I see a request to block Roger's User:Victuallers account as it is in contravention of our Username policy on promotional names - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy#Promotional_names
Normally for an account this old (2007) we might not ask for a change of name, but given the circumstances I think a name change might be a good idea. Doug Weller On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've located some more information about Geovation now by myself: > > https://challenge.geovation.org.uk/a/dtd/119163-16422 > > Wales Coast Path only: What theme of the challenge does your idea address?: > 3. Community engagement What problem are you trying to solve? : Green > tourism: what's around me? What makes it different? > > How will your idea work? : There are two parts, fist we meet local groups > and show them how to add information onto a Wikipedia page: and that's > really simple! Secondly we show them how their articles can be geotagged. > The best part is enjoying a walk down the path with a smart phone, with any > AR tagged articles shown through the camera, informing the User (tourist or > local) about what's around them: history of that unusual building or where's > the nearest Young Farmers Club? What's the name of that mountain, and > where's the nearest toilet! Take a look at MonmouthpediA on Wikipedia and > multiply it by 10! > > How will it provide a solution to the Challenge? : It's the best answer > possible! The local WI (or Merched y Wawr) will bring along old photographs, > which would be scanned in and uploaded, and their locations geotagged. They > would learn new skills on how to edit existing articles and how to create > new ones. The local chapel could write about the history of their chapel, > and so could the local cafe - including the opening times! Schools could > show off their latest Brochure for Parents and even nature clubs could write > about the local habitats. This is about: bringing people together in order > to inform walkers, cyclists and joggers what's around them. > > What is the stage of development? What help and investment you need to build > it?: Because Wikipedia is so simple, it's ideal for this project. > Communities know about the geography and history, and culture of their area > MUCH better than an app writer or web-author sitting in his office in > Manchester! Wikimedia UK would be asked to run the scheme, employing > Wikipedians, just as the National Library does in London... and the National > Museum etc. Their help would be crucial. Welsh Wicipedians have also shown > their enthusiasm and would filter out any unwanted vandalism. Wikipedia has > a proven track record: why re-create the wheel all the time? It's an app > which is already installed on most iPads and iPhones! Pure and simple. > > Neighbourhood Challenge only: How would you use Ordnance Survey data in your > solution? : See below. > > Wales Coast Path only: How will you use geographic information in your > solution? : Yes! Geotagging on Wikipedia is so easy! One line and the whole > article pops up! Through Layar (invisible to the User), we would view > through the camera's phone what's around us, and automatically a number of > Wikipedian "W"s pop up wherever the article's location is. For example, an > User takes a look at a cluster of mountains, and immediately the "W" shows > that there is an article written, so the user chooses a mountain with his or > her finger and they're straight into the article! And not just Cymraeg and > English: there are over 250 languages on Wikipedia. All articles would be > geographically and traditionally (OS) tagged. > > http://www.geovation.org.uk/teams-win-innovation-funding-wales-coast-path-challenge/ > > Living Paths – Roger Bamkin and Robin Owain of Monmouthpedia were the pair > behind this idea which will allow communities along the path to create a > Wikipedia page and post stories about their communities allowing diverse > local information to become accessible. Awarded: £17,500. > > As I see it, this is a programme whereby Wikimedia UK pays Wikipedians to > get members of the public to become volunteer editors. You can see it as an > editor recruitment programme, and as a programme to secure unemployed > Wikipedian friends paid employment. There has been practically no discussion > of this on wiki to date. > > > Andreas > > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Thomas Morton > <morton.tho...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> Hmm, well this is getting Murkier still. Have people violated these >> principles. >> >> Someone on Jimbo's talk linked to this article: >> http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=25440 >> >> Which: >> >> a) Identifies Roger as WMUK director with implication he is acting in >> official capacity >> b) Says that Gibraltar approached WMUK >> >> I appreciated this is the media, so inaccuracey is likely. But I suggest >> we quickly resolve the following issues: >> >> * Did Gibraltar approach WMUK, or is this incorrect & they approached the >> Monmouthpedia orgnaisers? >> * If they did not approach WMUK, did they think, or were they led to think >> they were approaching WMUK by whoever they did approach? >> * Has Roger used his position as WMUK director to obtain this Gibraltar >> contract? >> >> I'm AGF that nothing untoward has happened here, but I suggest a statement >> be issued with some urgency to clear these matters up. Or it may well >> backfire on the charity. >> >> Tom >> >> On 18 September 2012 08:55, Jon Davies <jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk> >> wrote: >>> >>> Indeed - I think it is even mentioned in one of our many governance >>> documents. >>> >>> >>> On 18 September 2012 08:52, Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Whilst there may be no precise misdemeanor, can we assume that our >>>> charity (Wikimedia UK) follows and applies the Nolan Principles to all >>>> Trustees? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/parlment/nolan/nolan.htm >>>> >>>> >>>> Gordo >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK. 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