On 31/01/2010 22:45, Michael Peel wrote: > Hi Gordo, > > It was good to meet you today - even sans hat. ;-) > > >> Today I have uploaded two couplets to to the wiki: >> >> http://britainloveswikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page >> >> The pair first via a mobile phone and the second pair at home. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/loopzilla/4319060815/ >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/loopzilla/4319084491/ >> > I hope that's the first of many. ;-) > > >> I question why we cannot have a login on the wiki for the purposes of >> upload (I am sure is possible to lock down pages as required). >> > The upload system is completely separate from the wiki at the moment; > it's a custom set of webpages. That's how it can be used to upload > two files at once and add in the appropriate information, without > doing any logging in. It also means that the museums can double-check > things before they go out to the public. > > It would be possible to lock down pages and open up the wiki for > editing, but I haven't managed to think up a reason why anyone would > want/need to edit it yet outside of the few pages it hosts at the > moment... > > >> And what does "Enter competition" mean? To me, that would be "register >> for the event", and then would upload images. >> > "Enter your photographs into the competition" would be a more > accurate phrase, but is rather long for the sidebar. ;-) You don't > need to register for the event, you just enter photographs directly. > The aim was to keep things as easy as possible. > > Thanks, > Mike >
It was a fun day - thanks to you and Seddon. I also chatted with some others who turned up for the free tea and coffee (and fruit!). I will give some thought and perhaps a bit more planning when I next visit a museum (V & A or one of the others). This year's competition seems to require a little more thought and planning, and like it says in the blurb, quality rather quantity this year. Also, the categories, coupled with the copyright issues mean that much of what you see in a museum cannot be competition entry material. Gordo _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
