Fabian Thanks again for all your work on this.
I've suggested how we might deal with new MPs and created an example draft page - see the talkpage for more! Edward On 13 April 2015 at 14:57, Fabian Tompsett <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi all, > > If you are one of those people who like to stay up on election night > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2015>as > all the results come in, you might like to consider joining us in the General > Election 2015 Editathon. > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/General_Election_2015_Editathon> > > So far we have started off booking the basement at Development House, > where Wikimedia is based, but it would be great to hear of other > initiatives by Wikimedians getting together to help update hundreds of > pages, and indeed we there will also be new pages to create. > > Of course others might like to participate from the comfort of their own > homes. > > With 650 constituencies producing results, new MPs elected and a need for > new infographic images there is a large amount of work to do. Wouldn't it > be great if we could make sure that when people google about the results on > the morning of 8th May, they get up-to-date verified information. > > If we are to get anywhere near this goal, a certain amount of preparation > is needed, identifying pages likely to need updating, and working out how > to avoid edit conflicts etc. > > Look at the 2010 election map > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2010UKElectionMap.svg> and how > it changed during the night! > > Anyway, nominations closed at the end of last week, so now is the best > time to start co-ordinating how we can cover this election. > > Please add comments to the talk page here > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetups/UK/General_Election_2015_Editathon> > . > > > all the best > > Fabian Tompsett, > Volunteer Support Organiser, > Wikimedia UK, > Address: 56-64 Leonard St, > Shoreditch, > London EC2A 4LT > Phone:020 7065 0990 > *Mobile: *07840 455 746 > > > 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). > > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >
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