Hi Nick, It's disappointing that you can't come. The event will really miss you. However, have a great holiday!
Whiteghost.ink Sent from my iPhone On 28/08/2013, at 19:46, Nick Dowling <nick_dowl...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Great work with this! > > Unfortunately I'm going to be out of the country on holiday so I won't be > able to make it or contribute remotely, but please let me know if I can help > with suggesting articles/topics people might want to work on. > > Regards, Nick > > From: whiteghost....@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:09:54 +1000 > To: memb...@wikimedia.org.au; wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimediaau-l] Great opportunity - backstage pass and editathon > > Dear All, > > I have just returned from a meeting at the State Library of New South Wales > at which it was confirmed that our proposed WWI editathon will take place on > site on 23 November. > > This is a great opportunity for us because the Library will provide: > - one of its best rooms (a private and spacious one); > - its expert curators (along with their expertise and their white gloves); > - a newly launched website (containing new resources); and of course > - items from its collection (including rare and usually unavailable material) > which we can look at, learn from, and use, to improve WP articles. For > example, on the topic of WWI, the Library holds many diaries and manuscripts > from the period. > > This is the first time that an Australian cultural institution has opened its > doors to us in this way. It builds on the good relationship developed during > my short time there as Wikipedian-in-Residence and will help us to get more > Australian content into the encyclopedia, as well as offer a rare chance to > get up close to our history and to documents recording our stories. > > As you can see from the Library's project page, they have connected this > editathon to their own work. On the editathon project page, they have already > set out a wide range of resources to make things easier for us. In fact, the > librarians are devoted to making information easier to get and skilled at > doing just that. > > Please sign up on the editathon page if you would like to participate. The > room has space for newbies and for potential Wikipedians as well. The Library > is happy to have us bring friends on the day to learn about being an editor > or about the wonderful collection that it looks after on our behalf. > > > Hope to see you there or online, > Whiteghost.ink > > _______________________________________________ Wikimediaau-l mailing list > Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
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