I picked up a paper copy of this brochure and I'm very impressed with it. I think it will be useful at events and partnerships. My only gripe is that the jigsaw piece character looks old-fashioned and flat, but I'm told the Commons community themselves rejected alternatives. Would it be a lot of work to create a localised version?
On 7 August 2013 16:07, Michael Maggs <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Daria > > I have read through this, and it looks very good indeed. I think that a > UK version could actually be pretty similar, except for some UK-specific > examples and a global change from the spelling 'license' to 'licence'. (The > former is very offputting to me as a UK reader) > > Michael > > > On 7 Aug 2013, at 15:37, Daria Cybulska wrote: > > Hi All, > > A new brochure about Wikimedia Commons has been produced. Designed to be a > companion brochure to the Welcome to Wikipedia brochure, it covers what > Commons is, how to upload files, how to use files, and the basics of free > licenses - > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illustrating_Wikipedia_brochure.pdf > > We would like to have a version printed in the UK as well. What are your > thoughts on the content? Do you think we already have a brochure that does > the job better? > Do let Stevie know (stevie.benton[image: at]wikimedia.org.uk) - we may > even manage to get it ready for Wiki Loves Monuments in September! > > Many thanks, > Daria > -- > Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK > +44 (0) 207 065 0994 > +44 7803 505 170 > -- > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Dr Martin L Poulter Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador, July 2013 - March 2014 Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter Volunteer, Wikimedia UK http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter<http://uk.wikimedia.org/> Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter http://myspace.com/comapilot Person http://infobomb.org/
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