Thanks Rosa Feel free to contact me at [email protected] if I can help
Joe On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 14:40 Rosa Sadler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Joe, > > That's helpful thank you. We will steer clear of creating pages about the > NFA itself or our individual collections and we will make sure that any > accounts make clear the affiliation to the NFA at Sheffield. Thanks! > > Best wishes, > Rosa > > *Rosa Sadler* > > *Library Information Services Coordinator*The Diamond > University Library > University of Sheffield > [email protected] > 0114 22 27356 > > > > On 29 September 2015 at 00:44, Joe Filceolaire <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> My interpretation of the rules is that it would be paid editing so you >> would have to declare who is paying you on your user page or edit summary >> or the talk page for pages you edit >> >> Paid editing by glam staff about their institutions is frowned on as COI >> - conflict of interest - but editing articles in your area of expertise is >> generally not COI. Editing stuff about your collection is generally not >> COI but be careful. >> >> Look at contributing to Commons and wikidata as well as English >> Wikipedia. >> Look at >> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_sum_of_all_paintings >> >> Hope this helps >> >> Joe >> >> On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:22 Daria Cybulska <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Have a look at the message from Rosa below - she's looking for some >>> advice on contributing to Wikipedia relating to collections she is >>> representing. If anyone is in the area and/or is interested in helping our, >>> feel free to get in touch! It sounds like she's already done a fair amount >>> of research, so may only need a bit of support. >>> >>> All the best, >>> Daria >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Rosa Sadler <[email protected]> >>> Date: 23 September 2015 at 09:08 >>> Subject: Contributing to articles on Wikipedia using materials at >>> National Fairground Archive >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> Dear GLAM UK, >>> >>> I am a member of staff in the Library at the University of Sheffield. >>> The National Fairground Archive is based within the Library and we are >>> interested in using our subject knowledge and collections to contribute to >>> Wikipedia articles relating to this area. We understand the policy about >>> not contributing original research and would not be doing this. >>> >>> I have looked at your pages on Wikipedia and have seen the information >>> about Wikipedia projects and Wikimedians in residence and I want to ask: is >>> it a requirement that we be part of a project with a pre-existing >>> Wikimedian or is it ok for members of staff here to become editors and make >>> contributions independently? Would this be seen as a conflict of interest? >>> >>> We would, of course, be using individual accounts and obeying the >>> guidelines for editors. Our aim in contributing would be to make >>> information about this area more available to the public by adding to >>> articles and to provide links (in citations) to our collections so that the >>> general public can further benefit from them. >>> >>> I am interested to hear whether this kind of activity would be >>> acceptable to the Wikipedia community and as such I look forward to your >>> response. >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> Rosa >>> ​ Sadler​ >>> >>> >>> >>> *Library Information Services Coordinator*The Diamond >>> University Library >>> University of Sheffield >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Daria Cybulska - Head of Programmes and Evaluation, 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] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> >
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