On 11 November 2013 at 12:45:31 Richard Nevell <
richard.nevell(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> If there are volunteers interested in taking the lead on this, Wikimedia
UK
> are prepared to provide prize(s) and people outside the UK would be
> eligible.
>
> It's encouraging to see discussion about how to make the competition work.
>
> Richard
Well, I have a rough page set up for this at Wikisource:-
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Tenth_Anniversary_Contest
I just need to know what Wikimedia UK is expecting here and what I should
write for the prize(s) information.
The initial idea was to award an e-reader to the winner (one that can read
EPUBs, like a Kobo, which Wikisource produces directly). On the Wikisource
mailing list some have said that this will put off entrants because those
that lag behind, or don't join on, the first day have no incentive to
continue. Amazon vouchers were suggested. There are possibilities for
alternative prizes on top of just the straight winner (such as best in
day/week, best on a particular text, etc).
So, what sort of prizes does WMUK have in mind and are there any opinions
on the prize-winning system (which does depend on the number of prizes).
Also, is there anything WMUK can do to help promote this?
The contest is supposed to start this Sunday (the project launched on 24
Nov 2003).
Some extra notes: This is, again, a bit late notice and arranged in a
hurry. I think it will work but, if nothing else, it will at least provide
experience for any later competitions (such as the 2015 en.ws anniversary).
The original idea was for just a week-long contest; currently I've set it
for a full month but I'm thinking of splitting the difference at a
fortnight. I've arranged for ten texts to form the competition, covering a
few different areas and interests; most were already on Wikisource to start
with but remain unfinished or unstarted. I've added some very basic
guidance to the page, hopefully this makes sense to non-Wikisourcers but I
would appreciate someone checking it.
- Adam
> Micru and me have decided that it's better hide works until 24th, because
> now somebody can proofread pages offline and 24th upload it all pages. It
> is not fair! I like your score table.
I hadn't thought of that, but it's too late now.
To be honest, I'm more worried about no one noticing or taking part. I'm
not sure how to advertise the contest outside of English Wikisource.
- Adam
Wikimedia UK is pleased to be able to announce today the appointment to the board of three new trustees: Joseph Seddon, Simon Knight and Padmini Ray Murray.
Joseph is a highly experienced Wikimedian who will be well known to many in both the UK and wider communities; he was previously a hands-on director of Wikimedia UK before it became a charity, and has been following our progress closely and attempting to provide quiet advice ever since.
Simon is a PhD student who has been very active with WMUK over the last few months in education projects including as an EduWiki speaker; his research interests focus on learning analytics and open content education, and covers such issues as using Wikipedia as a platform to support information literacy.
Padmini is an academic with significant knowledge of the University Education field; she lectures at Stirling University on subjects including social media and participatory technologies. Her home is in Edinburgh.
Joseph and Simon have been appointed as 'replacement elected trustees', to fill the board seats left vacant by the resignation of previous trustees Ashley van Haeften (User:Fae) and Mike Peel. Their terms run until the next AGM when they will put themselves up for re-election. Padmini has been co-opted for her specialist expertise and will serve a two year term.
We welcome them all.
Michael
Dear all,
The below could be of interest for anyone around Cambridge, or for people
wishing to join the event online.
Matthew, feel free to spread the message if it's relevant.
Many thanks,
Daria
Tickets are still available for the Women in Science discussion on *Monday
25 November* (next week) 1.00 – 2.30 pm at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular
Biology, Cambridge.
The discussion will be led by Mariann Bienz FRS from the LMB and Nicola
Hannam from the Science Council, who will be joined by panel members
Patricia Fara (University of Cambridge) and Gillian Griffiths (Cambridge
Institute for Medical Research).
Come along to discuss how women can be better represented in science and
hear how eminent female scientists' careers have flourished.
Tea and cake will be served after the discussion.
Attendance is free, but booking through EventBrite is essential:
http://lmb-women-in-science.eventbrite.co.uk/
Please forward this email on to others who may be interested in attending.
Please note that all of the tickets for the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on the
same day have now be taken, but any editors who would like to join in
remotely should register online at the Wikipedia event page below and can
communicate with the LMB editors via twitter: @wikimediauk, #WISWIKI.
For more information:
LMB News story: http://mrc.io/1h8aJ3W
Wikipedia event page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_History/Labor…
This event is a collaboration between Wikimedia UK, the Medical Research
Council, the Royal Society and Cambridge AWiSE.
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On 16 November 2013 14:34, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote:
> Can you explain why the BBC never adopted any of the standard Creative
> Commons Licences?
The files uploaded as part of this project are and will be licensed as CC-by.
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Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Over the last few months, I've been in discussion with the BBC about
open licensing some of their content. As an experement, they've agreed
to open licence a selection of audio "snippets" of notable people
talking, from certain of their radio programmes.
I uploaded the first three yesterday:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:BBC_voice_samples
and am helping them to run an event, "Speakerthon", in London, on
Saturday 18 January 2014, 10am - 5pm, where volunteers will be invited
to help select and upload more - and of course to add them to
articles. There will also be a free guided tour of the venue,
Broadcasting House. The event needs to be on BBC premises, as we'll
have exclusive access to their internal systems, to extract
high-resolution audio. Details are at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2013/11/speakerthon-uploading-voice-samples-fr…
(with a link to the Eventbrite page where you can sign up). I hope to
see many of you there.
--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Chapter members and UK volunteers may be interested in the feedback from
WMF staff and independent experts review of WMUK's funding proposal to the
Funds Dissemination Committee.
The top 3 concerns were reported as:
** Potential for impact on Wikimedia projects is too low in proportion to
funds requested* Programmatic strategy is diffused and unfocused in the
context of WMUK’s size and history* Plan lacks clear metrics or a feasible
plan to evaluate work*
This is an interim stage of assessment (round 1) but will strongly
influence the FDC recommendation and the final WMF board decision on annual
funding for WMUK. This has been published at [1]. The scores average below
3/5, making WMUK's evaluation as "weak" or below "moderate" alignment with
the evaluation criteria. As well as the numbers and summary, there are a
number of well explained concerns in the review that would be valuable for
the board and CEO to respond to with new plans and commitments in the
December board meeting.
Picking one smaller and one large chapter from the list [2] to compare,
gives the following results:
WMUK's proposal appears a close comparison with WMCH's proposal for
$500,000,[3] though WMCH scored slightly higher in almost all areas. The
main differences appear to relate to the quality of planning and clearer
measures of success than WMUK were able to put forward.
WMDE's proposal was for $2.4m, three times larger than WMUK's, and scored
higher in all areas and significantly higher with their quality of
measurement. There are interesting aspects of community feedback
highlighted, including a key risk of "Relationships among board, staff, and
community have been challenging."
Links
1.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals/2013-2014_round1/WMUK/…
2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals/2013-2014_round1
3.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals/2013-2014_round1/Wikim…
4.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals/2013-2014_round1/Wikim…
Posted on the WMUK Water cooler at <
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Water_cooler#WMF_and_expert_feedback_on_WMUK.…
>.
Thanks
Fae
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Hello everyone,
I thought you might be interested to learn that OpenStreetMap is hosting a
hack weekend in London on 30 November and 1 December. I know that many of
you enjoy mapping so thought I'd share.
Details of the event are on the OSM wiki at
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/London/London_Hack_Weekend_Nov_2013 There's
also an event page on Lanyrd - http://lanyrd.com/crxqm so if you'd like to
go along please do register on one of those pages.
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
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Wikimedia UK
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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.*
http://www.svtplay.se/video/1585789/del-9
Jimmy Wales (as last guest) in really fun interview. Also, for those whose
Norwegian is up to it Sven Goran-Erikson.
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