Hello everyone, I really like Ed's point that this is a good PR opportunity. If anyone is interested in putting together some details and a potential media pitch that would be excellent!
Thank you, Stevie On 5 November 2014 12:11, Jonathan Cardy <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Rod, > > We did indeed have a resident at the British Library, and some ongoing > discussions and events with them, including an event last Friday. At the > moment we are focussed on some large image releases and a major tagging > exercise to identify old maps which will then be loaded on Commons. > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:British_Library/Mechanical_Curator_collection/map_tag_campaign> > > But it would be worth thinking of further projects, though at least for > this month I'd like to focus what we are doing with BL on certain mass > uploads. > > Do people think that Magna Carta would be a good subject for a Wiki > wednesday session - bringing few editors together on a Wednesday evening > in our office in London? > > Regards > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:British_Library/Mechanical_Curator_collection/map_tag_campaign> > > > Jonathan Cardy > GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Organiser > Wikimedia UK > 020 7065 0921 > > (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on > Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till the next day) > > 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. > > > Press Enter to send your message. > > > On 5 November 2014 11:04, Rod Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> An article in this weeks observer (see >> http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/nov/01/magna-carta-800-celebrates-anniversary >> ) points out that it will be the 800th anniversary of the signing of the >> Magna Carta next year (15 June 2015) and suggests there will be various TV >> and radio programmes (and books etc) to coincide with the significant date. >> I note this article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta ) >> regularly gets 150,000+ page views per month and this is likely to >> increase. It was listed as a Good Article back in the early days but was >> delisted in 2006 and has gone downhill since then. It is also listed on the >> Vital Articles for Society and Social Sciences. A few of us are trying to >> get it to at least GA or even FA standard before the anniversary – any help >> would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> The specific reason for this email is that I think WikimediaUK had some >> sort of relationship (possibly a wikimedian in residence or similar) with >> the British Library years ago. For that or other sources does anyone have a >> contact within the appropriate department (possibly manuscripts curator or >> similar) of the BL who would be willing to help advise on the development >> of this important article? >> >> >> >> Rod >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton 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.*
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