Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Cambridge meetup 42, 14 December

2019-12-11 Thread Charles Matthews 
A reminder for Saturday:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/42

While I can't promise the election won't be mentioned, I believe we'll have 
other things on the agenda.

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election night editathon

2019-12-11 Thread geni 
Cool. Just took me a while to work out a way around the train issues

On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 20:43, John Lubbock 
wrote:

> Come anyway, we can fit you in. I just wanted to keep numbers low cos
> there might not be a lot of space if there's a lot of other people, but any
> experienced Wikimedians should feel free to just turn up.
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
> for its contents.*
>
>
> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 19:11, geni  wrote:
>
>> Event aparently sold out.
>>
>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 11:47, John Lubbock 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We've got The Guardian now also wanting to come and cover our election
>>> night event, so come and join us!
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>>
>>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>>> for its contents.*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 16:07, John Lubbock 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I'm doing another push on our election night editathon next week. We've
 had a couple of journalists ask to come along to it, so I'd really like to
 get a few more experienced Wikipedia editors to come to it to help out with
 the work we need to do to update MPs pages. If you or anyone else you know
 would be interested, please sign up for a ticket at the link below.


 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667

 John Lubbock

 Communications Coordinator

 Wikimedia UK

 +44 (0) 203 372 0767



 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
 and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
 Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.

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 for its contents.*


 On Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 12:08, John Lubbock <
 john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi all, can I please ask anybody who wants to come to our election
> night Wikipedia editathon to please sign up on the Eventbrite here
> so
> we know how many people are coming.
>
> Thanks!
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
> and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 
> 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> The Wikimedia

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election night editathon

2019-12-11 Thread John Lubbock 
Come anyway, we can fit you in. I just wanted to keep numbers low cos there
might not be a lot of space if there's a lot of other people, but any
experienced Wikimedians should feel free to just turn up.

John Lubbock

Communications Coordinator

Wikimedia UK

+44 (0) 203 372 0767



Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.

Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open knowledge
movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make
knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate
here .

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Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
for its contents.*


On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 19:11, geni  wrote:

> Event aparently sold out.
>
> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 11:47, John Lubbock 
> wrote:
>
>> We've got The Guardian now also wanting to come and cover our election
>> night event, so come and join us!
>>
>>
>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>>
>> John Lubbock
>>
>> Communications Coordinator
>>
>> Wikimedia UK
>>
>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>
>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>> for its contents.*
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 16:07, John Lubbock 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm doing another push on our election night editathon next week. We've
>>> had a couple of journalists ask to come along to it, so I'd really like to
>>> get a few more experienced Wikipedia editors to come to it to help out with
>>> the work we need to do to update MPs pages. If you or anyone else you know
>>> would be interested, please sign up for a ticket at the link below.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>>
>>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>>> for its contents.*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 12:08, John Lubbock <
>>> john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
 Hi all, can I please ask anybody who wants to come to our election
 night Wikipedia editathon to please sign up on the Eventbrite here
 so
 we know how many people are coming.

 Thanks!

 John Lubbock

 Communications Coordinator

 Wikimedia UK

 +44 (0) 203 372 0767



 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
 and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
 Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.

 Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
 knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
 work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
 Wikimedia UK? Donate here .

 The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
 Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
 non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
 for its contents.*


 On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 15:38, John

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election night editathon

2019-12-11 Thread geni 
Event aparently sold out.

On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 11:47, John Lubbock 
wrote:

> We've got The Guardian now also wanting to come and cover our election
> night event, so come and join us!
>
>
> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
> for its contents.*
>
>
> On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 16:07, John Lubbock 
> wrote:
>
>> I'm doing another push on our election night editathon next week. We've
>> had a couple of journalists ask to come along to it, so I'd really like to
>> get a few more experienced Wikipedia editors to come to it to help out with
>> the work we need to do to update MPs pages. If you or anyone else you know
>> would be interested, please sign up for a ticket at the link below.
>>
>>
>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>>
>> John Lubbock
>>
>> Communications Coordinator
>>
>> Wikimedia UK
>>
>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>
>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>> for its contents.*
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 12:08, John Lubbock 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all, can I please ask anybody who wants to come to our election night
>>> Wikipedia editathon to please sign up on the Eventbrite here
>>> so
>>> we know how many people are coming.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>>
>>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>>> for its contents.*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 15:38, John Lubbock 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Just following up on this to say that Newspeak House is happy to host
 up to 15 of us for an election night editathon. Please sign up here if
 you'd like to come:


 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667

 See you there!

 John Lubbock

 Communications Coordinator

 Wikimedia UK

 +44 (0) 203 372 0767



 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
 and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
 Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.

 Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
 knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
 work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
 Wikimedia UK? Donate here .

 The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
 Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
 non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election night editathon

2019-12-11 Thread Ed Hand 
Oops!  Please ignore the page I just created.  Will merge the content from
there into John's already existing page.
Edward

On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 13:21, John Lubbock 
wrote:

> I've done a project page for the event already Ed, so if you want to put
> resources in there you can!
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:2019_election_night_editathon
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
> for its contents.*
>
>
> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 13:13, Ed Hand  wrote:
>
>> John
>> Great news about The Guardian.
>> Have just started a Wikipedia page, the shortcut is WP:GE2019
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/General_election,_December_2019
>>
>> Will start fleshing it out later, probably starting with safe seat
>> candidates:
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MPs_standing_down_at_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election
>>
>> Edward Hands
>> User: Edwardx
>>
>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 11:47, John Lubbock 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We've got The Guardian now also wanting to come and cover our election
>>> night event, so come and join us!
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>>
>>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>>> for its contents.*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 16:07, John Lubbock 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I'm doing another push on our election night editathon next week. We've
 had a couple of journalists ask to come along to it, so I'd really like to
 get a few more experienced Wikipedia editors to come to it to help out with
 the work we need to do to update MPs pages. If you or anyone else you know
 would be interested, please sign up for a ticket at the link below.


 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667

 John Lubbock

 Communications Coordinator

 Wikimedia UK

 +44 (0) 203 372 0767



 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
 and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
 Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.

 Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
 knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
 work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
 Wikimedia UK? Donate here .

 The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
 Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
 non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
 for its contents.*


 On Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 12:08, John Lubbock <
 john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi all, can I please ask anybody who wants to come to our election
> night Wikipedia editathon to please sign up on the Eventbrite here
> so
> we know how many people are coming.
>
> Thanks!
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
> and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election night editathon

2019-12-11 Thread John Lubbock 
I've done a project page for the event already Ed, so if you want to put
resources in there you can!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:2019_election_night_editathon

John Lubbock

Communications Coordinator

Wikimedia UK

+44 (0) 203 372 0767



Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.

Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open knowledge
movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make
knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate
here .

The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
for its contents.*


On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 13:13, Ed Hand  wrote:

> John
> Great news about The Guardian.
> Have just started a Wikipedia page, the shortcut is WP:GE2019
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/General_election,_December_2019
>
> Will start fleshing it out later, probably starting with safe seat
> candidates:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MPs_standing_down_at_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election
>
> Edward Hands
> User: Edwardx
>
> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 11:47, John Lubbock 
> wrote:
>
>> We've got The Guardian now also wanting to come and cover our election
>> night event, so come and join us!
>>
>>
>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>>
>> John Lubbock
>>
>> Communications Coordinator
>>
>> Wikimedia UK
>>
>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>
>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>> for its contents.*
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 16:07, John Lubbock 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm doing another push on our election night editathon next week. We've
>>> had a couple of journalists ask to come along to it, so I'd really like to
>>> get a few more experienced Wikipedia editors to come to it to help out with
>>> the work we need to do to update MPs pages. If you or anyone else you know
>>> would be interested, please sign up for a ticket at the link below.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>>
>>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>>> for its contents.*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 12:08, John Lubbock <
>>> john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
 Hi all, can I please ask anybody who wants to come to our election
 night Wikipedia editathon to please sign up on the Eventbrite here
 so
 we know how many people are coming.

 Thanks!

 John Lubbock

 Communications Coordinator

 Wikimedia UK

 +44 (0) 203 372 0767



 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
 and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
 Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.

 Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
 knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
 work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
 Wikimedia UK?

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election night editathon

2019-12-11 Thread Ed Hand 
John
Great news about The Guardian.
Have just started a Wikipedia page, the shortcut is WP:GE2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/General_election,_December_2019

Will start fleshing it out later, probably starting with safe seat
candidates:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MPs_standing_down_at_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election

Edward Hands
User: Edwardx

On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 11:47, John Lubbock 
wrote:

> We've got The Guardian now also wanting to come and cover our election
> night event, so come and join us!
>
>
> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
> for its contents.*
>
>
> On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 16:07, John Lubbock 
> wrote:
>
>> I'm doing another push on our election night editathon next week. We've
>> had a couple of journalists ask to come along to it, so I'd really like to
>> get a few more experienced Wikipedia editors to come to it to help out with
>> the work we need to do to update MPs pages. If you or anyone else you know
>> would be interested, please sign up for a ticket at the link below.
>>
>>
>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>>
>> John Lubbock
>>
>> Communications Coordinator
>>
>> Wikimedia UK
>>
>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>
>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>> for its contents.*
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 12:08, John Lubbock 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all, can I please ask anybody who wants to come to our election night
>>> Wikipedia editathon to please sign up on the Eventbrite here
>>> so
>>> we know how many people are coming.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 15:38, John Lubbock 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Just following up on this to say that Newspeak House is happy to host
 up to 15 of us for an election night editathon. Please sign up here if
 you'd like to come:


 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667

 See you there!

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election night editathon

2019-12-11 Thread Andy Mabbett 
On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 11:46, John Lubbock
 wrote:

> We've got The Guardian now also wanting to come and cover our
> election night event

That's good.

Why not talk to them about why they should - in the sprit of the event
- open licence some of their pics of it?

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election night editathon

2019-12-11 Thread John Lubbock 
We've got The Guardian now also wanting to come and cover our election
night event, so come and join us!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667

John Lubbock

Communications Coordinator

Wikimedia UK

+44 (0) 203 372 0767



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On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 16:07, John Lubbock 
wrote:

> I'm doing another push on our election night editathon next week. We've
> had a couple of journalists ask to come along to it, so I'd really like to
> get a few more experienced Wikipedia editors to come to it to help out with
> the work we need to do to update MPs pages. If you or anyone else you know
> would be interested, please sign up for a ticket at the link below.
>
>
> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>
> John Lubbock
>
> Communications Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia UK
>
> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>
>
>
> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>
> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>
> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
> for its contents.*
>
>
> On Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 12:08, John Lubbock 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all, can I please ask anybody who wants to come to our election night
>> Wikipedia editathon to please sign up on the Eventbrite here
>> so
>> we know how many people are coming.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> John Lubbock
>>
>> Communications Coordinator
>>
>> Wikimedia UK
>>
>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>
>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>
>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>> for its contents.*
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 15:38, John Lubbock 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Just following up on this to say that Newspeak House is happy to host up
>>> to 15 of us for an election night editathon. Please sign up here if you'd
>>> like to come:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-election-night-wikipedia-editathon-tickets-80663154667
>>>
>>> See you there!
>>>
>>> John Lubbock
>>>
>>> Communications Coordinator
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 203 372 0767
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1,
>>> Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global Wikimedia open
>>> knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our
>>> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting
>>> Wikimedia UK? Donate here .
>>>
>>> The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
>>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent
>>> non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility
>>> for its contents.*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 12:26, John Lubbock <
>>> john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
 Hello Wikimedians, I'm thinking about holding an election night
 editathon at