But I do agree that it would be nice to work with smaller batches if the cost is not too much worse. Toby
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Kerry Raymond <kerry.raym...@gmail.com>wrote: > I think it's a good idea. > > > > But then I took a quick look at the list of the GA articles for Australia. > Yes, 500+ of them, but an awful lot don't seem to have an obvious "place" > to put a plaque. > > > > > http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Australia&quality=GA-Class > > > > Just starting with the first on the list > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Fisher > > > > where would we put a plaque for him? He's got a couple of memorials in the > UK (where he was born and died) and there is a bust of him in Ballarat (a > city with which he does not appear to have been associated). I think we'd > face a similar problem with many of the GAs being biographies. > > > > Also, in your Freopedia experience, how much time has to go into getting > permission from the owner of the place where we want to put the plaque? > Again, with Freopedia, you were "on the ground" and probably > well-connected. But Australia-wide it's probably going to be "cold-calling" > in a lot of situations. Did you contact people directly yourself or get > introduced by a local historical society or ...? > > > > Also, are there any constraints on the number of plaques in a batch? How > few could we start with? You mention 100 as a trial in the proposal. Is > that the minimum? Or could we run with less? > > > > Kerry > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: > wikimediaau-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Gnangarra > *Sent:* Sunday, 2 February 2014 7:25 PM > *To:* Wikimedia-au > *Subject:* [Wikimediaau-l] QR code proposal > > > > Hi Everyone > > During todays iirc discussion its was suggested that WMAU would create QR > codes of articles which achieve GA status. This would enable everyone to > participate in the WikiTown format without creating a full project, this > will work especially well for places where you have a connection and can > assist in gaining permission to install the plaque. > > The proposal is at > http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:QR_codes_GA_articles > > Please join the discussion > > Gideon > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > >
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