[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Education 2016

Hi all, Just to let you all know that there will be a half-day Wikimedia UK Education https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_UK_Education_2016#Useful_Links event in Leicester on Saturday May 21st. Check the webpage or eventbrite.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Cambridge Images Workshop 19 March

Geo code or Glen Co(d)e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Glencoe which is just a beautiful walk away from Kinlochleven. It would probably make more sense to transclude the content so that we can have different resources for different occasions and different trainers. But perhaps it

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Free as in beer

. . . and if you are thinking of using one of these recipes, there's also some open source software to run on turn a fridge into a fermentation chamber . . . http://www.brewpi.com/ all the best Fabian aka User:Leutha > On 04 March 2016 at 10:50 Gordon Joly

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Free as in beer

or the Homebrew Computer Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_Computer_Club ! all the best Fabian aka User:Leutha > On 29 February 2016 at 22:12 Gordon Joly wrote: > > > > > /"copy them, tear them to pieces, bastardise them, adapt them, but most > > of all,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Collating/editing information about the benefits of open knowledge

Thanks for that clarification, Michael. It should be noted, however, for a charity there may be a number of issues they may need to consider: * Do they own copyright of images? Whilst generally images created by employees usually, unless otherwise stated, belong to their employers, the same

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Collating/editing information about the benefits of open knowledge

Hi all, Maybe the en:Wikipedia page on open knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_knowledge could also be improved? all the best Fabian aka Leutha > On 23 February 2016 at 12:27 Lucy Crompton-Reid > wrote: > > Hi all > > WMUK would like to

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] Fwd: Millions have seen these historic Welsh images a librarian has helped share on Wikipedia

They have some indication here http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/photography_policy/ : "This form states that the visitor will only use the image for personal study and will not display the image for profit, nor allow it to be presented on any website." all the best Fabian aka Leutha > On 09

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] London Wikimeet #100

s, we'll email this list > to let people know what's happening! > > On 18 Dec 2015 10:23, "Charles Matthews" <charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com > mailto:charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com > wrote: >> > > > > > > >> > > O

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] London Wikimeet #100

eople know what's happening! > > On 18 Dec 2015 10:23, "Charles Matthews" <charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com > mailto:charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com > wrote: >> > > > > > > >> > > On 16 December 2015 at

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] London Wikimeet #100

Hi all, I see that WMUK is also planning to organise an additional 15th Birthday celebration https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events/London in London, but it is not clear whether this will be on the Friday or the Saturday. I am not sure if this was discussed at the meetup last

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Moving on

And thanks to you Stevie, for all your hard work and commitment. It's been a pleasure working with you. all the best Fabian aka Leutha > On 25 November 2015 at 13:39 Stevie Benton > wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > It is with some sadness that I write to let

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Compare and contrast.

Please compare with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:TNA_editathon,_23_November_2015 and https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/The_National_Archives_Editathon Editathons need to be set up on the relevant wiki rater than the Wikimedia UK, otherwise it is too complicated when people sign up.

[Wikimediauk-l] If It's Not Online and Free, Then It's Not Published

Hi all, An interesting an article about moves in Academia to free and open: https://www.academia.edu/16997048/If_Its_Not_Online_and_Free_Then_Its_Not_Published?auto=view=weekly_digest all the best Fabian aka Leutha___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Get Online Week

I can help with this, but I really don't have the time to take a lead to make > this happen. Would anyone be interested in volunteering to lead this? > > Thanks, > Mike > > > > > On 13 Oct 2015, at 21:56, leu...@fabiant.eu > > > <mailto:leu.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Get Online Week

Hi all, I think there is what we do and what we imagine we do. Although the propaganda is that editathons are there to develop new editors, in fact they are very poor at this with somewhere around a 5% success level. This is something Wikimedia UK has known for several years, yet we have

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Get Online Week

This sounds like a great idea, let's do it. I am not sure that a WIkiproject work for this. Is there a better way to approach things? all the best Fabian aka Leutha > Rather than running our own events for new internet users, how about providing >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New Chief Executive starts today

Now that's what I call efficiency: minus 9 years to take the photo! all the best Fabian aka Leutha > On 10 October 2015 at 13:11 Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > On 09/10/15 20:03, leu...@fabiant.eu wrote: > > But may be you could take a photograph

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New Chief Executive starts today

But may be you could take a photograph of the SPACE on West Ferry Road! all the best Fabian aka Leutha > On 09 October 2015 at 15:57 Gordon Joly wrote: > > > On 09/10/15 15:56, Gordon Joly wrote: > > That's probably a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Gender Balance (MySociety)

Hi all, But there is fictional human and fictional character , but perhaps placeholder name would be best in this context all the best Fabian aka Leutha > On 05 October

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now available

+1 I just saw a demonstration of 3D printing at Middlesex Uni. Impressive what can be done. 3D is arriving and we should be ready. Fabian, aka Leutha > On 22 September 2015 at 17:27 Edward Saperia wrote: > > >> >On 22 September 2015 at 11:11, Richard Symonds >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Digitising old 8mm home movies

Hi all, Super 8mm was launched in 1965 (if you believe Wikipedia) It should be possible to get a machine which can cope with both 8mm and super 8mm, (they certainly made projectors which could. This is the sort of peice of kit that WMUK should invest

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] National Archives, trainer needed for October/November

I should be available subject to finalisation of the date. I used to work there a while ago . . . . all the best Fabian aka Leutha > On 04 September 2015 at 17:07 Joe Filceolaire wrote: > > > I would like to help if my health holds out (it has so far ). Please let

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Lists of public art in UK counties and cities

Good point, Gordon I think this needs to be looked at in terms of finding new contributors (a better phrase, I feel when talking about wikidata) amongst the second order dataheads, i.e. those people who are more interested in the management of data than simply its accumulation. This would mean

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] 2016 in public domain

%5D%20and%20claim%5B106%3A%28tree%5B482980%5D%5B%5D%5B279%5D%29%5D No major British names leap out from a quick skim through. Andrew. On 7 August 2015 at 22:12, leu...@fabiant.eu leu...@fabiant.eu wrote: Hi all, Last year there was 2015 in public domain and now we have 2016 in public

[Wikimediauk-l] 2016 in public domain

Hi all, Last year there was 2015 in public domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_in_public_domain and now we have 2016 in public domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_in_public_domain . . . but it only has one entry. I would be interested to know if anyone else is interested in

[Wikimediauk-l] Blur Content writer needed to create 2 Wikipedia articles

Hi, I have just been contacted on Linked in as regards this project: * Content writer needed to create 2 Wikipedia articles http://www.blurgroup.com/project-details/?projectId=sdx-NRMFHP I have mentioned this on the COI Noticeboard

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Member's email has gone out

Hi, Will those of us whose membership has lapsed and are seeking a renewal of membership at the weekend be able to vot? all the best Fabian aka Leutha On 01 July 2015 at 17:18 Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hello all, The Wikimedia UK AGM notice has gone

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimeet survey

that it could support a number of new initiatives like this at different points of the compass, while keeping the regular meetup as a pub lunch in Pederel's Oak. I will keep my eyes open to see if anyone else steps forward on this. all the best Fabian On 02 June 2015 at 18:32 leu...@fabiant.eu leu

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimeet survey

I am afraid we did not pay attention to such issues. Have you got a reference for that? On 28 June 2015 at 22:05 Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote: On 28/06/15 14:48, leu...@fabiant.eu wrote: We met in Waitrose which is very quiet on a Wednesday evening. Could pick my shopping too

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimeet survey

Whilst I take Fae's point, I don't think we need to call closing time on meeting in pubs, but rather innovate other places to meet. And yes, this has been discussed for ages, but all it needs is for someone to find a venue and start organising a meet up, rather than talk about it. all the best

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] new book on Wikipedia

Hi all, Thanks to Simon for the link. I noticed a comment by Mark Devlin, founder of Newslines http://newslines.org/about-newslines/ . I started writing a response, as a Wikimedian, but as I explored his background I discovered that he see Wikipedia as a rival to his project (which is a bit like