Re: [Wikimediauk-l] TLS review of Jack Lynch, You Could Look It Up

2016-05-26 Thread Andrew Gray
erience, an exceptionally friendly and helpful > bunch". > > Charles > > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Public domain day tomorrow

2015-12-31 Thread Andrew Gray
eld than > anything else.) > > This business was discussed earlier in the year: the old thread at > > http://wikimediauk-l.wikimedia.narkive.com/4nyiV2zt/wikidata-training-session > > contains contributions from Andrew Gray, in particular a query using > subclasses of "author&qu

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

2015-10-05 Thread Andrew Gray
th no legal control over > Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. > > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray andr

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

2015-10-02 Thread Andrew Gray
Registered >> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. >> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia >> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who >> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Spam] 2016 in public domain

2015-08-07 Thread Andrew Gray
Leutha ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Reducing the copyright term for (some) unpublished works

2014-11-23 Thread Andrew Gray
Hi all, Some initial thoughts at https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2039_consultation - comments appreciated. Andrew. On 7 November 2014 at 17:58, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: Hi all, The government is currently consulting on reducing the copyright term in some unpublished

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [okfn-discuss] ToS; DR Meetup, London, Wednesday

2014-11-07 Thread Andrew Gray
/mailman/options/okfn-discuss -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Reducing the copyright term for (some) unpublished works

2014-11-07 Thread Andrew Gray
to think about it. I'm happy to draft up some notes for us to send in if no-one else is putting something together - have we been looking at this already? Andrew. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta

2014-11-06 Thread Andrew Gray
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta

2014-11-05 Thread Andrew Gray
http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Free journal access through The Wikipedia Library: new pilots

2014-04-29 Thread Andrew Gray
(not everyone knows that, it seems). Charles ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Advocacy Advisors] EU copyright consultation deadline has beenextended

2014-02-04 Thread Andrew Gray
=European_Commission_copyright_consultationdiff=prevoldid=7334381 Luis On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 2:13 AM, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: Quick query - given the extensions, have we filed the WMF submission yet or are we holding off for further comments through February? Not clear from the meta page

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Amazon Tax avoidance

2013-11-29 Thread Andrew Gray
The average time it takes me to redeem an Amazon voucher is under a month. I can say from experience I hang on to John Lewis vouchers for a lot longer before needing to buy a cushion ;) I agree with that Amazon vouchers are potentially problematic, but they're also a lot more useful than many

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wiki Loves Monuments] Grade II buildings (was english heritage)

2013-10-13 Thread Andrew Gray
? ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Alastair McCapra's conflict of loyalties between CIPR and WMUK

2013-10-06 Thread Andrew Gray
...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

[Wikimediauk-l] 'Illustrating Wikipedia brochure' - your thoughts?

2013-09-17 Thread Andrew Gray
words. Harry's edit a -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

[Wikimediauk-l] 'Illustrating Wikipedia brochure' - your thoughts?

2013-09-17 Thread Andrew Gray
words. Harry's edit a -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] 'Illustrating Wikipedia brochure' - your thoughts?

2013-09-14 Thread Andrew Gray
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[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Momvent: Policy Topics and Priorities Questionnaire

2013-09-02 Thread Andrew Gray
___ Wikimedia-l mailing list wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Job Offer: Technical Position for WLM 2013

2013-07-24 Thread Andrew Gray
://www.wikilovesmonuments.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

[Wikimediauk-l] Two events in London - Royal Opera House British Library, 22 and 29 June

2013-06-11 Thread Andrew Gray
be of interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/British_Library/WWI Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested! Thanks, - Andrew. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

[Wikimediauk-l] JISC training program - one week to apply!

2013-05-15 Thread Andrew Gray
produced by Jisc funded programmes presented on Wikimedia projects. The purpose of the coordination project is to promote open knowledge and to increase the uptake and use of Wikimedia tools for the dissemination of academic knowledge and content. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Elections 2013

2013-05-02 Thread Andrew Gray
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Spam] Re: Nice piece from another country.

2013-04-24 Thread Andrew Gray
mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedian in Residence, National Library of Scotland

2013-04-22 Thread Andrew Gray
to the NLS recruitment site. Please circulate this widely! Thanks, -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedian in Residence, National Library of Scotland

2013-04-22 Thread Andrew Gray
to this post and should have been mentioned? Best regards Robin On 22 April 2013 at 12:02 Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: Hi all, Just as my work at the British Library is coming to an end, I'm delighted to be able to tell people about a new Wikimedian in Residence

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Privacy Policy - please comment and edit

2013-04-12 Thread Andrew Gray
...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-lhttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Another voting reminder

2013-04-11 Thread Andrew Gray
, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: On 11 April 2013 17:54, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: Presumably thats for people wanting to use you as a proxy. There's no deadline for proxies in general, right? The proxy can just turn up with the letter of authorisation, I

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] EGM resolution regarding the change in board structure - alternatives

2013-04-10 Thread Andrew Gray
__**_ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-lhttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Aerial Photographs

2013-04-05 Thread Andrew Gray
a workable solution for that too. All thoughts, suggestions and offers welcome. Cheers Andy ___ Talk-GB mailing list talk...@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Anyone interested in Lua and PIzza one day?

2013-04-05 Thread Andrew Gray
On 5 April 2013 15:19, Katie Chan katie.c...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hi all, This has been arranged for Sunday 19 May. For those interested, please sign up on https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lua_on_Wikimedia! Hurrah! Looking forward to it. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Royal Opera House editathon - 22 June

2013-04-03 Thread Andrew Gray
reminder closer to the time. Thanks, -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK EGM Saturday 18th April.

2013-04-03 Thread Andrew Gray
...@wikimedia.org.uk on 20 March with the subject Katie - please vote in our Extraordinary General Meeting. FWIW, I got a renewal reminder on 15/3, renewed the same day, but didn't get an email about the EGM on the 20th. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikidata workshop

2013-03-28 Thread Andrew Gray
, please do let me know :-). I'm reasonably comfortable with talking about it, but I'm aware there are some gaps... Thanks, - Andrew. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikidata workshop

2013-03-28 Thread Andrew Gray
On 28 March 2013 09:34, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:GLAM/BL/Wikidata All welcome - my targeted audience is librarians digital-humanities types, but if you're a Wikimedian who's interested in figuring out what's going on with the new project

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Anyone interested in Lua and PIzza one day?

2013-03-15 Thread Andrew Gray
___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Photograph cropping day!

2013-02-12 Thread Andrew Gray
://unpaper.berlios.de/ ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Photograph cropping day!

2013-02-12 Thread Andrew Gray
probably document this on-wiki somewhere...) -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Photograph cropping day!

2013-02-12 Thread Andrew Gray
2013 17:19, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: Hi all, As some of you may know, I've been working on a project part-funded by WMUK to digitise and release a collection of historic Canadian photographs. After some work, we are now at a state where the metadata is at a high level

[Wikimediauk-l] Photograph cropping day!

2013-02-11 Thread Andrew Gray
means we'll have more eyes looking out for interesting things, which can only be a bonus :-) We don't have a date yet, but tentatively we're thinking early/mid March. If anyone would be interested, in coming along, do let me know, and I'll be in touch once we've got fimer plans... -- - Andrew Gray

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Membership grace period

2013-02-07 Thread Andrew Gray
again? Yeah, I'm with David - active members in grace are mostly just forgetful :-). As there are virtually no things for which being a member is essential other than voting, it's very easy to not get around to it... Is it possible to set up recurring membership dues as a direct debit? -- - Andrew

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fw: WikiConference 2013 Speakers

2013-01-20 Thread Andrew Gray
/wiki-loves-monuments-2012-the-israeli-finalists/ -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WikiConference 2013 Speakers

2013-01-16 Thread Andrew Gray
wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fw: WikiConference 2013 Speakers

2013-01-16 Thread Andrew Gray
. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WikiConference 2013 Speakers WLM

2013-01-16 Thread Andrew Gray
the start of April (assuming a month notice/moving/etc), and the reference plan has WLM well along by then: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011/Timeline That said, it would certainly be an interesting project to get them off the ground with! -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WMUK Office] Volunteer Declarations of Interest.

2012-12-07 Thread Andrew Gray
, you'd be best to keep quiet on the whole thing Just In Case, which is a bit more restrictive. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] a Creative Commons staff visiting London

2012-11-10 Thread Andrew Gray
. Definitely agree on visiting TNA at Kew, but note that Jo is now in York a lot of the time. Zeyi - do you know when your friend is going to be around? - Andrew. On Thursday, 8 November 2012, Richard Symonds wrote: Zeyi, From my perspective, the best person to visit would be Andrew Gray

[Wikimediauk-l] Editathon at Oxford, 26th October

2012-10-18 Thread Andrew Gray
If you've any questions, please let me know and I'll pass them on to the organisers. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Ada Lovelace Day organised by Wikimedia UK - 19 October 2012, London

2012-10-17 Thread Andrew Gray
Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Geonotices.

2012-10-16 Thread Andrew Gray
ones - London area, Cambridge area, Manchester area, etc. Hmm.) -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Support service (was:Social enterprise)

2012-10-03 Thread Andrew Gray
#Replacing_OTRS_with_a_commercial_consultancy_service Is anyone actually suggesting replacing OTRS? I saw Tom's proposal above as an adjunct to it (which I'm not wild on either, but it's at least defensible) Replacing it would certainly be a step too far... -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Dunhuang Project - Silk Road editing week

2012-10-03 Thread Andrew Gray
to make sure some of this extends beyond the English Wikipedia. Hope to see some of you there! -- - Andrew Gray Wikipedian in Residence, British Library andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Forthcoming unconferences: MuseumCamp, BarCampNFP, LibCamp

2012-09-30 Thread Andrew Gray
this until now - not completely sure if I can reasonably make it to Birmingham for 9am, but I've put in for a waitlist ticket. One of my colleagues from the BL is going, though! -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

[Wikimediauk-l] Cutting back the 2013 plan

2012-09-28 Thread Andrew Gray
Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

[Wikimediauk-l] Cutting back the 2013 plan

2012-09-28 Thread Andrew Gray
, is problematic. On Sep 28, 2012 10:44 PM, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: On 28 September 2012 18:40, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: Training is something the chapter is already involved in and should therefore ensure is done well, since it reflects on the chapter. Having

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] FDC members

2012-09-16 Thread Andrew Gray
://www.patriciolorente.com.ar Identi.ca // Twitter: @patriciolorente ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Context A2 scanner for sale

2012-09-05 Thread Andrew Gray
://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Context A2 scanner for sale

2012-09-04 Thread Andrew Gray
to having to buy and maintain an additional staff desk! (I used to share an office with an A3 scanner - it was a beast. An A2 scanner you'd have to build the office around.) -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

[Wikimediauk-l] Event at the British Library, 10 September

2012-08-17 Thread Andrew Gray
Please let me know if you've any questions, and hope to see you there! -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http

[Wikimediauk-l] Upcoming training workshops - London

2012-08-15 Thread Andrew Gray
enjoyable, and the more Wikipedians we have the better... -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Training coffee morning 12 August

2012-08-06 Thread Andrew Gray
the meetup itself starts. Charles ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WMUK Board] Statement regarding Ashley Van Haeften, Chair of Wikimedia UK

2012-08-01 Thread Andrew Gray
) These normally happen at the weekend when I suppose people are at home, using wikipedia and then feel generous. This was a bit different. Can't really think there is a link one way or not. Is there a normal last few days of the month pickup? Everyone's just got paid... -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] 1814-1839 prison execution journal

2012-08-01 Thread Andrew Gray
would lower the marketable value of the final item, but I don't know how we'd quantify this one way or the other. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] 1814-1839 prison execution journal

2012-08-01 Thread Andrew Gray
or to a dealer to recover most of the money spent? I suspect that we would be unlikely to get more than half that were we to sell it direct to a dealer, and goodness only knows if we were to sell it privately. It's a bit of a gamble with donor funds! -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] 1814-1839 prison execution journal

2012-08-01 Thread Andrew Gray
On 1 August 2012 14:31, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 1 August 2012 14:19, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: The best model for cases like this would be to develop a method where we have an agreed partner who'll digitise culturally significant material at a reasonable

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Cambridge coffee morning this Saturday

2012-07-17 Thread Andrew Gray
... -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Edinburgh photography workshop

2012-07-11 Thread Andrew Gray
On the format, a wiki is practical for our users, but not for people new to the system - even if they are comfortable editing, using a complicated table is definitely a deterrent. We actively discourage posting contact details, for obvious reasons, which adds an extra hurdle to confirming - as we

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Training semi-meetups in Cambridge?

2012-06-26 Thread Andrew Gray
, as is Andrew Gray, and the Wellcome Sanger Group includes Magnus Manske, Darren Logan (Rockpocket) and Alex Bateman. A good start and obviously all would be welcome. I'm certainly interested, dates permitting. I'll probably be around 14th/15th July - ie, the weekend of Wikimania, so if anyone

[Wikimediauk-l] GLAM-WIKI 2012 - registration now open!

2012-06-22 Thread Andrew Gray
, and the call for papers, are at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2012 If you have any questions, please contact g...@wikimedia.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

[Wikimediauk-l] Academic training workshops

2012-06-14 Thread Andrew Gray
with setting these up is finding the right person to approach! Thanks all, -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Role accounts

2012-04-29 Thread Andrew Gray
of the opinion that prohibiting role accounts is a bad idea full stop, but that's another story...) -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

[Wikimediauk-l] [offlist] Re: The British Library is looking for a Wikimedian In Residence (6 months)

2012-02-09 Thread Andrew Gray
/?p=778 Interesting indeed! Do you know when they expect the post to start, or is it subject to negotiation? -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [offlist] Re: The British Library is looking for a Wikimedian In Residence (6 months)

2012-02-09 Thread Andrew Gray
On 9 February 2012 12:09, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: [offlist] Dear all: I am still outwitted by email. Thankyou for giving me an opportunity to demonstrate this on a slow morning :-) As you were... -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A few requests!

2012-02-08 Thread Andrew Gray
have an article?, with common arguments and problems, is a worthwhile thing to produce for outreach purposes. #15. 'But I wrote a book!') -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monmouthpedia

2011-12-31 Thread Andrew Gray
]? If not, this may be a good idea to kickstart one - identify relevant articles, start projecttagging, etc. -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Public domain day 2012

2011-11-02 Thread Andrew Gray
On 31 October 2011 13:45, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: The most prominent British writer to die in 1941 was Virginia Woolf, so no doubt we'll see a spate of reprints by about March. Others include Hugh Walpole (prolific but mostly forgotten), P. C. Wren (Beau Geste), A. G

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Public domain day 2012

2011-10-31 Thread Andrew Gray
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMF veto on geonotices?

2011-10-07 Thread Andrew Gray
/Calendar There's no explicit policy I can see regarding not duplicating notices globally and locally, but it's something I've always understood to be discouraged. -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread Andrew Gray
a hundred other websites as a stock photograph, and has appeared in a magazine and a children's schoolbook. - and it should be fairly easy to follow that with a message of you can really contribute something worthwhile! -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread Andrew Gray
://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Commons_Postcard.pdf http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Commons_Postkarte_(sw).pdf You can probably chase down the original details via the author (or just by asking WMDE directly) -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread Andrew Gray
[citation needed] stickers. (Really, I have. Yes, it worries me too.) I suspect there is a good market here on purely commercial terms... -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Question: When and how often should WM-UK give grants for digitization projects?

2011-08-19 Thread Andrew Gray
digging through Google Books / OL / etc... -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

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

2011-07-26 Thread Andrew Gray
to WM2012, even if the details of what criteria to use aren't yet set out? Then people will at least know something is available and can register an interest in it, and there'll be some impetus to have it get spent. -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

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

2011-06-09 Thread Andrew Gray
anyone think these would be useful for Wikipedia somehow? (The deadline for applying is apparently in just under a week's time.) Yes, applying for our standard two-letter abbreviations - wm, wp, etc - seems a smart idea. Nothing ventured... -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] British Library English and Drama event for Wikip/medians // Saturday 4 June 2011

2011-05-11 Thread Andrew Gray
This sounds very interesting! Are you looking for topic specialists in particular, or...? -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Pictures of politicians

2011-02-04 Thread Andrew Gray
the ground. There is probably some parliamentary system for standard portraits; maybe we could see if they could be convinced to release the end product? -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau

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

2011-01-28 Thread Andrew Gray
means we don't end up getting the backlash from this sort of business practice. Swings and roundabouts...) -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

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

2010-09-10 Thread Andrew Gray
if it would be useful either as a further reading style external link, or if it could be used as a source for developing the article itself. -- - Andrew Gray   andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Membership Fee Cut

2010-02-18 Thread Andrew Gray
*entirely* on productive projects, that there's no cut for administration from donated funds. Good fundraising selling point, there. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Membership Fee Cut

2010-02-18 Thread Andrew Gray
at any given price point. Relatedly: how many members do we have at £6, and how many at £12? -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Telegraph runs story ...

2010-01-02 Thread Andrew Gray
on past all the obstacles. I like the addition at the end of last year / next year. Something to include for next year's one, I think - having an In the past few years... line gives the opportunity to cram in some extra names the journalist may recognise. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Public domain day

2009-12-21 Thread Andrew Gray
are the two particularly influential authors this year, I believe - neither UK, but both life+70 jurisdictions. Arthur Rackham, Havelock Ellis and Ford Madox Ford are both interesting, though neither is particularly well-known now. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Public domain day

2009-12-21 Thread Andrew Gray
going to use a non-British author, I'd go with Yeats. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Celtic languages Internet project

2009-09-20 Thread Andrew Gray
, mostly of a decent but small size (5000+ pages); Welsh is pretty flourishing. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Foundation-l] sue and be damned FOI to NPG

2009-07-16 Thread Andrew Gray
. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Using Wiki software in higher Education: Interview request

2009-06-01 Thread Andrew Gray
and partly privately owned. They are currently preparing courses in new technology, which are expected to be used by over 100 higher education institutions around the world. Sorry, I'm a little confused - is this using Wikipedia in higher education, or using wikis in higher education? -- - Andrew

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] OPSI Unlocking Request

2009-05-20 Thread Andrew Gray
on those photos. /Dods/ are publishers of Dods' Parliamentary Compaion, the standard reference work on, well, Parliament. I'm guessing that they take these pictures for their book, and license them back to the parliamentary website (etc). -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Charity application rejected

2009-04-24 Thread Andrew Gray
a *vast* difference, but...) -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] wikipedia.org.uk - who is Chris Brooking?

2009-04-08 Thread Andrew Gray
with him? He posted to this list about this very topic in January 2006 :-) http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/2006-January/000236.html -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Statement of Persons Nominated

2009-04-06 Thread Andrew Gray
Michael Peel Joseph Seddon Andrew Turvey Steve Virgin Paul Williams Hurrah, we broke seven! -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

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