, whether it be NSW, Australian, or 
WMF rules

Robert Myers is a volunteer with the NSW Country Fire Service specialising in 
aircraft support.  As is normal an activity in preparation for the up coming 
fire season he has been undergoing training in this period all travel is 
authorised by the NSW government.  

all WMAU activities can be viewed at https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Past_events  
 ... all financial activities for WMAU during this period are available at 
https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Meeting:2020_AGM/Treasurer%27s_Report and 
overseen by the committee.

This is a malicious email that should never have gotten past any administrator 
of these lists, as for the person sending it they should be sanctioned.

 

On Wed, 14 Oct 2020 at 19:35, keepinitreal2020 via Commons-l 
mailto:common...@lists.wikimedia.org> > wrote:

It has come to our attention that Robert Myers (aka BIDGEE) has been ignoring 
the detective that was sent out to volunteers by the Wiki Foundation and also 
ignoring local laws by travelling to take shitty pictures all over the 
Australian country side, possibly spreading COVID to fellow citizen. Wiki 
Foundation and Wiki Australia must stop him and block him for life! He is self 
indulgent and using Wiki funds for holiday.

 

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/COVID-19_Notice

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=500 
 
=Bidgee

 

 

Concern contibuto 

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Sad news

[Kerry Raymond]

Just to let you know, Steve Crossin, Robert Myers, and I attended Craig's
funeral on Friday. It was very well-attended as he has a large family and
many friends and work colleagues. Obviously it was not a happy occasion for
anyone, but nonetheless many of his family and friends shared their memories
of Craig as part of the service. Many of the stories of Craig's
non-Wikipedia life were new to us, but a common thread to so many of them
were the same characteristics that we saw in him too, a deep sense of social
justice, gentleness, wisdom, a love of learning, a sense of humour and a
passion for Smashing Pumpkins, The Simpsons and Star Trek.

 

We gave his wife the photo and condolence book from the Wikimedia Conference
in Berlin, as well as printouts of the messages of condolence on his User
Talk page, and she was very appreciative of these, as she knew how much
Wikipedia meant to Craig. She will be putting these things and other
mementos aside to share with their baby when he is old enough to want to
know more about his father. She also asked to pass on her thanks to the
various messages of sympathy that she received from the Wikipedian community
and for the photos of Craig that you forwarded to her; they are very
precious to her now.

 

Craig will be truly missed by many of us in Wikimedia Australia and the
wider Wikimedia community. His life may have been cut short, but it was a
life well-lived. There's probably a message to all of us in that.

 

Kerry

 

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 23 April 2018 7:46 PM
To: 'Wikimedia-AU-Members'
<wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: 'Australian Wikimedians mailing list'
<wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: RE: Sad news

 

Craig's funeral will take place on Friday 27 April. As this list is
accessible to the public, for reasons of privacy, please email me at
kerry.raym...@wikimedia.org.au <mailto:kerry.raym...@wikimedia.org.au>  if
you want the full details.

 

Kerry

 

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 16 April 2018 6:28 PM
To: 'Wikimedia-AU-Members' <wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> >
Cc: 'Australian Wikimedians mailing list' <wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >
Subject: Sad news

 

It is with great sadness that I share with you the news that Craig Franklin
has died. 

 

Craig has been a member of Wikimedia Australia for many years during which
time he has held various roles including President, Vice President, and
Treasurer. He was active in outreach work here in South-East Queensland, in
particular in forging the strong partnership between State Library of
Queensland and WMAU.

 

Craig was one of the first Wikipedians I ever met in person and he
encouraged me to join Wikimedia Australia where he got me involved in
outreach after my retirement. He served the cause of open knowledge as a
Wikipedia contributor, an administrator, an oversighter, a member of the
OTRS team, and most recently as an ombudsman. He always tried to be fair and
kind to his fellow Wikipedians.

 

They say only the good die young and that is tragically so for Craig. He was
funny about the things that did not matter, sincere about the things that
did, and an all-round decent Aussie bloke. The stars will shine a little
brighter tonight as he is now among them.

 

Pru Mitchell and I have arranged for flowers to be sent to his family
expressing the condolences of Wikimedia Australia and the Australian
Wikipedian community and expressing  the high regard he was held in by our
community.

 

As this list is archived and accessible to the public, I will not include
any personal details. However, if you wish to send personal condolences to
his family, please contact me via email for contact details.

 

Kerry

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Sad news

[Kerry Raymond]

Since the family have published the funeral information openly, there  it
is:

 

 

http://tributes.couriermail.com.au/notice/5881416948645888

 

 

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 23 April 2018 7:53 PM
To: 'Wikimedia-AU-Members'
<wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: 'Australian Wikimedians mailing list'
<wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: RE: Sad news

 

I should have said that the funeral will be in Brisbane, or to be strictly
accurate, in Moreton Bay Region just to the north of Brisbane.

 

Kerry

 

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 23 April 2018 7:46 PM
To: 'Wikimedia-AU-Members' <wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> >
Cc: 'Australian Wikimedians mailing list' <wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >
Subject: RE: Sad news

 

Craig's funeral will take place on Friday 27 April. As this list is
accessible to the public, for reasons of privacy, please email me at
kerry.raym...@wikimedia.org.au <mailto:kerry.raym...@wikimedia.org.au>  if
you want the full details.

 

Kerry

 

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 16 April 2018 6:28 PM
To: 'Wikimedia-AU-Members' <wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> >
Cc: 'Australian Wikimedians mailing list' <wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >
Subject: Sad news

 

It is with great sadness that I share with you the news that Craig Franklin
has died. 

 

Craig has been a member of Wikimedia Australia for many years during which
time he has held various roles including President, Vice President, and
Treasurer. He was active in outreach work here in South-East Queensland, in
particular in forging the strong partnership between State Library of
Queensland and WMAU.

 

Craig was one of the first Wikipedians I ever met in person and he
encouraged me to join Wikimedia Australia where he got me involved in
outreach after my retirement. He served the cause of open knowledge as a
Wikipedia contributor, an administrator, an oversighter, a member of the
OTRS team, and most recently as an ombudsman. He always tried to be fair and
kind to his fellow Wikipedians.

 

They say only the good die young and that is tragically so for Craig. He was
funny about the things that did not matter, sincere about the things that
did, and an all-round decent Aussie bloke. The stars will shine a little
brighter tonight as he is now among them.

 

Pru Mitchell and I have arranged for flowers to be sent to his family
expressing the condolences of Wikimedia Australia and the Australian
Wikipedian community and expressing  the high regard he was held in by our
community.

 

As this list is archived and accessible to the public, I will not include
any personal details. However, if you wish to send personal condolences to
his family, please contact me via email for contact details.

 

Kerry

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Sad news

[Kerry Raymond]

I should have said that the funeral will be in Brisbane, or to be strictly
accurate, in Moreton Bay Region just to the north of Brisbane.

 

Kerry

 

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 23 April 2018 7:46 PM
To: 'Wikimedia-AU-Members'
<wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: 'Australian Wikimedians mailing list'
<wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: RE: Sad news

 

Craig's funeral will take place on Friday 27 April. As this list is
accessible to the public, for reasons of privacy, please email me at
kerry.raym...@wikimedia.org.au <mailto:kerry.raym...@wikimedia.org.au>  if
you want the full details.

 

Kerry

 

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 16 April 2018 6:28 PM
To: 'Wikimedia-AU-Members' <wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> >
Cc: 'Australian Wikimedians mailing list' <wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >
Subject: Sad news

 

It is with great sadness that I share with you the news that Craig Franklin
has died. 

 

Craig has been a member of Wikimedia Australia for many years during which
time he has held various roles including President, Vice President, and
Treasurer. He was active in outreach work here in South-East Queensland, in
particular in forging the strong partnership between State Library of
Queensland and WMAU.

 

Craig was one of the first Wikipedians I ever met in person and he
encouraged me to join Wikimedia Australia where he got me involved in
outreach after my retirement. He served the cause of open knowledge as a
Wikipedia contributor, an administrator, an oversighter, a member of the
OTRS team, and most recently as an ombudsman. He always tried to be fair and
kind to his fellow Wikipedians.

 

They say only the good die young and that is tragically so for Craig. He was
funny about the things that did not matter, sincere about the things that
did, and an all-round decent Aussie bloke. The stars will shine a little
brighter tonight as he is now among them.

 

Pru Mitchell and I have arranged for flowers to be sent to his family
expressing the condolences of Wikimedia Australia and the Australian
Wikipedian community and expressing  the high regard he was held in by our
community.

 

As this list is archived and accessible to the public, I will not include
any personal details. However, if you wish to send personal condolences to
his family, please contact me via email for contact details.

 

Kerry

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Sad news

[Kerry Raymond]

Craig's funeral will take place on Friday 27 April. As this list is
accessible to the public, for reasons of privacy, please email me at
kerry.raym...@wikimedia.org.au <mailto:kerry.raym...@wikimedia.org.au>  if
you want the full details.

 

Kerry

 

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 16 April 2018 6:28 PM
To: 'Wikimedia-AU-Members'
<wikimedia-au-members-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: 'Australian Wikimedians mailing list'
<wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Sad news

 

It is with great sadness that I share with you the news that Craig Franklin
has died. 

 

Craig has been a member of Wikimedia Australia for many years during which
time he has held various roles including President, Vice President, and
Treasurer. He was active in outreach work here in South-East Queensland, in
particular in forging the strong partnership between State Library of
Queensland and WMAU.

 

Craig was one of the first Wikipedians I ever met in person and he
encouraged me to join Wikimedia Australia where he got me involved in
outreach after my retirement. He served the cause of open knowledge as a
Wikipedia contributor, an administrator, an oversighter, a member of the
OTRS team, and most recently as an ombudsman. He always tried to be fair and
kind to his fellow Wikipedians.

 

They say only the good die young and that is tragically so for Craig. He was
funny about the things that did not matter, sincere about the things that
did, and an all-round decent Aussie bloke. The stars will shine a little
brighter tonight as he is now among them.

 

Pru Mitchell and I have arranged for flowers to be sent to his family
expressing the condolences of Wikimedia Australia and the Australian
Wikipedian community and expressing  the high regard he was held in by our
community.

 

As this list is archived and accessible to the public, I will not include
any personal details. However, if you wish to send personal condolences to
his family, please contact me via email for contact details.

 

Kerry

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Referencing NLA Trove in WP citations

[Kerry Raymond]

There’s 2 angles to this, the Trove angle and the WIkipedia angle.

On the Wikipedia side, part of the problem is that it would be nice to be able 
to have a cite book/journal way to cite both the full text *and* the 
catalogue/metadata entry (that is, two fields for different purposes. I have 
previously mentioned this somewhere on Wikipedia and basically got told that 
there was never a need for the catalogue URL so I was stupid for even asking. 
However if you look at it from a library perspective, then there are multiple 
reasons for having a URL to the catalogue entry. Firstly catalogue entries 
often contain information not easily discerned from the actual book text (or 
not in the book text at all) and Book text rarely links you back to the 
catalogue entry. A concrete example of this that matters to Wikipedians is 
this: if I just get a link to the digitised work, how do I know if this work is 
still subject to copyright or not (eg author dead 70+ years). The Trove 
catalogue shows author death dates and has the check copyright button. Also, if 
a Library has gone to the effort of digitizing it and has decided to make it 
freely available online, then what’s in it for them? Not a lot, but at least if 
you come via the catalogue entry, you know (and hopefully appreciate) the 
Library for doing so. Also some libraries do not store rendered forms of the 
full text but generate them from some other representation on the request 
(saves on storage). If you see an expiry date in a URL parameter, that may be 
the reason as they will only hold it in the rendered form for a day/week/month 
in which case the URL is not persistent.

So in the pragmatic reality of writing a citation for Trove where there is 
online full text available, I do as follows.

If the online version is available via a link in the Trove catalogue entry, the 
I just use the Trove catalogue URL (as generated by Trove), as it gives you 
both the catalogue entry and for an extra click or two the full text. (Yeah, 
it’s not the intended use of the URL field but it works and if the template 
writers won’t give me 2 URL fields, then I see this as their problem not mine).

If the online version is not available via Trove, then sometimes I use the 
Trove citation and replace the URL field with the URL to the full text. I 
usually do this whenever there isn’t much interesting info in the Trove 
catalogue entry.

Otherwise I just use the Trove citation and follow it with — full text 
available [fulltexturl online]

Remember you can always put more that just a cite template inside a  
 pair.

Another gripe about the cite template family is that you cannot include 
licensing information. I would love to be able to note that a source is PD or 
CC-whatever. But again I have asked and told that readers have no need for such 
information, which I think is batshit crazy. If we believe in free knowledge, 
surely we should want to draw attention to sources that are more open than 
plain old copyright.

Kerry

Sent from my iPad

> On 20 Jan 2018, at 9:56 am, Leigh Blackall  wrote:
> 
> Seems reasonable to me, but if it's proving difficult to get Trove to update 
> their citation formatting, then best to at least demonstrate it on the 
> Wikipedia et al side of things. Is it possible to create a bot that goes back 
> through all Trove references, check the URL and add the catelogue? Or to 
> seamlessly add a template that asks editors to add the catelogue number, and 
> url to available text, and maybe Wayback machine record of that url...
> 
>> On 20 Jan 2018 10:35, "Liam Wyatt"  wrote:
>> There's quite a long list of improvements that could be made to the 
>> Wikipedia footnote format that Trove produces automatically. Many of them 
>> are already logged in their internal code-review system at the National 
>> Library but, due to internal prioritisation of the bug/feature queue this 
>> doesn't get very high on the list unfortunately. Originally that system was 
>> also only enabled on the digitised newspapers but, eventually propagated out 
>> to other areas of the service too where it's less applicable. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 19 January 2018 at 23:50, Peter Jeremy  wrote:
>>> I've been looking at fixing up some citations I wrote many years ago since
>>> I've found that the text of the book I referenced is now available online as
>>> well as having a Trove reference.  Trove provides a Wikipedia citation of
>>> the form:
>>> {{Citation | author1=Aird, W. V | author2=Aird, W V | author3=New South 
>>> Wales. Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board | title=The water 
>>> supply, sewerage, and drainage of Sydney | publication-date=1961 | 
>>> publisher=[Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board] | 
>>> url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21676846 | accessdate=20 January 2018 }}
>>> 
>>> IMHO, the "url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21676846; is inappropriate
>>> since 

[Wikimediaau-l] ==Brisbane meetup: Saturday 13 January 2018 at The Edge, State Library of Queensland

[Kerry Raymond]

If you are in or near Brisbane, please join us on Saturday 13 January 2018
any time from noon to 4pm at The Edge at the State Library of Queensland to
celebrate Wikipedia's birthday. For more details and to sign up, please go
to 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/13

 

See you there!

 

Kerry

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[Wikimediaau-l] 1Lib1Ref coming in Jan-Feb 2018

[Kerry Raymond]

If you haven't heard, 1Lib1Ref is running again in Jan-Feb 2018. This is the
campaign that ask every librarian to add one citation to Wikipedia to
improve its quality.

 

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref

 

State Library of Queensland decided that 1 was not enough so last year they
collectively added over 1000 citations , a quarter of the worldwide total.
And they are getting into gear to give it a great effort in 2018!

 

If you are not watching the upcoming events on Wikimedia Australia home page
.. (you should be!) ..

 

https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia

 

you will see the library has already scheduled 2 edit training sessions in
December and January for new or out-of-practice folk to learn the Visual
Editor plus a mighty 8 edit-a-thon style sessions (would have been 9 but Fri
26 Jan is a public holiday) as their experience is that it is more fun to do
it as a group and make it a bit of a party!

 

There may be more sessions scheduled as they are asking public libraries if
they want to join in, run their own or whatever. If anyone is in or around
Brisbane and would like to help support these events, I would love to have
you on board as we have a lot of sessions. There are 3 main things I do to
support these events:

 

1.   Edit training

2.   Hands-on support at the edit-a-thon sessions

3.   (and this is the hardest!) finding hundreds of articles about
Queensland that need citations (being the State Library of Queensland their
interest tends to lie in Queensland)

 

If you are elsewhere in Australia or further afield, have you thought of
talking to your local library about participating in 1Lib1Ref? Happy to
share any materials I have. And of course there's no requirement to attack
it on the scale of SLQ. 

 

Kerry

 

 

 

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Brisbane meetup: Sunday 10 December 2017, noon to 4pm, The Edge, State Library of Queensland

[Kerry Raymond]

If you are in or near Brisbane, please join us for a meetup on Sunday 10
December 2017, noon to 4pm at The Edge, State Library of Queensland.

 

For more details and RSVP, please go to  

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/12

 

Look forward to seeing y'all there!

 

Kerry

 

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Crown Copyright in photographs

[Kerry Raymond]

>From a Commons process perspective, if I upload one of these photos which is 
>older than  “date plus 50 years” (which is currently 1966 and earlier photos 
>but next year become 1967 and earlier, etc), do I still use the 
>{{PD-Australia}} template? Or is there a different template?

 

My question links to the fact that the current PD-Australia template on Commons 
has not been updated since the legislation passed and currently says

 


Commonwealth or State government owned2 photographs and engravings:

taken or published more than 50 years ago and prior to 1 May 1969

 

Does this reflect the legislation and, if so, what is the bit about 1 May 1969 
all about? Or does the template need to be amended to reflect the legislation? 
Or should I be using some different template completely?

 

Kerry

 

From: Ross Mallett [mailto:hawke...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 21 June 2017 6:17 AM
To: kerry.raym...@gmail.com; Australian Wikimedians mailing list 
<wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Crown Copyright in photographs

 

Kerry

Crown copyright includes the Federal and State governments, and those of all 
the territories, including the overseas territories. Even Norfolk Island.  It 
does NOT include local government.

Under the Constitution (Section 51 (xviii) to be exact), copyrights, trademarks 
and patents are a Federal responsibility, so only one law everywhere. 
(Hallelujah!)

Ross  

 

 

On 20/06/2017 6:05 PM, Kerry Raymond wrote:

And also mentioned on the Australian Wikipedians Noticeboard.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians%27_notice_board

 

But I have a question (pardon my ignorance). Does Crown Copyright include the 
state governments and local governments or just the federal government?

 

Kerry

 

 

From: Wikimediaau-l [mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On 
Behalf Of Robert Myers
Sent: Tuesday, 20 June 2017 5:21 PM
To: 'Wikimedia-au' Chapter  <mailto:wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org> 
<wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Crown Copyright in photographs

 

I think it would be best forwarded on to OTRS 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OTRS

 

 

On 20 Jun 2017, at 5:17 PM, Pru Mitchell <pru.mitch...@wikimedia.org.au 
<mailto:pru.mitch...@wikimedia.org.au> > wrote:

 

Hi Ross

 

Thanks for pursuing this question and for sharing the response. It is very 
helpful in a number of contexts.

 

It begs the question as to where this communication could be stored so that 
those who need it can find it easily. 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks again, Pru

 

On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Ross Mallett <hawke...@gmail.com 
<mailto:hawke...@gmail.com> > wrote:

I got a reply about my query as to the status of crown copyright photographs.

There was some concern about those that were not yet out of copyright on the US 
URAA date (ie 1 January 1996)

The UK government has declared that its crown copyright expire worldwide.  The 
Australian government has confirmed that this is the case here too.

Put simply, all crown copyright photographs in 1966 or earlier are in the 
public domain.

Ross







UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Dr Mallett,

 

Thank you for your letter of 17 March 2017 to Senator the Hon George Brandis 
QC, about copyright in photographs belonging to the Crown. Your letter has been 
forwarded to Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications and the 
Arts, as copyright law and policy falls within the portfolio responsibilities 
of Minister Fifield. I am responding on his behalf.

 

The Government has recently amended the provisions in the Copyright Act 1968 
relating to the term of protection for unpublished Crown photographs. The 
Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017 passed in 
the Senate last week and will come into effect six months from the Bill 
receiving Royal Assent. 

 

The changes set out in the Copyright Amendment Bill provide a new term of 
protection for unpublished Crown copyright material. The amendments repealed 
sections 180 and 181 of the Copyright Act 1968 and inserted a new, consolidated 
section 180 that provides for a new standard term of protection for works, 
sound recordings and cinematograph films owned by the Crown of 50 years from 
the year in which the material is made (that is, ‘date made plus 50 years’), 
whether the material is made public or not. You can find the text to the Bill 
on the Australian Parliament House website: 
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5832

 

You also asked whether Australian Government copyright material would be in the 
public domain in the United States and I confirm that once the term of 
copyright protection expires in Australia, the domain is worldwide and not 
limited to Australia.

 

I trust this information will be of assistance and apologise for the delay in

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] NSW State Library

[Kerry Raymond]

I’m with Andrew, it’s a both a blessing and a curse. I’ve seen the same thing 
happen in family history. Once the records were there in physical form in a 
distant part of the world (result: no access for most people); then Ancestry 
came along and offered to digitise them and sell subscriptions to access the 
data (result: access for anyone willing/able to pay). For me, I find the 
Ancestry subscription cost reasonable for what I get access to (I use it for 
Wikipedia research as well as family history) but not everyone thinks it’s 
affordable.

 

So, I think the real question with SLNSW is “at what price will it become 
accessible?”.

 

When the time is right, we should try to negotiate for the Wikipedia Library 
program to get access to some subscriptions (assuming that’s the model chosen – 
could be pay-per-view).

 

Kerry

 

 

From: Wikimediaau-l [mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On 
Behalf Of Robert Myers
Sent: Friday, 8 April 2016 1:20 PM
To: Australian Wikimedians mailing list 
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] NSW State Library

 

More of a concern, IMO

Sent from my iPhone


On 8 Apr 2016, at 12:47 PM, Andrew Owens  > wrote:

Hi all,

 

Just noticed an article about the NSW State Library that's either an 
opportunity or a concern...

 

http://www.itnews.com.au/news/nsw-state-library-to-turn-3bn-collection-over-to-private-sector-417974

 

kindest regards

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Family History related Australian biographies on Wikipedia

[Kerry Raymond]

Paul

 

I talk to local history groups which often have a cross-over with family 
history (often their ancestors lived in that local area).

 

I agree with you re Trove obits (I’ve created or expanded articles with these 
many times). The main problem is that the language is a bit flowery and needs 
to be toned down. Also, reflecting the times they were written, those obits 
tend to be  somewhat sexist, e.g. it is commonplace to refer to the wife/widow 
and female daughters without any mention of their names (or as Mrs Fred Smith), 
whereas male relatives are generally named. I try to ensure that both men and 
women are described more equally.The obits can also very insensitive to 
Indigenous occupation of Australia prior to European settlement. Words  like 
“pioneer” and “discovered” usually need to be qualified in that regard, e.g.  
“European settler” or “discovered by the British” or similar. Direct quotes can 
(in moderation) retain politically incorrect language, but I’d tend to do this 
only a view to making a point about the different attitudes of those times. 

 

I agree entirely that articles written by family historians about family 
members  can be problematic. While they often have copious sources and those 
sources are often reliable, those sources tend to be comprehensive by their 
nature  (everyone has a birth certificate, everyone buried in a cemetery is 
listed in the burial register, etc). And in country towns, everyone gets an 
obit in the local newspaper. So it’s a situation where the general principle of 
having a lot of reliable sources doesn’t always equal being notable.  The claim 
to fame is often pretty marginal – the first settler in Smallville, the 
secretary of the Smallville football club for 30 years, etc. I try to divert 
them into adding these claims into the [[Smallville]] article, usually in the 
History section. It’s also worth pointing out that your ancestors are a 
Conflict of Interest situation and that is a good reason not to create articles 
about them (admittedly it’s more a Conflict of Interest in the sense of “your 
ancestor is more interesting to you than to everyone else”). 

 

Regarding your 1.5 hour timeplan, I would suggest you are overly ambitious 
about how much you can cover in that time. Firstly there are always a lot of 
basic facts about Wikipedia that people want to know and need to know. In 
particular, “if anyone can edit it, isn’t going to be full of rubbish?”. You 
will need to spend a little time explaining how Wikipedia manages the vandalism 
and incorrect information problem. Do not assume that they know how Wikipedia 
“works” behind the scenes, because they don’t. Secondly it takes a lot of time 
to teach them the basics of editing.  You do not say whether you will be 
teaching the source editor or the new Visual Editor. Having taught using the 
source editor many times and once with the VE, I think people will learn the VE 
much faster and it’s my plan to teach the VE going forward. There are some 
gotchas to teaching the VE – you can’t edit a Talk page with VE, you never want 
them to open an infobox (they will be exposed to source editing) and just about 
every piece of documentation in Wikipedia assumes you are using the source 
editor :( BUT they will be able to make basic edits much more quickly.

 

I assume you are talking about hands-on editing. If not, I think give up now on 
teaching them how to edit and just give them a talk on Wikipedia instead. It’s 
hard enough to teach them to contribute with a computer in front of them; I 
doubt you can do it with slides alone.

 

A family history group is an older group of people (so are local history 
groups). You will also have some people whose idea of “basic computer skills” 
and yours will be very different. A lot of older people send and receive email 
and use Google to search the web and write newsletters for their golf club in 
Microsoft word without managing to learn how to do something like 
copy-and-paste. It’s hard to make a citation without some copy-and-paste, 
particularly copying the URL for web citations. Don’t expect them to know what 
a URL is either (try “web address” while pointing to it on the screen in the 
browser). Many are not accustomed to using multiple applications/windows at the 
same time, so having the Wikipedia article open for editing in one window and 
the source material in another may be a new experience for them.

 

With any group, you will have issues with copying material from other websites 
and wanting to upload photos of unknown provenance. Most do not understand 
copyright at all. Some will not have had a level of education where they were 
expected to use citations and won’t know what they are and why they matter. 
Even those with university degrees may be completely unfamiliar with inline 
citation, being accustomed to just listing their sources at the end without 
linking them to the claims (particularly true for those in the humanities).

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] FindArticles.com died in 2012

[Kerry Raymond]

Excellent news! 

 

Kerry

 

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From: wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org
[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Liam Wyatt
Sent: Wednesday, 1 July 2015 9:19 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] FindArticles.com died in 2012

 

STOP THE PRESS! Great news:

I've just learned that literally last week Legal Deposit in Australia was
extended to include digital!
http://libcopyright.org.au/news/collecting-digital-legal-deposit-extended-na
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On 30 June 2015 at 13:11, Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com wrote:

 

Seeing this post on Wikimedia-l about broken links reminded me of something
I was wondering about a while ago... 

As many of you know, one of the projects at the National Library [where I no
longer work, just to make that clear] is called Pandora. It's the
Australian web archiving service and http://pandora.nla.gov.au/  Unlike the
Internet Archive it only collects things related to Australia and does so on
a case-by-case permission basis (due to Australian copyright law which
doesn't extend legal-deposit legislation to digital works [yet]. 

 

It is actually arguably the oldest web archive in the world, with the
earliest record coming from May 1995!!
https://www.nla.gov.au/australias-web-archives/2013/05/03/what-is-the-oldest
-website-and-will-an-artefact-do 

 

I was wondering... Would it be difficult for someone to create a bot that
checked the Pandora archive for urls that appear in Wikipedia foontotes -
and then add the the relevant parameters and info to the template? 

 

|archive-url=  |archive-date=  |

 

 

-Liam

 

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-- Forwarded message --
From: Jonatan Svensson Glad gladjona...@outlook.com
Date: 30 June 2015 at 06:36
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] FindArticles.com died in 2012
To: wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org


The website findarticles died in 2012 causing over 20 000 articles to have
dead links on them. A few of them was backed up on Wayback, but their
robot.txt changed so all those archives were deleted as well. So either
articles have a dead link showing as 200 (which findlinks.com does) or they
are claiming to be archived while they are not.
Read more in my blog post about this:
https://jonatanglad.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/findarticles-com/
Can we use a bot to remove all instances of this link, or should we go
through them all manually? Can we use bots such as CItation bot (which is
currently blocked) to find doi's and other links to replace these links
with? Ideas people! Barely any of these links are tagged as dead, and can't
by Checklinks (unless done manually) since they show as 200.
/Josve05a

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Towns

[Kerry Raymond]

Hmm, if it gets funded along the lines indicated, that might open the flood
gates of similar applications (why wouldn't you if WMF picked up the tab),
but it would appear to be contrary to the normal principle of not paying for
content development. I guess we wait and see .

 

Kerry

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Liam Wyatt
Sent: Monday, 4 May 2015 8:21 PM
To: Australian Wikimedians mailing list
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Towns

 

Interestingly, I just had a conversation this week with a (for profit) GLAM
consultancy organisation in Greece that wants to do a wiki-town project with
the city of Thessaloniki. They've already got the city council and several
museums of the city, and some [as yet undefined] level of support from the
editing community. What they want now is permission from the WMF to use the
logos, and to submit a grant application to run the project. 

 

This is an interesting case because it's an organisation that has experience
in running events in a country that does indeed have a lot of cultural
heritage at the city level, and they city wants to do it. But, they also
want Wikimedia to subsidise their staff time to operate the activity -
without which the project would probably not happen. I've not seen any grant
application (so I don't know how much they want), nor do I know about the
degree of local volunteer community support to actually write and translate
the articles... It'll be interesting to see how it develops (if at all). 

 

-Liam




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On 1 May 2015 at 09:34, Gnangarra gnanga...@gmail.com wrote:

Leigh

 

I think its a rather complex issue and can see a few red flags there to
start with that would cause a lot of issues,  Paid photographers? Paid
historians? Paid editors?.  For Wikitowns or for that matter any project
really needs to be driven by the volunteer community both from within and
from the associated partners.  Someone being paid specifically to project
manage a WikiTown wouldnt be a good perspective.  From within an LGA having
someone in a community liason, or GLAM type position who can co-ordinate
some of the activities should be ok, even they need to be careful with COI.

 

I personally would discourage any paid activity as we have seen multiple
times this inevitably triggers a lot of damage to the community and
individuals regardless of standing.  

 

On 1 May 2015 at 14:44, Leigh Blackall leighblack...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Gnangara, 

Is there any possibility or objection to paying someone project manage a
Wikitown project? Am thinking that some local councils or business precincts
would put up the funds, and a good project manager would honour ask the
disclosure of interests and transparency of process inside Wikipedia. Paid
photographers? Paid historians? Paid editors? 

I realise this is a contentious issue, but not sure it's impossible... 

On 01/05/2015 8:06 am, Gnangarra gnanga...@gmail.com wrote:

G'Day

 

Yes Australia has two ongoing Wikitown projects

*   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiTown/Toodyaypedia
*   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiTown/Freopedia
*

I'm created both projects and are responsible for their on going activity,
the projects activity spikes depending on the availability of funding for
each set of new plates. I was also fortunate enough to see the talk in
Washington in 2012.   WikiTowns have a wide appeal and are very popular the
issue is that they require significant time to build which gets complicated
when you rely on volunteers.

 

I'm happy to answer any questions anyone has, and provide assistance 

 

Gnangarra


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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] 100 Years of Anzacs

[Kerry Raymond]

Well done, Robert!

 

The ceremonies in Wagga Wagga definitely have  the best coverage of any
Gallipoli centenary event on Commons so far. Thanks for creating free and
lasting memories of this event for everyone to share.

 

Kerry

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Robert Myers
Sent: Friday, 1 May 2015 9:45 PM
To: Australian Wikimedians mailing list
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] 100 Years of Anzacs

 

With 25th of April 2015 being the 100th year of the Anzacs, I attend most
events in Wagga. The amount of photographs are not large but are something
at least.

 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2015_Anzac_Day,_Wagga_Wagga

 

I was unable to attend the dawn service due to the weather (raining heavily)
and having loaned equipment, I didn't want it to be damaged. Another issue I
had was having the incorrect time for the march, which was wrong by half an
hour (limiting the spot I could stand). Some more photos of the sunset
service maybe uploaded, when time permits.

 

I do hope we see some photos freely licensed from Anzac Day events, it would
be rather sad if we don't.

 

 

Robert (Bidgee)

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[Wikimediaau-l] WikiConference Australia 2015

[Kerry Raymond]

WikiMedia Australia are proposing to organise WikiConference Australia 2015,
to be held on 1-5 October 2015 in Brisbane

 

Please read about our plans here:

 

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_Australia_2015

 

and give us your feedback, either on the Discussion page there or by email
to the committee (c...@wikimedia.org.au) if the matter is confidential.

 

I must stress that this event is in the earliest stages of planning and we
will require a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation to make it a reality. We
intend to apply for a grant very shortly so we welcome your input as soon as
possible so the proposal we put forward can be as strong as possible.
Obviously we will do everything we can to make the event affordable for
everyone to attend both in terms of registration and assistance towards
travel expenses (hence the importance of the grant and other partner
support). We are in negotiation with our long-time partner State Library of
Queensland about using their venues and working with them makes a lot of
sense as part of the event will include a sort-of follow up to GLAM-WIKI in
2009.

 

Questions? Ask away. We will do our best to answer them!

 

Kerry

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Women of Science Wikibomb event in Canberra, August 14

[Kerry Raymond]

Reminder. Wikibomb is on today (Thursday 14 August). I understand around 150
people are registered for the event (either at the Academy of Science or
virtually); while they are probably all well-intentioned, many will be new
to Wikipedia editing. Your patience and friendly assistance is requested in
relation to the development of new articles and with linking to existing
articles. I will be at the event physically so say Hello if you are there
too.

 

Kerry (Username: Kerry Raymond)

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Michael
Billington
Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2014 6:48 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Women of Science Wikibomb event in Canberra,August
14

 

Hi all,

 

Posting some information about a free event which may interest Australian
Wikimedians.

 

The Australian Academy of Science is running an editathon in Canberra on
August 14 to boost the coverage of female Australian Scientists on
Wikipedia. For those not in Canberra, there is the option to participate
online as well.

 

It was covered in The Age on Sunday[1], and registrations close this
Friday[2].

 

Whilst Wikimedia Australia is looking at sending somebody as an official
point of contact, I'd strongly encourage experienced and new editors alike
to get involved with this valuable initiative.

 

Cheers,

 

-Michael Billington

(Cross-posted to WP:AWNB for those not on the list)

 

[1]
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/dr-who-campaign-to-boost-digita
l-profile-of-australias-female-scientists-20140726-zwvw5.html

[2] http://www.science.org.au/node/324884

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: Toodyay Herald coming soon on Trove newspapersdatabase

[Kerry Raymond]

If you are looking for a complete list on newspapers on Trove, it's here:

 

https://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/titles

 

The list of newspapers which are next to appear are listed here:

 

www.nla.gov.au/content/new-titles-coming

 

For anyone unfamiliar with this program, it is about digitising all the
Australian newspapers which are out-of-copyright (meaning before 1955) and
all of those in copyright where the copyright holder gives consent (the
Canberra Times and the Australians Womens Weekly being two that deserve
special mention for their co-operation to digitise post-1955). This is IMHO
the best open knowledge project we have in this country. It is available
online, free, and draws on the Power of the Crowd to do OCR correction,
tagging, etc to increase searchability so we can all contribute to making it
better. They also provide a Wikipedia-formatted citation for every newspaper
article, which makes life easy for the Wikipedia editor (yeah!).

 

Kerry

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Gnangarra
Sent: Wednesday, 11 June 2014 9:05 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: Toodyay Herald coming soon on Trove
newspapersdatabase

 

for those interested in working on WA articles more newspapers coming on
line via Trove

 

 

Hi, THS Committee and email members and frriends

 

Thought you might like to know that articles from the weekly Toodyay Herald
(years 1912-1954) will appear on Trove soon. Faded out links are starting to
appear in searches but we can't open them up until they lose their Coming
Sooness.

 

Ditto the first Avon regional newspaper the Eastern Districts Chronicle
(York, 1877-1927), but no Northam Advertiser yet. See link here:
http://www.gouldgenealogy.com/2014/05/trove-newspapers-whats-coming-soon/

 

Cheers

 

Beth

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Farewell and buongiorno!

[Kerry Raymond]

Complimenti a tutti e due sul vostro nuove posizioni! Mi piace vedere queste
cose non tanto come perdere un amico come ottenere un letto libero a
Bologna! :-) 

 

Kerry

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Liam Wyatt
Sent: Wednesday, 11 June 2014 1:31 PM
To: Wikimedia-au; Wikimedia Australia members-only discussion list.;
Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Farewell and buongiorno!

 

Dear Australian and GLAM Wikimedians,

 

It is with excitement and slight nervousness that I write to say that
tomorrow my wife and I are moving to Bologna, Italy. She received a
post-doctoral fellowship from the National Research Institute there. I
resigned from the National Library of Australia last week, and will be
taking up the role of part-time GLAMWIKI coordinator for Europeana - with
particular focus on supporting the development, integration and usage of the
GLAMWIKIToolset. 

 

So farewell WM-Au and good luck. I'll still be around the Wikiverse, of
course, but no longer from Australia. And hello Europe and WM-IT in
particular! You'll be hearing from me again soon - and I'll see many of you
at Wikimania London. 

 

Arrivederci! 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Wiki Loves Monuments

[Kerry Raymond]

I can add a little more as I was in the loop of some email conversations in 
2013. 

 

A big problem for us to participate in WLM is the expectation that we can 
upload a database of monuments including lat/long coordinates for use with the 
WLM Mobile app. I don’t know how it is in other countries, but we just don’t 
have the ability to construct such a database without a massive manual effort. 
Obviously we known of various heritage registers compiled by the Commonwealth, 
states, local governments and various other organisations (National Trust, 
Engineers Institute, …), but these are generally not available to us in any 
electronic format. I’ve been in conversation about getting the Queensland 
Heritage Register released under CC-BY license which is apparently OK in 
principle, but has yet to actually occur in practice.  Obviously we don’t need 
to have every possible monument in this database, which is why we had thought 
we might start with just war memorials, as the upcoming Gallipoli centenary 
means that a lot of effort is going into documenting war memorials making it 
more likely we could obtain (or scrape) the data for a number of states at 
least.

 

However, the WLM committee knocked back that idea. As Gnangarra has already 
said, we were told war memorials were not acceptable to them as monuments, 
despite our attempts to explain the cultural importance of war memorials in 
Australia. AFAIK, the conversation with WLM terminated on that rather 
unpleasant exchange and has not been resumed.

 

Personally I would prefer to see a WMAU-takes-War-Memorials in the leadup to 
the Gallipoli centenary (25 April 2015)  over participating in WLM.  There’s 
plenty of scope here. In Queensland there are currently over 1300+ documented 
war memorials (and no doubt many more undocumented ones), yet Commons has about 
120 photos of them (incidentally, a big barnstar goes to WMAU member Mattinbgn 
who took and uploaded many of these Qld war memorial photos). And of course the 
impact of WW1 on Australia is more than just the war memorials, so we could 
broaden it to WMAU-takes-WW1 and encompass anything linked to WW1 themes 
relating to Australia.

 

Kerry

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Gnangarra
Sent: Monday, 19 May 2014 10:04 AM
To: Australian Wikimedians mailing list
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Wiki Loves Monuments

 

Please note I'm not speak on behalf of WMAU committee and as far as I'm aware 
no one has proposed anything to the committee in relation to WLM 

WLM is a complex issue 

As we found out last year if Australia wants to participate in WLM we cannot 
run a scaled down version, neither can we include  War Memorials within the 
scope of WLM as the definition of monuments in this project is not the english 
definition. If Australians had participated on that basis none of our entrants 
would been eligible for the international aspects so that would result in a 
very disappointing outcome for us, if not a very embarrassing one as well. 

I'm aware that this year the founding country of WLM has withdrawn, that is a 
concern if the  country the size of Netherlands doesnt have the capacity to 
continue then Australia with a significantly smaller user base and a 
significantly larger area of distribution will have potentially more complex 
capacity issues.

With this knowledge I can only recommend caution, suggest that there maybe 
better alternative given the limit of resources

 

On 18 May 2014 02:01, Russavia russavia.wikipe...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi all,

​​


Does anyone know if there is going to be an Australian edition of Wiki
Loves Monuments this year?

The page is up on Commons,[1] but there's nothing there showing an
Australian presence.

Having an Aussie edition of the comp as a precursor, if there is still
interest, in having a war memorials competition in the lead up to
Anzac Day in 2015.

Anyway, just wanting to put it out there that WLM is open and seeing
if there is any interest in it.

Cheers,

Russavia


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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Wiki Loves Monuments

[Kerry Raymond]

Re: Is it possible to ... ?

An excellent question ... 

See here for the WLM database requirements 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Monuments_database

It probably goes without saying that nothing will be in that exact format,
but some things would be more easily converted than others. So, there are a
few questions to ask about any resource:

* how many monuments does it have and what kind of coverage of Australia?
We need to get an *overall* broad coverage of Australia, rather than a few
intensive hot spots for a national competition. But the more resources
we have to work with, the more the workload increases as each one will
probably require individual processing arrangements.

* does it contain monuments that are off the main tourist trail? Anything
in a popular tourist area has probably already generated lots of Commons
photos. We'd like a competition to increase our coverage rather than just
attract more photos of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

* does it contain records for things that are not monuments (even by the
most generous interpretation, e.g. motels, restaurants, tourist information
offices) and, if so, how easy is it to eliminate those records? 

* does it contain the range of information expected by the WLM database? If
not, how close does it get?

* is the format easily converted to the desired format? A technical
question, because if we can't automate it, it's a time-consuming manual
process.

I don't think we have to be perfect but we do need a decent coverage of
the monuments not already featured in Commons. I imagine we can get away
with not filling in all the fields of the database, although I gather
lat/long is important for showing monuments near me in the mobile app.

The first few database fields are straightforward: Australia, English, ID
(can be generated if underlying resource doesn't have one), adm0 =
Australia, adm1 = State/Territory (usually can be determined), adm2 = local
government (less likely to be known), adm3/4 not relevant to Australia, name
(should be known but may not be canonical, meaning we could end up with
duplicate entries coming from multiple sources but I don't think that is a
show-stopper). Lat/long isn't always available in older resources, although
newer resources increasingly have this data reflecting the now widespread
availability of GPS-capable devices/apps. It may be possible to geocode
using street address as an alternative (not a solution for outback
monuments). I think these are not the hard ones.

I note with a raised eyebrow that the database apparently requires you to
have an image of each monument, which I thought was the purpose of the
competition (to collect such images). Maybe a link to a copyright image on
the web is acceptable here? This is likely to be harder to obtain
automatically for many datasets.

The other hard things are:
* Commons category for the monument - unless we dump everything into one
category, or some simple breakup like one category per state
* the Wikipedia article or section for the monument -- now that's not easy
to automate (back to the canonical naming problem) and many monuments
probably don't yet get a mention, let alone an article.

And do we have the volunteers to do all this? Past conversations have not
yielded a lot of volunteers, and the people who do volunteer tend to be the
usual suspects, so it really needs not the usual suspects to volunteer.

Kerry




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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Australian Aid relicences under CC-BY

[Kerry Raymond]

Great work! Let's hope more organisations follow their lead!

 

Kerry

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Russavia
Sent: Monday, 14 April 2014 4:52 PM
To: Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Australian Aid relicences under CC-BY

 

Hi all,

 

Following a request by myself, Australian Aid (under the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade) today relicenced their Flickr stream from (C) All
Rights Reserved to CC-BY.

 

Their stream can be found at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/

 

Their photos on Commons will be found at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photographs_from_the_Department_
of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Trade

 

These photos are not only useful for showing the work of Australian Aid,
especially in the Asia/Pacific region, but also for our bilateral
relationships with other nations
(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bilateral_relations_of_Australi
a), and those nations themselves.

 

If anyone would like to help to categorise these images, I have set up a
temporary holding category at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_uploaded_by_Russavia_(DFAT
) -- if categorising be sure to add the relevant bilateral relations
category to the image (or create it if we don't already have) and remove the
temporary category from the image, whilst leaving in place
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_uploaded_by_Russavia (this
is my image upload tracking category).

 

I do ask that anything relating to aviation not have the temporary category
removed as I will have further categorisation relating to aviation to do on
those images.

 

I am indefinitely blocked on English Wikipedia, so I am not able to alert
relevant WikiProjects (of which there are a few) as to the existence of
these now freely licenced images, nor am I able to get images into use on
that project, so this is going to be left up to others; but I would gander a
guess that somewhere between 5-15% of images could be put into immediate use
on en.wp, with other images which could be used to support creation of new
content on that project possibly being in the 5-10% range.

 

Cheers

 

Russavia

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] FW: Copyright and the Digital Economy

[Kerry Raymond]

(Forwarding)

 

http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/copyright-report-122

 

The Australian Law Reform Commission was asked to consider whether the
current exceptions and statutory licences in the Copyright Act are adequate
and appropriate in the digital era. 

The Report, tabled on 13 February 2014, is the result of an 18-month Inquiry
during which the ALRC produced two consultation documents, undertook 109
consultations and received 870 submissions.

The Report contains 30 recommendations for reform. The key recommendation is
for the introduction of a fair use exception to Australian copyright law.

A smaller Summary
http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/copyright-and-digital-economy-alrc-122-
summary  Report is also available.

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] QR code proposal

[Kerry Raymond]

All true, but, from an operational perspective, it's much more time-efficient 
to approach 1 organisation in relation to many plaques than vice versa. It 
think there's at least 3 variations here.

1. WMAU celebrates existing GAs by organising plaques where possible.
2. WMAU organises for plaques at willing locations and then tries to motivate 
its members or WP contributors for generally to upgrade the corresponding 
articles (as required).
3. Passionate editor (might or might not be WMAU member) either has a GA 
article or is motivated to work toward one. WMAU organises plaque.

Operationally, 1 is the easiest as it can be done with only WMAU resources 
(time and effort). 2 may need assistance of folks outside of WMAU. 3 is 
critically dependent on folks outside WMAU. Both 2 and 3 need communication out 
to Australian editors, which is an area of weakness for us operationally. 
Engaging outside WMAU increases risk.

1 and 3 are most exposed to the risk that the article doesn't have a location 
and that the owner does not give permission for the plaque. That risk is 
reduced with 2 as you start with locations most likely to be willing to 
multiple plaques, but increases risk that the articles aren't good enough, 
which is reduced with 1 and 2.

If we are trying to impress WMF in a future FDC application, we need to have 
projects that are successfully implemented and produce nice metrics. That means 
we need to consider how to reduce implementation risk. Waiting for hundreds of 
passionate editors to do something we want them to do ... that's something we 
can't control ... It's ok to use the strategy but I don't think we can rely on 
it to give us 100 (or whatever) plaques in 12 months. I'd prefer to see 
strategies 1 or 2 employed to target the 100 plaques and see any from strategy 
3 as bonus extras (or reducing the need to get as many from strategy 1 and 2).


Sent from my iPad

 On 3 Feb 2014, at 10:58 am, Toby Hudson tob...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Wait wait ... approach the old Parliament and look to QR code every PM 
 article ... that is a whole separate proposal, it's effectively a 
 mini-wiki-town idea.  Maybe ok, but that's quite different to the GA one, 
 mainly because it centralizes the inspiration and motivation: WMAU says 
 prime ministers are important - you volunteer editors should improve the 
 articles about our prime ministers instead of If your passion is for prime 
 ministers (or anything else that can be related to a place), getting an 
 article up to scratch can result in a 'prize' of seeing the article promoted 
 in the real world
 
 We don't need to contrive a plaque place for every existing good article, we 
 can be selective about which will be most effective with plaques.  Having 
 scanned the list, I think we could find plenty which would have an effective 
 location to kickstart the project and start getting statistically-valid 
 metrics.
 
 Toby
 
 
 On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 Yes, that is what I was thinking. It may be easier to first find the willing 
 places and then upgrade the articles if necessary.
 
  
 
 And it would be useful to kill multiple birds with one stone. Because the 
 Museum of Democracy at old Parliament House has a permanent exhibition on 
 the prime ministers:
 
  
 
 http://moadoph.gov.au/exhibitions/prime-ministers-of-australia-exhibition/
 
  
 
 they might not be amenable to QR plaques (but I guess you never know until 
 you ask), but on closer inspection, Ballarat Gardens might indeed be the 
 place to try:
 
  
 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Ministers_Avenue
 
  
 
 because it appears they have busts of all the PMs and (I would imagine) no 
 easy way to display information about them, so perhaps an ideal opportunity 
 for QR plaques!
 
  
 
 Kerry
 
  
 
  
 
 From: Gnangarra [mailto:gnanga...@gmail.com] 
 Sent: Monday, 3 February 2014 9:53 AM
 To: Kerry Raymond; Wikimedia Australia Chapter
 Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] QR code proposal
 
  
 
 The aim is to improve the number of articles of a reasonable standard, there 
 are many articles that need very little to get them past GA its just 
 encouraging someone to make that effort. Yes bios are harder to find 
 suitable places thats why the focus is towards heritage buildings, places, 
 statues etc many of which are in public type ownership which are easier to 
 get permissions from. 
 
 Taking the Andrew Fisher article, we could approach the old Parliament and 
 look to QR code every PM article as they have a hall with limited 
 information on each
 
  
 
 Most people responded happily to a written request.
 
 running with less increase the cost, the smaller the batch the higher the 
 costs.
 
  
 
 On 3 February 2014 07:31, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 I think it’s a good idea.
 
  
 
 But then I took a quick look at the list of the GA articles for Australia. 
 Yes, 500+ of them, but an awful lot don’t seem to have

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] QR code proposal

[Kerry Raymond]

I think it's a good idea.

 

But then I took a quick look at the list of the GA articles for Australia.
Yes, 500+ of them, but an awful lot don't seem to have an obvious place to
put a plaque.

 

http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes
http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yesprojecta=Austral
iaquality=GA-Class projecta=Australiaquality=GA-Class

 

Just starting with the first on the list 

 

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

 

where would we put a plaque for him? He's got a couple of memorials in the
UK (where he was born and died) and there is a bust of him in Ballarat (a
city with which he does not appear to have been associated). I think we'd
face a similar problem with many of the GAs being biographies.

 

Also, in your Freopedia experience, how much time has to go into getting
permission from the owner of the place where we want to put the plaque?
Again, with Freopedia, you were on the ground and probably well-connected.
But Australia-wide it's probably going to be cold-calling in a lot of
situations. Did you contact people directly yourself or get introduced by a
local historical society or .?

 

Also, are there any constraints on the number of plaques in a batch? How few
could we start with? You mention 100 as a trial in the proposal. Is that the
minimum? Or could we run with less?

 

Kerry

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Gnangarra
Sent: Sunday, 2 February 2014 7:25 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] QR code proposal

 

Hi Everyone

During todays iirc discussion its was suggested that WMAU would create QR
codes of articles which achieve GA status. This would enable everyone to
participate in the WikiTown format without creating a full project, this
will work especially well for places where you have a connection and can
assist in gaining permission to install the plaque.

The proposal is at 
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:QR_codes_GA_articles

Please join the discussion

Gideon

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] QR code proposal

[Kerry Raymond]

Yes, that is what I was thinking. It may be easier to first find the willing
places and then upgrade the articles if necessary.

 

And it would be useful to kill multiple birds with one stone. Because the
Museum of Democracy at old Parliament House has a permanent exhibition on
the prime ministers:

 

http://moadoph.gov.au/exhibitions/prime-ministers-of-australia-exhibition/

 

they might not be amenable to QR plaques (but I guess you never know until
you ask), but on closer inspection, Ballarat Gardens might indeed be the
place to try:

 

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

 

because it appears they have busts of all the PMs and (I would imagine) no
easy way to display information about them, so perhaps an ideal opportunity
for QR plaques!

 

Kerry 

 

 

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From: Gnangarra [mailto:gnanga...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 3 February 2014 9:53 AM
To: Kerry Raymond; Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] QR code proposal

 

The aim is to improve the number of articles of a reasonable standard, there
are many articles that need very little to get them past GA its just
encouraging someone to make that effort. Yes bios are harder to find
suitable places thats why the focus is towards heritage buildings, places,
statues etc many of which are in public type ownership which are easier to
get permissions from.  

Taking the Andrew Fisher article, we could approach the old Parliament and
look to QR code every PM article as they have a hall with limited
information on each

 

Most people responded happily to a written request.

running with less increase the cost, the smaller the batch the higher the
costs.

 

On 3 February 2014 07:31, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:

I think it's a good idea.

 

But then I took a quick look at the list of the GA articles for Australia.
Yes, 500+ of them, but an awful lot don't seem to have an obvious place to
put a plaque.

 

http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes
http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yesprojecta=Austral
iaquality=GA-Class projecta=Australiaquality=GA-Class

 

Just starting with the first on the list 

 

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

 

where would we put a plaque for him? He's got a couple of memorials in the
UK (where he was born and died) and there is a bust of him in Ballarat (a
city with which he does not appear to have been associated). I think we'd
face a similar problem with many of the GAs being biographies.

 

Also, in your Freopedia experience, how much time has to go into getting
permission from the owner of the place where we want to put the plaque?
Again, with Freopedia, you were on the ground and probably well-connected.
But Australia-wide it's probably going to be cold-calling in a lot of
situations. Did you contact people directly yourself or get introduced by a
local historical society or .?

 

Also, are there any constraints on the number of plaques in a batch? How few
could we start with? You mention 100 as a trial in the proposal. Is that the
minimum? Or could we run with less?

 

Kerry

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Gnangarra
Sent: Sunday, 2 February 2014 7:25 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] QR code proposal

 

Hi Everyone

During todays iirc discussion its was suggested that WMAU would create QR
codes of articles which achieve GA status. This would enable everyone to
participate in the WikiTown format without creating a full project, this
will work especially well for places where you have a connection and can
assist in gaining permission to install the plaque.

The proposal is at 
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:QR_codes_GA_articles

Please join the discussion

Gideon


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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] opportunity

[Kerry Raymond]

Having been to the Antarctic back in 1996, I would certainly say to anyone
go for it! How cool it would be to be (pun intended) to be the first
Wikimedian in Residence in Antarctica.

 

Kerry

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Gnangarra
Sent: Monday, 13 January 2014 8:50 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] opportunity

 

There is an opportunity for someone to spend time in Antartica, as
photographer I love to be able to do this, as Wikimedian imagine what
content you could enhance. For me I it's either 20 years too late or 10
years too soon, given the skills and knowledge of many people here if your
able to apply I say go for it... applications close 30 March 2014 so give it
some thought... Become the first Wikimedian in Residence in Antartica.

http://www.antarctica.gov.au/media/news/2013/antarctic-arts-fellowship-apply
-now

I havent brought this matter to the committee but I'm sure if you were to
apply WMAU committee would consider requests for supporting documentation
where appropriate

Gideon

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] opportunity

[Kerry Raymond]

Cold, windy, lonely? Surely not, we went to Antarctica to hang out with
friends on the beaches and go swimming :-)

 

http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/Antarctica/slide_30.htm

 

Seriously, it was actually bright and sunny a lot of the time making the top
half of the body quite warm, but your feet are usually standing in freezing
water or in snow or on ice and are generally a lot colder. You need your
sunglasses because you get a lot of reflection off the snow and ice. You can
see us here bare-headed but rugged up more below that.

 

http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/Antarctica/slide_33.htm

 

Kerry

 

 

 

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Lyle Allan
Sent: Tuesday, 14 January 2014 2:52 PM
To: 'Wikimedia Australia Chapter'
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] opportunity

 

The Conversation today has this piece that anyone thinking of applying might
like to look at. I've removed the pictures, so if you are interested go to
The Conversation and look at the real thing.

 

Scientists at work: stuck in the Antarctic ice we set out to study 

Antarctica is a desolate place. That much we know, but nothing prepares you
for it until you actually get there. It's cold, windy and lonely. Everything
about it is the exact opposite of my normal summer.

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] problem with Trove newspaper citations onCommons

[Kerry Raymond]

Is there any blindingly-obvious-to-everyone-but-me reason why the templates
on WP and Commons should be different? Indeed, one might be tempted to ask
if templates themselves shouldn't be put on Commons rather than individual
projects to ensure standardisation.

 

If there is a good reason that they should be different, I guess I go and
ask the NLA to provide me with a Commons citation as well as a WP citation
(expected likelihood of success: probably low). If there isn't a good
reason, I guess I try to see if I can get the templates harmonised (expected
likelihood of success: hell freezing over).

 

Kerry

 

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Franklin
Sent: Saturday, 7 December 2013 10:59 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] problem with Trove newspaper citations
onCommons

 

Templates can (and often are) different across different sites.  In the case
of Commons, it looks like {{cite news}} is just a wrapper for {{cite
journal}}.  Looking a bit more closely, it seems that the newspaper
parameter is not used in the Commons version, so I moved the content from
there to journal and it seems to work.  

 

Cheers,

Craig

 

 

Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:32:15 +1000
From: Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com
To: 'Wikimedia Australia Chapter'
wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] problem with Trove newspaper citations on
Commons
Message-ID: bb3dc1e8bda6442babff77f521056...@chapelhill.homeip.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

Can anyone advise me in relation to Trove newspaper citations on Commons?



I use Trove's Wikipedia-formatted citations on Wikipedia all the time and
all seems to work OK. However, when I upload a newspaper illustration for
use on Commons, I use these same citations as the source field (which seems
the most accurate way to refer to the source), the citations often (but not
always) break. Here's an example of a broken one:



https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mother_Mary_Aikenhead.JPG



The problem seems to be that Commons wants a journal field and not the
newspaper field provided.



Kerry

 

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[Kerry Raymond]

Can anyone advise me in relation to Trove newspaper citations on Commons?

 

I use Trove's Wikipedia-formatted citations on Wikipedia all the time and
all seems to work OK. However, when I upload a newspaper illustration for
use on Commons, I use these same citations as the source field (which seems
the most accurate way to refer to the source), the citations often (but not
always) break. Here's an example of a broken one:

 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mother_Mary_Aikenhead.JPG

 

The problem seems to be that Commons wants a journal field and not the
newspaper field provided.

 

Kerry

 

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikisource-l] Fwd: Wikisource 10th aniversary proposal : Proofreading contest

[Kerry Raymond]

You have to set rewards carefully in this sort of thing.

 

What demographic is the target audience? What prize will appeal to them? I
assume here that we want people sufficiently computer-literate to use
Wikisources and capable to type, spell, and punctuate accurately (or else
Wikisources will be filled up with rubbish) and the time to make lots of
contributions. It sounds like an older audience to me, but I may be biased .

 

Where you only have one prize for the best or in this case the most, it
has to be something that strongly appeals to your desired target audience
(something they probably don't have but would like to have) so that they are
motivated to work towards it. The danger of a most prize is that once
someone realises they are not going to win the prize because they can see
others are clearly a long way ahead of them - will this be visible to the
participants?), they may drop out if the prize was a primary motivation. It
may be better if you offer an additional prize (one or more) as a lucky draw
where the more contributions you make, the more chances you have in the
draw. This may help motivation for those who know they cannot be the overall
winner but can see that continued effort is more likely to lead to a prize
nonetheless.

 

In this regard, I am not sure that a Kindle would be a sufficiently
motivational prize for an Australian audience. I rather suspect anyone who
wants one will have already bought one, noting that you can buy one for $99
in BigW. I regularly see iPads offered as random prizes for filling in a
survey suggesting Australians would need more inducement than a Kindle for a
sustained involvement. Of course we hope that people want to contribute for
more altruistic reasons, but given we know that SLQ has found that their
volunteers find WikiSource transcription harder than Trove transcriptions
(which has a big volunteer base already), some kind of inducements may be
needed to encourage Australians to get over the apparently higher learning
curve of Wikisource, which again may speak in favour of a more lottery-style
prize (the more you contribute, the greater your chances of winning).

 

To my mind, this is not a VSP thing. Partly because I think the prize(s)
would need to be higher than the VSP threshold, but more importantly
because, as John mentions, there is a need for support of newbies and that
needs some coordination etc. So it's more than just an issue of reimbursing
the money for the prize.

 

Kerry

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Craig
Franklin
Sent: Monday, 4 November 2013 10:17 PM
To: discussion list for Wikisource,the free library
Cc: Siska Doviana; Wikimedia-au; Pip Kelly; Ivonne Kristiani
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Wikisource-l] Fwd: Wikisource 10th aniversary
proposal : Proofreading contest

 

Hi John,

 

What sort of cost are we looking at to buy some nifty gadget as a prize?  Is
it something that could be done through our Volunteer Support Programme?

 

Cheers,

Craig Franklin

President - Wikimedia Australia

 

On 1 November 2013 16:55, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote:

Great concept.

I think this would a great little project, and worth the expense for the
WMAu chapter.

I helped run a small wikisource competition with Wikimedia Indonesia (esp.
Ivonne  Siska) to transcribe a 550 page dictionary, and found it to be very
successful, but does require quite a bit of time to run and help newbies.

Ill write up a proposal if another WMAu member is willing to second and help
organise the competition in Oz.

--
John

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From: David Cuenca dacu...@gmail.com
Date: Oct 31, 2013 10:09 PM
Subject: [Wikisource-l] Wikisource 10th aniversary proposal : Proofreading
contest
To: discussion list for Wikisource, the free library
wikisourc...@lists.wikimedia.org
Cc: 



Talking with some members of Amical Wikimedia about how to celebrate the
10th aniversary, one of the proposals was to organize a proofreading
contest.

Basically, we would select some books for the participants to proofread and
validate and they would gather points for each page without errors. The
person with the most points would win a Kindle donated by Amical Wikimedia.

However, we have been thinking that with the help of some members of the
Wikisource User Group and other Chapters, then we could escalate it to an
international proofreading contest, instead of being just regional. I guess
ideally we would need 3 kindles and at least a volunteer from each community
to organize it.

What do you think of the idea? Would you or any chapter that would like to
get involved?

Micru

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Wikipedia API

[Kerry Raymond]

Is there anyone out there who has used the Wikipedia API or other mass
edit tools? We have a possible cultural partner who is interested in
cross-fertilising Wikipedia, but to progress the relationship would probably
require some degree of semi-automation?

 

Kerry

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Bushfire Wikipedia interview

[Kerry Raymond]

One could also comment that the citations added in the climate change section 
are to major scientific organisations in Australia and internationally.

Sent from my iPad

On 25/10/2013, at 9:07 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:

 The article has had a lot of edits in the past week and the climate change 
 section looks like it has been added after the Greg Hunt story. I note a few 
 familiar usernames in the edit history as well as IPs. some reverting has 
 occurred.
 
 How to phrase it ... Hmm ... I think a key point is that WP is a living 
 encyclopedia and events (being both the current bush fires themselves and the 
 Greg Hunt statement) focus attention onto those parts of WP, which results in 
 them being updated and improved. In that regard some recent edits have added 
 information about the relationship between climate change and bush fires 
 including citations. WP's role is not to tell people whether or not to 
 believe in climate change but to present the best quality summary of factual 
 information (with citations for people who want to dig deeper) and let people 
 make up their own minds. Greg Hunt has made up his mind in one way, others 
 may come to different conclusions. We are delighted that Greg Hunt regards WP 
 as an authoritative source but we would urge all readers to read the cited 
 material if they need a detailed knowledge of a topic on which to make 
 important decisions.
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On 25/10/2013, at 8:43 AM, Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Good morning :-)
 
 I've just been called by the producer for ABC702 morning show (presenter is 
 Linda Mottram) and asked to talk on radio sometime between 10 and 10:30 
 about Wikipedia's errors, how we improve the contet etc, etc, - in the 
 context of the recent bushfire / Greg Hunt story in the media. 
 
 I can obviously talk about how we get better and that we don't pretend to be 
 perfect and that we encourage people to check the footnote and make their 
 own assessment... But can someone please advise on the best way to phrase 
 how the specific article [[Bushfires in Australia]] appeared last week and 
 what has changed? I see there is a climate change section - was that 
 already there a few days ago? (I can check the history when I get to the 
 office, on my mobile at the moment, wanted to write to you straight away).
 
 Any advice, ideas? I recall there being a userspace proposal on the chapter 
 wiki - can someone point me to that again and advise if you think it's 
 appropriate for me to try to quote?
 
 Sincerely, 
 -Liam
 
 
 
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Bushfire Wikipedia interview

[Kerry Raymond]

The article has had a lot of edits in the past week and the climate change 
section looks like it has been added after the Greg Hunt story. I note a few 
familiar usernames in the edit history as well as IPs. some reverting has 
occurred.

How to phrase it ... Hmm ... I think a key point is that WP is a living 
encyclopedia and events (being both the current bush fires themselves and the 
Greg Hunt statement) focus attention onto those parts of WP, which results in 
them being updated and improved. In that regard some recent edits have added 
information about the relationship between climate change and bush fires 
including citations. WP's role is not to tell people whether or not to believe 
in climate change but to present the best quality summary of factual 
information (with citations for people who want to dig deeper) and let people 
make up their own minds. Greg Hunt has made up his mind in one way, others may 
come to different conclusions. We are delighted that Greg Hunt regards WP as an 
authoritative source but we would urge all readers to read the cited material 
if they need a detailed knowledge of a topic on which to make important 
decisions.

Sent from my iPad

On 25/10/2013, at 8:43 AM, Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com wrote:

 Good morning :-)
 
 I've just been called by the producer for ABC702 morning show (presenter is 
 Linda Mottram) and asked to talk on radio sometime between 10 and 10:30 about 
 Wikipedia's errors, how we improve the contet etc, etc, - in the context of 
 the recent bushfire / Greg Hunt story in the media. 
 
 I can obviously talk about how we get better and that we don't pretend to be 
 perfect and that we encourage people to check the footnote and make their own 
 assessment... But can someone please advise on the best way to phrase how the 
 specific article [[Bushfires in Australia]] appeared last week and what has 
 changed? I see there is a climate change section - was that already there a 
 few days ago? (I can check the history when I get to the office, on my mobile 
 at the moment, wanted to write to you straight away).
 
 Any advice, ideas? I recall there being a userspace proposal on the chapter 
 wiki - can someone point me to that again and advise if you think it's 
 appropriate for me to try to quote?
 
 Sincerely, 
 -Liam
 
 
 
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Bushfire Wikipedia interview

[Kerry Raymond]

I think that's a largely anecdotal depiction of WP editors. The 2011 survey 
showed average age of editors was 31 but that older editors made more 
contributions than younger ones. The survey showed about 90% male. It showed 
above average education levels and did not ask if they were interested in 
military history (although I agree with you that military history does seem to 
be well-covered in WP, but then so are episodes of Seinfeld). I don't recall if 
it asked about location or languages spoken. I do recall another study that 
concluded in the western English-speaking nations, wikipedia editor numbers 
are broadly proportional to the general population, so given a lot of people 
live in West Coast USA, one would expect a lot of West Coast USA editors 
commensurately.

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On 25/10/2013, at 9:27 AM, Leigh Blackall leighblack...@gmail.com wrote:

 While I wouldn't advise mentioning it in a media interview, if there were 
 someway to remind people that Wikipedia is ultimately political, and deeper 
 analysis of the edit history and userbase reveals this wonderfully. If you 
 did venture into this topic Liam, you might point to the profile that the 
 stats for English WP paint... What were they: young adult male from the West 
 Coast USA, educated, interested in military history, English as a primary or 
 only language... If opportunity presented, you might point out that this self 
 consciousness is part of a larger openness in the Wikimedia projects, 
 something quite unique for large institutions. I guess it's a complicated way 
 of reinforcing the advice to check sources.
 
 On 25/10/2013 9:11 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:
 One could also comment that the citations added in the climate change section 
 are to major scientific organisations in Australia and internationally.
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On 25/10/2013, at 9:07 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 The article has had a lot of edits in the past week and the climate change 
 section looks like it has been added after the Greg Hunt story. I note a few 
 familiar usernames in the edit history as well as IPs. some reverting has 
 occurred.
 
 How to phrase it ... Hmm ... I think a key point is that WP is a living 
 encyclopedia and events (being both the current bush fires themselves and 
 the Greg Hunt statement) focus attention onto those parts of WP, which 
 results in them being updated and improved. In that regard some recent edits 
 have added information about the relationship between climate change and 
 bush fires including citations. WP's role is not to tell people whether or 
 not to believe in climate change but to present the best quality summary of 
 factual information (with citations for people who want to dig deeper) and 
 let people make up their own minds. Greg Hunt has made up his mind in one 
 way, others may come to different conclusions. We are delighted that Greg 
 Hunt regards WP as an authoritative source but we would urge all readers to 
 read the cited material if they need a detailed knowledge of a topic on 
 which to make important decisions.
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On 25/10/2013, at 8:43 AM, Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Good morning :-)
 
 I've just been called by the producer for ABC702 morning show (presenter is 
 Linda Mottram) and asked to talk on radio sometime between 10 and 10:30 
 about Wikipedia's errors, how we improve the contet etc, etc, - in the 
 context of the recent bushfire / Greg Hunt story in the media. 
 
 I can obviously talk about how we get better and that we don't pretend to 
 be perfect and that we encourage people to check the footnote and make 
 their own assessment... But can someone please advise on the best way to 
 phrase how the specific article [[Bushfires in Australia]] appeared last 
 week and what has changed? I see there is a climate change section - was 
 that already there a few days ago? (I can check the history when I get to 
 the office, on my mobile at the moment, wanted to write to you straight 
 away).
 
 Any advice, ideas? I recall there being a userspace proposal on the chapter 
 wiki - can someone point me to that again and advise if you think it's 
 appropriate for me to try to quote?
 
 Sincerely, 
 -Liam
 
 
 
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Bushfire Wikipedia interview

[Kerry Raymond]

Younger editors are more likely to be defending against vandalism than adding 
content (as a gross generalization)

Sent from my iPad

On 25/10/2013, at 9:49 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:

 I think that's a largely anecdotal depiction of WP editors. The 2011 survey 
 showed average age of editors was 31 but that older editors made more 
 contributions than younger ones. The survey showed about 90% male. It showed 
 above average education levels and did not ask if they were interested in 
 military history (although I agree with you that military history does seem 
 to be well-covered in WP, but then so are episodes of Seinfeld). I don't 
 recall if it asked about location or languages spoken. I do recall another 
 study that concluded in the western English-speaking nations, wikipedia 
 editor numbers are broadly proportional to the general population, so given a 
 lot of people live in West Coast USA, one would expect a lot of West Coast 
 USA editors commensurately.
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On 25/10/2013, at 9:27 AM, Leigh Blackall leighblack...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 While I wouldn't advise mentioning it in a media interview, if there were 
 someway to remind people that Wikipedia is ultimately political, and deeper 
 analysis of the edit history and userbase reveals this wonderfully. If you 
 did venture into this topic Liam, you might point to the profile that the 
 stats for English WP paint... What were they: young adult male from the West 
 Coast USA, educated, interested in military history, English as a primary or 
 only language... If opportunity presented, you might point out that this 
 self consciousness is part of a larger openness in the Wikimedia projects, 
 something quite unique for large institutions. I guess it's a complicated 
 way of reinforcing the advice to check sources.
 
 On 25/10/2013 9:11 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:
 One could also comment that the citations added in the climate change 
 section are to major scientific organisations in Australia and 
 internationally.
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On 25/10/2013, at 9:07 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 The article has had a lot of edits in the past week and the climate change 
 section looks like it has been added after the Greg Hunt story. I note a 
 few familiar usernames in the edit history as well as IPs. some reverting 
 has occurred.
 
 How to phrase it ... Hmm ... I think a key point is that WP is a living 
 encyclopedia and events (being both the current bush fires themselves and 
 the Greg Hunt statement) focus attention onto those parts of WP, which 
 results in them being updated and improved. In that regard some recent 
 edits have added information about the relationship between climate change 
 and bush fires including citations. WP's role is not to tell people whether 
 or not to believe in climate change but to present the best quality summary 
 of factual information (with citations for people who want to dig deeper) 
 and let people make up their own minds. Greg Hunt has made up his mind in 
 one way, others may come to different conclusions. We are delighted that 
 Greg Hunt regards WP as an authoritative source but we would urge all 
 readers to read the cited material if they need a detailed knowledge of a 
 topic on which to make important decisions.
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On 25/10/2013, at 8:43 AM, Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Good morning :-)
 
 I've just been called by the producer for ABC702 morning show (presenter 
 is Linda Mottram) and asked to talk on radio sometime between 10 and 10:30 
 about Wikipedia's errors, how we improve the contet etc, etc, - in the 
 context of the recent bushfire / Greg Hunt story in the media. 
 
 I can obviously talk about how we get better and that we don't pretend to 
 be perfect and that we encourage people to check the footnote and make 
 their own assessment... But can someone please advise on the best way to 
 phrase how the specific article [[Bushfires in Australia]] appeared last 
 week and what has changed? I see there is a climate change section - was 
 that already there a few days ago? (I can check the history when I get to 
 the office, on my mobile at the moment, wanted to write to you straight 
 away).
 
 Any advice, ideas? I recall there being a userspace proposal on the 
 chapter wiki - can someone point me to that again and advise if you think 
 it's appropriate for me to try to quote?
 
 Sincerely, 
 -Liam
 
 
 
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Funding Query

[Kerry Raymond]

Toby

You make an excellent point and I doubt anyone will disagree that it would
be a Good Thing to do this. Would those volunteering to do it please put
their hands up now? 

[Pauses, cups hand around ear listening ...]

Therein lies the problem that most volunteer organisations face. Volunteers
do the tasks they enjoy (or at least derive satisfaction from), because they
do it for free in their leisure time. Now sometimes a volunteer organisation
is fortunate that there are different strokes for different folks and
someone else will be quite happy to pick up the tasks another person didn't
want to do.

But sometimes there is nobody to pick it up some tasks (I recollect another
incorporated association that endlessly tried to establish a roster for
cleaning the toilet -- which was doomed to failure because nobody wanted to
do it, even though everyone was in favour of a clean toilet) and I fear that
metrics may be in that category in WMAU. If so, this is when we need to look
at outsourcing that task. As you will all know (but maybe don't remember) we
do now have a contracting policy

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:Contracting

and, any moment now (drum roll), John V will be outlining the arrangements
for the contracting subcommittee so we can get outsourcing happening.

If there are tasks we need to outsource, we need to do this now while we
still have funds to pay for the work that needs doing. If we delay until we
have no funds, then we are in a serious catch-22 situation. I note that a
number of the chapters who receive FDC funding appear to use at least part
of those funds to employ project management staff, suggesting that this is
the kind of thing that is hard to resource with volunteers in most chapters.

Kerry



-Original Message-
From: wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org
[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Toby Hudson
Sent: Thursday, 10 October 2013 4:16 PM
To: Craig Franklin; Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Funding Query

On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Craig Franklin
cfrank...@halonetwork.net wrote:
 I also agree that the chapter and its volunteers *have* done a lot of
great
 work over the past few years, and I think you've hit the nail on the head
 that we've often failed to effectively communicate our successes.  Part of
 any projects going forward will be a need to say here's how we're going
to
 measure success before we actually dive in on any project, so that we can
 either use that measurement as justification for further funding, or use
 that measurement to figure out what went wrong and make sure we don't make
 the same mistake twice.

and then:

 Absolutely, a lot of volunteers have pitched in at some time or another
and done some great work that have (in my opinion) led to positive outcomes
for the movement.  Enough that I'm not going to even try to enumerate them
all for fear that I'll leave someone out :-).


Hi Craig,
Although forward planning of outcome metrics is obviously a good thing
for the future, I think we should make an effort now to compile
outcomes and metrics for projects, programs and grants that have
already taken place.  Is there an onwiki page for this, or a table to
fill out for each project or grant we have undertaken?  I know there
are some reports linked from here
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Reports#Small_grants but surely there
are more hanging around?  Even though you can't enumerate them off the
top of your head, we *should* be able to enumerate them if everyone
writes up the outcomes of projects we've individually been involved
with.  I know there are huge outcomes as a result of the SLNSW
training and residency.. but maybe they have not been tabulated into
reportable dotpoints?
Toby

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[Wikimediaau-l] Open Knowledge meetup - Open Knowledge Brisbane Meetup Group (Brisbane) - Meetup

[Kerry Raymond]

Folks in the Brisbane area might be interested in this Open Knowledge meetup 
group. Next gathering on Monday. Details below:

http://www.meetup.com/Open-Knowledge-Brisbane-Meetup-Group/events/144059092/


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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] WP citations in NLA/Trove

[Kerry Raymond]

Thanks, John! That will come in handy for training on the VE.

It also explains why Liam never saw my email - it did seem a little odd at
the time.

For those who like to follow instructions literally, John omitted one step.

First, open the references dialog. Then open the transclusion dialog, etc as
John describes. 

Of course adding a Trove reference in the VE is actually far more steps than
in the source editor, plus you have the greater delays of loading the VE and
saving from the VE, so it's unlikely to be the tipping point to switch
anyone from the source editor to the VE.

Kerry


-Original Message-
From: John Vandenberg [mailto:jay...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 9 October 2013 4:12 PM
To: Kerry Raymond; Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] WP citations in NLA/Trove

On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com
wrote:
..
Sorry for this email by Kerry not being approved when it was sent.
The images pushed it to the moderator, who was at Wikimania.

Fwiw, it is possible to add trove references.

1. Open the transclusion dialog
2. On the left hand side there is a '+' symbol; hover over it and '[
]' will appear - click that.
3. Paste in the raw wikitext in the text box that appears
4. Click apply

This trick can be used to add any wiki text, anywhere in an article.
This feature has been in the core VE since it was first deployed, but
not documented .

--
John


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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: Funding Query

[Kerry Raymond]

I think to get more volunteers involved we need a way to communicate with
more volunteers. There appear to be many people in the 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_in_Australia

 

and its various sub-categories, sub-sub-categories etc. Perhaps we should
talk to them on-wiki and see if we can get them to join this mailing list.
Then at least we might have a better way to communicate to them about events
and projects, such as Freopedia. I won't go so far as to call it a
membership drive, but at least let's try and recruit more sympathisers.

 

Also, Adam mentioned using Meetup 

 

http://australia.meetup.com/cities/au/

 

as a way to perhaps attract new people to local events. If you are not
familiar with Meetup, it sends people who are signed up a weekly (I think)
email about events coming up that seem to match their interests based on
past registration or that their friends (Facebook or whatever you've been
been willing to share with it) are registered for. The site seems have a lot
of geeky kinds of groups and events so this might be a good place to
recruit. The other similar thing that we might use is EventBrite:

 

http://www.eventbrite.com/

 

which is similar (probably a bit more focussed on ticketing) but it's used a
lot by State Library of Queensland and other libraries, so again it might be
a way to reach into communities who engage with libraries who might have
some natural sympathies with Wikipedia. AFAIK, both of the above sites are
free to use for free events (which fits pretty much everything we do). 

 

Of course, if we start recruiting from outside of WMF sites, we must
remember that we are likely recruit people without editing skills so we must
have a plan to address this. 

 

Kerry

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Craig
Franklin
Sent: Tuesday, 8 October 2013 10:12 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: Funding Query

 

Hi,

 

I just want to endorse Gnangarra's final comment here as well - the best way
to get projects going is to get out and do them.  I was at a very
interesting Wikimania presentation given by Asaf Bartov in Hong Kong where
he posited that you needed at least five people involved in a project for it
to have good prospects of success.  The projects that Gnangarra is
spearheading in WA meet that criteria, but I would really like to see more
projects being offered up that everyone across the country could get excited
about and make meaningful contributions to, preferably without needing to
leave the comfort of their own home.  On the flipside, if you sit around
waiting for someone else to take the initiative and do the hard work on that
project you think is really important, then you might just be waiting for a
long time ;-).

 

The primary constraint for Wikimedia Australia in the past couple of years
has been volunteer time, not money.  I expect that that will continue to be
the case for the next twelve to eighteen months at least.

 

Cheers,

Craig

 

On 8 October 2013 20:38, Gnangarra gnanga...@gmail.com wrote:

well some that come to mind
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Freo - Freopedia only cost for
WMAU has been Craig to Perth for the Launch, and from reports was well
recieved at Wikimania in Hong Kong...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Waroona,
prelude to a Wikitown there.
then there 2 of us doign a workshop tomorrow in Toodyay, and 3 of us
being part of the Shire of Toodyay demostrations on Saturday for a
third WikiTown there -- WMAU approved $200 to cover some expenses but
well below the true costs of running the two

add to that, the work of SatuSuro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Takes_Western_Australian_Wheatb
elt_Railways_2013
and to that a larger Wheatbelt project...

Its not talking about ideas thats going to change things it needs more
people to get out there and do things,

Gideon

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Funding Query

[Kerry Raymond]

Before WMAU would need to pay even the first year of money for the linkage
grant, we (WMAU, UQ and APC) have to agree a legal contract in relation to
project. The UQ-drafted contract we have been given would seek to commit
WMAU to all 3 years of funding. Obviously WMAU does not wish to agree to
that given the uncertainty in relation to this funding and we will be
seeking to have the contract varied to allow us to not make the subsequent
payments if we have not been able to obtain those funds from WMF (or
elsewhere). There are other issues with the contract in relation to
intellectual property, levels of indemnity etc that also need to be
resolved. I agree with Craig that this is likely to be a slow process.

 

If any WMAU member happens to be a lawyer, we would be very happy to have
your assistance in this matter.

 

Kerry

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Craig
Franklin
Sent: Monday, 7 October 2013 3:31 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Funding Query

 

Hi Adam,

 

Thanks for the question.  As you've noted, we haven't put in a funding
request to this round's FDC process.  This has largely come about because in
discussions with members of the FDC and the Foundation staff supporting the
FDC, we were 'encouraged' not to apply in this round for a variety of
reasons.  Chief among those was a desire to see a more substantial record of
evaluation, impact, and value for money in the projects that we do.  

 

To this end, we need to reposition the chapter from an organisation that
attempts large, expensive, and complex projects to an organisation that sets
goals that are more modest, measurable, and achievable.  This is going to
require a cultural shift in the way we administer the chapter, as our
previous success in participating in the fundraiser means that we have not
developed the evaluation and project management mechanisms that we would
have done if we'd continued to evolve without the sudden windfall injection
of tens of thousands of dollars.

 

In relation to the actual figures and numbers, I'm happy to share those.
Please note that the figures I'm quoting here are only approximate, I'm sure
that John Vandenberg can come and give more precise figures if they're
needed.

 

The commitment for the first round of the Paralympic project is in the realm
of $25,000.  This payment has not yet been made, while we continue to work
with UQ and APC to determine how this will work administratively.  As you've
noted, this money is quarantined and locked in, subject to the necessary
paperwork with UQ and APC being agreed to.  At the moment, I'm expecting the
actual payment will probably not occur until early in calendar year 2014
(but I might be pleasantly surprised).  Kerry is handling the direct
negotiation with APC and UQ and may be able to provide further context.

 

Year two and three come to about $50k a pop, but this money is *not*
guaranteed.  We have been extremely upfront with everyone involved that we
will only be able to fund the second and third years if we get the money
from the Foundation (or from elsewhere).  So at some point we're going to
need to ask for this money, but not for quite some time.  Obviously, we've
been firm that the best way to actually guarantee that we'll get the funding
is for the first year's investment to produce those measurable outcomes for
the Wikimedia movement so we can make a good argument that it's a project
worth investing further in.

 

We currently have on the order of $80k in cash reserves, and if you subtract
the $25k for the APC project that leaves us with about   Subtract another
$5k for essential running costs over the next year (financial software,
office supplies, etc etc), and that leaves us with about $50k to play with.
$50k is a lot of money and it should be possible to achieve a lot of impact
with this, especially if we keep in mind that projects should be modest,
measurable, and achievable.

 

More generally speaking, I am wary of equating success for the chapter
purely in terms of how many dollars we can squeeze out of the Foundation.
Success needs to be measured in terms of our impact, whether that is the
creation of new content, the recruitment of new editors, or encouraging
diversity.  I believe that by concentrating on smaller and simpler projects,
we can have a measurable impact in those spaces within the next twelve
months, without exhausting our reserve funds, which will put us in a much
better position to request money for the Linkage Grant and other programmes
in the future.

 

Cheers,

Craig

 

 

 

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Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 15:18:09 +
From: Adam Jenkins adam.jenk...@gmail.com
To: Wikimedia-au wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Fwd: Notification about Wikimedia user account security issue

[Kerry Raymond]

I was one of them and I have received an email, so hopefully, if you are
affected, you already know and have changed your password.

 

Kerry

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Craig
Franklin
Sent: Thursday, 3 October 2013 4:17 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Fwd:
Notification about Wikimedia user account security issue

 

This issue may affect subscribers on this list, especially those who have
edited Wikivoyage or the Wikimania wikis.

Cheers, 
Craig

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Date: 03/10/2013 4:03 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Fwd: Notification about
Wikimedia user account security issue
To: wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org
Cc: 

FYI.


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Date: Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 10:56 PM
Subject: Notification about Wikimedia user account security issue
To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org


See also:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/October_2013_private_data_security_issue

On October 1, 2013, we learned about an implementation error that made
private user information (specifically, user email addresses, password
hashes, session tokens, and last login timestamp) for approximately
37,000 Wikimedia project users accessible to volunteers with access to
the Wikimedia LabsDB infrastructure.

LabsDB, launched in May 2013, is designed to give volunteers the
ability to write tools and generate reports that make use of data from
our databases in real-time. This supports bottom-up innovation by the
Wikimedia community. As part of this process, private data is
automatically redacted before volunteers are given access to the data.
Unfortunately, for some of Wikimedia’s wikis[1], the database triggers
used to redact private data failed to take effect due to a schema
incompatibility, and LabsDB users had access to private user data for
some user accounts in these specific wiki databases. As of October 1,
228 users have access to LabsDB, and the window of availability of
this data was May 29, 2013 to October 1, 2013.

This issue was discovered and reported by a trusted volunteer, and
access to the data in question was revoked within 15 minutes of the
report. We have no evidence to suggest that the private data in
question was exported in bulk or used for malicious purposes, but we
cannot definitively exclude the possibility. As a precautionary
measure, we have invalidated all affected user sessions, and are
requiring affected users to change their password on their next login.

We have also sent an email notification to affected users with a
confirmed email address.

We regret this mistake. LabsDB is still a new part of our
infrastructure, and we will fully audit the redaction process, so as
to minimize any risk of a future mistake of this nature.

Sincerely,
Erik Moeller
Vice President of Engineering  Product Development

Contact information

Should you have any questions, please contact us via email to:

accountsecur...@wikimedia.org

You can also reach the Wikimedia Foundation at:

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
149 New Montgomery Street
Floor 6
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States
Phone: +1-415-839-6885 tel:%2B1-415-839-6885 
Fax: +1-415-882-0495 tel:%2B1-415-882-0495 

[1] List of affected databases: aswikisource bewikisource dewikivoyage
elwikivoyage enwikivoyage eswikivoyage frwikivoyage guwikisource
hewikivoyage itwikivoyage kowikiversity lezwiki loginwiki minwiki
nlwikivoyage plwikivoyage ptwikivoyage rowikivoyage ruwikivoyage
sawikiquote slwikiversity svwikivoyage testwikidatawiki tyvwiki
ukwikivoyage vecwiktionary votewiki wikidatawiki wikimania2013wiki
wikimania2014wiki


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[Wikimediaau-l] FW: [Chapters] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] Funds Dissemination Committee: Report on first year of operations

[Kerry Raymond]

 

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From: Chapters [mailto:chapters-boun...@wikimedia.ch] On Behalf Of Itzik
Edri
Sent: Friday, 4 October 2013 5:49 AM
To: Chapters mailing list
Subject: [Chapters] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] Funds Dissemination
Committee: Report on first year of operations

 

Hey,

 

I don't know how many of you had the time already to read Sue's report.

 

I'll give some Chapters Executive Highlights:

 

*Upshot: I am pleased by the first year of the FDC. That
said, I also want to note that I have significant concerns about how our
movement entities are developing. 

* 

*Disproportionate resources and influence of Wikimedia
organizations: I believe that currently, too large a proportion of the
movement's money is being spent by the chapters. The value in the Wikimedia
projects is primarily created by individual editors: individuals create the
value for readers, which results in those readers donating money to the
movement. We have over 40 Wikimedia organizations today, 12 of whom received
funding allocations through the FDC last year. Of the US$5.65 million WMF
gave out in grants last year, 89% or US$5.04 million were to affiliate
entities, with US$4.71 million (83% of the total grants) to these 12
entities for their annual plans. I am not sure that the additional value
created by movement entities such as chapters justifies the financial cost,
and I wonder whether it might make more sense for the movement to focus a
larger amount of spending on direct financial support for individuals
working in the projects.

* 

*High costs and unclear results: [...] I believe we're
spending a lot of money, more than is warranted by the results we've been
seeing. I am concerned by the growth rates requested by the entities
submitting funding requests to the FDC: I believe that in order to justify
the size of grants that have been sought, the entities involved should need
to be able to say clearly how their plan will make an important contribution
to helping the Wikimedia movement achieve its mission.

* 

*Growing institutionalization of the movement: During
the WMF strategic planning process, at the beginning of 2010, there were
only three
https://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Paid_staff/en
chapters with staff. By the end of the first year of the FDC process, there
are at least 15 Wikimedia affiliates with full or part-time staff and
offices (not all of them in the FDC process). [..]

* 

*FDC process dominated by chapters perspectives: I am
also concerned that the FDC itself --the most significant and powerful
funding mechanism for our movement-- has very few non-chapter-related
members: the majority of its members are also Board/former Board members of
a chapter. [...]. But I do also believe that people who are involved in
chapter organizations (and other Wikimedia organizations) have a particular
worldview that is in some ways different from that of Wikimedians who choose
not to become involved with incorporated Wikimedia organizations, and I
think a healthy funds dissemination process would benefit from multiple
perspectives. 

 

 

Itzik

 

-- Forwarded message --
From: Sue Gardner sgard...@wikimedia.org
Date: Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 3:47 AM
Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] Funds Dissemination Committee: Report on
first year of operations
To: Wikimedia Announce Mailing List
wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org



Hi folks,

As you know, in July 2012 the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees asked
me to set up the Funds Dissemination Committee, a volunteer-driven advisory
committee created to make recommendations to the Board allocating funds for
chapters and other Wikimedia movement entities. I did that, and the FDC has
now been fully operational for a little more than a year.

As part of the FDC framework, I committed that after the FDC's first year of
operation I would create a report for the Board that documented the state of
the FDC at that moment in time, and told the Board about any revisions we
had made to the process as a result of stakeholder input during its first
year.

The purpose of this note is to tell you that report is now posted. It's
here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Annual_report_on_the_Funds_Dissem
ination_Committee_process_2012-2013

If you've got comments on the report I'd suggest that rather than replying
to this list, you leave them on the talk page. And, my thanks to everyone
who contributed to the FDC's first year of operations, and also to the
report :-)

 

Thanks,
Sue


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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [Chapters] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] Funds Dissemination Committee: Report on first year of operations

[Kerry Raymond]

Further to this, I happened to be watching to the WMF Metrics Meeting, which
also reveals some interesting information on the grants process.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKKD5eGFNkI with the relevant section
commencing at 34 mins 20 secs.

 

Kerry

 

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From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 4 October 2013 6:21 AM
To: 'memb...@wikimedia.org.au'; 'Wikimedia Australia Chapter'
Subject: FW: [Chapters] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] Funds Dissemination
Committee: Report on first year of operations

 

 

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From: Chapters [mailto:chapters-boun...@wikimedia.ch] On Behalf Of Itzik
Edri
Sent: Friday, 4 October 2013 5:49 AM
To: Chapters mailing list
Subject: [Chapters] Fwd: [Wikimedia Announcements] Funds Dissemination
Committee: Report on first year of operations

 

Hey,

 

I don't know how many of you had the time already to read Sue's report.

 

I'll give some Chapters Executive Highlights:

 

*Upshot: I am pleased by the first year of the FDC. That
said, I also want to note that I have significant concerns about how our
movement entities are developing. 

* 

*Disproportionate resources and influence of Wikimedia
organizations: I believe that currently, too large a proportion of the
movement's money is being spent by the chapters. The value in the Wikimedia
projects is primarily created by individual editors: individuals create the
value for readers, which results in those readers donating money to the
movement. We have over 40 Wikimedia organizations today, 12 of whom received
funding allocations through the FDC last year. Of the US$5.65 million WMF
gave out in grants last year, 89% or US$5.04 million were to affiliate
entities, with US$4.71 million (83% of the total grants) to these 12
entities for their annual plans. I am not sure that the additional value
created by movement entities such as chapters justifies the financial cost,
and I wonder whether it might make more sense for the movement to focus a
larger amount of spending on direct financial support for individuals
working in the projects.

* 

*High costs and unclear results: [...] I believe we're
spending a lot of money, more than is warranted by the results we've been
seeing. I am concerned by the growth rates requested by the entities
submitting funding requests to the FDC: I believe that in order to justify
the size of grants that have been sought, the entities involved should need
to be able to say clearly how their plan will make an important contribution
to helping the Wikimedia movement achieve its mission.

* 

*Growing institutionalization of the movement: During
the WMF strategic planning process, at the beginning of 2010, there were
only three
https://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Paid_staff/en
chapters with staff. By the end of the first year of the FDC process, there
are at least 15 Wikimedia affiliates with full or part-time staff and
offices (not all of them in the FDC process). [..]

* 

*FDC process dominated by chapters perspectives: I am
also concerned that the FDC itself --the most significant and powerful
funding mechanism for our movement-- has very few non-chapter-related
members: the majority of its members are also Board/former Board members of
a chapter. [...]. But I do also believe that people who are involved in
chapter organizations (and other Wikimedia organizations) have a particular
worldview that is in some ways different from that of Wikimedians who choose
not to become involved with incorporated Wikimedia organizations, and I
think a healthy funds dissemination process would benefit from multiple
perspectives. 

 

 

Itzik

 

-- Forwarded message --
From: Sue Gardner sgard...@wikimedia.org
Date: Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 3:47 AM
Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] Funds Dissemination Committee: Report on
first year of operations
To: Wikimedia Announce Mailing List
wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org

Hi folks,

As you know, in July 2012 the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees asked
me to set up the Funds Dissemination Committee, a volunteer-driven advisory
committee created to make recommendations to the Board allocating funds for
chapters and other Wikimedia movement entities. I did that, and the FDC has
now been fully operational for a little more than a year.

As part of the FDC framework, I committed that after the FDC's first year of
operation I would create a report for the Board that documented the state of
the FDC at that moment in time, and told the Board about any revisions we
had made to the process as a result of stakeholder input during its first
year.

The purpose of this note is to tell you that report is now posted. It's
here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Annual_report_on_the_Funds_Dissem

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] access tojournals

[Kerry Raymond]

And it’s not just the National Library. The State Libraries and many council
libraries offer similar access. For example, here in sunny Brisbane, I can
access:

 

State Library of Queensland http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/search/eresources

Brisbane City Council
https://elibcat.library.brisbane.qld.gov.au/uhtbin/cgisirsi/TfSYpYtO53/ZZELI
BCAT/0/1/1439/X/BLASTOFF

 

While many of these resources can be accessed from your home (usually
involving some kind of library-card login process), some resources are
restricted to the library’s computers (that is, you have to be on-site).
Such restrictions are usually imposed by the resource provider rather than
by the libraries (although some libraries have “number of people through the
door” as their major KPI and so are motivated to not facilitate online
access).

 

However, despite being well aware of this cornucopia of resources, I find I
rarely access them, because it’s enormously tedious connecting to each of
these “deep web” resources in turn and searching it (usually in a
bewildering variety of interfaces, each with their own remarkable set of
quirks). I am afraid that I have been seduced by Google and expect a single
interface that searches “everything” while being somewhat forgiving of my
spelling errors and typos. Apart from Google, for my WP editing, I tend to
stick to a relatively small set of “deep web” resources, with which I am
very familiar and for which I know I have a high probability of finding
something useful. 

 

Kerry

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Liam Wyatt
Sent: Tuesday, 24 September 2013 11:35 PM
To: WMAu members; Wikimedia-au
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] access
tojournals

 

Forwarding a conversation thread (below) from Wikimedia-l, where I just
posted a comment that has specific relevance to Australian Wikimedians who
might wish to access subscription databases (e.g. JSTOR). 

In short - if you get a free NLA library card you can get access to JSTOR
and much more for free, offsite access too. 

-Liam

 

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Date: 24 September 2013 13:06
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] access to journals
To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org
Cc: Jake Orlowitz jorlow...@gmail.com, English Wikipedia
wikie...@lists.wikimedia.org



With regards to getting access to closed journals... 

I'm now working for the National Library of Australia and we offer free, at
home, access to JSTOR and MANY other restricted access databases to any
Australian, if they get a free library card. 
[You can see the full list at the NLA eResources page:
http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/ ]

Is this unique to Australia? I must admit that I didn't realise until
recently the extent of the restricted databases that were available for free
to library card holders in their own home. With all the discussion over the
years on the global Wikimedia mailing lists about trying to special access
for Wikimedians, I had just assumed it was a global issue. But, at least for
Australians, it's largely solved... Are other country's major libraries
offering journal access to the public for free? If not, perhaps rather than
trying to get special access for Wikimedians directly from the Database
companies, we should be working to get access via Library subscriptions?

 

Liam / Wittylama.

 

[p.s. yes - I realise I'm promoting a service offered by my employer, sorry.
But I reckon it's relevant and important that people know though.

p.p.s. If you are Australian and want a free library card sent to you - go
here: http://www.nla.gov.au/getalibrarycard/ ]




wittylama.com
Peace, love  metadata

 

On 24 September 2013 12:48, Andrea Zanni zanni.andre...@gmail.com wrote:

It's probably worth mentioning (again) that
we started a brand new wikimedia mailing list about Open Access:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/openaccess

If you are interested in the topic of access to scientific/academic
literature, you should be there.
Getting access to closed journals is definetely something that we like
and must pursue,
but changing the very system of is more important.
We shouldn't have this issue at all :-)

Aubrey







On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Tom Morris t...@tommorris.org wrote:

 If you've gone to university, it's well worth looking to see if your
 university provide alumni access.

 My university, the University of London, provide alumni access to the
 library for £220 a year, which includes an eight book borrowing limit,
full
 JSTOR access (which doesn't have the limitation that JPASS has), Oxford
DNB
 access and some other online resources.

 Some universities also charge the even better price of nothing.

 I've put up a page in project space on English Wikipedia so we can
 document which institutions provide access:

 

[Wikimediaau-l] Wheelchair Rugby edit-a-thon with free tickets to the Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nation competition!

[Kerry Raymond]

To kick off the research project with University of Queensland and the
Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), we are going to celebrate the
Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nation competition being held in central Sydney (in St
Mary's Cathedral Square) on Wed 18 - Fri 20 September by following it up
with an edit-a-thon at the State Library of New South Wales on Saturday 21
September. For the full details see:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_New_South_Wale
s/Paralympics_Workshop

 

Tony Naar of APC has generously offered *free* tickets to the wheelchair
rugby games to edit-a-thon participants. Yippee, we love *free* stuff! Both
daytime and evening matches are available to fit around your other
commitments. See here for the dates/times:

 

http://www.paralympic.org.au/games-amp-events/be-influence-wheelchair-rugby-
tri-nations

 

Tony is hoping that attending these fast-paced action-packed competitions
between the world's top national teams (Australia, USA, and Canada) will
inspire you to write about Wheelchair Rugby (aka *Murderball!*) at the
edit-a-thon:

 

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

 

but, of course, contributions on any aspect of disability sport or related
themes are welcome at the edit-a-thon. 

 

Hawkeye7 will be leading the WMAU side of the edit-a-thon; many of you will
be aware of his strong track record in this area. And we hope that we will
get a good turnout from our Sydneysiders and their relatives/friends/etc.
Remember non-editors can still help with research and normal writing
(mark-up can be added by others) so they are most welcome. And you can also
participate electronically too!

 

So, what to do now:

 

1. Go to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_New_South_Wale
s/Paralympics_Workshop

and sign up for the edit-a-thon (physically or electronically)

 

2. Check the competition dates/times

http://www.paralympic.org.au/games-amp-events/be-influence-wheelchair-rugby-
tri-nations

 

3. email Tony Naar (cc-ed) tony.n...@paralympic.org.au with your ticket
requests

 

4. practice screaming yourself hoarse to cheer on the teams (we'd rather you
didn't scream at your fellow edit-a-thon-ers!)

 

Any questions? Ask me. I might not know the answer but I probably know who
to ask!

 

Kerry

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] looking for edit training?

[Kerry Raymond]

Although I know many of our WMAU members are experienced Wikipedia editors,
I am aware that we do have some members who are not and would welcome some
opportunity to learn more about it. 

 

We aren't in a position to run large group formal training in most cities
(for a variety of reasons) but it's possible to do one-on-one informal
training so long as there is a volunteer available in your area.

 

So, if you are someone who would like to get some one-on-one training,
please contact me and let me know what area you are in. I will then call for
volunteers for that area to assist and, if successful, put you in touch to
make a mutually convenient arrangement to get together.

 

One comment. Obviously it's up to the individuals to make whatever
arrangements they are comfortable with, but I must point out that there are
risks associated with meeting with a stranger in a private setting (this is
always a consideration when conducting interviews in research projects). It
might be preferable to meet in a library or other public place in the first
instance.

 

Kerry

 

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Donation banners

[Kerry Raymond]

We've had a few reports of donation banners by Australian WP readers at this
unseasonal time of the year, so I made some enquiries and it appears that
WMF is running these banners for anonymous users on a once off basis. Many
of you will probably not have seen them yourselves as you are probably
normally logged-in when you use WP. I believe the normal donation banner
campaign will still take place at the end of the year.

 

I thought you might like to be aware of these donation banners in case
anyone asks you about it. Note, it is supposed to be a once off experience
and the team would like to hear if there is any evidence that individuals
are seeing a lot of these banners. Of course people using multiple computers
might see them once off on each computer (not sure there is much that can
be done about that).

 

If you'd like to know more about it, please see:

 

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2013#July_1.2C_2013_Update

 

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2013#First_two_weeks_of_the_new_f
iscal_year.2C_July_15.2C_2013_Update

 

 

Kerry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Looking for something a bit different? Try Fréamh an Eolais on Irish Wikipedia

[Kerry Raymond]

Well, it’s certainly entertaining adding photos. Now what exactly is the
batascarfa? A water dragon?  a butter sponge? I guess if I get it wrong, my
efforts will provide hours of laughter for the Irish reader. I think I might
skip adding categories – I think I could be truly dangerous with my
non-existent understanding of the language and the somewhat unhelpful
translations.

 

Kerry

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Craig
Franklin
Sent: Tuesday, 6 August 2013 11:50 AM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Looking for something a bit different? Try Fréamh
an Eolais on Irish Wikipedia

 

Hi All,

 

This is only tangentially related to Australia, so if you prefer your emails
to be strictly on topic then please move on.  

 

Since late July, Úsáideor:HusseyBot has been uploading recently free
articles from Fréamh an Eolais onto the Irish Wikipedia.  Fréamh an
Eolais, which roughly translates as root of knowledge is an Irish
language scientific encyclopaedia composed by Matthew Hussey, a science
academic at the Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath (Dublin
Institute of Technology).  The content in Fréamh an Eolais has recently been
licensed under as CC-BY-SA and also under the GFDL, thus making it eligible
for inclusion on Wikimedia projects.  It includes not just information on
scientific concepts themselves, but also biographies of notable people in
the world of science.

 

http://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speisialta:Contributions/HusseyBot

 

Unfortunately, a lot of these articles do not have images or categories yet,
and as Irish Wikipedia is still a small project it may take a long time
before these new articles are linked up with the wealth of other information
available in the Wikisphere.  However (and this is where you come in), it's
relatively easy by looking at the translations to determine what each
article is about, and from there to add images from Commons or categories
from other similar articles.

 

Even if you can only do a couple of articles, any help would be appreciated!

 

Cheers,

Craig Franklin

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[Wikimediaau-l] another 2014 proposal for the West Australia Wheatbelt

[Kerry Raymond]

See here for the full proposal:

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au//wiki/User:SatuSuro/Wheatbelt_Project
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:SatuSuro/Wheatbelt_Project 

 

See here for the 2014 list of possible activities:

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au//wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan 

 

Kerry

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] 2014 Annual Plan: international events ...

[Kerry Raymond]

Tony1 has made some comments about the 2014 Annual Plan:

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal_talk:2014_Annual_Plan

 

and I hope we will be hearing more from others!

 

In regard to his comment about WMAU being represented at international
events, it's probably worth a broader discussion of some of the issues here.

 

In 2013, we didn't budget any money for participation in international
community events, precisely because we (the committee) were doubtful about
the benefits from chinwagging relative to the costs. However, that has
been interpreted by others as not engaging with the broader community, etc.
In particular we had a certain amount of criticism for not being represented
at the Chapters Conference.

 

The other issue here is that, despite all the electronic means of
communication, people still seem to need face-to-face meetings (and, in
particular, the act of eating together) to build trust and goodwill; this is
something that I have seen so many times in my years in international
standards development (even though almost all the people I worked with were
IT people and hence those who one might think most able to work effectively
electronically). And trust/goodwill is important when it comes to getting
money, so it may be that an international airfare for some carefully-chosen
event (meaning who will be there) might be an excellent investment. So
that's why it's on the list of possibilities for discussion.

 

Kerry

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Interesting youtube video about WMF's activity

[Kerry Raymond]

The recent WMF Metrics meeting recorded a 1 hour video. The purpose of the
meeting was to ensure that WMF staff and volunteers are all on the same
page on the state of the encyclopaedia and the initiatives being taken to
address concerns such as edition attrition. Don't be put off by the first
few minutes of hello everybody stuff as it then gets down into a series of
substantive presentations. I found it very interesting and thought others
might find it so too:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALT8_Toyc0g

 

Kerry

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Interesting youtube video about WMF's activity

[Kerry Raymond]

There's an agenda here and some of the slide packs:

 

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings/2013-07-11

 

but some of the items on the agenda aren't on the video. 

 

Kerry

 

  _  

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, 20 July 2013 9:23 AM
To: 'WMAu members'; 'Wikimedia Australia Chapter'
Subject: Interesting youtube video about WMF's activity

 

The recent WMF Metrics meeting recorded a 1 hour video. The purpose of the
meeting was to ensure that WMF staff and volunteers are all on the same
page on the state of the encyclopaedia and the initiatives being taken to
address concerns such as edition attrition. Don't be put off by the first
few minutes of hello everybody stuff as it then gets down into a series of
substantive presentations. I found it very interesting and thought others
might find it so too:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALT8_Toyc0g

 

Kerry

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [wmau:members] Re: 2014 Annual Plan

[Kerry Raymond]

Thanks, Leigh, for your ideas. I have added them to:

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au//wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan 

 

As always we welcome feedback on this list, particularly in terms of
establishing priorities (since we can't do everything).

 

Kerry

 

 

  _  

From: Leigh Blackall [mailto:leighblack...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 19 July 2013 10:01 AM
To: Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Cc: WMAu members
Subject: [wmau:members] Re: [Wikimediaau-l] 2014 Annual Plan

 

Thinking further, and I hope you're able to consider suggestions from
non-members..

 

1.  Start the Wikimedia Australia Journal for Education and Research
(WAJER) on Wikiversity. I volunteer to be a peer reviewer. It is a venue for
peer reviewing and publishing works developed in or about the Wikimedia
projects, and related fields. If, over time it achieves impact factor, and
it will by our own metrix, then we will lobby Excellence in Research
Australia to recognise it. When that happens, academics have no reason not
to engage.
2.  Establish a restricted access MediaWiki for culturally vulnerable
and sensitive groups in Australia. I'm thinking primarily Indigenous
Australians, but also refugees and recent migrants, or minority groups that
are at risk of oppression and exploitation. The purpose of the closed wiki
is to offer a secure place to start and trial projects, for as long as they
need to deciding how and when their works can move to the main projects. In
my limited experience working with Indigenous Australians, this would remove
a significant obstacle for their engagement. John Vandenberg was proposing
something like this last year, and I had at least 2 large groups in the NT
wanting such a thing, and now another in Victoria.

 

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Leigh Blackall leighblack...@gmail.com
wrote:

And some case study or exemplar for an appropriate and informed relationship
between a university marketing department, and the ethos of the wiki
projects. Ie, remove the barrier that marketing would place on faculty
engagement with the project

 

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Leigh Blackall leighblack...@gmail.com
wrote:

I'm not able to edit WMAu wiki,

 

Good to see a continuation of Wikimedia in Higher Education. We could sure
use some more proactive support in our effort to develop educational
practices around the Wikimedia projects. This includes, librarian awareness
campaigns, how to edit workshops, WMAu partnering in funding applications, a
road show of Australian work to date, more active use of Wikiversity as a
hub for this sort of project.  

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com
wrote:

A little while ago there was a call for ideas for our Annual Plan for 2014,
which is an essential part of our FDC funding application (can't ask for
money unless we have things we intend to do!).

 

To try to get this conversation going, I have thrown together a list of
ideas that have come up. Which of these are worth doing? Which not? What's
missing from the list?

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au//wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan 

 

Please discuss via email or via editing the page/talk as you prefer.

 

Kerry

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [wmau:members] Re: 2014 Annual Plan

[Kerry Raymond]

Leigh

 

Priority is a combination of:

*   what members tell us they'd like to do,
*   what the committee thinks feasible to do
*   what the WMF will fund us to do.

 

Kerry

 

 

  _  

From: Leigh Blackall [mailto:leighblack...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 19 July 2013 12:21 PM
To: kerry.raym...@gmail.com
Cc: Wikimedia Australia Chapter; WMAu members
Subject: Re: [wmau:members] Re: [Wikimediaau-l] 2014 Annual Plan

 

Thanks Kerry and Gnangarra.

 

I think the ideas I put forward are high priority, but I have a tendency to
think that way, so I'll leave it to you guys to work out. Happy to
participate in discussion trying to order the priorities though.

 

Regards,

Leigh

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com
wrote:

Thanks, Leigh, for your ideas. I have added them to:

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au//wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan 

 

As always we welcome feedback on this list, particularly in terms of
establishing priorities (since we can't do everything).

 

Kerry

 

 

  _  

From: Leigh Blackall [mailto:leighblack...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, 19 July 2013 10:01 AM
To: Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Cc: WMAu members
Subject: [wmau:members] Re: [Wikimediaau-l] 2014 Annual Plan

 

Thinking further, and I hope you're able to consider suggestions from
non-members..

 

1.  Start the Wikimedia Australia Journal for Education and Research
(WAJER) on Wikiversity. I volunteer to be a peer reviewer. It is a venue for
peer reviewing and publishing works developed in or about the Wikimedia
projects, and related fields. If, over time it achieves impact factor, and
it will by our own metrix, then we will lobby Excellence in Research
Australia to recognise it. When that happens, academics have no reason not
to engage.
2.  Establish a restricted access MediaWiki for culturally vulnerable
and sensitive groups in Australia. I'm thinking primarily Indigenous
Australians, but also refugees and recent migrants, or minority groups that
are at risk of oppression and exploitation. The purpose of the closed wiki
is to offer a secure place to start and trial projects, for as long as they
need to deciding how and when their works can move to the main projects. In
my limited experience working with Indigenous Australians, this would remove
a significant obstacle for their engagement. John Vandenberg was proposing
something like this last year, and I had at least 2 large groups in the NT
wanting such a thing, and now another in Victoria.

 

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Leigh Blackall leighblack...@gmail.com
wrote:

And some case study or exemplar for an appropriate and informed relationship
between a university marketing department, and the ethos of the wiki
projects. Ie, remove the barrier that marketing would place on faculty
engagement with the project

 

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Leigh Blackall leighblack...@gmail.com
wrote:

I'm not able to edit WMAu wiki,

 

Good to see a continuation of Wikimedia in Higher Education. We could sure
use some more proactive support in our effort to develop educational
practices around the Wikimedia projects. This includes, librarian awareness
campaigns, how to edit workshops, WMAu partnering in funding applications, a
road show of Australian work to date, more active use of Wikiversity as a
hub for this sort of project.  

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com
wrote:

A little while ago there was a call for ideas for our Annual Plan for 2014,
which is an essential part of our FDC funding application (can't ask for
money unless we have things we intend to do!).

 

To try to get this conversation going, I have thrown together a list of
ideas that have come up. Which of these are worth doing? Which not? What's
missing from the list?

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au//wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan 

 

Please discuss via email or via editing the page/talk as you prefer.

 

Kerry

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] 2014 Annual Plan

[Kerry Raymond]

A little while ago there was a call for ideas for our Annual Plan for 2014,
which is an essential part of our FDC funding application (can't ask for
money unless we have things we intend to do!).

To try to get this conversation going, I have thrown together a list of
ideas that have come up. Which of these are worth doing? Which not? What's
missing from the list?

http://www.wikimedia.org.au//wiki/Proposal:2014_Annual_Plan

Please discuss via email or via editing the page/talk as you prefer.

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[Wikimediaau-l] 2030 Strategic Plan for Victorian Public Libraries

[Kerry Raymond]

For those of you with a taste for a bit of GLAM in your life, you might
enjoy this 50+ page presentation of the 2030 strategic plan for Victorian
Public Libraries

 

http://www.plvn.net.au/sites/default/files/20130527%20FINAL%20VPL2030%20Full
%20Report_web.pdf

 

or you can settle for my quick summary and still have time to watch the Tour
de France tonight:

 

The focus will be on:

*   creativity, 
*   collaboration
*   brain health
*   dynamic learning
*   community connection.

 

Which will be manifested by libraries having fewer books (or at least fewer
books on site) and a lot more spaces (see note below) and activities for
creative pursuits and community engagements. For those of you in sunny
Queensland, you will probably be aware of the changes at the State Library
of Queensland that demonstrate this same trend, more auditoriums and meeting
rooms, more lounge areas, the development of The Edge as a digital
creativity space

 

http://edgeqld.org.au/

 

musical events, yarning evenings, etc. For example in the past month or two
at the State Library of Queensland, I've done 3D printing, feeding slime
molds and transferring jellyfish DNA into bacteria to make it glow in the
dark - it's a library with a lot more to offer than just books. And, as most
of you are probably aware, SLQ has been partnering with WMAU in relation to
image donations to Commons, regional edit training, etc.

 

So for those of you in freezing Victoria, it looks like there are exciting
times ahead in your public libraries. While the report is not about the
State Library of Victoria as such, nonetheless SLV folk were very involved
in the project so I am guessing that SLV's own future trajectory might be
similar. So this could be a good time to explore if SLV or the Victorian
Public Libraries might be interested in getting involved with WMAU as SLQ
and SLNSW are doing.

 

Kerry

 

Note. Once buildings had rooms. Now buildings have spaces. The difference is
that rooms have walls but spaces don't have walls. Spaces are the parts of
rooms that extend to but do not include the walls. I am unsure if spaces
have ceilings and floors. Probably spaces extend up and down to but not
including the ceilings and floors. However, given the forces of gravity,
physicists continue to recommend that library spaces should be immediately
vertically positioned above a floor, physicists being very down-to-earth
kind of folks.

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] 2030 Strategic Plan for Victorian Public Libraries

[Kerry Raymond]

For myself (not a committee position or anything), I would like to see us
roll out a general 1-hour presentation about Wikipedia for the public. So,
not edit training, just stuff like stats about it, how its funded, how it
operates, how vandalism is managed, what WMAU does, etc. I'd probably throw
in some tips for the reader - I think there's a lot of stuff on a typical
article screen that people don't realise the use of. Simple stuff like click
on a photo to see it larger and see information about the photo, or the
language links, or What links here, similar stuff (categories). As there is
no hands-on to this, it can be delivered in any public library with a
meeting space. The goal of the exercise would to be increase people's
understanding of, use of, and hopefully respect for Wikipedia, and hopefully
loosing their purse strings for the annual donation appeal. A general
community upskilling (to use this buzzword of the month). We could also use
this introductory seminar to promote any upcoming edit training events for
anyone interested in that, but it wouldn't be the primary goal.

 

If we had an off-the-shelf presentation available (or perhaps a set of
modules that you could mix and match depending on the amount of time
available), would people be willing to make contact with their local
libraries and arrange to give such a presentation? I was seeing this as an
almost no-collar-cost activity with Wikipedians presenting it in their local
communities (of course there is a cost in time for all involved).

 

Kerry

 

 

  _  

From: Leigh Blackall [mailto:leighblack...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 3 July 2013 8:22 PM
To: kerry.raym...@gmail.com
Cc: wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org; WMAu members
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] 2030 Strategic Plan for Victorian Public
Libraries

 

Thanks Kerry, 

I'm keen to respond in any way you thought appropriate if it meant realising
this potential. I'm based on Melbourne at the moment, happy to run
workshops, especially regional Victoria.

On 03/07/2013 5:51 PM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:

For those of you with a taste for a bit of GLAM in your life, you might
enjoy this 50+ page presentation of the 2030 strategic plan for Victorian
Public Libraries

 

http://www.plvn.net.au/sites/default/files/20130527%20FINAL%20VPL2030%20Full
%20Report_web.pdf

 

or you can settle for my quick summary and still have time to watch the Tour
de France tonight:

 

The focus will be on:

*   creativity, 
*   collaboration
*   brain health
*   dynamic learning
*   community connection.

 

Which will be manifested by libraries having fewer books (or at least fewer
books on site) and a lot more spaces (see note below) and activities for
creative pursuits and community engagements. For those of you in sunny
Queensland, you will probably be aware of the changes at the State Library
of Queensland that demonstrate this same trend, more auditoriums and meeting
rooms, more lounge areas, the development of The Edge as a digital
creativity space

 

http://edgeqld.org.au/

 

musical events, yarning evenings, etc. For example in the past month or two
at the State Library of Queensland, I've done 3D printing, feeding slime
molds and transferring jellyfish DNA into bacteria to make it glow in the
dark - it's a library with a lot more to offer than just books. And, as most
of you are probably aware, SLQ has been partnering with WMAU in relation to
image donations to Commons, regional edit training, etc.

 

So for those of you in freezing Victoria, it looks like there are exciting
times ahead in your public libraries. While the report is not about the
State Library of Victoria as such, nonetheless SLV folk were very involved
in the project so I am guessing that SLV's own future trajectory might be
similar. So this could be a good time to explore if SLV or the Victorian
Public Libraries might be interested in getting involved with WMAU as SLQ
and SLNSW are doing.

 

Kerry

 

Note. Once buildings had rooms. Now buildings have spaces. The difference is
that rooms have walls but spaces don't have walls. Spaces are the parts of
rooms that extend to but do not include the walls. I am unsure if spaces
have ceilings and floors. Probably spaces extend up and down to but not
including the ceilings and floors. However, given the forces of gravity,
physicists continue to recommend that library spaces should be immediately
vertically positioned above a floor, physicists being very down-to-earth
kind of folks.

 


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[Wikimediaau-l] Brisbane: Digital Technologies in Education workshop

[Kerry Raymond]

This event may be of interest to folks in the Brisbane vicinity. I have no
idea if Wikipedia or wikis more generally will be discussed, but I know some
of you are teachers and/or have education connections.

Kerry

-Original Message-
Subject: Reading Room and QUT Invite you to: Digital Technologies in
Education

Reading Room and QUT are excited to bring you an engaging program that looks
at the use of digital technologies within cultural, school and
tertiary-based learning environments:

Digital Technologies in Education

The third instalment of our Digital Conversations series brings together
three diverse perspectives on how digital technologies are changing the
roles of both teachers and students; how the use of digital technologies can
enrich the learning experience; and the challenges teachers and learning
facilitators face with the advance of the digital revolution.

With a great line-up of speakers sharing their expertise and first-hand
experience we will discuss opportunities, challenges and examples of the use
of digital technologies within education. A QA session will follow where
you can ask questions and get advice from experts in the field.

When: Tuesday 16th July 2013, 5.30pm - 7pm

Where: The Cube, P 512, Gardens Point campus, 2 George Street Brisbane, QLD
4000

We will provide complimentary drinks and canapés for you to enjoy during the
event and have dedicated an hour for networking afterwards.

Our speakers include:

Rhys Cassidy
Teacher and Vice President, Australian Teachers of Media QLD
Rhys will discuss his experience on the opportunities provided by new
technologies within the classroom and the challenges of operating within the
education system

Michelle Mukherjee
Lecturer ICT Education, Faculty of Education, QUT
Michelle will discuss the use of digital technologies from a tertiary
perspective, and the challenges emerging in the use of digital technologies
within such learning environments.

Amy Walduck
Brisbane Digital Hub Coordinator, Brisbane City Council
Amy will discuss the role that digital technologies play within a library
context, particularly from the perspective of adult learning programs.

If you'd like to come along on the evening please RSVP here:
http://digitalconversations.readingroom.com.au/

The Digital Conversations series is always oversubscribed by two to three
times so please do RSVP early to grab your place!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Best Regards,
Sam Wong
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[Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: for anyone in the Brisbane area: Meet WittyLama - at QUT Library

[Kerry Raymond]

Sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded message:

 From: Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com
 Date: 28 June 2013 3:55:28 PM AEST
 To: WMAu members memb...@wikimedia.org.au
 Subject: for anyone in the Brisbane area: Meet WittyLama - at QUT Library
 
 hmm, something I'm afraid to ask about Wikipedia?! There's a challenge! 
 Putting on my thinking cap ...
 
 See y'all there!
 
 Kerry
 QUT Library along with the QUT Information Studies Group and ALIA Queensland 
 invite the local library community to:
 
  
 
 An Evening with WittyLama -  everything you wanted to know about Wikipedia 
 but were too afraid to ask.
 
  
 
 Liam Wyatt is Social Media coordinator at the National Library of Australia 
 and is the founder of the GLAM collaboration projects in the Wikimedia 
 community. He was the world’s first ‘Wikipedian in Residence’ at the British 
 Museum and the Global Cultural Partnerships coordinator for the Wikimedia 
 Foundation. He has also worked with Creative Commons Australia, Europeana 
 and AustLII on open access projects. He has the UNSW university medal in 
 Historiography for his thesis Wikipedia's Academic Lineage and is 
 currently completing the QUT/WIPO Masters of IP Law. You can find him online 
 as @Wittylama  http://www.twitter.com/wittylama 
 
  
 
 Date:  Monday 15th July 2013
 
 Time:  5.30pm for drinks and snacks.  Session from 6-7pm  
 
 Location :  QUT Gardens Point Library V714 
 
 Cost :  Free – but please register (for catering purposes) – 
 http://www.eventbrite.com.au/event/7203719519/
 
  
 
 Enquiries to Sue Hutley, Associate Director (Client Services and Learning 
 Support), QUT Library  sue.hut...@qut.edu.au
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [wmau:members] training session - Tuesday

[Kerry Raymond]

Yes, and I believe there is also a preferences setting in relation to the
Visual Editor too (which probably allows you to turn it off). I believe
there is also a preference to opt-out of any experimental feature testing
more generally.

 

If I had known that the cause of the problem was the testing of the Visual
Editor with half of the new user population, I probably may have thought of
some solutions along these lines. But in the absence of any warning of such
a thing happening, I just didn't think of that possibility. Generally by the
time the person put up their hand to say it doesn't work for me, they were
already in edit mode. It was only almost at the end of the workshop that I
saw an Edit and an Edit Source tab side-by-side on someone's screen and
I realised that the VisualEditor must be involved (I was aware they had
called for alpha testers, but obviously new editors would have been unlikely
to have signed up for alpha testing). What made the situation quite
confusing was that not all the class was affected  - in particular
everything was working perfectly for a lady who had brought her own Mac
laptop, which mislead me to suspect that the problem may have been related
to some of library-supplied computers (they were very locked-down and only
had Internet Explorer so I was suspecting it might be a too old version of
IE or something like that).

 

But if anyone happens to be helping out a new user going forward, bear in
mind there is probably a 50-50 chance that they are using the new Visual
Editor as part of this trial (which I believe is ongoing - that is, more new
editors are being added to the trial every day as they sign up). I wonder if
they bothered to tell the TeaHouse about this? Also, if any of those new
users goes searching for Help pages, will they be taken to Help pages for
the Visual Editor or the regular ones? Do Help pages even exist for the
Visual Editor yet? I don't know what risk management strategies are in
place, but my own experience suggests probably not a lot.

 

Kerry

 

 

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From: Gnangarra [mailto:gnanga...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, 27 June 2013 8:13 PM
To: kerry.raym...@gmail.com
Cc: WMAu members; Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Subject: Re: [wmau:members] training session - Tuesday

 

If that happens again note that there is a tab edit source that gives you
the normal editing screen

gideon.

On 27 June 2013 13:41, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:

If anyone would like to help our newest editors and their nascent articles,
please see the list here:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/State_Library_of_Queensland#Sout
hport

 

Unfortunately, these new editors did not have a good experience of Wikipedia
in the training session as many functions appeared not to work correctly,
the user interface was all messed up, etc. It turned out that it had been
decided to run A/B testing of the new Visual Editor on 50% of newly
registered users, meaning that (unbeknownst to all present) quite a number
of the class were probably not using the same editor as used in the
preparation of the presentation and the printed manuals prepared by State
Library of Queensland. It was a bewildering experience for us all,
particularly as it appears that the Visual Editor does not have citation
templates working yet. 

 

So, some friendly help with their articles and maybe some Wiki Love (that
new heart button on the User page) might help to recover a rather
disappointing experience for these new editors.

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] FW: News release: Bridging the gap between academia and Wikipedia

[Kerry Raymond]

Thanks to one of our members for passing this on .

 

From: Jisc [mailto:m...@e.jisc.ac.uk] 
Sent: Thursday, 27 June 2013 11:29 PM
Subject: News release: Bridging the gap between academia and Wikipedia

 




 http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1ME4D-5ZWEOW-NGZ89-1/c.aspx 

 


 

 


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News Release
27 June 2013

Bridging the gap between academia and Wikipedia

 http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1ME4D-5ZWEOW-NGZ89-1/c.aspx Jisc and
http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1ME4D-5ZWEOW-NHKG3-1/c.aspx Wikimedia UK are
collaborating on a project to bring the academic world and Wikipedia closer
together. This will create opportunities for researchers, educators, and the
general public to contribute to the world's freely available knowledge.

Jisc, the UK education charity championing the use of digital technology in
education and research, is supporting this initiative so that the widest
possible audience will benefit from the world-leading projects that it
supports. These include open educational resources, online repositories of
research, and collections such as the 19th century newspapers archive and
http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1ME4D-5ZWEOW-NHKG4-1/c.aspx Manuscripts Online,
which holds British written and early printed materials from 1000 to 1500AD.

Wikimedia UK is the national charity supporting Wikipedia and its sister
projects such as Wiktionary and Wikiversity. It works with professionals in
universities, museums, libraries, and other institutions to improve the
knowledge that those projects make freely available. It is investing in this
project to involve more of these experts in improving Wikimedia projects for
everyone's benefit. This project is part of the charity's wider commitment
to higher education, shown through efforts such as their annual EduWiki
conference and participation in the global Wikipedia Education Program. The
charity recently appointed its first education co-ordinator in order to gain
greater focus on higher education. 

This is a national project, based at the University of Bristol. It will
train experts in their workplaces and also run 'editathon' events which will
be open to the public. Dr Martin Poulter, who is a Wikipedia editor as well
as a professional creator of educational materials in the university, will
be an ambassador between the two communities. This will include working with
Jisc's communities to identify specific topics for development.

Peter Findlay, Jisc programme manager said: We at Jisc are delighted to be
working in partnership with Wikimedia UK to allow people to take full
advantage of Wikipedia's sophisticated open publishing systems. Our
communities have worked hard to develop academic rigour but equally
Wikimedia's community has developed a rigorous approach to publishing
crowdsourced knowledge; it makes perfect sense for us to join forces for the
advancement of teaching, learning and research.

Jon Davies, chief executive of Wikimedia UK, said: I'm pleased that we are
working with Jisc on the Wikimedia Ambassador project. Both the academic and
Wikimedia communities are committed to the pursuit and sharing of knowledge.
Bringing the two communities together can help demystify Wikipedia to people
who work in higher education, and at the same time create and improve
Wikimedia content by encouraging more experts to edit.

The project is jointly funded by Wikimedia UK and Jisc and will run for
around nine months.

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Wikimedia UK
Wikimedia UK is the Wikimedia chapter for the UK. It works to support,
develop and promote Wikimedia Foundation projects, such as Wikipedia. It
does this by bringing together the Wikimedia community and by building links
with UK-based cultural institutions, universities, charities and other
bodies. 

Wikipedia is the largest reference work ever created. It's the sixth most
visited website in the world, attracting around 480 million unique visitors
every month. 

The Wikimedia Foundation's projects include Wikipedia, Wiktionary,
Wik-inews, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikibooks, Wikispecies, Wikiversity and
Wiki-media Commons.

Jisc
Jisc is an independent education charity, owned by the Association of
Colleges (AoC), GuildHE and Universities UK (UUK). It provides UK higher
edu-cation, further education and skills sectors support on the use of
digital tech-nologies. It provides advice, guidance and access to online
collections through Jisc Collections and Janet Limited, which provides an
academic telecommunications network infrastructure and digital content
services for over 19 million users across the UK.

Jisc's vision is to make the UK 

[Wikimediaau-l] Full-time Wikipedian-in-Residence at National Library of Scotland

[Kerry Raymond]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22264118

 

This is in collaboration with Wikimedia UK.

 

Kerry

 

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Events list on the WMAU website - please help us keep them up to date!

[Kerry Raymond]

Folks .

 

As you may have noticed, we have two pages on our Wiki, one for upcoming
events:

 

http://wikimedia.org.au/w/index.php?title=Template:Events

 

and one for past events:

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Past_events

 

If you are organising or involved with any events that are in some way
related to the work of WMAU, please add them to these pages so we all know
about them. As you can see, the format is a date, a sentence about the event
and a link (where available). 

 

Also can you update the past events too.  If you are wondering why I am
asking you to update *past* events, it's because we have to apply in October
for money from the WMF Funds Dissemination Committee and, if you have been
watching the fate of the applications of some other chapters, you will have
noticed that many applications are getting knocked back completely or
substantially reduced in funding with a comment along the lines of being
overly ambitious you seem to be asking for a lot given how much you have
previously done. So it is important that we can point to a strong program
of activity by capturing everything that has been done under the banner of
WMAU (noting that this is a somewhat loose concept, but I would say any
group of any number of Australian Wikipedians doing something together is
probably worth an entry). For example, I am pretty sure that there was one
(or perhaps more) edit-a-thons in Freemantle as part of Freopedia which we
don't have on the list.

 

And past events can be loosely interpreted as achievements more
generally as not everything we do has an event character to it. For
example, I know that 99of9 has uploaded over 4K of public domain images from
the Qld State Archives in late March which some of us are now busy
categorising as we speak. That's an achievement worth recording I think.

 

So if you have organised a local meetup, gone out with another contributor
to take photos for Commons or had any other interesting activity or
achievement that are in some way linked to WMAU, please either edit it in to
the relevant page (above) or email me the details.  For practical purposes,
we are probably most interested in activities in the last 1 - 2 years as I
presume this is the period on which we will be judged on our past activities
in terms of further funding. 

 

In this modern time, it is not enough to be busy doing things, we must be
*seen* to be busy doing them.

 

Kerry

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[Wikimediaau-l] time to join Wikimedia Australia?

[Kerry Raymond]

If you are not currently a member of Wikimedia Australia

 

http://wikimedia.org.au/

 

we'd like to invite you to join us. Now, I am sure you all get plenty of
hyperbolic spam in your inboxes posted by marketing droids, so I won't add
to it. The low-key reasons we would like you to join are these:

 

*   you get a voice in what Wikimedia Australia does
*   you get to stand for election to the committee 
*   you get the opportunity to participate in activities around
Australia and sometimes overseas 
*   you get to spend more time with people who don't think you are weird
for editing Wikipedia at 3am in your pyjamas [delete this reason if you
don't edit at 3am in your pyjamas]
*   we need you to join because the larger and more active our
membership is, the more compelling case we can make to the Wikimedia
Foundation to fund our programs here in Australia
*   we need you to join because the more members we have, the compelling
case we can make when we lobby for more Australia organisations to set their
knowledge free
*   there are probably more good reasons, but I'm not a marketing droid
and didn't think of them

 

So, if you believe in the work of the Wikimedia Foundation and/or believe
that we need to do more to set knowledge free here in Australia, please join
us to work together towards these goals.

 

Membership is measly $20 a year for Australian residents ($10 a year
concession). $20 is less than 4 mugs of flat white in a Coffee Club in
Brisbane (probably less than 3 if you add in soy milk, triple shots, or
marshmallows).

 

It's a painless process, just fill out this simple application form with
your contact details (please get the email address correct!):

 

http://civicrm.wikimedia.org.au/civicrm/standalone/index.php?q=civicrm/contr
ibute/transact
http://civicrm.wikimedia.org.au/civicrm/standalone/index.php?q=civicrm/cont
ribute/transactreset=1id=5 reset=1id=5 [the form is much simpler than
this URL!]

 

You can read more about joining (although with all those good reasons above
I am sure you don't need any more convincing)

 

http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Membership

 

Hope to see your membership application in our inbox real soon now!

 

Kerry on behalf of the Wikimedia Australia committee

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] time to join Wikimedia Australia?

[Kerry Raymond]

It's perfectly normal, so naturally you'd prefer to associate more with other 
normal people, which you can do as a Wikimedia Australia member.

Kerry

-Original Message-
From: kallen.peac...@gmail.com [mailto:kallen.peac...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of 
K. Peachey
Sent: Sunday, 16 June 2013 7:30 PM
To: kerry.raym...@gmail.com; Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] time to join Wikimedia Australia?

On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:
 …
 you get to spend more time with people who don’t think you are weird for
 editing Wikipedia at 3am in your pyjamas [delete this reason if you don’t
 edit at 3am in your pyjamas]
 …

You mean that isn't normal‽‽


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[Wikimediaau-l] renaming templates ...

[Kerry Raymond]

Wearing my plain old editor hat, I need some advice. 

 

There is a template

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_CHIMS

 

which is used to cite entries in the Queensland Heritage Register (a subject
near and dear to my editing heart, at 3am in my pyjamas). Anyhow this
template was broken thanks to the never-ending reorganisations of the
Queensland Government and needs some updating. Most of the updating  I have
been able to do but the remaining problem is the name of the template. CHIMS
is the name of some database software (which may or may not still be in use)
but whatever it's not a name visible to the public and not an obvious name
you would think of if you were looking to cite the Queensland Heritage
Register. So I think it needs renaming to something else. Two questions:

 

1.  What to call it instead of CHIMS? Should I go for something longer
and more descriptive, say QueenslandHeritageRegister? Something a bit
shorter QldHeritageReg or very snappy QHR?
2.  What are the mechanics of renaming a template? I searched for help
but could not anything helpful.  Maybe it is not possible to rename a
template?

 

I welcome any suggestions or alternative solutions to the problem. I guess
one alternative might be to leave it as CHIMS and just try to document it in
places where likely editors will notice it, say, on the Talk page for the
article and the category Queensland Heritage Register. Is that considered an
appropriate use of Talk pages? Will anyone notice it there?

 

Kerry

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [wmau:members] renaming templates ...

[Kerry Raymond]

Thanks all. I did the move and both the old CHIMS template and the new QHR
template both seem to be working fine. Now to update the documentation .

 

  _  

From: lankiv...@gmail.com [mailto:lankiv...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Craig
Franklin
Sent: Sunday, 16 June 2013 10:41 PM
To: Russavia
Cc: Kerry Raymond; WMAu members; Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Subject: Re: [wmau:members] renaming templates ...

 

Yeah, on reflection keeping it as {{Cite QHR}} is probably the way to go - a
quick Google search doesn't show that many potential clashes (a medical
journal, a medical outsourcing company, and a few tech companies).  Just
don't forget to update the documentation, and preferably mention that it
used to be CHIMS.

 

Cheers,

Craig

 

On 16 June 2013 22:34, Russavia russavia.wikipe...@gmail.com wrote:

Correct it won't break a thing. But I subscribe to the KISS principle,
just use Template:QHR -- all pertinent information should be
documented on the template documentation page.

Cheers,

Russavia


On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Craig Franklin
cfrank...@halonetwork.net wrote:
 Template:QueenslandHeritageRegister is a bit unwieldly but it also
provided
 a descriptive label for the tin.  That's what I'd go with.

 I think (and I'm happy to be corrected here), that if you Move a template
 and leave a redirect in place it won't break any extant use of the
template
 on other pages.  Can anyone confirm ths?

 Cheers,
 Craig


 On 16 June 2013 22:21, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:

 Wearing my plain old editor hat, I need some advice.



 There is a template



 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_CHIMS



 which is used to cite entries in the Queensland Heritage Register (a
 subject near and dear to my editing heart, at 3am in my pyjamas). Anyhow
 this template was broken thanks to the never-ending reorganisations of
the
 Queensland Government and needs some updating. Most of the updating  I
have
 been able to do but the remaining problem is the name of the template.
CHIMS
 is the name of some database software (which may or may not still be in
use)
 but whatever it's not a name visible to the public and not an obvious
name
 you would think of if you were looking to cite the Queensland Heritage
 Register. So I think it needs renaming to something else. Two questions:



 What to call it instead of CHIMS? Should I go for something longer and
 more descriptive, say QueenslandHeritageRegister? Something a bit shorter
 QldHeritageReg or very snappy QHR?
 What are the mechanics of renaming a template? I searched for help but
 could not anything helpful.  Maybe it is not possible to rename a
template?



 I welcome any suggestions or alternative solutions to the problem. I
guess
 one alternative might be to leave it as CHIMS and just try to document it
in
 places where likely editors will notice it, say, on the Talk page for the
 article and the category Queensland Heritage Register. Is that considered
an
 appropriate use of Talk pages? Will anyone notice it there?



 Kerry







 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Volunteer needed to assist with Wikipedia Edit Training on the Gold Coast on Tuesday 25 June

[Kerry Raymond]

Hi, folks!

 

I will be presenting a Wikipedia edit training session on the Gold Coast on
Tuesday 25 June, as part of our partnership with the State Library of
Queensland. 10+ new editors will be editing their first article at the
session and past experience has shown it's helpful if there can be at least
2 people present to assist with answering questions. No public speaking is
required, just one-on-one assistance with new editors.

 

If you live in that part of the world and are able to assist, please get in
touch with me.

 

Thanks

 

Kerry

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Most controversial articles on Wikipedia

[Kerry Raymond]

There has been an Hungarian research project into identifying controversial
articles in Wikipedia, based on the history of reversions and edit wars.
They have a website:

 

http://wwm.phy.bme.hu/

 

with their datasets, programs, papers, etc. But the bit you are probably
most itching to see the top 100 controversial articles in English (ranked
from most controversial down) is:

 

http://wwm.phy.bme.hu/Top100/top100_en_wiki.txt

 

with good ol' George W. Bush heading up the list. 

 

If you want to know more about the methodology or see the top 10 across 10
languages (article titles translating in English for your viewing pleasure
where a corresponding English article is available to provide a translated
title), you can access the PDF for the paper via:

 

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2269392

 

There is also this nifty real-time visualisation you can view (and play
with) which enables you understand the relative controversial nature across
up to 4 languages. It seems Jesus and Homeopathy are the most
controversial across English, French, German and Spanish, while George W
Bush is as controversial for English-speakers as Falkland Islands is for
Spanish speakers and Croatia is for German speakers - the French meanwhile
are fighting over the untranslatable Segolene Royal (for which no
corresponding article exists on en.WP  -- can any French speaker assist with
the translation?). 

 

http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~aspoerri/searchCrystal/searchCrystal_editWars_A
LL.html

 

which is mentioned in the paper above but does not appear to be linked from
the website.

 

There is a Tour link in the top left hand corner if you want to know how
to drive the visualisation. It looks like hours of fun!

 

Kerry

 

 

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Most controversial articles on Wikipedia

[Kerry Raymond]

To answer my own question, Segolene Royal is a French politician and there
*is* an article on en.WP:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9gol%C3%A8ne_Royal

 

 

 

  _  

From: Kerry Raymond [mailto:kerry.raym...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, 9 June 2013 8:06 AM
To: 'WMAu members'; 'Wikimedia Australia Chapter'
Subject: Most controversial articles on Wikipedia

 

There has been an Hungarian research project into identifying controversial
articles in Wikipedia, based on the history of reversions and edit wars.
They have a website:

 

http://wwm.phy.bme.hu/

 

with their datasets, programs, papers, etc. But the bit you are probably
most itching to see the top 100 controversial articles in English (ranked
from most controversial down) is:

 

http://wwm.phy.bme.hu/Top100/top100_en_wiki.txt

 

with good ol' George W. Bush heading up the list. 

 

If you want to know more about the methodology or see the top 10 across 10
languages (article titles translating in English for your viewing pleasure
where a corresponding English article is available to provide a translated
title), you can access the PDF for the paper via:

 

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2269392

 

There is also this nifty real-time visualisation you can view (and play
with) which enables you understand the relative controversial nature across
up to 4 languages. It seems Jesus and Homeopathy are the most
controversial across English, French, German and Spanish, while George W
Bush is as controversial for English-speakers as Falkland Islands is for
Spanish speakers and Croatia is for German speakers - the French meanwhile
are fighting over the untranslatable Segolene Royal (for which no
corresponding article exists on en.WP  -- can any French speaker assist with
the translation?). 

 

http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~aspoerri/searchCrystal/searchCrystal_editWars_A
LL.html

 

which is mentioned in the paper above but does not appear to be linked from
the website.

 

There is a Tour link in the top left hand corner if you want to know how
to drive the visualisation. It looks like hours of fun!

 

Kerry

 

 

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Paralympian speaking in Brisbane

[Kerry Raymond]

This might be of interest to those of you involved in the History of the
Paralympics project:

 

http://www.alumni.uq.edu.au/power-of-sport

 

Kerry

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Forensically reconstructing Australia during WW1

[Kerry Raymond]

With the centenary of WW1 looming, we can expect to see many organisations
doing some special projects to commemorate it, but this project is
definitely a bit different and indeed I suspect rather technically
challenging.

 

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1304/S00853/new-digital-technology-rebuilds-the-an
zac-legend.htm

 

Do any of the WMF projects take an interest in spatial data?

 

Kerry

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Jimmy Wales speaking on boring university lectures

[Kerry Raymond]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22160988

 

I am not sure if the number of boring lectures I have attended is greater or
lesser than the number I have delivered :-)

 

Kerry

 

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [---] Australian Census Data Released Under CC License, But Official Site Tries To Make It Hard To Download

[Kerry Raymond]

Do I trust journalists? Not a lot. Do I believe in the scientific method?
Yes, I do, so I decided to try downloading the census data and see what
happened.

I googled ABS census and it took me to a likely looking page. I followed
the link and registered an account (requiring the usual name, address, phone
number, email, password for the account, password recovery
question-and-answer). I then got an email to activate the account and
request access to the Census Datapacks, so I clicked that link and did that,
and got another email saying I now had access.

At that point, it is a bit unclear what you do next to actually download the
data; there's no link to that in the email. Hmm, what now ...

So, I went back to the ABS census web page where I started and looked at it
more carefully and noticed a little box that said Data Packs login so I
logged in with my shiny new username and password and got taken to a page
where I am being offered hundreds of zip files for all manner of census data
collections. On the right-hand side of that web page it says in big letters
All 2011 Census data now available to download. I downloaded one zip file
at random and it seems to contain many spreadsheets.

As I have no research experience with working with census data and didn't
bother to read any of the fact sheets or other instructions, I cannot say
exactly what all the data means. But I think I can say that a person can get
themselves started with accessing census data for free in a matter of about
5 minutes based on my own experiment. At no point in this process was there
any attempt to coerce me into buying the DVDs, providing a credit card
number, or call me a hacker, etc.

So, yes, the process could be a little bit better (the missing link
mentioned above), but truthfully it wasn't very hard to work out.

So I think the journalist's story that spawned this discussion is much ado
about nothing. The data seems to be there for anyone who wants it and is
prepared to invest in a short registration process. So get out there and
enjoy all that CC-BY census data.

Kerry





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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [---] Australian Census Data Released Under CC License, But Official Site Tries To Make It Hard To Download

[Kerry Raymond]

It might be worth pointing out that the ABS responded to the original
criticism:

 

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/339819,abs-hobbles-census-data-downloaders.asp
x

 

Their response (attached at the bottom of the URL above) says:

 

ABS responds

 

A spokesperson for the ABS said the $250 charge for the DVDs was to recover
administration costs but pointed out that this was the first time its
census data had been made free and available to everyone via its website.

 

According to the spokesperson, the ABS has worked hard to reduce the costs
since 2006, when similar datapacks cost $805.

 

As for the convoluted download site layout with registration and obfuscated
file paths, the spokesperson said there was room for improvement.

 

The ABS is constantly looking at ways it can simplify the website and
enhance the user experience, iTnews was told via email.

 

We will shortly be conducting a review of all census products and services
and will engage users of census data to better understand their needs, the
spokesperson added.

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Queensland State Archives images

[Kerry Raymond]

Well done, Toby! Thanks for doing this!

 

Kerry

 

 

  _  

From: Toby Hudson [mailto:tob...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, 7 April 2013 2:35 PM
To: Kerry Raymond; Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Queensland State Archives images

 

Hi Kerry and all (esp Queenslanders),

I've now done a batch upload of everything marked as copyright expired
(~4600 images).  The Commons category is here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photographic_material_from_the_Q
ueensland_State_Archives

I'd appreciate any help in categorization.

Toby

 

On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Toby Hudson tob...@gmail.com wrote:

Thanks Kerry,
The full image collection looks consistently formatted, so might be easy
enough to import as a batch upload:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Batch_uploading (checking for
copyright expiry each time).  Let me know if anyone wants to pursue this.
Toby

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com
wrote:

Queensland State Archives are putting some of their image collection on
Flickr:

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/queenslandstatearchives/

 

The good news for us is that many of the older ones are CC-BY (newer ones
are All rights reserved). 

 

And there is a much larger image (and other digitised documents) collection
on the QSA's website:

 

http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Image/ImageBasicSearch.aspx

 

where it seems the older photos are labelled Copyright expired without any
requirement for attribution being mentioned. Not sure why there would be
this difference, but I guess it doesn't matter too much either way for
loading onto Commons.

 

Tip for the novice on the QSA website, there are 2 types of searches: one on
the catalogue and one on the digital collection. Make sure you are using the
image search (digital collection) and not the archive search (paper
collection), unfortunately the way they do the linking between pages can
sometimes switch you back into archive search mode and you wonder why you
can't find something you found earlier.

 

Kerry

 

 

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Reminder: Sydney session on tomorrow

[Kerry Raymond]

Hi all,

Just a reminder that we will be having a public Wikimedia session in the 
Customs House library tomorrow, starting at 11am. Come to the meeting room on 
Level 2, if you get lost ask at the reference desk.

Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Craig Franklin
President - Wikimedia Australia
(using Kerry's iPad)


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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Australian Wikipedian in Residence

[Kerry Raymond]

This is a fantastic achievement for both you and the library! I wish you all
every success in this project!

 

Kerry

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of G. White
Sent: Friday, 22 March 2013 3:22 PM
To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination; Wikimedia-au; WMAu
members
Cc: Mylee Joseph
Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Australian Wikipedian in Residence

 

Dear Australian Wikimedian and Cultural Partnerships teams,

I'm extremely pleased to announce that this week I started as
Wikipedian-in-Residence at the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Library_of_New_South_Wales ), which is
our oldest library and has a collection of global importance, including
significant rare books, manuscripts and objects. It is a place to which
almost every Australian scholar would pay homage. This is the first time
there has been a Wikipedian-in-Residence in an Australian cultural
institution and it has it has taken some time to work through the
administrative processes to establish the position. As some of you know,
Wikimedia Australia has been doing a lot of work with libraries locally.
Most recently we were the major sponsors at the annual librarians conference
and over the last couple of years we have been travelling to regional areas
to deliver training to the local librarians (in partnership with several of
the State Libraries). SLNSW also has a partnership with the National Library
in Canberra, which is digitising Australian newspapers and linking the
records back to the respective Wikipedia articles (example
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/35 ). Most significantly is that the
SLNSW has been been building up a strong relationship with us recently and
myself and other local Wikimedians have been delivered several training
workshops to an in-house team of librarians who are contributing references
and content to Wikipedia as part of their day-to-day work (project page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/SLNSW ). You can see there
that a lot of the content we've been targeting for the team to write is the
articles about the newspapers that have now been digitised. 

My WiR position reports to the Leader of the library's Innovation Project
(Mylee Joseph, cc'd here), who is the instigator of that team. Since my term
as WiR is for one day a week over 14 weeks, and the scope of work is
excitingly ambitious, it is this team that will make it possible to achieve
what one part time Resident could not. They are a keen and capable group.
The Residency has been established to provide training, coaching, guidance,
specialist advice to staff, evaluation of related projects as well as
assistance with process mapping and benchmarking so that other Australian
libraries can benefit from SLNSW's experience. In terms of content, as well
as the newspapers, my Residency is likely to be involved in work on articles
on the The
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/exhibitions/2010/onehundred/100-objects/
100 Objects Exhibition, indigenous and original materials, convict women,
convict artists, the crossing of the Blue Mountains
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Blaxland#Blue_Mountains_expedition
and Australia's involvement in World War I.

 

I am glad this group has paved the way and am very excited about the
possibilities before us! I will post updates here and in the This Month in
GLAM report. I will also probably come here to ask questions and seek
feedback and help. I hope that the process mapping and benchmarking would
also be useful to similar projects elsewhere.

Whiteghost.ink

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[Wikimediaau-l] A night in the JOL: Queensland stories of World War One (State Library of Queensland)

[Kerry Raymond]

Given our plans for Wikimedians-in-Residence for World War 1, this free talk at 
the John Oxley Library (Qld State Library) on 24 April might be of interest to 
folks in Brisbane or thereabouts. Info and registration via the URL below

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/calevents/general/talks/night-in-jol/a-night-in-the-jol-qld-ww1


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[Wikimediaau-l] Open Data scorecard for the states of the USA

[Kerry Raymond]

The Sunlight Foundation has issued a report card for the progress of the 50
USA states on open data in relation to their legislation:

 

Read about it here:

 

http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/03/11/openstates-report-card/

 

Admire the 10 open data principles from which the 6 assessment criteria were
established:

 

http://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/documents/ten-open-data-principles/

 

and finally see they how they scored:

 

http://openstates.org/reportcard/

 

It would be an interesting to see how the Australian states and territories
would do in a similar exercise. Note that this is only data in relation to
the passing of legislation and not government data more generally.

 

Kerry

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Brisbane event: Open the Vault: Open Data in Queensland - 3 April 2013 at The Edge, State Library of Queensland, Southbank

[Kerry Raymond]

If anyone is in the Brisbane area and keen to be part of discussions about
opening up Qld government data, then this free workshop is for you:

 

https://data.qld.gov.au/data-event

 

Kerry

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Wikipedia in Education - 5 April 2013 at University of Sydney

[Kerry Raymond]

Reminder: The Wikipedia in Education Symposium is being held on 5 April 2013
at University of Sydney.

 

If you are planning to attend, please register yourself by 27 March by
supplying your basic details here:

 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D7YFD28

 

For those who live outside of Sydney, if you wish to attend but cannot
obtain travel funding from your employer, some travel assistance is
available from Wikimedia Australia. If you wish to apply for travel funding,
please send an email to me and Frances Di Lauro (cc-ed above) explaining
your situation and an indication of the costs of return air/rail/bus travel
(as most applicable) from your home base to Sydney. You *must* register at
the above URL before requesting travel funding. Early applications for
travel funding are recommended as funding is limited.

 

Kerry

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Open public sector information: from principles to practice - report on implementation (February 2013); Office of the Australian Information Commissioner - The OAIC

[Kerry Raymond]

You might be interested to read this report about some of the implementation
issues in relation to making public sector information open to the public:

http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/reports/open_psi_principle_to_practice_f
ebruary2013.html 

Kerry

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Queensland State Archives images

[Kerry Raymond]

Queensland State Archives are putting some of their image collection on
Flickr:

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/queenslandstatearchives/

 

The good news for us is that many of the older ones are CC-BY (newer ones
are All rights reserved). 

 

And there is a much larger image (and other digitised documents) collection
on the QSA's website:

 

http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Image/ImageBasicSearch.aspx

 

where it seems the older photos are labelled Copyright expired without any
requirement for attribution being mentioned. Not sure why there would be
this difference, but I guess it doesn't matter too much either way for
loading onto Commons.

 

Tip for the novice on the QSA website, there are 2 types of searches: one on
the catalogue and one on the digital collection. Make sure you are using the
image search (digital collection) and not the archive search (paper
collection), unfortunately the way they do the linking between pages can
sometimes switch you back into archive search mode and you wonder why you
can't find something you found earlier.

 

Kerry

 

 

 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Training in Toowoomba - help needed

[Kerry Raymond]

The complete list of articles is available here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/SLQ#February

Thanks to K. Peachey for helping to flesh out the list.

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[Wikimediaau-l] Training in Toowoomba - help needed

[Kerry Raymond]

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ANewPagesnamespace=2tagfilter=username=


Please help our trainees creating their first article. 

Users

Jrg from oz
Slanderqueens
Southwaleslady
Wallyedwards33
Twinkle Toowoomba
Lhsunshine
Yokohanan
BreandaC
Pegasus1965
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[Wikimediaau-l] free knowledge takes a step backwards in Ireland

[Kerry Raymond]

An Irish Newspaper collective is trying to impose a fee on websites that
link to them. Yep, a fee of 100 Euros to include one of their URLs in your
website, tweets etc. 

 

http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/01/02/irish-newspaper-collective-want
s-to-charge-license-fees-for-links

 

No, it's not April Fool's Day. I guess it's something to add to your
collection of Irish jokes. :-)

 

Kerry

 

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] large collection of historic Australian photos found by UK archives

[Kerry Raymond]

Read the story here:

 

http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/in-flickrs-page-let-every-stage-adv
ance-australia-fair/

 

See the images here:

 

http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/in-flickrs-page-let-every-stage-adv
ance-australia-fair/

 

I notice that all the ones I have looked at are labelled no known copyright
restrictions. Would that translate to {{PD-Australia}} for uploading to
Commons?

 

Kerry

 

 

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Free registrations for the New Librarians Symposium, Brisbane, 9-11 February 2013

[Kerry Raymond]

Folks 

WMAU will be sponsoring the New Librarians Symposiums (NLS) to be held in
Brisbane 9-11 February 2013, 

http://newlibrarianssymposium.com/ 

where Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, is a
keynote speaker: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Gardner 

As part of the sponsorship arrangements, WMAU receives a number of free
registrations. We are delighted to offer these to our members and
non-members (priority to members). 

If you want to receive one of these free registrations, please contact
c...@wikimedia.org.au by Sunday 27 January. Please let us know if you are a
member (or not) and (briefly) why you are interested in attending in terms
of past or future involvement with libraries. We will give you a decision by
Tuesday 29 January. We will continue to accept requests after that date if
free registrations remain. 

Travel funds. To assist in defraying any out-of-pocket expenses associated
with attending NLS, you may apply for up to $200 of reimbursement under our
Volunteer Support Program. 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Volunteer_Support_Programme 

We would expect you to be able to attend all 3 days of the symposium and be
willing to network with other attendees conveying informed and positive
messages about free knowledge, Wikimedia projects and WMAU. 

If you are just interested in the opportunity to hear/meet with Sue Gardner,
there is no need to register for NLS as there will be other free
opportunities during her Brisbane visit, including a meetup on Monday 11
February evening (more information coming shortly) and this talk on
Wednesday 13 February evening: 

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/calevents/general/talks/deepen/wikimedia 

Sue Gardner's NLS keynote will be recorded and distributed. 

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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wiki-research-l] Dumps on AARNet

[Kerry Raymond]

You're preaching to the converted. :-) I don't see a problem with persuading 
anyone of the significance of the data set. But I would still like to know of 
specifically interested researchers because that info is used to justify 
allocation of resources and because we need to know what kinds of indexes etc 
need to be established to assist the researchers which means we need to know a 
bit about the nature of their current or proposed research. If we can build a 
community of researchers around the data set, then we can use that community as 
the basis of a later NeCTAR bid or something along those lines to further 
enrich and develop in this space.

I am already talking with Rob Cook, CEO of QCIF about putting it onto QCloud

http://www.qcif.edu.au/services/qcloud

This would give us storage, a virtual machine to host a web server for access 
to the data, plus access to high performance computing to process the data 
(where required). 

I think the first steps are the storage for the dumps and web server to access 
them (so really just a local mirror). I have a guy working on a similar project 
to make the Trove newspaper data accessible to researchers so I am hoping that 
after he's had his baptism of fire learning about QCloud on that project, he'll 
be interested to do a small project (as WMAU doesn't have a lot of cash) to do 
the basics of a setup for the WP dumps. Then I think we really need a community 
of researchers as mentioned above to make decisions about preprocessing, 
indexes etc.

Sent from my iPad

On 11/01/2013, at 8:59 AM, Leigh Blackall leighblack...@gmail.com wrote:

 Kerry, I think given the primacy that Wikipedia now has over information, the 
 data within it is of crucial importance to researchers investigating all 
 manor if things, from information and knowledge management, to social 
 studies, news and journalism and propaganda. For this reason, whether we know 
 of a number of researchers or not, whether our peak bodies for research and 
 data management are up on this or not, if we few see a reason and opportunity 
 to take data and process it now, we should.
 
 Then again, is there a good reason to act now? Isn't the data well managed 
 and preserved where it is now? If some day Australian researchers do 
 gravitate to that data, won't that be the time to develop processing programs?
 
 On Jan 11, 2013 8:07 AM, Kerry Raymond kerry.raym...@gmail.com wrote:
 I just added this to the talk page 
 
 I can certainly gather the names of some Australian researchers who would be 
 interested in this. But the size would make it a better target for an RDSI 
 node rather than AARNET. Researchers probably want more than just a mirrored 
 dump; they would want it extracted and pre-processed in a number of ways for 
 convenience in mining it in various ways. Most researchers who work with 
 WIkipedia dumps have to do extensive preprocessing so the desire to do it 
 once and share is definitely there. I am in conversation with an RDSI node 
 and the size doesn't seem to faze them, but we would need folks to volunteer 
 to help with preprocessing it.Kerry Raymond (talk) 20:59, 10 January 2013 
 (UTC)
 
 So if you are an Australian researcher interested in getting this data set 
 easily accessible to Australian researchers, please let me know. also please 
 forward to any researcher friends you might have and ask them to contact me. 
 
 I've previously supervised a phd student who used a 2007 dump (from memory) 
 and I am aware of other projects at QUT that used Wikipedia dumps in one way 
 or another.
 
 Kerry
 
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On 10/01/2013, at 2:51 PM, Leigh Blackall leighblack...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 In what ways should we speak up John? Letters to AARnet?
 
 On Jan 10, 2013 10:21 AM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote:
 -- Forwarded message --
 From: Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.com
 Date: Jan 10, 2013 10:11 AM
 Subject: [Wiki-research-l] Dumps on AARNet
 To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities 
 wiki-researc...@lists.wikimedia.org
 Cc: 
 
 If you're a researcher and you'd like the Wikimedia projects dumps to be on 
 AARNet, looks like you need to speak up.
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Mirroring_Wikimedia_project_XML_dumpscurid=316421diff=5001005oldid=5000757rcid=3821246
 
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] A couple of proposals on the WMAU wiki

[Kerry Raymond]

As per http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal_policy

 

1.  get a seconder
2.  get support of a committee member
3.  two people (well, I guess one sender and one cc-ed) request the
committee c...@wikimedia.org.au to make a decision within 28 days (I do that
quickly given the timing)

 

Kerry

 

 

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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Leigh
Blackall
Sent: Monday, 17 December 2012 3:39 PM
To: Wikimedia-au
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] A couple of proposals on the WMAU wiki

 

Thanks for the suggestions and feedback on the Bendigo workshop:
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Leighblackall/Bendigo_Victoria_2013

 

Assuming my responses are satisfactory, what are the next steps?

On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 2:30 PM, G. White whiteghost@gmail.com wrote:

Hi All,

Having finally found the proposal page, I have just posted an evaluation of
the Winter Sports Proposal
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal_talk:Paralympic_Winter_Sports#Eva
luating_the_proposal  that I hope it is helpful to the committee and the
members.

Whiteghost.ink

 

On 9 December 2012 13:52, Thehelpfulone thehelpfulonew...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Craig,

 

Thanks for your prompt response! I've gone ahead and requested an account
through the interface that you linked to. 

 

I've had a brief skim read of the background info pages and whilst I noticed
There are many potential issues with non-member participation, most of
which have not been investigated thoroughly from a legal perspective, I was
unable to find actual reasons as to why account creation is restricted - did
I just miss them in my skim reading?

 

Best,

 

Thehelpfulone

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Thehelpfulone


On 9 Dec 2012, Craig Franklin cfrank...@halonetwork.net wrote:

Hi Thehelpfulone,

 

You can request an account for the chapter wiki here:

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Special:RequestAccount

 

Your application will be assessed by one of the three account approvers
(Angela, Andrew, or Mark) and hopefully approved.  They're usually fairly
quick off the mark in dealing with applications, so you won't have to wait
long.  Obviously, feedback from non-members on member proposals is very
welcome as well.

 

For a bit of background on why this is the way that it is, see:

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Billabong#Non-member_participation

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:Non-member_participation

and

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Meeting:Committee_(2011-09-15)#Non-member_p
articipation

 

Cheers,

Craig Franklin

On 9 December 2012 12:29, Thehelpfulone thehelpfulonew...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Craig,

 

I'd be more than happy to comment on these proposals but presuming that
comments would be best on-wiki, I'd need an account! Please can you create
one for me (you can use this email address and username Thehelpfulone)? 

 

I'm also interested in the reasoning behind the restricting account creation
on that wiki, I imagine that the intention is not to stifle discussion from
non-members and indeed edits by IPs can also be useful. If its a problem
with spamming, there are some anti-spam measures that can be utilised on
MediaWiki.

Thehelpfulone

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Thehelpfulone


On 9 Dec 2012, at 02:16, Craig Franklin cfrank...@halonetwork.net wrote:

Hi All,

 

Just a quick note that there are a couple of proposals on the WMAU wiki that
are currently in the public comment and review phase.  Extra eyes are
always welcomed on proposals, whether they're from members of the chapter or
not.

 

1.  http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:Paralympic_Winter_Sports -
This is a proposal to fund part of a trip to the United States for a group
of Australian volunteers to document winter sports.  Note that obviously
there's been a bit of 'history' around this grant, it would be warmly
appreciated if feedback could be limited to the merits of the proposal
itself, and further commentary around the circumstances surrounding it could
be kept to a minimum.

 

2.  http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:WLM_2013 - This is a proposal
for the chapter to get engaged and take part in the Wiki Loves Monuments
programme in 2013.  Consensus seems to be fairly firm that we ought to do
it, but there is a fair bit of interesting discussion around what the best
approach might be.

 

There are also a couple of proposed proposals that could benefit from some
further exposure:

 

1.
http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:John_Vandenberg/Suspending_the_private
_mailing_list - Proposal to suspend the chapter's private members mailing
list.  An alternate approach being discussed on the talk page is to put in
place a code of conduct that all subscribers would be expected to adhere to.

 

2.  http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Tony1/Proposed_membership_table -
A proposed (optional) public list of chapter members and other Australian
volunteers to 

[Wikimediaau-l] Getting public engagement [Was: Transcript of today's public IRC meeting]

[Kerry Raymond]

Thanks to you and Gnangarra for your efforts. 

It is a pity that the event didn't attract others, but, I think, this
highlights our need to think hard about how to get more public engagement.
At the public meeting (as you will see from the IRC log) we did have some
talk about the need for a membership drive, which isn't exactly the same as
getting more public engagement, but I think good public engagement would
naturally lead to more WMAU members over time, so they are somewhat
overlapping issues.

We need to think about the nature of our target market and what kinds of
events/activities etc would attract them to get involved (and/or become a
member), and how to get in touch with them.

In that regard, maybe it's useful to share how existing members

1) first became aware of WMAU
2) first engage in some kind of WMAU-related activity
2) what made you actually fill out that membership form and join up

as that may give us tips on how to go about finding new folk.

I'll start. I started editing on WP in 2005 and continued to do so
sporadically over the years; I found it a somewhat lonely experience; I
think I would have been attracted to physical meetups if I had known of
them. I think I first heard of WMAU when I went googling for Australian GLAM
organisations as part of a research bid and stumbled upon GLAM WIKI

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/GLAM-WIKI 

two days after the event (maddeningly as I would have attended the event had
I known about it in time).

A year or so later, a contact from State Library of Queensland told me that
some folk from WMAU would be meeting with SLQ and asked if I would like to
come along and meet the WMAU as it might be of mutual interest. I met John V
and Craig F that day and, on learning about the SLQ regional workshops
(which resonated with my own interests in Queensland history), joined WMAU.

So, the key elements in my story are 

* already WP editor
* interesting events
* word-of-mouth recommendation
* face-to-face meeting

But I think for me, ultimately, it was about face-to-face. It was
face-to-face that ultimately triggered my joining and I think I would have
joined/engaged earlier if I had known of upcoming face-to-face events.

Note, one of the ways some societies get their members is they hold (or
sponsor) an event and offer a discounted price for the event for society
members (that is, it is financially advantageous to become a member). Of
course such strategies would see a lot of non-renewals at the end of the
year, but one would hope that some would be retained through our excellent
program of Whatever It is.

Kerry


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[mailto:wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Sam Wilson
Sent: Monday, 3 December 2012 11:12 AM
To: wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Transcript of today's public IRC meeting

On Sun, December 2, 2012 8:04 pm, John Vandenberg wrote:
 The transcript of today's meeting is available online.


http://www.wikimedia.org.au//wiki/Meeting:Public_%282012-12-02%29/Transcript


I just added a note about Freopedia to the talk page of the above's
parent.  Meant to come to the meeting. :-)

http://www.wikimedia.org.au//wiki/Meeting_talk:Public_%282012-12-02%29

- Sam.



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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [wmau:members] WMAU new committee and FDC statement

[Kerry Raymond]

I'd like to thank Adam Jenkins and Pru Mitchell for nominating me and those
of you who voted for me. I look forward to working with you towards
achieving the mission of WMAU that I hope we all share 

 

http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Statement_of_Purpose

 

whatever our differences may be in the relation to the best way of achieving
these.

 

Kerry

 

 

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From: c...@chuq.net [mailto:c...@chuq.net] On Behalf Of Charles Gregory
Sent: Sunday, 25 November 2012 10:48 PM
To: WMAu members; wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [wmau:members] WMAU new committee and FDC statement

 

Hi everyone,


Wikimedia Australia today held their 2012 AGM and has elected a new
management committee.

President - John Vandenberg
Vice President - Graham Pearce 
Secretary - Charles Gregory 
Treasurer - Craig Franklin 
Ordinary members - Steven Zhang, Kerry Raymond

We would also like to thank outgoing Vice President Laura Hale, and recent
outgoing Secretary Anne Frazer for their service on the committee over the
past year.

Thanks to all members for their participation, with a rate of about 65%.
Special thanks also must go to Adam Jenkins and Steven Clark for overseeing
the election process for us.

The new committee has also made a statement regarding the FDC outcome:

The new board of Wikimedia Australia accepts the determination of the Funds
Dissemination Committee in regards to our proposal for Round 1. We are
grateful for their recommendation to allow us to re-apply in Round 2, while
also recommending we apply to the Wikimedia Grants Program for interim
funding.

The board looks forward to working with the FDC to achieve a more positive
outcome for the chapter, and the community in Australia.


Regards,

Charles Gregory
charles.greg...@wikimedia.org.au

Secretary, Wikimedia Australia

 

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[Wikimediaau-l] Survey of women contributors to Wikipedia

[Kerry Raymond]

Forwarded in the hope you can help by personally participating in the
survey (if you are a woman!) and/or share it with your networks. Thanks,
Kerry


Greetings,

My name is Leigh Gruwell, and I am a doctoral student at Miami University
in Oxford, OH. I am also a Wikipedia contributor and I value Wikipedia as
an incredible collective resource. I study writing, and am interested in
how gender impacts contributions to online spaces such as Wikipedia. I am
writing you today to ask for your help. For my doctoral dissertation, I’d
like to survey and interview women who contribute to Wikipedia in order to
better understand their experiences. By sharing my research with the
Wikimedia Foundation, it is my hope that Wikipedia may become an even more
inclusive space.
If you are interested in participating, you may access the survey here [
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6HFC3SD]. The survey should take about 15
minutes to complete, and participation involves minimum risk. You may also
choose to participate in an interview with me. These interviews would last
about 30-45 minutes and would be conducted via Skype, telephone, IM, or
email. Participation involves minimal risk. I value your privacy and will
take every precaution ensure confidentiality. I will not track IP
addresses, and all data will be stored securely. My university does require
that participants sign a consent form, but real names (or Wikipedia user
names) will never be used in my research unless you would like to be
identified. If you are interested in participating in an interview, please
email me (gruwe...@muohio.edu) or send me a message on Wikipedia (my
username is Lcg04c).
For more information about my study including the informed consent
document, please visit this page: [
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Women_and_Wikipedia:_Contributions_in_a_Collaborative_Online_Space].
You may also feel free to contact me with any additional questions.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,

Leigh Gruwell

Doctoral Student
English Department
Miami University, Oxford Ohio
gruwe...@muohio.edu
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