Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki

More radically, you could move the UK wiki to be a project on Meta. This would end much of your costs for maintaining the wiki, other than any domain names which you could point there. But more importantly it would include you into Single User Login and cross wiki notifications. So if you

[Wikimediauk-l] GLAM/MILHIST volunteer role

I've just heard that the Imperial War Museum is advertising for a volunteer trustee with a job spec that seems to me to be very well suited for a Wikimedian with a MILHIST enthusiasm. If that is you the application is at

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] House of Commons editathon

Already sold out ten minutes after your email, very impressive response from this list. Regards Jonathan > On 15 Nov 2016, at 11:41, Stuart Prior wrote: > > Hello all, > > Just a reminder that we have this event coming up this weekend. > It will include a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Mass image uploads expert

Fæ would be my first suggestion for a mass upload if he is available and the collection is suitable. But reading through that link I'm not sure we can use that collection. Apparently it was started forty years ago by a curator who invited people to bring in historic photos and lend them to the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK photography contest

Thanks Gordo, We also have buildings that are scarcely visible now and are best photographed after the leaves have fallen. November to July makes sense to me, it also means if the contest takes off there is plenty of time to geocode more articles without images so Rich's list picks them up.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK photography contest

Thanks Richard, The original idea was to reuse this list for a photography competition, it has already been used for some image finding exercises. That said last I looked about a third had an image already on commons if you searched. I'll clarify that prizes are for significant effort such as

[Wikimediauk-l] Invitation from the National Maritime Museum

. The main focus of the editathon will be the board of Longitude - the eighteenth century scientific endeavour to find accurate ways to navigate the world. Our hosts are supplying lunch and experts. We do hope a number of you can join us. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Invitation from the National Maritime Museum

Good spot Gordo, Now fixed: Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 10:00-17:00 Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till

[Wikimediauk-l] You are invited to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich

to determine longitude, and thereby the sponsors of some major scientific and exploratory discoveries that had an important impact on world history. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 114, Issue 12

Works for me. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till the next day) Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia-l on Googlegroups?

Gordo, that is a good clue as to how seriously one should take that group. Flag it as spam or complain to Google that someone signed you up to a fake google group. On 9 Jan 2015 10:05, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote: wikimedi...@googlegroups.com When did this happen (last few

[Wikimediauk-l] Free E-books available for editors (donation from Pelican books)

*The Russian Revolution http://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780141043678 (2014)* by Orlando Figes *Human Evolution http://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780141975313 (2014)* by Robin Dunbar Details including how to apply at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pelican_Books Regards Jonathan

[Wikimediauk-l] Part time WIR at the Bodleian

and its sister projects and to share with the world the resources held in the Bodleian Libraries. More details including how to apply at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about-us/jobs#vacancy-115944 bodleian.ox.ac.uk Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia

[Wikimediauk-l] Pelican E-books available for editors

Dear all, Wikimedia UK is delighted to announce that Pelican Books, the reference book sister to Penguin Books, has given us 50 E-books to distribute to Wikipedia editors. Details including how to apply at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pelican_Books Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM

[Wikimediauk-l] You are invited to a 'behind the scenes' tour of the Victorian railway works in Eastleigh

of a free tour of the Eastleigh Railway works. Photography allowed except for certain exhibits. We already have a category on Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Eastleigh_Works. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta

OK, after talking to Stevie and having previously talked to some others I have created this page on the UK wiki: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Anniversary_articles Feel free to expand and in particular to add any that you are interested in working on. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta

be a good subject for a Wiki wednesday session - bringing few editors together on a Wednesday evening in our office in London? Regards https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:British_Library/Mechanical_Curator_collection/map_tag_campaign Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives

[Wikimediauk-l] Calling for current and future xml users who would like to help GLAMs upload media to Commons

interest we can organise an xml training session. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till the next day) Wikimedia

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] FW: Request re editathons

Hi Andrew, A good start is to read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon Once you've read that I'm happy to Skype sometime and talk you through the process. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921

[Wikimediauk-l] You are invited to a Ballet editathon at the Royal Opera House (Oct 25th)

be interested in learning how to edit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ballet/October_2014_editathon Be nice to see you there. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Quirky Wikipedia articles

is also quite quirky. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till the next day) Wikimedia UK is a Company

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Meetup Venues

- different cafes seem to have differing systems for this and the one Charles uses in Cambridge is great. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK

[Wikimediauk-l] A toy museum in a witch finder's house.......

' Lodgings is a grade I listed building and cameras are allowed, we are also counting this as a Wiki Loves Monuments 2014 event as well as a GLAM one. Saturday 20th September. Nearest station Lancaster. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM

[Wikimediauk-l] London Editathon Saturday 31st

Hi, Sorry for the short notice, but I've just learned of a London Editathon next Saturdayhttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/Wadewitz_memorialthat some people here might want to join in on. It is part of the Wadewitz memorial programme worldwide. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Photographers needed for photography at the Tank Museum in Dorset

in their building. But as I have several photographers who have now taken a third of the tickets, I think it would be best to wait until we can point to some photos in use before I ask for what I suspect would be out of hours access. . Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums

[Wikimediauk-l] Photographers needed for photography at the Tank Museum in Dorset

photographs of tanks, send me your snail mail address and I will send you a ticket Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Photographers needed for photography at the Tank Museum in Dorset

Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Photographers needed for photography at the Tank Museum in Dorset

Hi Geni, No, but non-members may find a membership leaflet sneaked into the envelope with their ticket:) Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wikimedia-l] Rating Wikimedia content (was Our next strategy plan-Paid editing)

are subjective and scores could drop over time as better media files are uploaded. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Interested in a potential hook-up with a sci-fi film festival?

Hi Joe, sounds like a grant applicationhttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Project_grantswould be worth making Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Interested in a potential hook-up with a sci-fi film festival?

and perhaps for other editors to add to the wishlist of recordings images or just sit in on the planning of such an event. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Rights in church bell ringing

to have a mate who did it as a side line. There is also the issue of the composers rights, though of course some bell ringing will involve tunes that are long out of copyright. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] GLAM toolset training

Hi Andy, Yes there will be training. We already have some talks submitted for Wikimania, but I am hoping to get something sooner. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chiltern Trains Wi-Fi blocks Wikimedia Commons

the idea of steam powered routers though. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: QRpedia stats broken?

Thanks Erik, I'll forward that to our tec list. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England

[Wikimediauk-l] Art Nouveau in London

Apologies to those far from London or who have already spotted this on their watchlists. But we are running an Art Nouveau editathon next Wednesdayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Symbolism_and_Art_Nouveau/London_Editathonafternoon and you are all invited. Regards Jonathan

[Wikimediauk-l] Skill share - Photography training session 10th December

://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/December_2013_Photography_Workshop Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Amazon Tax avoidance

use a known brand for a prize was to make the existence of the prize more credible. I would hope that we can assume that any prize draw which we run is credible. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Downloading a category from commons

Hi Harry, There are a couple of reciprocal image donations where we are getting or hoping to get sets of images and I want to send them the equivalent part of the Commons collection. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau

[Wikimediauk-l] Downloading a category from commons

the extract needs to comply with reuse policyhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia#Downloadingso some metadata will also need extraction. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd

[Wikimediauk-l] Digital Sustainability for Historians - event in London where it would be nice to have a scholar present with a Wikimedia theme to their offering

in the future. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered

[Wikimediauk-l] 26th October Python session in London

Dear all, Fae is running a Python coding training session in London on the 26th Octoberhttps://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Python_and_Wikimedia_bots_workshop_Oct_2013 . Please sign up if interested Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Can we nudge the Church of England for free images?

. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Wikimedian in Residence at YMT

Dear All, Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce a WIR role at York Museums Trust, and would like to to see applicants for this from within the community. Page down for the email announcing the role and details as to how one can apply. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WMUK Office] More Wiki Takes … events in September for WLM ?

Hi Harry, Do you think you could write a checklist/guide for organising such events? That might make it more attractive for others to do this, and maybe prompt some volunteers. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WMUK Office] More Wiki Takes … events in September for WLM ?

Thanks Lodewijk, Yes that's what I was looking for. Jonathan Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2014: On journalism

the wikimania 2014 and am planning to do a free London museum trip for the day after Wikimania. But we will need several options for Wikimanaians for the 11th Aug onwards and it would be lovely if one could be the Edinburgh fringe. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums

[Wikimediauk-l] GLAM Committee

Wikipedians in Residence, taking part in editathons and maybe even writing them up as blogs. If any of that sounds interesting then please drop me an email. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Where should the Wikimedia UK Board meet over the coming year?

York would be good. We have an editathon there on the 19th October.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Railways/National_Railway_Museum_editathon We also have Autumn events in Glasgow and Manchester. More details on the events page. http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events For 2014 if

[Wikimediauk-l] Do you have some spare time on the 2nd and or 3rd July?

commons or wikidata as well as Wikipedia. Sign up here http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/OpenCulture2013, or by emailing me. Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [cultural-partners] Program Evaluation and Design Workshop - Apply to attend! - June 22-23, Budapest

and the chapter would benefit from this, and where you would be travelling from. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered

[Wikimediauk-l] GLAM wiki 2013

://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:GLAM-WIKI:_UK_2013 Though hopefully more are on the way! Also if anyone is willing and available to come into the office next Tuesday or Wednesday to help process feedback forms, please drop me an email. Jonathan Cardy GLAM Organiser Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990

[Wikimediauk-l] Introducing Wikimedia UK's new GLAM organiser

Dear Wikimedia UK, This week I have started work as your GLAM organiser, and for those of you who haven't followed our WMUK blog http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/03/jonathan-cardy-joins-wikimedia-uk-as-glam-organiser/I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. Hopefully I

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM - large number of online participants

comes up). Regards Jonathan Cardy (WereSpielChequers) dah...@yahoo.com --- On Sun, 14/12/08, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: From: Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Location of AGM To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Sunday, 14 December