Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK OTRS workshop

2011-10-31 Thread Gordon Joly
On 29/10/2011 14:15, Douglas Gardner wrote: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTRS/info-en_recruiting On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Gordon Joly <mailto:gordon.j...@pobox.com>> wrote: On 29/10/2011 00:45, Michael Peel wrote: > Hi all, > > As a result of WMDE&#

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK OTRS workshop

2011-10-29 Thread Gordon Joly
On 29/10/2011 14:05, Gordon Joly wrote: On 29/10/2011 00:45, Michael Peel wrote: Hi all, As a result of WMDE's recent successful OTRS workshop, Wikimedia UK's interest in hosting an OTRS workshop in the UK has been significantly rekindled/increased. If you would be int

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK OTRS workshop

2011-10-29 Thread Gordon Joly
gt; > Thanks, > Mike Peel > Wikimedia UK What is OTRS? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimeet 51 in London (13th November)

2011-10-26 Thread Gordon Joly
On 26/10/2011 22:13, Thomas Dalton wrote: > Sue's attending lots of things: > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Sue_Gardner_November2011_Travel > So I see... I try not to stalk her. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimeet 51 in London (13th November)

2011-10-26 Thread Gordon Joly
It would appear that Sue Gardner will attend http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/51 Sue Gardner Wikimedia Foundation, Executive Director Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-26 Thread Gordon Joly
OOPS. I was thinking about the size of QR Codes. Articles? Is there a limit? Gordo On 26/10/2011 12:11, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 26/10/2011 11:10, WereSpielChequers wrote: >> If the QR code is for use on mobile phones then we may not want much >> more than a stub eith

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [GLAM] Soldiers' letters

2011-10-26 Thread Gordon Joly
stance of 10 cm. That is off the top of my head. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Office & Development Manager

2011-10-24 Thread Gordon Joly
> _ Remind me how the "US" vs. "UK" editor class is defined. by IP address? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! _

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New use for QRpedia?

2011-10-12 Thread Gordon Joly
On 10/10/2011 10:26, Chris Keating wrote: > We should also get QRPedia codes on blue plaques, monuments, and war > memorials. :-) Yes. I am sure English Heritage would jump at the prospect! Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave S

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting of Wikimedia UK on 16 October 2011 at Pendrel's Oak, Holborn

2011-09-28 Thread Gordon Joly
o me at the AGM in Bristol. BTW, strictly speaking, are the Directors actually Trustees yet? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau..

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] We are now accepting Direct Debits

2011-09-17 Thread Gordon Joly
__ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] We are now accepting Direct Debits

2011-09-17 Thread Gordon Joly
On 16/09/2011 23:19, WereSpielChequers wrote: > Monthly and quarterly are nice to haves, but presumably most members > will want to do an annual payment for their annual renewal? > > WereSpielChequers Are we confusing donors with members? You can be one or other or both? Gordo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] uk. or gb.

2011-09-16 Thread Gordon Joly
On 16/09/2011 17:35, Thomas Dalton wrote: On 16 September 2011 12:27, Gordon Joly wrote: On 15/09/2011 14:57, Katie Chan wrote: Most organisation&individuals do not host their website on servers owned by them, but by paying somebody else to host it, or in some case getting it free

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] uk. or gb.

2011-09-16 Thread Gordon Joly
rities. http://www.memset.com/charities.php Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/

[Wikimediauk-l] "Third Sector's Driving Donations Through Social Media Online Masterclasses"

2011-09-14 Thread Gordon Joly
ds for our charity." I hope that you can take part. If you have any questions at all about what's involved, please feel to contact me on the details below. Best Wishes, Shreena Shah Senior Content Executive Third Sector Online Events Email:shreena.s...@haymarket.com Tel: 0208 267 428

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-14 Thread Gordon Joly
; If you download the PDF files (from Commons), they are not distorted. Must be in the inline reader... Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wik

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread Gordon Joly
u will need a Bookleteer account to find out more and download the QR Cubes. Or I can send them. http://bookleteer.com/ Facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/bookleteer/132921553391609 Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread Gordon Joly
On 12/09/2011 17:00, Richard Symonds wrote: > I'm just asking for ideas for merchandise to take to events - not for sale. Ah. That word "merchandise". what you would expect to be connected with a merchant? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.o

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] September London wikimeet and candidate WMUK chief execs

2011-09-11 Thread Gordon Joly
An amazing number of people have signed up for today's London Wikimeet! http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/49 Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A proposal... MediaWiki Hackathon

2011-09-10 Thread Gordon Joly
as always.:-) Why was Wikimeet 50 moved, James? :-) Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wik

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Charity application (forked from Wikimeet)

2011-09-06 Thread Gordon Joly
(WMUK) was formed to allow a quick and painless transition to registered charity status. You may also recall that I suggested a while back that the company could be formed as a registered charity at inception but reflecting I recall that that path was delayed by the law not be

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] September London wikimeet and candidate WMUK chief execs

2011-09-05 Thread Gordon Joly
Here is my question in advance: when will WMUK become a registered charity, and what will you do to accelerate that process? Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l W

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] September London wikimeet and candidate WMUK chief execs

2011-09-05 Thread Gordon Joly
u will ever get. Ah, yes, the old boy network... Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] September London wikimeet and candidate WMUK chief execs

2011-09-05 Thread Gordon Joly
e.g. all candidates being asked the same set of questions). Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] September London wikimeet and candidate WMUK chief execs

2011-09-05 Thread Gordon Joly
unday afternoon in a pub in London Maybe the Wikimeet has become a "wiki meat market"? :-) Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing li

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedians needed to help with traing on Thursday afternoon

2011-09-04 Thread Gordon Joly
Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedians needed to help with traing on Thursday afternoon

2011-09-04 Thread Gordon Joly
On 04/09/2011 19:04, Richard Symonds wrote: > 8 September, I believe Many thanks. I will try to get to the traing event but hold out little hope. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Profe

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedians needed to help with traing on Thursday afternoon

2011-09-04 Thread Gordon Joly
On 04/09/2011 18:53, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 4 September 2011 18:40, Gordon Joly wrote: >> On 03/09/2011 22:34, John Byrne wrote: >>> his Thursday there will be the first Wikipedia training session for >>> British Museum volunteers and other staff. The ide

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] September London wikimeet and candidate WMUK chief execs

2011-09-04 Thread Gordon Joly
e to attend this wikimeet, although this is still to be > confirmed. Can I ask what is the timeframe is for this? I wanted to get along (to discuss Wikimeet 50), but as you might recall, I tend to arrive fashionably late! The Wikimeet starts at 1pm, and AFAIK has never had any formal end time...

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedians needed to help with traing on Thursday afternoon

2011-09-04 Thread Gordon Joly
ecomes a general drop-in wikilounge type event > from c. 4.30. So far we have 1.5 Wikimedians! The date being.....? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A proposal... MediaWiki Hackathon

2011-08-20 Thread Gordon Joly
rence to the London Wikimeet. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Input requested: July WMUK report

2011-08-05 Thread Gordon Joly
On 04/08/2011 15:23, Michael Peel wrote: > let me know before Sunday morning, either by editing the report directly on > the wiki or emailing me. > > > Charity status (SV/Johnbod) was discussed in camera. Why? Anything to report? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wikimania-l] hosting it in the UK - was Some statistics about Wikimania 2011

2011-07-30 Thread Gordon Joly
ason :) > > Tom That is six months away. From nothing to a cogent bid? An in August (contacting certain agencies will be slower for the next few weeks) Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't L

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wikimania-l] hosting it in the UK - was Some statistics about Wikimania 2011

2011-07-27 Thread Gordon Joly
led. BTW, I was at Wikimania in Frankfurt (and no other Wikimania). Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wikimania-l] hosting it in the UK - was Some statistics about Wikimania 2011

2011-07-27 Thread Gordon Joly
ange of languages and can then offer skype channels > in various languages based on demand from Wikipedians around the > globe. > > Regards > > WereSpielChequers > > > On 25 July 2011 14:22, Gordon Joly wrote: >> On 24/07/2011 16:11, Christopher Cooper wrote: >> >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Some statistics about Wikimania 2011

2011-07-26 Thread Gordon Joly
On 25/07/2011 14:31, Chris Keating wrote: > > Also, since Chris raised the idea of us hosting Wikimania - personally > I'm not sure what the benefits to WMUK of hosting would be - can > someone spell them out? > Kudos? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://ww

[Wikimediauk-l] Zooniverse.

2011-07-26 Thread Gordon Joly
FYI, Just been made aware of this http://www.zooniverse.org/ via http://ancientlives.org/ and Today on Radio 4. Not a wiki, but I thought is might be of general interest. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Some statistics about Wikimania 2011

2011-07-25 Thread Gordon Joly
On 24/07/2011 16:11, Christopher Cooper wrote: >>>>>> In the longer-term, the chapter would benefit greatly if the UK hosted the conference, of which it has not yet done so. Ah, yes, that old chestnut Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Some statistics about Wikimania 2011

2011-07-25 Thread Gordon Joly
limited travel bursary (but without accommodation costs for example) and expect the person who goes to write up some sort of report? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wik

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimeets - best place to organise them online?

2011-07-09 Thread Gordon Joly
edia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimeets - best place to organise them online?

2011-07-02 Thread Gordon Joly
d now seems moribund. London Wikimeets are a very mature group.. with an excellent pedigree! Meeting 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/London_1 Meeting 47 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/47 Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.or

[Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo on PM (Radio 4)

2011-07-02 Thread Gordon Joly
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b0124qtw Starts around 36 minutes Gordon -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New blog post: Shaping the future of Wikimedia UK

2011-06-27 Thread Gordon Joly
On 24/06/2011 11:38, Richard Farmbrough wrote: > The charity status will be resolved in time, I am sure. I have been > involved in a number of educational charities, and it is just a matter > of patience. > Since what epoch have we been asked to have patience? Gordo -- Gordon J

[Wikimediauk-l] Letters to the Editor

2011-06-23 Thread Gordon Joly
FYI http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=416608 Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New blog post: Shaping the future of Wikimedia UK

2011-06-22 Thread Gordon Joly
On 22/06/2011 09:58, Martin Poulter wrote: > Just to be clear, the Board are giving charity status the highest > priority- you can take that as given. Many thanks. Looking out for timescales, outlook, snags, changes in legislation and the rest. Gordon -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pob

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] two-letter UK domains: any use?

2011-06-19 Thread Gordon Joly
On 17/06/2011 19:06, Michael Peel wrote: > Unfortunately, I misread the deadline on the website and thought that the > deadline for applying for the domain names was the 22nd - instead, that's the > deadline for paying the application fee, and the deadline for putting in an > application was the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Other Events - meetups

2011-06-02 Thread Gordon Joly
t get down in person (busy weekend for me!) but would try to spend some time online Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Other Events - meetups

2011-05-30 Thread Gordon Joly
1pm, pub at 5pm? London Wiki Wednesday organizers (ducks) got a lot of flack recently when newcomers could not find the group! Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles for 'super-injunction celebrities'

2011-05-29 Thread Gordon Joly
case. Chris Yes, there is a difference. But the media is focussed on Twitter and never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Pro

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles for 'super-injunction celebrities'

2011-05-25 Thread Gordon Joly
pedia story. Chris Admin only edited? Gordo Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] World Heritage Site bid

2011-05-25 Thread Gordon Joly
ike Commons? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles for 'super-injunction celebrities'

2011-05-25 Thread Gordon Joly
e dead". Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles for 'super-injunction celebrities'

2011-05-23 Thread Gordon Joly
morning at 8:10 am or just after). http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b0118cxs Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles for 'super-injunction celebrities'

2011-05-23 Thread Gordon Joly
On 23/05/2011 11:38, KTC wrote: > That only matter if the lawyers was stupid enough to forget to apply for > an equivalent injunction in the Court of Sessions as a certain > footballer is finding out... > Amen to that. Still, for his FAT FEE.. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles for 'super-injunction celebrities'

2011-05-21 Thread Gordon Joly
On 21/05/2011 09:30, Andrew West wrote: > Which footballer would that be? Aaah, Wikipedia finally comes to the rescue: The affair is outed! Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Profe

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Other Events - meetups - which groups are discouraged from participation

2011-05-20 Thread Gordon Joly
x27;s be honest. And realistic. The demographic profile of editors is well understood by anybody on this list. Knowledge of diversity make sure that disabled people (access), Muslims (pub meets) and other groups are not (further) excluded. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com ht

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Other Events - meetups

2011-05-19 Thread Gordon Joly
new cars. But the people who are poor are not seen, since they are not driving cars of any sort, and living in away from the richer areas. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! __

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Membership for Under 18s

2011-05-17 Thread Gordon Joly
ithout a responsible adult. I reject being called "random". Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Cambridge meetup 21 May

2011-05-17 Thread Gordon Joly
something I need ot find out about, so any > useful resoruces And I have just ordered BT Infinity. Will I be more obvious, or will my location remain fuzzy? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Other Events - hackathon

2011-05-17 Thread Gordon Joly
OpenSteetMap Widget for Mediawiki... and I would really like a chance to hang out with develeoper, Developers, DEVELOPERS But I am not a person who write large chunks of code... Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Lea

[Wikimediauk-l] New from Charity Comms

2011-05-05 Thread Gordon Joly
y can better monitor the effectiveness of campaigns, as well as engaging people in a novel way." Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Board update / IRC strategy discussion

2011-05-04 Thread Gordon Joly
Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Board update / IRC strategy discussion

2011-05-04 Thread Gordon Joly
On 01/05/2011 15:18, Chris Keating wrote: > I've put a brief summary of last week's board meeting up on the WMUK blog: > http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/ > We're going to be devoting quite a lot of time in the next few months > to planning our long-term strategy. You're invited to an IRC > discussio

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles for 'super-injunction celebrities'

2011-04-29 Thread Gordon Joly
Quote: A spokesman for Wikipedia said that if the allegations were posted repeatedly the pages could be "locked" to limit those who could edit them. He added, that, because Wikipedia was based in the United States, it was not bound by the injunctions. Who was that? Gordo -

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] - a reply and a suggestion on diversity in the membership basis

2011-04-22 Thread Gordon Joly
rious ways to get involved!! Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] - a reply and a suggestion on diversity in the membership basis

2011-04-22 Thread Gordon Joly
popular, cheap and include a free drink. Future meets... http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/45 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/46 Content? Yes, it is a Wikimeet Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Prof

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] - a reply and a suggestion on diversity in the membership basis

2011-04-20 Thread Gordon Joly
for Wikimedia-related things, > they are very much the start rather than the end. :-) > > J. Apart from WSC telling HarryPotter to do something, and he did something else, that is a project that was report at the WikiConference 2011? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.co

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] - a reply and a suggestion on diversity in the membership basis

2011-04-20 Thread Gordon Joly
4. marriage and civil partnership; > 5. pregnancy and maternity; > 6. race; > 7. religion or belief; > 8. sex; > 9. sexual orientation. > What happened to inside leg measurement? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] - a reply and a suggestion on diversity in the membership basis

2011-04-20 Thread Gordon Joly
Does that count? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] TheNextWeb: "Wikimedia UK to Hire Full-Time Staff"

2011-04-20 Thread Gordon Joly
On 20/04/2011 13:23, steve virgin wrote: > Well done Martin a great article Apart from the date (it say 17th)? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mail

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] - a reply and a suggestion on diversity in the membership basis

2011-04-20 Thread Gordon Joly
/Yourrightsandresponsibilities/DG_10014458 Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/lis

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Hello from the new Board!

2011-04-20 Thread Gordon Joly
On 20/04/2011 12:09, Chris Keating wrote: > > My view is that this is something we need to address - and in > particular we need to make sure it doesn't become a self-fulfilling > prophecy. > No, but, as a registered charity, seeking funding from UK agencies Gord

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Hello from the new Board!

2011-04-20 Thread Gordon Joly
On 20/04/2011 11:55, James Farrar wrote: > I trust you're not advocating tokenism. The very thought! Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing li

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Hello from the new Board!

2011-04-20 Thread Gordon Joly
expect us to be a registered charity by the 2012 AGM!!! Gordon P.S. Diversity of the board? -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Extending board member terms to two years

2011-04-20 Thread Gordon Joly
On 17/04/2011 02:27, Thomas Dalton wrote: > . You > can't have Articles that depend on Rules - that's backwards! Indeed! Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election of directors - Candidate statements and ballot paper

2011-04-13 Thread Gordon Joly
So there is some census (on this email list) that people should reveal their Wikimedia identity? I was not sure when I wrote that all online personae should revealed: I agree with Alison's statement. I also thought about suggestion the requirement to reveal to al

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election of directors - Candidate statements and ballot paper

2011-04-13 Thread Gordon Joly
On 11/04/2011 16:04, Alison M. Wheeler wrote: > - "Gordon Joly" wrote: >>>> All prospective and current Directors of the Company should be >> asked to >>>> reveal Wikipedia and related identities (e.g. Commons) . And >> perhaps all >>

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election of directors - Candidate statements and ballot paper

2011-04-13 Thread Gordon Joly
On 09/04/2011 13:23, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 8 April 2011 10:48, Gordon Joly wrote: >> On 08/04/2011 10:31, Andrew Turvey wrote: >>> Would you like to ask that question in the candidate Q&As? >>> >>>> All prospective and current Directors of the Compa

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election of directors - Candidate statements and ballot paper

2011-04-08 Thread Gordon Joly
would reveal all identities online. Both Wikimedia related and others. Open and accountable. That's the mantra. Gordon -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wiki

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election of directors - Candidate statements and ballot paper

2011-04-08 Thread Gordon Joly
Yes. Gordon On 08/04/2011 10:31, Andrew Turvey wrote: > Would you like to ask that question in the candidate Q&As? > > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetings/2011_election:_Candidate_questions#Questions > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Gordon Joly wrote: >> On 06/04/

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election of directors - Candidate statements and ballot paper

2011-04-08 Thread Gordon Joly
to reveal Wikipedia and related identities (e.g. Commons) . And perhaps all others (e.g. Twitter). It should be made part of the fabric of the Company, which should be open and accountable. Gordo (LoopZilla elsewhere) -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Searching for academic Wikimedians

2011-03-24 Thread Gordon Joly
you ever sent in a > Wikimedia-related one? > > Thanks, > Mike > ______ Yes, on 27 August 2009... http://bit.ly/gkx2JR Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals!

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Searching for academic Wikimedians

2011-03-24 Thread Gordon Joly
On 22/03/2011 16:16, Michael Peel wrote: > What sort of letters do you get published - have you ever sent in a > Wikimedia-related one? > Yes. Gordon -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Searching for academic Wikimedians

2011-03-20 Thread Gordon Joly
Keith Flett? Am I an academic? Does that count? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Searching for academic Wikimedians

2011-03-18 Thread Gordon Joly
e an > aversion to Wikipedia). If you think you'd fit the bill, or know someone that > might, please could you get in touch asap? They need to talk to someone today > ideally... > What about Wikipedians who used to be academics (like me!)? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Helping with museum signs

2011-02-02 Thread Gordon Joly
On 01/02/2011 11:48, Fae wrote: > (*) The BL recently made a great hoo-ha about their new smart phone > app, seehttp://www.bl.uk/app/ > > Fæ Does it link with http://www.googleartproject.com/ ? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't L

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC "5 Live Investigates" on Books LLC, Sunday night 9pm UTC

2011-01-29 Thread Gordon Joly
uot;aha, a source!", buys it and ... discovers it's just reprints of > stuff they have. I have found this whilst doing research online. A "new" source just happens to be a copy of the article elsewhere on the Net. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal to Strike off

2011-01-27 Thread Gordon Joly
On 21/01/2011 00:07, Roger Bamkin wrote: > Well Done Seconded! Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] London Wiki Wednesday.

2011-01-17 Thread Gordon Joly
, Gordon Joly wrote: > > London Wiki Wednesday is back! Next meeting will be Wednesday 2nd > February (to be confirmed). > > Details will appear at > https://www.socialtext.net/wikiwed/index.cgi?london and other nodes. > > > Gordo > > -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...

[Wikimediauk-l] London Wiki Wednesday.

2011-01-14 Thread Gordon Joly
London Wiki Wednesday is back! Next meeting will be Wednesday 2nd February (to be confirmed). Details will appear at https://www.socialtext.net/wikiwed/index.cgi?london and other nodes. Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space T

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A mapping issue of possible more general interest

2010-12-18 Thread Gordon Joly
examples as Figure 9 and Figure 10 in Super Output Areas? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Output_Areas#Super_Output_Areas Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___

[Wikimediauk-l] Kevin B. Thompson

2010-12-13 Thread Gordon Joly
I am writing to let you know that Kevin Thompson (who was a personal friend) died on 10th December. You may wish to leave a message on his talk page. At the moment there is no announcement of funeral arrangements. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kbthompson He was a contributor to featur

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Is the Big Society working? Event on 18th November with Philip Johnston, Nick Hurd MP and Steve Moore

2010-11-18 Thread Gordon Joly
*“Is the Big Society working?”* _ _ _Timings:_8am breakfast for 8.30am discussion start, 10am close. More like the Big Breakfast? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Person of the year

2010-11-01 Thread Gordon Joly
> Indeed, Shadbolt is a good candidate for an award. His page at Department website is here: http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/people/nrs Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Profe

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Person of the year

2010-11-01 Thread Gordon Joly
On 01/11/2010 07:54, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 31/10/2010 12:34, Charles Matthews wrote: >> On 31/10/2010 09:39, geni wrote: >>> On 28 October 2010 20:59, Andrew Turveywrote: >>>> Are there any open source people we can promote as a person of the year? >>>&

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Person of the year

2010-11-01 Thread Gordon Joly
people behind OS >> OpenData for example. >> > Agree with the theme. See Nigel Shadbolt on WP, for example. > > Charles > > > Indeed, Shadbolt is a good candidate for an award. Here is his CV. http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/nrs/cv-08-part1.pdf Gordo -- Gordon Joly

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Question about the addition of BBC content to Wikipedia entries

2010-09-30 Thread Gordon Joly
On 30/09/2010 09:35, Doug Weller wrote: > Hi Gordon, how's things? > Doug Fine! Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Question about the addition of BBC content to Wikipedia entries

2010-09-30 Thread Gordon Joly
mplete, to relevant Wikipedia entries? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00txj8d Listening (now) to experts speaking about the Oracle at Delphi Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Question about the addition of BBC content to Wikipedia entries

2010-09-23 Thread Gordon Joly
On 23/09/2010 09:00, Gordon Joly wrote: > > New series of "In Our Time" starts today! > > Gordo > > Sorry, but I must have imagined this http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tt6b2 Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Question about the addition of BBC content to Wikipedia entries

2010-09-23 Thread Gordon Joly
New series of "In Our Time" starts today! Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikime

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