This week, Roger Bamkin, John Cunningham, Robin Owain and I took part
in an intensive, competitive event, as part of the GeoVation
Challenge:
<http://www.geovation.org.uk/>
We pitched a proposal to extend the Monmouthpedia model along the
Wales Coast Path, the world's first footpath covering the entire
coastline of a country:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_Coast_Path>
Our bid, which would involve training communities of people to edit
articles about their local area, the erecting QRpedia codes linking to
those articles, was very well received, and we're through to the
final:
<http://www.geovation.org.uk/finalists-invited-geovation-showcase/>
which will take place on 18 June. If successful we will receive funds
which will cover the cost of training sessions and the production of
QRpedia plaques and stickers.
--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Rather than nitpicking about this, I hope people are signing the
petition and sharing it via twitter and facebook.
I mean, _linking to_ online TV is considered a copyvio? Next thing you
know, being able to remember any details of a TV show you watched last
week will be considered a copyvio for having a 'copy' in your brain.
Brian McNeil
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Wikinews, Accredited Reporter. Personal: brian.mcneil(a)o2.co.uk
"Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news."
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Piece by Jimmy Wales on front page f
> Today's Guardian
> From: Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com>
> Date: Mon, June 25, 2012 10:39 am
> To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Cc: office <office(a)wikimedia.org.uk>, Jay Walsh <jwalsh(a)wikimedia.org>
>
>
> On 25/06/12 09:13, Jon Davies wrote:
> >
> > And before you email the Guardian in the on-line version he has become
> > 'founder' not 'chief'!
>
> Not "co-founder" then?
>
> Gordo
>
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> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> wrote:
> > On 25/06/12 12:02, brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org wrote:
> >
> > You have to wonder, is surrounding himself with blithering idiots the
> > only way David Cameron escapes looking like an utter prat?
> >
> > I would say that was an "ad hominem" remark.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
> >
> From: Martin Poulter <infobomb(a)gmail.com>
>
> No, Brian's criticism or speculation about a person does not
> constitute Argumentum Ad Hominem. These logical terms have a specific
> meaning (described quite well in the Wikipedia article) and it irks me
> to see "Ad Hominem" used to mean "insult" or "criticism".
Thank you, Martin.
Ad Hominem is, put simply, ignoring the idea and attacking the person. I
always liked the old Usenet .sig that puts the point across
subversively: "Ideas are beautiful and fragile things; attack people,
not ideas."
Brian McNeil
--
Wikinews, Accredited Reporter. Personal: brian.mcneil(a)o2.co.uk
"Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news."
> From: Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com>
> > I mean,_linking to_ online TV is considered a copyvio? Next thing you
> > know, being able to remember any details of a TV show you watched last
> > week will be considered a copyvio for having a 'copy' in your brain.
> I am not sure of the charges, but, yes, I can see how a link to is a
> copyright violation, in the context of "sharing".
The article actually states that, in the USA, there is precedent that
linking to a copyright violation does not, in itself, constitute a
copyright violation.
Since the site is largely-inaccessible, I can't comment on what it was
linking to; this could be as-simple as with cases such as the pub
landlady Sky tried to sue for using a EuroSat box and showing her
customers matches from another EU country. That got kicked out as
violating EU competition laws, which I sincerely hope far more pubs and
clubs wanting to show sporting events exploit. Next time you're in a pub
that shows Sky matches, ask how much they pay, you'll be shocked.
The UK has its own copyright laws, and letting this fall back to US law
is just allowing someone to be persecuted with higher costs and the risk
of a more serious sentence. Theresa May is, given the last 3-4 months
screwups, the most incompetent Home Secretary the UK has ever had.
You have to wonder, is surrounding himself with blithering idiots the
only way David Cameron escapes looking like an utter prat?
Brian McNeil
--
Wikinews, Accredited Reporter. Personal: brian.mcneil(a)o2.co.uk
"Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news."
Hello everyone,
Ahead of this weekend's Wikimedia UK Board meeting, I'd like to direct you
to this page on the UK wiki <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports_30Jun12>.
There are a number of useful documents on the page including:
- Final draft of the five year plan
- Communications strategy
- Report form Daria on events
- Report from myself on comms
- Minutes from previous meetings.
Please do take a look and let me know if you have any questions.
Thank and regards,
Stevie
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Communications Organiser
Wikimedia UK
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Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation
(who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal
control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
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And before you email the Guardian in the on-line version he has become
'founder' not 'chief'!
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Hey all,
I can't believe I haven't asked this before, but are any lurkers on
this list either (a) members of the University of Oxford (b)
offer-holders from the University of Oxford? Or does anyone know any
Wikimedians who fit either of those descriptions but aren't on this
list? (Feel free to message me offlist in either case.)
It might also be useful in future to know if there are any active
Wikimedians currently studying at Oxford Brookes.
Thanks,
Harry
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Harry Burt (User:Jarry1250)
Hello everyone,
I hope you're well. Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know that
there's a new post on our blog. It tells how David Gerard, a UK Wikimedian,
appeared on a live webcast to debate the relationship between Wikipedia and
the PR industry.
Full details and a link to the debate
here<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/06/uk-wikipedian-debates-wikipedias-relat…>
.
Thanks,
Stevie
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Communications Organiser
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173
Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Company
Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No.
6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor,
Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United
Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation
(who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal
control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
In preparation for our 2014 bid, I think we should start thinking
about what we can do in Hong Kong in 2013. We'll know by then whether
our bid has been successful, but I think we should plan to take
advantage of Wikimania 2013 either way. If you look at other big
international events (eg. the Olympics) you'll see that it is common
for delegations to organise their own side-events to take advantage of
everyone being together. These events can help showcase your
organisation and be excellent networking opportunities both with other
delegations and locals. Wikimania tends not to see much like this
going on, and I think WMUK should start changing that. I've created a
page for us to brainstorms how to do that:
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014/2013_activities
I have also put a proposal on there to start us off and would welcome
anyone's comments on it.