Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

On 16/02/16 15:18, WereSpielChequers wrote: > > > I've now been told of another > tool https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme/ which can show you articles > near places you are planning to visit. This might help? http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html Gordo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

On 16/02/16 12:58, leu...@fabiant.eu wrote: > Congratulations on a great tool, it gives me a couple of photos to take > when i walk the dog! > Cool. I will look out for you. The URL is now stored in my cell phone as a favourite. My cell phone gives the location correctly. As you would expect!

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

> >> Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the >> top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away >> ... which is about correct! OK. I use PlusNet. Here is my neighbourhood. Which is wrong. Elm Wood Primary School 190 m Gipsy Hill (ward) 330 m

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

Thanks Gordo, Andrew, Fabian and Lucy I've now been told of another tool https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme/ which can show you articles near places you are planning to visit. So Fabian, wherever your dog decides to take you there are likely opportunities there as well! WereSpielChequers

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 127, Issue 9

Neat - have added one pic from commons straightaway and will work on the others. Jon Davies arnottdav...@gmail.com 07976 935 986 Linkedin On 16 February 2016 at 12:00, wrote:

[Wikimediauk-l] Old Bailey plaque: image wanted

Working away this morning, I came across Bushel's Case, which established in 1670 that a judge can't really lock up a jury without food and drink indefinitely to get the required verdict from them. Quite a lot hangs on that. (NB some sources say Edward Bushel(l) was the jury foreman, which is not

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

Likewise I checked using BT broadband and the window of the room I am sitting in is in the first photo! Congratulations on a great tool, it gives me a couple of photos to take when i walk the dog! all the best Fabian aka User:Leutha > On 16 February 2016 at 09:44 Andrew West

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

This worked for me too (from home, once I allowed wikipedia to know my location). Quite a cool feature - I'm sure we can share it with keen photographers :) On 16 February 2016 at 09:44, Andrew West wrote: > On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly wrote: > > Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband > connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I > wasn't Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

On 16/02/16 09:26, WereSpielChequers wrote: > I've just been introduced to > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby which lists articles near > your current location and from the thumbnail it is fairly obvious > whether it has an image or not. > > Has anyone tried using this in outreach to

[Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

I've just been introduced to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby which lists articles near your current location and from the thumbnail it is fairly obvious whether it has an image or not. Has anyone tried using this in outreach to photographers? WereSpielchequers