I've just found the *six* ships named HMS Monmouth. It'd be nice to get a plaque inside the wardroom (officer's mess) of the most recent one!
On 30 December 2011 23:00, WereSpielChequers <[email protected]>wrote: > Richard, > > They've got a VC and two museums including > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Monmouth_Regimental_Museumwhich > even has an Armoured car outside. > > WSC > > > On 30 December 2011 18:50, Richard Symonds <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm going to spend tonight looking for some MilHist related articles... >> >> >> On 30 December 2011 17:14, Roger Bamkin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Tom, >>> >>> I'm feeling good as I just had a press release from Monmouth County >>> Council and I made the point that it was "Wikimedia UK" they were >>> partnering with - a*nd we should be mentioned*. I agree that John >>> Cummings comment is spot on. He isnt a Wikipedia old lag but quite a new >>> Wikipedian. He is the only wikipedian as far as I know in Monmouth. We are >>> going to try and pull off an amazing stunt of taking one Wikipedian and >>> creating 1,000 QR codes in a town that has no other known editors. John >>> cannot do this .... Monmouth and Wikimedia UK can. >>> >>> Lots of coverage to day from The Next Web et al, BBC Wales Radio and TV >>> and we're on Radio 4 next week. We also have "promises" of longer features. >>> My own target is that we get a TV programme out of this. The story "broke" >>> because John got a bit published in the Monmouth Beacon and the press ran >>> with it. I'm not surprised, this a "meme" of an idea. >>> >>> The project has not been hidden but I guess it has not occupied much >>> board time as the idea is so simple and everyone I've spoklen to just says >>> "got it .... lets do it". The only investment so far has been persuading >>> "the town" that they want to do it..... and we have had no one say No, >>> nearly everyone has said "yes ... how can we help". We have had a few who >>> wanted to think about it, but we made it clear that this wasn't an option. >>> We already have a university, several societies, 2/3 museums, councillors >>> and civic societies etc committed. Initial funding is agreed. >>> >>> This is a great chance for Wikimedia UK to show what it can do. It would >>> be great if some of our members searched out some Monmouth articles or >>> looked at the Monmouthpedia project pages and started helping.* I would >>> request however that people resist giving "a quick lesson in what you are >>> doing wrong" to a newbie until we have helped them four of five times. * >>> >>> Anybody got some time to assist? It would be great to demonstrate how we >>> collaborate to create something better then any of us can do alone. >>> >>> I'm (desperately) hoping someone surprises me >>> Roger >>> >>> >>> >>> On 30 December 2011 16:10, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16359364 >>>> >>>> I've just seen this article. I'd somehow missed this is the planning >>>> stages (I was vaguely aware of some discussion about qr codes, but hadn't >>>> realised anything had progressed this far) - it looks like a great idea. >>>> >>>> It's a good article too, I particularly like the quote from John about >>>> being told he should implement his idea himself - that's exactly the >>>> attitude wmuk should have and we should make everyone aware of that. >>>> >>>> The only thing I don't like about the article is that it makes it sound >>>> like a Wikipedia project, rather than a Wikimedia UK project. It's not a >>>> big deal, but we should try and get the chapter's role more emphasis. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Roger Bamkin >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >
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