Wikimediauk-l May 2011

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles for 'super-injunction celebrities'
by James Farrar 21 May '11

21 May '11

I heard an except from an interview with Jimbo on BBC London radio this afternoon; paraphrasing, his attitude was because the name has been named in reliable US sources, US editors will ensure it stays in enwiki. On 21 May 2011 18:40, "Gordon Joly" <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote:

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Info: Press interest in Wikipedia articles for 'super-injunction celebrities'
by Fae 21 May '11

21 May '11

This story has run in several newspapers today (Thursday) and shows that Wikipedia has processes that can protect articles (which most of the public would be unaware of) and that prompt action is taken when verifiability or legal issues are outstanding. * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/8479272/Wikipedia-users-nam… * http://www.metro.co.uk/news/862006-wikipedia-names-super-injunction-celebri… * http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1381487/Wikipedia-names-4-UK-celebr… * http://www.techdigest.tv/2011/04/superinjunction.html I would be interested to know if any other members have opinions on how well the press interest was handled by WM-UK and whether we would have been better off saying more, less or putting our case more fully on the WM-UK blog http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk ? Thanks, Fae -- http://enwp.org/user_talk:fae

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Cambridge meetup 21 May
by Charles Matthews 17 May '11

17 May '11

I have posted a page for the next Cambridge meetup: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/11 It is on meta by request (more sisterly). The page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cambridge_11 also exists but the intention is for people to sign up on the other page. Apparently the Cockneys don't get confused by this, and I shall attempt to check the meta page frequently. Charles

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Membership for Under 18s
by Lewis Cawte 17 May '11

17 May '11

Hi, I remember someone telling me this a while ago, and seeing something somewhere on the website, but what is the membership application process for under 18s, I seem to remember parents have to sign off something don't they? Just curious because I'm thinking of joining soon. -- Lewis Cawte 14yrs Old

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Other Events
by Lewis Cawte 17 May '11

17 May '11

Hi, I'm not a member of Wikimedia UK (because I can never find the money when I think about joining), but I've noticed a lot of the events are university things or museum stuff, I was wondering, are there any other types of events, for example, I know the Dutch/German chapters run or host the occasional Hack-a-Thon or meetups at other coding related events. Do we do anything other than the GLAM or whatever it is? -- Lewis Cawte 14 year old Wikimedia, LAMP server owner and follower of MediaWiki development.

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Reminder: Wikimedia UK IRC meeting tonight (17 June) at 6pm
by Fae 17 May '11

17 May '11

irc://irc.freenode.net/#wikimedia-uk Open house on IRC for an hour to raise points of interest and issues for WM-UK and board members. Suggested topic of discussion - GLAM UK. Cheers, Fae -- http://enwp.org/user_talk:fae Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/faetags

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Editing help
by Brian McNeil 14 May '11

14 May '11

Piggybacking on the Wikipedia workshops stuff,... I've got an Australian university using Wikinews as a class assignment for final-year students. I could really, really do with an incredibly concise editing guide. They're not showing a lot of 'clue' when it comes to markup, filling in templates, and so. But, they're doing a reasonable job contributing despite that. Anyone point me at some documents I can get Prof. Blackall to tell them are 'required reading'? -- Brian McNeil. -- brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org | Wikinews Accredited Reporter. http://en.wikinews.org | http://www.wikinewsie.org "Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news".

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British Library English and Drama event for Wikip/medians // Saturday 4 June 2011
by Fae 11 May '11

11 May '11

Hi, Registration for this collaboration event at the British Library has opened today and has yet to be promoted to the general public. Sign up early if you would like to take advantage of full access to the English and Drama unique collections (some of the archives suggested have yet to be officially catalogued) with supporting advice from the UK's leading curators and researchers who are eager to help improve Wikipedia's (and sister projects) depth of coverage. Details at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Editathon,_British_Library The event runs from 10am-5pm on Saturday 4th June and registration will be limited to a maximum of 30. The event has been organized in partnership with Wikimedia UK as part of our UK GLAM initiative. Your comments for improvements or suggestions for alternative British Library events are welcome on the registration talk page. A long term Wikipedia collaboration page can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BL Cheers, Fae -- email: fae(a)wikimedia.org.uk discuss: http://enwp.org/user_talk:fae

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Call for
by Martin Poulter 07 May '11

07 May '11

Hello all, the CRUK workshop run by Mike Peel earlier this year was such a success that the Medical Research Council is asking for their own workshops on similar lines. This is a call for experienced Wikipedians to help us deliver them. The MRC have offices in London, Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh. They may well want workshops in all four locations, but for now we are seeking to fix a date for an event in Covent Garden, London, with 12 MRC-funded scientists. This will be a full-day event in June or July and I'm looking to finalise the date soon, so we can book the room. We're looking for people to: * Present about basic wiki editing, article development and article quality: there are existing materials to work from. * Help audience members out one-to-one and answer questions. * Help on-wiki, such as welcoming new users, keeping an eye on their initial edits, and documenting what they get up to. This doesn't require travel to the venue. We'll be able to pay reasonable travel expenses for those that do attend. Did I mention what fun it is to help someone take their first on-wiki steps? As a result of talks that are going on, we can expect more workshops with other audiences, so it would be really helpful to extend our roster of volunteers. Reply in private email if you're interested, wherever you are in the UK. If you're in reach of London, it would help if you tell me which days/dates you're not available in June and July. Thanks in advance, -- Dr Martin L Poulter ICT Manager, The Economics Network Based at the ILRT, University of Bristol: http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/ The full experience: http://infobomb.org/ Wikipedia contributor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter Board member of Wikimedia UK: http://uk.wikimedia.org/ "Creating a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge"

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New from Charity Comms
by Gordon Joly 05 May '11

05 May '11

Saw this and thought it might be of interest... http://charitycomms.org.uk/articles/in_focus/get_coding_engaging_people_usi… "Proving the effectiveness of print and advertising campaigns has long been a difficult challenge facing marketers. By utilising QR codes, your charity can better monitor the effectiveness of campaigns, as well as engaging people in a novel way." Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.joly(a)pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals!

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