Hi Roger, Sandbox sessions - I checked the submission form again in case I'd missed yours, but didn't see anything I'm afraid...
As I said before, I do think we just need to be patient with the SMP group, as they're new to this and don't have a lot of capacity in terms of tagging and sorting the images (they're just on a phone, not in an archive of any kind) - I'll reply off list :) All the best, Sara On Sun, 3 Aug 2025 at 19:03, Roger Bamkin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sara > > Looks good, hope you are well and had a good weekend. Wikimania should be > interesting. > > Did I miss a reply to the sandbox session I proposed... maybe I did it > wrong. Were there a lot? > > The session with the Church of Scotland went well. They are to consider > changing their licensing. > > Stuart was there from the SMP and very helpful. Last time we spoke you > said I was being impatient over the progress at getting better access to > their Flickr account. etc... but that was some time ago. Where do you > think we stand? Are we waiting on them? > > cheers > Roger > > On Thu, 31 Jul 2025 at 17:36, Sara Thomas <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi there folks! >> >> Delighted to announce that the first of our *Sandbox Sessions* will take >> place on Saturday 30th August, 5pm UK time (ie, UTC+1) >> >> *Using Duplicity: Create Missing Wikidata Items from Wikipedia >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRXZlbnQ6V01VS19TYW5kYm94X1Nlc3Npb25zL1VzaW5nX0R1cGxpY2l0eV8zMC4wOC4yMDI1&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=blRuSjFRQ043U04yRzl0Wk15SnNEcEloNU0vODg4OHN6RVZpQklaYkRrVT0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s>* >> will >> be run by Josef Anthony, a Wikimedia volunteer and contributor with >> experience in Wikidata, Wikipedia, and technical projects within the >> Wikimedia movement. Josef recently led the Wikidata project Revitalising >> UK History >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9tZXRhLndpa2ltZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9SZXZpdGFsaXppbmdfVUtfSGlzdG9yeS9Qcm9qZWN0X1JlcG9ydA==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=U2VyYkpHQ09zWElJWUNaYTNMT2hLQVhhUlN2Q1k3Nkx2LzhwUXJ0bTRzZz0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s>, >> supported by a Wikimedia UK volunteer grant. >> >> This one hour session will introduce the Wikidata tool Wikidata:Duplicity >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikidata.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2lraWRhdGEub3JnL3dpa2kvRHVwbGljaXR5&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=bTVxWmtzdTY5YlAzcjRpNVBBYnlGbVVhaFhrVUFCdVh5WEFiMjNUK203QT0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s>, >> which helps identify Wikipedia articles that do not have a Wikidata item, >> and match them to an existing item or create a new one. >> >> The session will be hands-on and beginner-friendly, with time to explore >> the tool together and make real contributions. It’s ideal for editors who >> are curious about Wikidata but unsure where to start, or for anyone who >> wants to improve Wikidata coverage using content that already exists in >> English Wikipedia. >> >> The event will be held on Zoom, and you can sign up using your Wikimedia >> account here. >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRXZlbnQ6V01VS19TYW5kYm94X1Nlc3Npb25zL1VzaW5nX0R1cGxpY2l0eV8zMC4wOC4yMDI1&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=blRuSjFRQ043U04yRzl0Wk15SnNEcEloNU0vODg4OHN6RVZpQklaYkRrVT0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >> Please do feel free to share this with anyone you feel might be >> interested! >> >> All the best, >> Sara >> >> -- >> Dr Sara Thomas >> Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK >> 07803 505 172 >> *My pronouns are she/her, and my name is pronounced like this. >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=namedrop.io&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9uYW1lZHJvcC5pby9zYXJhdGhvbWFz&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=VzQwelNJN2N4UEltc2tkaU1RWVFJMXVOZXJNMVVjb1ArNTF0TWxqRmRaUT0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >> * >> https://wikimedia.org.uk/home/scotland/ >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnLnVrL3dpa2kvV2lraW1lZGlhX2luX1Njb3RsYW5k&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=LytGRlU3d29DRlVVRmpqeVdnL3hsbTBMd0F1QjRFVUQ3KzZ1TE9sLzhKYz0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >> *I work part time, my usual days are Monday - Thursday.* >> >> >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUud2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZy51ay8=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=dVJVVUpLZ1F2V3UzTU9HUVk0UmdtTzBobkE0UUNPUGNCdDRlbVgxdEgvMD0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >> >> >> *Wikimedia UK* >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnLnVrLw==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=eXI4K0szdGlmcDE4TzJvUHc3TVJMKyt2Smt0U1VmaGVKbFpBK2srV1cvWT0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. >> >> Follow us on Twitter >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=twitter.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS93aWtpbWVkaWF1aw==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=Q3ZHYUEycDFjTjBackZaYVpkME5aU2ZvcDZmMTJPeXI3UUplSkxIeTFIcz0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s>, >> Facebook >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=facebook.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL1dpa2ltZWRpYVVL&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=RVBhNVhlMmsrMU9IQ1hiT2RSWk91bmpLOWR2bGtSY3JYYTkrTjY2Rkt1az0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s>, >> LinkedIn >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=linkedin.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tL2NvbXBhbnkvNDk2MTE5&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=VzRhZTgwRHpMYk5Eb0lMM0NOQWZ6NWdLRXhYbHNHSWdqNCs2SWF1dXl0az0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s>, >> and Instagram >> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=instagram.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS93aWtpbWVkaWF1ay8=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjkx&t=Y3dISnFYMTFrb0FnVGpuTVc0eFUwMnpGRjY4L2laTE1VNW93clZJWTRmUT0=&h=c16687b7651441e6bdca240bebd9a9fc&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >> . >> >> Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513 (England & Wales) >> SC048644 (Scotland). 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