Wikimediauk-l January 2009

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Flagged revs on BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans today ~6:30pm UTC
by David Gerard 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Call from the BBC. I'll be doing a short spot on Chris Evans' drivetime show on Radio 2 this evening about flagged revisions. - d.

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Joining.
by Isabell Long 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Hello, I am not sure yet whether I want to join or am able to, being under 18 (I'm 15) and needing parental consent and also because, looking at the recent posts to the mailing lists, it all seems to be just starting out and organising itself. Lets say I did want to join, I paid £12 and my parents signed the form (which, by the way, doesn't seem to exist at the given link on the website, http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page#Join_up.21), could I do so now? I mean, at this general time. Thanks, Isabell. -- Regards, Isabell Long. <isabell121(a)gmail.com> [[User:Isabell121]] on all public Wikimedia projects. OpenPGP Key ID: C395CE07

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IWF does it again...
by Ian A. Holton 26 Jan '09

26 Jan '09

> > "Following complaints that its child-porn blacklist has led multiple > British ISPs to censor innocuous content on the Internet Archive's Wayback > Machine, the Internet Watch Foundation has confirmed the blacklist contains > images housed by the 85-billion-page web history database." > ( http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/14/iwf_details_archive_blacklisting/) It's not only use being bad then :) Ian [[User:Poeloq]]

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Wikimania Update - January 26th 2009
by joseph seddon 26 Jan '09

26 Jan '09

Over the next three months I will be providing as many details regarding the wikimania bid as possible. The idea being that as events unfold with the bid, those involved with wikimedia uk can be kept informed as chapter support and involvement is key. Any tasks that need doing on and off wiki will be posted here as well, any time that be given to complete these will be greatful. 1) Bidding Date 2) Jury Announcement 3) Travelwiki content 4) Other Bids 1) Cary Bass recently moved the start of the bidding to 28th January so for the time being it seems thats the closest thing so far to having an official start date. 2) Several days ago the voting members of the jury were selected, along with 3 advisors from the foundation office and board and one moderator. The voting members are below. The full jury can be found @ http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2010/Jury Ting Chen (Wikimedia Foundation Board - community elected member) Delphine Ménard (Wikimania 2005, 2006 & 2008 organisation, chapters) Samuel Klein (Wikimania 2005 & 2006 organisation) Austin Hair (Wikimania 2005 & 2006 organisation, chapters) Mohammed Ibrahim (Wikimania 2008 organisation) Frank Schulenburg (Wikimedia Foundation Head of Public Outreach) Teemu Leinonen (Advisory Board) 3) To assist in gathering information for the bid i suggest using content from the Travelwiki page on Oxford. Not everything on that page should be included in the bid, but alot of it is useful. As far as i am aware the GFDL allows CCBYSA contribs but not vice versa. Hence why info from Knol can be used on wikipedia but not the other way around. An attribution page will be created as well to ensure compliance. If someone wishes to check that my understanding of this is correct i would appreciate it. 4) Work on the other bids has now got underway. So far the two active bids are amsterdam and gdansk, the latter being created off site right now and i assume will be copied over. The amsterdam bid is someway off but the gdansk is practically complete. I have been told that the language of the bid is not a factor in the bidding process. Hope this is helpful User:Seddon @en-wiki _________________________________________________________________ Twice the fun—Share photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/windowslive/products/messenger.aspx

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Volunteers wanted to count the votes
by Andrew Turvey 24 Jan '09

24 Jan '09

Hi all, We're looking for one or more people who is able to help the chapter by volunteering to act as a teller for the AGM. Ideally we would want one or two people who could manage the process from start to end: - receiving candidates applications by email - checking candidates qualify (e.g. they are over 16 and have filled out the form correctly) - sending out the ballot papers to voters with the candidate statements - receiving postal votes back in - attending the AGM (which is expected to be at Birmingham University on a Sunday around mid March) to receive physical votes - counting the votes and announcing the results The only restriction on who can be a teller is that they cannot be a candidate for the Board. Other than that, we would welcome all volunteers. The full details are set out in the Election Rules that were adopted at the last Board meeting and are set out here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355885 Please let me know if you would like to volunteer to do this for the chapter. If you would like to volunteer but can't do all the parts please contact me and we will try to work something out! Regards, Andrew Turvey Secretary Wikimedia UK Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited. Wiki UK Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. The Registered Office is at 23 Cartwright Way, Nottingham, NG9 1RL, United Kingdom.

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Uk Government consultation on copyright
by Andrew Turvey 24 Jan '09

24 Jan '09

The UK government are currently running a consultation on "Developing a Copyright Agenda for the 21st century" The website is here: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-types/pro-copy/c-notice/c-notice-2008/c-notice-20… and the deadline for responses is 6th February. Andrew

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania 2010 - We need to get to work
by Thomas Dalton 24 Jan '09

24 Jan '09

2009/1/24 Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com>: > > Is anybody sure when the "credit crunch" will end, and indeed what > will the value of the Euro be (against the pound and the US dollar > etc) over the next year or so? Nope! Hopefully we'll be through to worst of it by summer 2010, though. No way to know what the exchange rates will be. > It would seem to me that planning any event in 2010 will need some nerve! I don't think we need to worry too much, it's not like the rest of the world is doing much better.

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Wikimania 2010 - We need to get to work
by joseph seddon 24 Jan '09

24 Jan '09

After browsing around the 2010 wikimania pages at meta i noticed that an edit had been made to the gdansk bid page. I went to the web address linked to the email address posted on the page and stumbled accross a very complete looking poland bid. The link is http://www.wikimania2010.pl/wiki/Strona_g%C5%82%C3%B3wna . If we are all serious about making a bid this year then we need to get our backsides into gear because we have some work to do. For the time being, working on the empty sections of the bid is a good start. A huge amount of work isnt needed from everyone, what needs to happen is for everyone to give a little time to editting the page. Even the odd sentance to a section helps. We have probably the best opportunity to host wikimania now than we will for many years to come if it ends up going somewhere else in Europe. I think that its also a chance to get rid of the stigma held by the foundation and other chapters, that the UK did nothing but procrastinate. We can be finally be put on the map and stand shoulder to shoulder with other chapters and not be simply looked over. It can get the chapter known within the uk and not simply when there is drama on the english wikipedia. Let's get to work people :) Seddon User:Seddon @ en-wiki _________________________________________________________________ Choose the perfect PC or mobile phone for you http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/130777504/direct/01/

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Fwd: [ORG-discuss] Fwd: [Openlab] [OT] [DMRN-LIST] Unlocking Audio 2 conference: registration & call for papers
by David Gerard 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rob Myers <rob(a)robmyers.org> Date: 2009/1/19 Subject: [ORG-discuss] Fwd: [Openlab] [OT] [DMRN-LIST] Unlocking Audio 2 conference: registration & call for papers To: Open Rights Group open discussion list <org-discuss(a)lists.openrightsgroup.org> "This conference is a key event exploring the use of sound recordings online, focussing on ways that researchers and other audiences expect to discover, browse, audition and analyse archival audio resources." ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <errordeveloper(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:44 AM Subject: [Openlab] [OT] [DMRN-LIST] Unlocking Audio 2 conference: registration & call for papers To: puredata mailing list <pd-list(a)iem.at>, openlab mailing list <openlab(a)lists.pawfal.org> i just found this, i think it might be quite revelant ;) ----- Forwarded message from "Ranft, Richard" <Richard.Ranft(a)BL.UK> ----- Message-ID: <91D70A46A0BDC940AB24EB675947C89601EED2B0(a)w2k3-lonex2.ad.bl.uk> The British Library will be pleased to welcome your participation at Unlocking Audio 2: Connecting With Listeners 16-17 March 2009, The British Library Conference Centre, London NW1 <http://www.bl.uk/unlockingaudio> www.bl.uk/unlockingaudio Supported by the Joint Information Systems Committee celebrating the successful end of the 2nd <http://sounds.bl.uk/> Archival Sound Recordings project Keynotes by <http://www.charlesleadbeater.net/home.aspx> Charles Leadbeater (a leading authority on innovation and creativity in organisations) and <http://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/people/andypowell/> Andy Powell (Head of Development at the Eduserv Foundation) This conference is a key event exploring the use of sound recordings online, focussing on ways that researchers and other audiences expect to discover, browse, audition and analyse archival audio resources. It will be of interest to: · content owners · academics & students · service providers · user groups · resource managers · system integrators · designers and implementers of search & content analysis tools Important dates Deadline for abstracts 12:00 hours GMT on 12 December 2008 Deadline for early registration 12:00 hours GMT on 19 December 2008 Deadline for late registration 12:00 hours GMT on 16 February 2009 Conference dates 6-17 March 2009 Call for papers and registration Please visit the conference website: <http://www.bl.uk/unlockingaudio> www.bl.uk/unlockingaudio (authorised blogging tag: unlockingaudio) Contact details: Alison Faraday, "Unlocking Audio" The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom Fax: +44 (0)207 412 7441 Email: <mailto:unlockingaudio@bl.uk> unlockingaudio(a)bl.uk ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk The British Library's new interactive Annual Report and Accounts 2007/08 : www.bl.uk/knowledge Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the postmaster(a)bl.uk : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ************************************************************************* ----- End forwarded message ----- _______________________________________________ ORG-discuss mailing list ORG-discuss(a)lists.openrightsgroup.org http://lists.openrightsgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/org-discuss

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Encouraging new members
by Thomas Dalton 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

2009/1/18 Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com>: > At 23:16 +0000 17/1/09, Thomas Dalton wrote: >> > I fail to see how your comments will "encourage new members", that is: >>> >>> >>> At 15:17 +0000 16/1/09, Thomas Dalton wrote: >>>> >any more ideas for how we can spread the >>>>> word and sign people up? >>>> >>>>Throw bricks at forgetful people... >>> >>> That is all. >> >>Perhaps you weren't at the last board meeting, it was a reference to a >>comment made there. The forgetful person in question is me, the joke >>is entirely at my expense. > > > I see. So, everybody has be in the know... You need to be in the know in order to get the joke, I see no need for everybody to get the joke.

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