800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest in three years time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_the_Forest
On 6 November 2014 08:40, Andrew Gray <andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk> wrote: > I'm not so sure. The article is 7000 words long, with densely-written and > relatively technical content, and needs a comprehensive overhaul - it's the > sort of thing that rewards work by one or two people with a good overview > and a few days reading, rather than fifty people with small contributions. > Inviting people to contribute to something with very little "entry-level" > potential seems likely to just end in frustration for all concerned. > > Trying a call to action seems a good idea, but probably better for > something else... > > A. > > On 5 November 2014 13:58, Stevie Benton <stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk> > wrote: > > 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 < > jonathan.ca...@wikimedia.org.uk> > > 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. > >> > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> 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 <rodw...@plus.net> 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 > >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >> 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. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > -- > - Andrew Gray > andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > -- geni
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