Wikimediauk-l February 2012

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Microgrant application submitted
by Harry Burt 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

Hey all. I just submitted a microgrant application [1]. I'm not sure how I'm suppose to publicise that fact though, so I thought I'd post here. Apologies if I would have been better off posting elsewhere; I don't know how many people actively monitor the category itself. Thanks, Harry (User:Jarry1250) [1] https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Oxford_Law_Competition

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK userbox
by Deryck Chan 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

Meta version: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:WMUK_member On 1 February 2012 23:44, HJ Mitchell <hjmitchell(a)ymail.com> wrote: > You can copy and paste if you want. It took me about thirty seconds to > make it and I stole the idea from Wikimedia Australia! ;) > > Harry > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Deryck Chan <deryckchan(a)gmail.com> > *To:* HJ Mitchell <hjmitchell(a)ymail.com>; > wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > *Sent:* Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 23:28 > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK userbox > > Awesome. May we have a Meta version as well? > > On 1 February 2012 23:12, HJ Mitchell <hjmitchell(a)ymail.com> wrote: > > {{WMUK}} is a little too "in your face" for my humble userpage, and I > don't know of any userbox equivalent, so I created > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell/WMUK. > > Feel free to pinch it! > > Harry > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > > >

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Categorization project? (was: Making Wikipedia loves monuments work in the UK.)
by Lodewijk 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Hi Roger, I feel sorry for you that you have the feeling that you went out for nothing. However, you did surely add to the wealth - having multiple photos of something is also worth something. A categorization project sounds great, but should probably not be called 'wiki loves monuments' to avoid confusion. It is also much less useful to new users, the main target group of Wiki Loves Monuments. We shouldn't bother them with Commons' horrible categorization structure - they should just identify what is on their photo, and we can (automagically) take it from there thanks to the (to be built) database. If you want to motivate people from our communities to categorize pictures, that would be a nice project in its own right. Perhaps it would be nice to do *before* wiki loves monuments - so that both get maximum effect? Lodewijk No dia 30 de Janeiro de 2012 15:29, Roger Bamkin <victuallers(a)gmail.com>escreveu: > *Anecdotal story*: My wife decided to take me outside for a trip and > asked where I wanted to go. I'd recently seen a tool by Magnus Mankse > called *Shoot me* which lists out all the wiki articles geo tagged near > you that lacked pics. So I quickly went > > http://toolserver.org/~magnus/wikishootme/index.html > > and that listed out half a dozen useful places near me that lacked pics. > We went out .... took the pics and when I went to load them I found out > that all these pictures already existed ..... they were uncategorised, but > there. I think I loaded some *new* pix but I'm not sure I added much to > "the wealth". > > So if our objective is to "supply everything to everyone" (paraphrase our > vision), then first we need a copy of everything. It could be that we > already have a copy of nearly everything if we could just sort out what we > had and what we lacked. However the chances of running a successful UK > categorisation project is low..... or is it? > > Do you know I just typed the last sentence and realised that that is what > we want. *We want a categorisation project*. What we know will appeal is > a successful photography project. Hmmm > * > UK WIKI LOVES MONUMENTS* - wacky proposal > > Prize goes to the b*est five media files in a complete > Wiki-Commons-Category* > > Entrants will ensure that they use a valid commons category for a village, > road, type of monuments etc. They will populate that category with as many > photos and videos and sounds as possible. They are invited to add their own > pictures, viideo and sounds but also to collect as many freely sourced > files they can find from other sources too. > > Judges will look at wikimedia commons pages, wikipedia, wikisource etc > pages that use or could use these resources. They will choose the winning > category and the five media files that best illustrate its reason for > winning. This is a "beauty" competition that is is not just based on the > quality of the media but also the quantity, meta data and completeness of > the chosen category. > > So thats an idea for what might work Please feel free to ignore, delete or > modify > > > On 30 January 2012 11:46, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote: > >> >> >> I may have missed the point.. but.... doesn't this article need expanding >> urgently? I feel these types of articles should be expanded routinely >> (Grade I listed buildings). >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Harmondsworth_Barn<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmondsworth_Barn> >> >> In the news currently because English Heritage have just bought it. >> >> Perhaps it should look more like this... >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**House_Mill<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Mill> >> >> And, yes, I will edit the article - REAL SOON NOW. >> >> Gordo >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Gordon Joly >> gordon.joly(a)pobox.com >> http://www.joly.org.uk/ >> Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l<http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l> >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > > > > -- > Roger Bamkin > Chair WMUK <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board> > 01332 702993 > 0758 2020815 > Google+:Victuallers > Skype:Victuallers1 > Flickr:Victuallers2 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >

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Thanks-Gift-Aid page
by Harry Burt 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

Hey all. Perhaps it would be worth some clarifying the Thanks-Gift-Aid page to the extent that (with the exception of email address) all fields are necessary for the purpose of claiming GiftAid, and/or that the information provided will only be used for that purpose and then destroyed (or whatever the reality of the matter is). Just a thought, Harry (User:Jarry1250)

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Monmouthpedia in the Guardian
by Andy Mabbett 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

There's a great article about MonmoutpediA in the Guardian today; congratulations to all involved, it's a great advert for our work, despite some (baseless) naysaying. However (there's always a catch!), the article says: By April the aim is to dot 1,000 QR codes – a barcode that smartphones can read – around the border town. Visitors will be able to use their phones to scan the QR codes and view the Wikipedia page (in the language their phone is set up for) relevant to where they are standing. which is good, but doesn't use the word QRpedia. can we try to include/. emphasise that name on our marketing; or if we did, encourage journalists to use it? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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WMUK userbox
by HJ Mitchell 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

{{WMUK}} is a little too "in your face" for my humble userpage, and I don't know of any userbox equivalent, so I created http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell/WMUK. Feel free to pinch it! Harry

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