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

2011-10-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
partners, Wikipedia is not going to be the 'ideal' first port of call. {{CN}} ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

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

2011-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
no intention of vigorously arguing one way or the other, but I just feel it is inappropriate to point to a Wikipedia article that may never get much beyond stub status when orders of magnitude more content is elsewhere on WMF projects. On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 23:07 +0100, Andy Mabbett wrote

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

2011-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 October 2011 11:56, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I'd rather the QR code point (via QRpedia) to a Wikipedia article about the memorial, and have that point to relevant pages on commons/ Wikisource

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

2011-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
either. What is the maximum article size that would work on the typical modern phone? WereSpielChequers My experience is 1 cm at a distance of 10 cm. That is off the top of my head. Gordo -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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

2011-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
on war memorials may probing the limits of taste in Wikimedia outreach. The suggestion was at not on - it should be possible to place a QR Code on nearby information point, for example, not on the memorial itself. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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

2011-10-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
) to a Wikipedia article about the memorial, and have that point to relevant pages on commons/ Wikisource, and the book. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org

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

2011-10-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
just feel it is inappropriate to point to a Wikipedia article that may never get much beyond stub status when orders of magnitude more content is elsewhere on WMF projects. On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 23:07 +0100, Andy Mabbett wrote: On 25 October 2011 22:55, Brian McNeil brian.mcn

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] World Wars project

2011-10-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
and listing the names on them? Maybe we could link up. If such a project exists, but isn't open-, perhaps we could persuade them to be? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

[Wikimediauk-l] Page for would-be translators from English

2011-10-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
'/into/ English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Translate Please feel free to improve or publicise it. I'm very keen to work on recruiting more such translators, based on the work done as part of the Wright Challenge. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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

2011-10-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
Not sure you're on this mailing list... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Oct 10, 2011 10:20 AM, Andrew West andrewcw...@gmail.com wrote: Just read this BBC article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15216513 where the correspondent wanders around a Paris cemetery

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Edinburgh wikimeet on Saturday 1st October

2011-09-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] August report coming out tomorrow - has anything been missed?

2011-09-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
. :-) ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] uk. or gb.

2011-09-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
The Scotland vs. UK debate has reminded me that we're using uk.wikimedia.org which is, strictly speaking, the Ukrainian sub-domain; and should be using gb.wikimedia.org Is this something we should rectify sooner, rather than later, choosing some pain now over more pain later? -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Open data in cultural heritage (LODLAM-London)

2011-09-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
Those of you with easy access to London might want to attend: http://lodlamlon11.eventbrite.com/ A meetup for people interested in the applications of linked and open data for cultural heritage. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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

2011-08-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
morning, either by editing the report directly on the wiki or emailing me. Thanks to Rock drum for adding pictures to the report already, and my apologies to Andy Mabbett for missing out a few of his activities in the previous report. Thanks, Mike

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wikimediaindia-l] Translation Help for WikiConference India

2011-07-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
of these. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pigsonthewing ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

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