of *lesser* importance, but not of no importance - adding images helps us identify where we have gaps and gives people an idea of what it is we want them to photograph.
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On 2013-08-23 10:28, Lodewijk wrote:
I agree, once the lists are set up properly, there are also some
tools that could help you identify images (if they are tagged with the
identifier in Commons), and add them to the lists.
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Lodewijk
2013/8/23 Michael Maggs <Michael@maggs.name>
Adding images is probably of lesser importance for the moment, at least for the start of WLM.
Michael
On 23 Aug 2013, at 10:18, Andrew Gray wrote:
Thanks :-)
The upshot is that we now have basic Category A lists for both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Glasgow is mostly cleaned up, but I only scratched the surface of Edinburgh; I can finish it this weekend, all being well.
Still to be done for both pages:
* Introductory "survey"
* Coordinates for monuments
* Lots more pictures (I only did the ones with obvious WP articles)
Coordinates already exist in the "comprehensive" lists so could perhaps be copied over by a bot. Any volunteers to try coding something?
Next task will be to link together all the Cat A and "comprehensive by parish" lists for Scotland, but the key structure for WLM is at least in place.
A.
On 23 August 2013 09:22, Michael Maggs <Michael@maggs.name> wrote:
Thanks for the fantastic work you have been doing on the Scottish lists, Andrew. I think you have saved the day!
Michael
On 21 Aug 2013, at 09:26, Andrew Gray wrote:
For Scotland, the problem is that there are existing lists with a lot of detail - notes, detailed addresses, & coordinates - and copying them over takes some time; there's also been a bit of churn since these were generated, meaning ~1% of entries have been upgraded from B to A (and are new) or have been delisted from A (and need removed). It's nothing overly complex, just a little tricky.
I've generated "new" list templates for each area from Katie's data and I'm copying the details across by hand into this new framework before pasting them in. Happy to provide these blanks if anyone's interested. I think with a solid block of work this weekend by perhaps three or four people we will be able to launch north of the border.
NI looks bad but is probably one afternoon's work to complete - they're pretty small lists.
(Glasgow and Edinburgh are going to be an interesting challenge, though; I haven't yet had time to figure out what the current state of affairs is with these two cities.)
A.
On 21 August 2013 09:05, Michael Maggs <Michael@maggs.name> wrote:
I am not sure who has been working on the Scottish and Northern Ireland lists recently. I’ve seen that Andrew has done some work in Scotland, but he may not have enough time to complete this on his own.
Since virtually none of the Scottish lists are up yet, and only about half of the Northern Ireland lists, I have to ask (sorry!) whether it is truly realistic for us to launch the UK competition in those countries. Wales is finished, and although England still needs more work the competition could at least go ahead in many English counties.
I don’t want to be too negative about this, but we have to be sensible. It will look bad if we launch in Scotland and Northern Ireland only to have to admit that there is no way to upload from Wikipedia. One of the main purposes of the competition is to get new editors, and they will never able able to contribute if they have no easy access to the upload wizard from a Wikipedia page.
COULD I PLEASE ASK THAT EVERYONE WHO IS ABLE TO WORK ON THE UK LISTS OVER THE NEXT WEEK MAKE THEMSELVES KNOWN HERE, AND INDICATE WHAT MIGHT BE DOABLE OVER THAT PERIOD?
I am cross-posting to the International list as well, in case anyone is able to provide some final assistance for us.
Michael
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