Hello everyone,
Please see below the Wikimedia UK monthly report for April 2013. If you
prefer, you can view the report on the Wikimedia UK wiki
here<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/April>
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly
report<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports> for
the period 1st to 30th April 2013. If you want to keep up with the
chapter's activities as they happen, please subscribe to our
blog<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/>
, join a UK mailing
list<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l>-l>,
and/or follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/wikimediauk>. If you have
any questions or comments, please drop us a line on this report's talk
page<http://uk.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Reports/2013/April&a…
.
Program activities Community Microgrant outcome GLAM activities
- John Cummings becomes Wikimedian in Residence at the Science Museum
and Natural History
Museum<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/03/john-cummings-begins-work-as-wikimedian-in-residence/>
.
- April 3rd Jonathan Cardy joins Wikimedia UK as GLAM
Organiser<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/03/jonathan-cardy-joins-wikimedia-uk-as-glam-organiser/>
Other activities
Microgrants
Information about microgrants that are currently running, and how to submit
a microgrant application of your own, are at
Microgrants/Applications<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Applic…
.
- Microgrants/Photographing of
London<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Photographing_of_London&…
approved.
The microgrant enables
User:Chmee2<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Chmee2> to
travel round London taking high-resolution photographs of the city. Over
500 photographs have been taken so
far<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Photographing_of_London/Res…ts>,
and already two are Featured Pictures on Commons: a statue of Genghis
Khan at Marble
Arch<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidat…pg>,
and a close-up of railings at the Albert
Memorial<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_cand…
.
- Microgrants/Wrecks on Doom
Bar<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Wrecks_on_Doom_Bar>
update.
On 15 April the article on Doom Bar was promoted to Featured Article
status. WormThatTurned's next target is creating a list of wrecks at Doom
Bar.
- Microgrants/Core Contest
(
prizes)<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Core_Contest_(prizes)&g…
update.
The article improvement competition with prizes from WMUK began on 15 April
and will conclude on 12 May. So far nine articles have been submitted,
ranging from the crusades to Charles Babbage.
- Microgrants/KFC <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/KFC> update.
This microgrant covers the purchase of books to enable
User:Farrtj<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Farrtj>tj>,
an independent editor who has no affiliations with KFC, to improve the KFC
article on the English-language Wikipedia. The books were purchased and
sent to Farrtj who has improved the article and is ready to nominate it at
Featured Article Candidates.
UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities)
- Daily Telegraph - Labour star Chuka Umunna admits his aides probably
set up and edited his own Wikipedia
page<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9977305/Labour-star-Chuka-Umunna-admits-his-aides-probably-set-up-and-edited-his-own-Wikipedia-page.html>
- The Independent - Chuka Umunna's 'British Obama' Wikipedia entry came
from his former
office<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/chuka-umunnas-british-obama-wikipedia-entry-came-from-his-former-office-8569083.html>
- Daily Record - National Library of Scotland looking to recruit first
ever
'Wikipedian'<http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/national-library-scotland-wants-recruit-1850915>
- The Scotsman - National Library of Scotland to hire
‘Wikipedian’<http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/books/features/national-library-of-scotland-to-hire-wikipedian-1-2908433>
- The Guardian - Wikipedia bumps women from 'American novelists'
category<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/apr/25/wikipedia-women-american-novelists>
- Daily Telegraph - 'Gallic Kim Kardashian' banned from
Wikipedia<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10027919/Gallic-Kim-Kardashian-banned-from-Wikipedia.html>
- The Guardian - Welcome to Wikidata! Now
what?<http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/apr/26/wikidata-launch>
- The Register - French spies do a Barbara Streisand over secret nuke
radio
base<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/10/wikipedia_french_base_censored/>
- Gizmodo - French Secret Service Freaks Out About Seemingly Nonexistent
Military Secrets On
Wikipedia<http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/french-secret-service-freaks-out-about-seemingly-nonexistent-military-secrets-on-wikipedia/>
- New Statesman - How Wikipedia covered Thatcher's
death<http://www.newstatesman.com/alex-hern/2013/04/how-wikipedia-covere…
- PR Week - Hit or Miss? MP Chuka Umunna responds to claims he edited
his own Wikipedia
page<http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1177805/hit-miss-mp-chuka-umunna-accu…
- Wisbech Standard - Video: Computer narrates Wikipedia history of
Fenland, with amusing
results<http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/video_computer_narrates_wikipedia_history_of_fenland_with_amusing_results_1_2012831>
- Standard - Mystery deepens over who changed Wikipedia entry of Labour
star Chuka
Umunnah<http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/mystery-deepens-over-who-changed-wikipedia-entry-of-labour-star-chuka-umunna-8568406.html%7CEvening>
- London Loves Business - Chuka Umunna's "UK Barack Obama" Wikipedia
label added from his work
computer<http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/politics/chuka…
- Daily Telegraph - Chuka Umunna's Wikipedia entry edited from computer
at his
work<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9987374/Chuka-Umunnas-Wikipedia-entry-edited-from-computer-at-his-work.html>
- The Scotsman - National Library of Scotland want Wikipedia
expert<http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/nation…
- The Scotsman - National Library of Scotland want Wikipedia
expert<http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/features/national-library-of-sc…
- The Independent - Wikipedia in sexism row after labelling Harper Lee
and others 'women novelists' while men are 'American
novelists'<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wikipedia-in-sexism-row-after-labelling-harper-lee-and-others-women-novelists-while-men-are-american-novelists-8590632.html>
Blog posts this month
- 2nd April - Announcement: QRpedia donated to Wikimedia
UK<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/announcement-qrpedia-donated-to-wikimedia-uk/>
This
was also pushed out as a press release to our media list a week later.
- 4th April - Open Educational Resources - some reflections on
OER'13<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/open-educational-resources-some-reflections-on-oer-13/>
This
review of the OER'13 conference was written by Wikimedia UK Associate Dr
Martin Poulter.
- 8th April - THATCamp London: Have you registered
yet?<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/thatcamp-london-have-you-registered-yet/>
This
post was written by Martin Lugton, co-organiser of THATCamp - The
Humanities and Technology Camp. It is part of a series of guest blogs
leading up to our GLAM-Wiki conference.
- 9th April - GLAMWiki keynote preview: Lizzy Jongma, Rijksmuseum,
Amsterdam<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/glam-wiki-keynote-preview-lizzy-jongma-rijksmuseum-amsterdam/>
Another
in our series of guest blogs leading into GLAMWiki, this was written by
Lizzy Jongma of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
- 10th April - GLAMWiki keynote preview: Michael Edson, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington
DC<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/glam-wiki-keynote-preview-michael-edson-smithsonian-institution-washington-dc/>
Another
GLAMWiki preview guest blog, this was written by Michael Edson of the
Smithsonian.
- 11th April - GLAMWiki preview: Nick Poole, Collections Trust,
London<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/glam-wiki-preview-nick-poole-collections-trust-london/>
This
is the final GLAMWiki preview guest blog and was written for us by Nick
Poole of the Collections Trust. Nick presented at the conference.
- 18th April - National Library of Scotland and Wikimedia UK to jointly
appoint Wikimedian in
Residence<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/1533/> This
post announced the beginning of the recruitment process for our first
Wikimedian in Residence in Scotland.
- 22nd April - Wikimedia projects reach more than 500 million people per
month<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/wikimedia-projects-reach-more-than-500-million-people-per-month/>
This
post was written by Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia
Foundation and was originally published on the Foundation's blog. Reaching
500 million unique visitors to Wikimedia projects is a huge achievement and
represents around 1 in every 14 people - of all people on the planet! -
using a Wikimedia project in March 2013.
- 25th April - Jisc and Wikimedia UK to jointly recruit a Wikimedia
Ambassador<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/jisc-and-wikimedia-uk-to-jointly-recruit-a-wikimedia-ambassador/>
This
post announced the beginning of the recruitment process our first
education-focused long term residency project.
- 25th April - The Wikidata revolution is here: enabling structured data
on
Wikipedia<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/the-wikidata-revolution-is-here-enabling-structured-data-on-wikipedia/>
This
was written by Tilman Bayer, Senior Operations Analyst of the Wikimedia
Foundation, and was originally published on the Foundation's blog.
Activities in April and May April
- *06* - Manchester
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Manchester/17>
- *07* - Coventry
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coventry/7>
- *10* - Martin Poulter delivering a workshop on "Improving Psychology
Articles on Wikipedia: An opportunity for education and impact" at British
Psychological Society Conference
2013<http://www.bps.org.uk/events/conferences/annual-conference-2013>,
Harrogate
- *10* - A tour of Blythe
House<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Blythe_House> from
14:00-16:00, details on the GLAMwiki
page<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2013#Thursday_11th_-_Social_…
- *12–14* - GLAM-WIKI 2013 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2013>
- *13* - EGM 2013 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/EGM_2013>
- *14* - London meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/68>
- *17* - IRC office hours <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours>
- *18* - Technology
Committee<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IT_Development/Progress_meetings/…
-
1900 - 2100 UTC+1 (BST) on Mumble (joining details
here<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IT_Development/Progress_meetings>
)
- *18–21* - Wikimedia Chapters Meeting,
Milan<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2013>
- *25* - Wiki Loves Monuments in the UK planning
meeting<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2…
- *26* - Wikidata workshop, British
Library<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:GLAM/BL/Wikidata>
- *26* - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums 26 April Wikipedia
training<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tyne_%26_Wear_Archives_%26_Museums…
- *27* - Oldham Wikipedia
training<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oldham_Wikipedia_training>
- *28* - First ever Brighton
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Brighton/1>
- *30* - University of Oxford Zoology Department Wikipedia training
day<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spatial_Ecology_%26_Epidemiology_Group_…
- *30* - Governance Committee
meeting<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_30Apr13>
May
- *05* - Oxford meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Oxford/4>
- *11* - Board meeting (in-person,
London)<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_11May13>
- *12* - First Glasgow
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Glasgow/1>
- *12* - First Nottingham
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Nottingham/1>
- *12* - London meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/69>
- *15* - IRC office hours <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours>
- *18* - Liverpool
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Liverpool_8>
- *18* - Cambridge
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/18>
- *19* - Lua on Wikimedia <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lua_on_Wikimedia>
- *20* - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums 20 May Wikipedia
training<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tyne_%26_Wear_Archives_%26_Museums…
- *24* - Queen Victoria's Journals University of Oxford editing
day<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_University_of_…
- *24–26* - Amsterdam
Hackathon<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Events/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013&…
- *25* - Academic Dress
editathon<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Academic_Dress_editathon>on>,
London
- *28* - Education
Committee<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education_Committee> conference
call
For events in June 2013 and onwards, please see
Events<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events>
.
Administrative activities Board activities
- EGM 2013 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/EGM_2013>
- 13 April 2013 <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_13Apr13> board
meeting to approve new members
- 29 April Audit & Risk committee meeting
- 30 April Governance Committee
meeting<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_30Apr13>
News from the Chief Exec *For information on Jon's activities this month,
see News from the
Office<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/News_from_the_Office/Posts>
.*
Communications
Please see the above links to relevant press coverage received in April, as
well as blog posts published this month.
If you're interested in getting more involved with our communications or
have any questions or comments, please email Stevie Benton –
stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk
Fundraising and Membership Fundraising
This month, we received £220 in one-off donations, with 4 individual
donations. The average donation amount was £55 - 75% of these donors have
had Gift Aid Declarations made and matched with their records. If anyone
would like a full (but anonymised) csv file with more information, please
get in touch with katherine.bavage[image: at]wikimedia.org.uk and let her
know your requirements.
There were 4,963 successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total
of £19,474.77
Membership
Up to 30th April 2013:
- 189 new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current
members - with 8 new join-ups in April.
- 96 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership
should be renewed)
This adds up to 285 members who were eligible to vote
- 23 Expired members
- April 2013 Members
Newsletter<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Membership/Newsletter/2013/April…
--
Stevie Benton
Communications Organiser
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@StevieBenton
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