Wikimediauk-l November 2013

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] QRpedia conclusion
by Michael Maggs 07 Dec '13

07 Dec '13

The board of Wikimedia UK is delighted to report that Roger Bamkin has signed the final agreement which formally transfers ownership of the intellectual property in QRpedia to Wikimedia UK. Accordingly, as of yesterday all of the IP rights in QRPedia are held by Wikimedia UK. The final stage in the process is to get the Domain Name Registrars to update their online domain name records to reflect the new ownership. This is purely an administrative procedure which can now be initiated immediately. We regret the delay in achieving this outcome for the community but we are very happy that the technology has been secured for the global Wikimedia community to use. We would like to once again thank Roger and Terence Eden for their generous donation of QRpedia intellectual property rights and for their patience during the process. Michael ____________ Michael Maggs For the WMUK board

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Amazon Tax avoidance
by fabian＠unpopular.org.uk 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Hi all, As Jonathan suggested some time ago, in the publicity we can offer a gift voucher of a given value, and allow the recipient to chose what is easiest for them. This has also been repeated once or twice. I am surprised that we can't reach consensus around this. That way WMUK is not taking a public stance as regards any business, and our private views on this or that company can be discussed elsewhere. Likewise, there would be no need to publicise how any recipient may choose to receive their prize. I would hope people would see this as a suitable solution. all the best Fabian User:Leutha

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Amazon Tax avoidance
by Michael Peel 30 Nov '13

30 Nov '13

Forwarding… On 30 Nov 2013, at 21:23, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Book_Tokens needs a lot of work! > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 30 Nov 2013, at 21:05, Deryck Chan <deryckchan(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Another suggestion: National book token? It'll encourage the winner to spend the prize on educational material without endorsing one business over another. >> >> NBT shouldn't be a problem for a winner residing outside the UK, because the online shops of most major UK bookstores offer international delivery. In fact it'll encourage overseas winners to spend the NBT on books they can't buy in their home countries, thereby increasing the potential for them to contribute to Wikimedia projects on a UK-related topic. >> >> Deryck >> >> >> On 30 November 2013 20:53, <fabian(a)unpopular.org.uk> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> As Jonathan suggested some time ago, in the publicity we can offer a gift >> voucher of a given value, and allow the recipient to chose what is easiest >> for them. This has also been repeated once or twice. I am surprised that >> we can't reach consensus around this. >> >> That way WMUK is not taking a public stance as regards any business, and >> our private views on this or that company can be discussed elsewhere. >> >> Likewise, there would be no need to publicise how any recipient may choose >> to receive their prize. >> >> I would hope people would see this as a suitable solution. >> >> all the best >> >> Fabian >> User:Leutha >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Amazon Tax avoidance
by fabian＠unpopular.org.uk 30 Nov '13

30 Nov '13

Hi all, > Can I go ahead and announce that WMUK will provide a Kobo and two Amazon > vouchers? (About Â£70 worth of prizes in total.) Has the Amazon Tax avoidance been sorted Out? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20560359 I am not sure that WMUK would want to be seen endorsing Amazon if this is not the case? all the best Fabian User:Leutha

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Skill share - Photography training session 10th December
by Jonathan Cardy 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Dear all, As part of our skill share program, Wikimedia UK is delighted to invite you to a photography training session<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/December_2013_Photography_Workshop>on the tenth December in London. Unfortunately numbers are limited, so please book promptly<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/December_2013_Photography_Workshop> Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is 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. Press Enter to send your message.

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Art Nouveau in London
by Jonathan Cardy 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Apologies to those far from London or who have already spotted this on their watchlists. But we are running an Art Nouveau editathon next Wednesday<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Symbolism_and_Art_Nouve…>afternoon and you are all invited. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd GLAM (Galeriau, Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!) Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0990 Wikimedia UK is 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. Press Enter to send your message.

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International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance
by Stevie Benton 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Hello everyone, Wikimedia UK has been asked to consider signing a document supporting these International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance<https://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/TEXT> In principle I think this is worthwhile and shows that we are on the side of the every day internet user. But some may say it is out of our scope. What do people think? If there's a consensus I'll add Wikimedia UK to the list. This can be discussed on this list or on the Water Cooler of the WMUK wiki<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Water_cooler#International_Principles_on_the_…>if you prefer. Thanks and regards, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is 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.*

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WikiCon Germany & UK Wikimedians events
by Andy Mabbett 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

250 people (mostly German, Austrian and Swiss, but some others) recently met in Karlsruhe for the annual German-language "WikiCon" event. Wikimedia Deutschland are quick to point out that, though they support the event logistically and financially, it's not their's but is community driven. In contrast, how many people did we have at our nearest equivalent, the WikimediaUK AGM? Wikimania notwithstanding, how can we get more people at our future events, and should we - from 2015 onwards - be looking at a similar annual conference, beyond (but perhaps containing) the WMUK AGM, of similar size, and which is open to all Wikimedians? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Microgrant outcomes - voice intro project
by Andy Mabbett 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Some of you may recall my successful microgrant application, to obtain a Zoom H1 digital audio recorder. It's taken a while, but the first four files made with that device are now on Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_generated_with_WMUK_Zoom_… and used in the English Wikipedia articles about their respective subjects. More are in the pipeline. This is part of the project I started, to add recordings of article subjects speaking, so that we know what they sound like and how they pronounce their names: http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/open-licensed-format-recordings-voices-wikipedi… Files may also be uploaded by subjects, emailed to me, or uploaded by other Wikipedians. Do you know someone who might contribute? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Preparing a proofreading contest for Wikisource's 10th aniversary
by Adam Morgan 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Several replies here:- On 20 November 2013 10:37:44, Richard Nevell <richard.nevell at wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > I like your idea of the e-reader - a Kobo seems a good choice - and perhaps > preferable to Amazon vouchers. If we scale down from an ereader for the > overall winner, smaller prizes for the best of the week sounds like a nice > idea. I'm not sure what thiese could be though, assuming that is a category > which goes ahead. I've reduced the whole period to a fortnight (partly because I am not going to have time for this closer to Christmas) so that's only two weeks. If we exempt the overall winner from winning the vouchers, that will mean two runner-up prizes of vouchers: one for the first week and one for the second. I'm not sure what value of voucher would be best but, say, £10 each? Can I go ahead and announce that WMUK will provide a Kobo and two Amazon vouchers? (About £70 worth of prizes in total.) There's only a few days left now. If we do this again, I will sort this out properly with much more notice. On 20 November 2013 11:37:32, Craig Franklin <cfranklin at wikimedia.org.au> wrote: > But, I'm still not seeing any strategy for promoting this to the wider > community. As it is, as far as I can tell the only entrants will be > Wikisource regulars and maybe curious people poached from other WM > projects. If there was a strategy for pitching this to the general public > as a recruitment drive I could see a link to movement goals which might > justify spending money, but I don't see that this is a focus. The > excitement of the tenth anniversary shouldn't lead to us spending money > without first having a good business plan and justification. I would like it to draw in new people, and I've tried to find texts that should be easy to proofread over a range of different types and subjects to facilitate that at one end. The contest will also be a useful learning experience. I don't know about anything similar on Wikisource. The English subdomain 10th anniversary is in 2015 and a Welsh contest might be practical in the near future too. Of course, people can't take part if they don't know about it. I don't have many ways to promote this outside Wikisource but... On 20 November 2013 12:51:42, Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com> wrote: > > As far as drawing people in is concerned, a central notice for Wiki Loves > > Monuments worked well and involved a lot of people who had never uploaded > > photos before. Would that be worth considering here? > > Yes: given the "I would never have considered looking on Wikisource" > comment which is fairly standard, on other sister projects, it would make > sense. I agree, this would help a lot. I believe the instigators of this contest are going to try to advertise this as well. I will do what I can. - Adam

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