Wikimediauk-l June 2012

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World War I Editathon taking shape
by Chris Keating 05 Jun '12

05 Jun '12

I've just updated the World War I Editathon page on-wiki with the details of half a dozen academics who will be joining us on the 16th of June at the British Library. http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/World_War_I/World_War_I_Editathon They have expertise in a fascinating range of subjects, ranging from the military history of the War through to its impact on the Church, medicine, psychiatry, literature and covering geographical areas including Britain and Ireland, the Western Front, Turkey and the Middle East, India and South-East Asia. If you've already signed up - have a look at the academics' profiles and areas of interest and see where you might like to pick their brains! (Obviously, you're welcome to come along and edit any subject you want, but it would be great if we could get the most out of the academics who are coming along!) If you haven't yet signed up - there is still time! (Wikimedia UK can pay travel expenses for Wikimedians who are coming if required, and lunch is included!). Thanks, Chris -- Chris Keating Trustee, Wikimedia UK @chriskeating chris.keating(a)wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT

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Don't suppose anyone knows about this..
by Chris Keating 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

"An open letter to the Royal Society - please employ a Wikipedian in Residence" http://duncan.hull.name/tag/wikipedian-in-residence/ Obviously very nice, just wondered if anyone else here had seen it / written it / etc ;-) Chris -- Chris Keating Trustee, Wikimedia UK @chriskeating chris.keating(a)wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT

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Wikimania Takes Manhattan
by Thomas Dalton 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

If you're not already aware, the New York City chapter is organising a "special pre-Wikimania weekend in New York City": http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Takes_Manhattan The weekend before Wikimania (ie. Friday 6 July to Monday 9 July), there will be lots of events in NYC, followed by a coach to Washington DC on the Monday, ready for the hacking days, etc., which start on the Tuesday. I'm going to be going (having looked at flights, it seems that a return from London to NYC is significantly cheaper than from London to DC, and you get to visit two US cities). They are going to be finalising the list for the coach soon (there are limited seats), so sign up on that page if you want to come. Part of the weekend will be a "Wiki World's Fair": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World%27s_Fair I've been asked to see if we can set up a UK booth. Are any WMUK trustees or staff thinking of going that would like to run a UK booth? If not, are there any random UK Wikimedians that would like to help me run a booth? Would anyone like to produce some posters for the booth? Can the office provide a box of stuff to give away to people (both useful brochures and leaflets, and fun stuff)?

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Listadmin wanted for wikimediauk-l
by David Gerard 02 Jun '12

02 Jun '12

Andrew Turvey has quit as listadmin so we could probably do with a spare. Present admins are me, James Forrester, Mike Peel and Richard Symonds. Mailman is easy to administer. The workload is minimal - checking the spam filter when you can be bothered. Any volunteers? Please email wikimediauk-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org . - d.

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Call for GLAMcamp London 2012 for 8th June
by Daria Cybulska 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

Dear All, There are still some spaces for the *GLAMcamp London 2012 for 8th June*, taking place in *Mozilla Spaces* in Leicester Square. Friday 8 June 10.30 - 17.00 lunch included. Spaces limited to 15, so preference will be for the most active GLAM ambassadors based in the UK. The reservation page is at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMcamp_London_2012. Please sign up now or miss your chance! This will focus on the September GLAM WIKI conference and setting up how we are going to move beyond a single budget holder to having a more formal sub-committee. This will be an informal event, but as with last year's GLAM networking event there will be the opportunity to present on your special areas. Please come for a chance to network with others, and see the new Mozilla Spaces office. Thank you, Daria -- Daria Cybulska Events Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 -- Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. 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).

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 83, Issue 1
by Firozali A Mulla 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

What I love is the gain I get when the cockfight. Read on. A disorderly break-up of the euro zone could push Brent crude prices to as low as $60 a barrel amid the resulting sharp European recession and negative global economic consequences, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAC) said Friday. "If policy makers were unable to stem the contagion following Greece's exit from the euro, it could potentially lead to a chain reaction where other countries have few options but to opt out of the currency union as well," the bank said in a research note. In the event of the disorderly broad euro zone break-up, oil demand in developed European economies could drop by 2 million barrels a day if the region's economy shrinks by 10%, the bank said. "This could create a large demand gap in global oil balances resulting in oil prices falling sharply," it added. But if Greece is the only country to leave the euro zone, Brent could fall to $80 a barrel, while the benchmark could drop to $100 a barrel if the possibility of Greece leaving the euro is explored but does not materialize, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said. I thank you FirozaliA.Mulla DBA Firozali A.Mulla c o Ali Mulla P.O.Box75281 Dubai UAE >________________________________ > From: "wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >Sent: Friday, 1 June 2012, 15:00 >Subject: Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 83, Issue 1 > >Send Wikimediauk-l mailing list submissions to > wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimediauk-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Wikimediauk-l digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. The BBC finally notices... (Thomas Dalton) > 2. Re: The BBC finally notices... (steve virgin) > 3. Re: Listadmin wanted for wikimediauk-l (David Gerard) > 4. Re: The BBC finally notices... (Roger Bamkin) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 01:16:32 +0100 >From: Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> >To: wikimediauk-l <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] The BBC finally notices... >Message-ID: > <CALTQccfqgd5NLbriHOJBoOmM6y9TGkOcTbfvNfGw0bQGrqLO3w(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > >Finally, some vague notice by the BBC of Monmouthpedia: > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jlg4d > >Whoever wrote the summary doesn't seem to quite understand, though... > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 01:27:00 +0100 >From: "steve virgin" <steve(a)mediafocusuk.com> >To: "'A mailing list for the UK wikimedia community - also used by the > UK chapter.'" <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] The BBC finally notices... >Message-ID: <00ce01cd3f8d$42851910$c78f4b30$@com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Tom > >It was recorded some time BEFORE the press launch. So it would not have >benefited from the later briefing and the details that subsequent press >launch of the story did > >Steve > >-----Original Message----- >From: wikimediauk-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org >[mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Thomas >Dalton >Sent: 01 June 2012 01:17 >To: wikimediauk-l >Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] The BBC finally notices... > >Finally, some vague notice by the BBC of Monmouthpedia: > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jlg4d > >Whoever wrote the summary doesn't seem to quite understand, though... > >_______________________________________________ >Wikimedia UK mailing list >wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org >http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:04:46 +0100 >From: David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> >To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Listadmin wanted for wikimediauk-l >Message-ID: > <CAJ0tu1FbC4qLF=c+goQGU_UhNP72i2Bs22bm=Gx5knrT69fktg(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > >On 30 May 2012 20:13, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Andrew Turvey has quit as listadmin so we could probably do with a spare. >> Any volunteers? Please email wikimediauk-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org . > > >Who'd have thought being a listadmin would be so popular? Must be the >stupendous capacity for bribery and corruption [citation needed]. > >We counted the bribes^W^W^Wtossed a virtual coin and picked >thehelpfulone as the latest recipient of a daily list of really weird >penis spam to clear. Thank you to all who also volunteered, someone >will doubtless think of good things for you to do ;-) > > >- d. > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 12:39:53 +0100 >From: Roger Bamkin <victuallers(a)gmail.com> >To: "A mailing list for the UK wikimedia community - also used by the > UK chapter." <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] The BBC finally notices... >Message-ID: > <CAE576=VG4x1K6qVPzbLcJu7Q6YsoAObg6R2ryzSVfM8KqqX7ug(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Tom, I have asked the producer if he can fix that - Roger > >On 1 June 2012 01:16, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Finally, some vague notice by the BBC of Monmouthpedia: >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jlg4d >> >> Whoever wrote the summary doesn't seem to quite understand, though... >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > > > >-- >Roger Bamkin >01332 702993 >0758 2020815 >Google+:Victuallers >Skype:Victuallers1 >Flickr:Victuallers2 >

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The BBC finally notices...
by Thomas Dalton 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

Finally, some vague notice by the BBC of Monmouthpedia: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jlg4d Whoever wrote the summary doesn't seem to quite understand, though...

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