Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Backstage Pass event in Sydney

If those people have voluntarily listed themselves as supporting WMAU, surely a note on their talk page stating that the AGM has occurred and the result of it (new committee) wouldn't hurt - as well as a link to futher details on current activities - the PHM, Canberra convention, etc. Regards,

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Backstage Pass event in Sydney

It also just occurred to me the Wikimedia Australia group on facebook is another avenue - the membership of the group currently sits at 48, which would be close the number of actual financial members WMAU has - but there wouldn't be 100% overlap - we may be able to catch a few more along the way.

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Sydney Morning Herald

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Casey Brown cbrown1023...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/1/22 Nick Perkins superni...@gmail.com: If the chapter was releasing regular press releases, the media may be more likely to contact the chapter for comment. It makes us look more credible and we are in their

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] WM-AU national gathering

2009/1/27 Gnangarra gnanga...@gmail.com While its nice and can be advantageous to piggy back on other groups for confrences, the decision on when to hold the AGM and whether theres an event to coincide with it must be that of our members/committee complying with requirements of our

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] WM-AU national gathering

2009/1/27 Karl Goetz k...@kgoetz.id.au On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:33:16 +1100 Charles Gregory wikimediaau.li...@chuq.net wrote: Cons: 1. The LCA city is not always appropriate for a WM-AU meetup due to us being of a smaller size. eg. Hobart, Cairns, Darwin, NZ, possibly Perth

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] WM-AU national gathering

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Lloyd Nguyen zero1...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/1/27 Charles Gregory wikimediaau.li...@chuq.net: Pros: 2. It takes the decision making out of our hands - less process/policy/bickering I think I have to disagree on this one, since that would

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: ABC's 'PM' covering Wikipedia Flagged Revs proposal

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Brianna Laugher brianna.laug...@gmail.com wrote: Also funny - the comparison between vandalism of WP bios and celebs having their twitter myspace accounts hacked. Not quite the same thing. Brianna That is crazy! And that was a Uni professor who said

[Wikimediaau-l] Melbourne meetup anyone?

Hi all, I'll be in town Thursday 20th - Wednesday 26th May. Any Melbournites keen to catch up? It looks like the options are... Saturday day, Sunday day/evening, Monday day, Tuesday day. Any ideas? - Charles ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list

[Wikimediaau-l] Recent workshops in Tasmania

be following up with the attendees of these workshops see what sort of interest there is. In the meantime if there are other people (in Tassie or not!) who are able and willing to assist with these, please speak up! Regards, Charles Gregory ___ Wikimediaau-l

[Wikimediaau-l] Request for media contact - Sydney Wikipedian

Sorry - didn't realised this bounced earlier due to me sending from the wrong address! -- Forwarded message -- To: wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:28:10 +1000 Subject: Request for media contact - Sydney Wikipedian Hi everyone, I noticed this pop up

[Wikimediaau-l] Attention Melbourne editors!

Hi everyone, Isabelle Oderberg from the Herald Sun is looking to contact some of the more prolific Melbourne Wikipedians for an upcoming feature. If you believe you fit in this category, please contact her - Oderbergi [at] heraldsun.com.au. I have also informed her of the monthly Melbourne

[Wikimediaau-l] Wikimedia Australia - on Facebook and Twitter

to miss out on important chapter news. Any comments or suggestions for our Facebook and Twitter pages are most welcome! Regards, Charles Gregory Wikimedia Australia ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] OSM in Australia

Hi Liam, There isn't a single point of contact, but on the OSM Australia mailing list there has recently been a discussion about Government usage of OSM in Australia - sounds like it is up your alley? http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-au/2013-May/thread.html If you are happy with me

[Wikimediaau-l] Tennis Australia - volunteer photographers

Has anyone heard about this (which has been going around Facebook, possibly other networks/forums)? https://www.facebook.com/TAPayTogs http://www.seek.com.au/job/25179489 In short: Tennis Australia have advertised for photographers for an upcoming tournament.. but the catch is - they are

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Bushfire Wikipedia interview

From what I can see - quick summary: - Before October 8 there were only sporadic changes; - Between the 8th and 23rd, there was - a paragraph added to say the worst had been in Victoria, with examples; - addition of the Warrumbungie Bushfire (Jan 2013), 2013 New South Wales bushfires

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Bushfire Wikipedia interview

and the community in a positive light! Regards, Charles On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Charles Gregory wikimediaau.li...@chuq.net wrote: From what I can see - quick summary: - Before October 8 there were only sporadic changes; - Between the 8th and 23rd, there was - a paragraph added

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Bushfire Wikipedia interview

On Friday, October 25, 2013, Charles Gregory wrote: From what I can see - quick summary: - Before October 8 there were only sporadic changes; - Between the 8th and 23rd, there was - a paragraph added to say the worst had been in Victoria, with examples; - addition

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] opportunity

Thanks for sharing that Gideon - there is at least one Australian Wikimedian who this would be highly relevant to. I notice one of the selection criteria: *Impact, including capacity to reach a significant audience: Your proposal must show it will have an impact, and show a capacity to reach a

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Creation of Noongar (Aboriginal) Wikipedia

Hi Janet, One thing that most of us (who are generally only English speakers) don't take into account is that a lot of the rules that we have on Wikipedia are actually English Wikipedia rules. Verifiability, notability, etc guidelines are pretty broad, but some language Wikipedias may choose to

[Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikipedia Library Signups: Free Research Accounts!

Hi all, If there is anyone who thinks they would be eligible for (and benefit from) access to the research accounts as mentioned below, please get in touch with User:Ocaasi as suggested in the email. Note that although there aren't any accounts for Australian specific services available, a

[Wikimediaau-l] Wikipedia15 events in Australia

city - Wikimedia Australia can provide financial assistance - please get in touch at cont...@wikimedia.org.au - or reply back to the mailing lists if you want to put the call out to other members and Wikimedians in your area. Regards, Charles Gregory / User:Chuq Committee Member - Wikimedia

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Farrelly on Wikipedia in SMH

Thanks Gillian! Have just shared it: https://twitter.com/wm_au/status/674700508712439809 https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.au/posts/920382398015453 Regards, Charles On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 7:51 AM, G. White wrote: > Great piece from Elizabeth Farrelly in *The Sydney

Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Fair Use Campaign: Technical Update

Hi everyone, The ADA, EFA and some Aussie Wikipedians are doing an AMA on Reddit to discuss this campaign - starting in just a few minutes! You can find us here - https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/6ct2w0/we_are_from_wikipedia_the_ada_and_efa_australians/ Regards, Charles On Mon,