Wikimediauk-l January 2012

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Event in Oxford tomorrow: Free Speech Debate
by Martin Poulter 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Hi all, as part of our global education programme, both the Foundation and Wikimedia UK are working with an Oxford University project that Jimmy Wales is helping to launch tomorrow. Specifically, they will be improving articles related to free speech in multiple languages on Wikipedia. ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Free Speech Debate (www.freespeechdebate.com), a multi-lingual (13 languages!) website for the discussion of free speech in the age of mass migration and the internet has now launched. The research project is being run by Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian columnist and professor of European Studies at Oxford University, with help from a team of graduate students who are native speakers in all 13 languages. Draft principles are laid out on the website, together with explanations and case studies - all for debate. Prominent individuals from a variety of backgrounds are interviewed and asked to comment through video, audio and text. The English site is now up and running, with the other language pages to be rolled out over the coming days. Please register to comment and receive updates. Free Speech Debate will be holding its launch event on Thursday 19 January 2012 at 5pm UK time. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will be in conversation with Timothy Garton Ash, with a contribution from Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi. We will be live streaming and live blogging the event on our website. Wikipedians are warmly invited to join us online for the event. You can also follow us on Twitter (@onfreespeech), Sina Weibo (@言论自由大讨论), LiveJournal (onfreespeech) and Mixi (freespeechdebate). -- Dr Martin L Poulter Board member/ Trustee, Wikimedia UK http://uk.wikimedia.org/ Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter Musician http://myspace.com/comapilot Person http://infobomb.org/

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Celebration 2.0 - live coverage for events
by Andy Mabbett 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

My friend John Popham has a project: http://johnpopham.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/introducing-celebration-2-0/ in which he is offering free live audio & video coverage of events. I can vouch for his expertise and good standing. I suggest we find a suitable Wikimedia UK event at which we can deploy this - one with lots of people and activity. Can anyone suggest something? Perhaps in Monmouth? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Mediawiki-api] Editing en.wp via API to be disabled on 18 January
by Gordon Joly 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

On 18/01/2012 05:40, Sumana Harihareswara wrote: > On 01/16/2012 05:20 PM, Sumana Harihareswara wrote: >> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/01/16/wikipedias-community-calls-for-anti-s… >> >> Editing pages on English Wikipedia via the web service API will be >> disabled for 24 hours beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18, >> as part of the anti-SOPA/PIPA blackout. >> > The blackout has begun. Technical FAQ: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia_SOPA_blackout/Technical_F… > Some good work from FLICKR with selective blackouts... http://blog.flickr.net/en Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.joly(a)pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals!

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Fwd: Anyone available for telly in London?
by David Gerard 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Anyone who thinks they could represent us and is onhand? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> Date: 18 January 2012 08:50 Subject: Anyone available for telly in London? To: Communications Committee <wmfcc-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> I'm not (WFH today), and my Skype connection is being shit. (Radio Scotland this morning, the Skype *sound* was breaking up and we had to resort to my mobile.) I've just had two calls in quick succession from different bits of the BBC asking someone to go to Television Centre in W12. Neither has emailed back yet ... but is there anyone on hand who can get to Television Centre I can just point them at? - d.

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Cambridge meetup 4 February (confirmation)
by Charles Matthews 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

I'm pleased to announce the next Cambridge meetup, on Saturday 4 February, usual time and place. See http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/14 And most particularly since we are expecting Jon Davies, Chief Executive of WMUK, as our guest. Charles

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Fwd: [Mediawiki-api] Editing en.wp via API to be disabled on 18 January
by Gordon Joly 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Looks like the API is also going to be down for 24 hours.... Gordo -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Mediawiki-api] Editing en.wp via API to be disabled on 18 January Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:20:38 -0800 From: Sumana Harihareswara <sumanah(a)wikimedia.org> Reply-To: MediaWiki API announcements & discussion <mediawiki-api(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Organisation: Wikimedia Foundation To: mediawiki-api(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/01/16/wikipedias-community-calls-for-anti-s… Editing pages on English Wikipedia via the web service API will be disabled for 24 hours beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18, as part of the anti-SOPA/PIPA blackout. -- Sumana Harihareswara Volunteer Development Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Mediawiki-api mailing list Mediawiki-api(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api

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World War I centenary
by Chris Keating 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Just a quick note to say that I've set up a coordination page for Wikimedia UK's future work around the centenary of World War I, here: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/World_War_I I think I've dropped a line to everyone who has previously expressed an interest in this area. But if anyone else is up for joining a fairly loose and informal World War I outreach working party, please do sign up on the wikipage, and/or email me directly. Many thanks, Chris

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Laptop recommendations?
by Michael Peel 15 Jan '12

15 Jan '12

Hi all, I'm currently putting together a proposal for purchasing tech equipment to support future events/activities at: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/2012_Event_Tech Input on this would be very welcome - please edit the page directly, or leave comments on the talk page. In particular, I'm going to recommend that we purchase a couple of laptops this month, for volunteers to use at events/activities/when visiting the office (the OTRS workshop last weekend highlighted the need for getting these asap). Laptop recommendations would be much appreciated. The default option at the moment is a standard cheap Asus 15"/1.5GHz/4GB/500GB machine, with the pre-installed Windows wiped and Linux installed - but there must be better low-cost laptop options out there than that... Thanks, Mike

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Cambridge meetup for 4 February (provisional)
by Charles Matthews 15 Jan '12

15 Jan '12

Given the buildup of events on the calendar, I'm going to put down a marker for a Cambridge meetup on 4 February. Confirmation within 48 hours, I hope. Charles

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SOPA
by Richard Symonds 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

All, SOPA, a proposed piece of US law known officially as the Stop Online Piracy Act, could affect Wikimedia projects worldwide, and possibly make them completely unworkable legally. There is currently a discussion within the movement as to what (if any) actions Wikipedia and other projects should take to stop passage of this act. While Wikimedia UK doesn't (yet) have an official position that I'm aware of, we want the UK community's view to be represented in whatever actions are taken. To that end, there is a 'suggested actions' page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Action, and we'd really appreciate your views there. All the best, Richard Symonds Office & Development Manager Wikimedia UK -- Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Our Registered Charity No. is 1144513. The Registered Office is 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. Wikimedia UK is the local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent non-profit organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. Visit <http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/> http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk

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