Hello everyone,
Just to pick this up again and assure you it hasn't fallen completely by
the wayside.
Parliament are running a project this year looking at several notable
anniversaries. It's called Parliament in the Making
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_in_the_Making. They are also
On 05/11/14 11:04, Rod Ward wrote:
An article in this weeks observer (see
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/nov/01/magna-carta-800-celebrates-anniversary
) points out that it will be the 800th anniversary of the signing of the
Magna Carta next year (15 June 2015) and suggests there
On 08/01/15 09:45, geni wrote:
Well if you are a commoner rather than a baron the charter of the
forrest was signed in 1217
I know my place.
Gordo
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On 8 January 2015 at 09:09, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote:
So, the version to celebrate is that of 1297? See you all in 2097?
Gordo
Well if you are a commoner rather than a baron the charter of the forrest
was signed in 1217
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_the_Forest
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There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles
maybe could do with work. I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]],
only a few
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There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles
maybe could do with work. I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]],
only a few of those abbots have any
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There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles
maybe could do with work. I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]],
only a few of those abbots have any biographical details - VCH
I have uploaded a few presentations and talks on video which would
cheer up Magna Carta articles, some are quite 'non-academic friendly'
for readers who might be daunted by a long encyclopaedia article
(videos play back without having to leave a Wikipedia article). They
are currently in
There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles
maybe could do with work. I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]],
only a few of those abbots have any biographical details - VCH will supply
plenty of useful information, typically more on the latter abbots.
On 7
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There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles maybe
could do with work. I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]], only a few
of those
I'm not so sure. The article is 7000 words long, with densely-written and
relatively technical content, and needs a comprehensive overhaul - it's the
sort of thing that rewards work by one or two people with a good overview
and a few days reading, rather than fifty people with small contributions.
That's a sensible point Andrew, thank you. How about we draw up a list of
50 articles we think are important and that need improving? We could use
examples like Magna Carta as a hook to the story. We could even make this
an annual thing. The Wikimedia Hitlist for 201x?
Any thoughts?
Stevie
On 6
Calendar items - anniversaries and so on - are possible to plan in advance,
and can be relevant to lots of different audiences. Our media pack wouldn't
have to change that much, because it's all pretty similar on the Wikipedia
end, just the subject changes. We might even be able to build something
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That's a sensible point Andrew, thank you. How about we draw
:* Thursday, 6 November 2014, 11:27
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That's a sensible point Andrew, thank you. How about we draw up a list of
50 articles we think are important and that need improving? We could use
examples like Magna Carta as a hook to the story. We could even make
Thanks Fae. Those could be really useful. I'll have a look in the morning.
(Btw can we take Fae of moderation now please; I think the point has been
made.) Harry Mitchellhttp://enwp.org/User:HJ
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PR opportunity?
Wikipedia asks for contributors to bring Magna Carta article [link] up to
highest standard [link to FA criteria] ahead of 800 year anniversary. The page
currently gets over 150k views per month [link to pageview stats]. Never edited
Wikipedia but keen on history? Here's some
And then there's Tim Berners-Lee's call for a Magna Carta of internet
rights, globally. He spoke of this at the Web We Want event
https://webwewant.org/, which is another way of saying the same thing. It
could all tie in quite nicely.
*Roberta Wedge*
*Gender Gap Project,
Dear Rod,
We did indeed have a resident at the British Library, and some ongoing
discussions and events with them, including an event last Friday. At the
moment we are focussed on some large image releases and a major tagging
exercise to identify old maps which will then be loaded on Commons.
Hi Rod,
That was indeed me... we did do a bit of work with the BL MSS
department (the great work was done before I came, though - John Byrne
and his work on the Cuthbert Gospel). I think I could probably
persuade someone to do a review and feedback, especially if we've done
a chunk of the
Hello everyone,
I really like Ed's point that this is a good PR opportunity. If anyone is
interested in putting together some details and a potential media pitch
that would be excellent!
Thank you,
Stevie
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