Wikimediauk-l November 2014

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Au Revoir
by Jon Davies 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

With some sadness I have to tell you that I will be leaving Wikimedia UK, as an employee, if not as a volunteer, at the end of the year. I have achieved what I set out to do and leave WMUK in a good state. I now need to look for new challenges. I was the first chief executive and it has been an amazing three years watching the chapter grow and develop. It has not always been smooth sailing but we have come through it together in good shape. Wikimania proved how professional we had become and the positive feedback from the participants makes all the work we put in worthwhile. My heartfelt thanks to everyone in the community, particularly the volunteers who are at the heart of all we do, my great colleagues at the Foundation and the loyal and hardworking staff at WMUK who have supported me so ably and with such good humour over the years. My best wishes go to my successor in all they seek to achieve. Cyhoeddiad gan Jon Gyda pheth tristwch rwy'n eich hysbysu y byddaf yn gadael Wikimedia UK, fel cyflogai, os nad fel gwirfoddolwr, ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn. Dw i wedi cyflawni'r hyn roeddwn wedi'i obeithio a dw i'n gadael WMUK ar delerau da. Edrychaf ymlaen rwan am sialensau newydd. Fi oedd y Prif Weithredwr cyntaf ac mae'r dair blynedd diwethaf wedi bod yn hollol anhygoel, wrth i mi weld y siaptr yn tyfu a datblygu. Doedd y daith bob amser ddim yn llyfn, ond daethom drwyddi'n y diwedd yn ddianaf! Profodd Wikimania inni aeddfedu mewn modd proffesiynol a chafwyd adborth adeiladol gan y cyfranwyr oedd yn gwneud yr holl waith yn bleser. Carwn ddiolch o waelod fy ngalon i bawb o fewn ein cymuned, yn enwedig y gwirfoddolwyr sy'n sylfaen i'n gwaith, fy nghydweithwyr bendigedig yn Sylfaen Wikimedia a'r staff sydd wedi bod mor driw i mi, wedi fy nghefnogi mor effeithiol ac wedi gweithio mor arbennig o galed dros y blynyddoedd a hynny gyda hiwmor iach. Dymunaf pob llwyddiant i f'olynydd ym mhopeth y ceisiant ei gyflawni. -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies 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). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk

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Fwd: New Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Guide to Good Practice
by Andy Mabbett 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

Possibly of interest. Is anyone using UAVs, in the UK, to gather material for Wikipedia, Commons, or another project? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Archaeology Data Service" <katie.green(a)york.ac.uk> Date: Nov 10, 2014 1:59 PM Subject: New Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Guide to Good Practice To: <ADS-ALL(a)jiscmail.ac.uk> Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a ‘disruptive technology’, a technology that forces us to rethink how we do (or used to do) things – from protecting white rhino to delivering pizza. Everyone who needs a bird’s eye view is now wondering how this technology can help them; farmers, structural engineers, ecologists and, of course, archaeologists. In theory, even a very minor archaeological site can now benefit from its very own aerial survey. But while the possibilities for archaeology are immensely exciting, many of the actual results are still disappointing; blurry aerial photos, images which may be pretty but which can’t be georeferenced and expensive cameras hitting the ground at terminal velocity. Stephen Gray from the University of Bristol’s Department of Archaeology has written a much-needed good practice guide to conducting an archaeological survey using a UAV. The guide is the result of months of research and field work; it sets out a standard and safe approach which can be carried out using inexpensive equipment. Part One of the guide, produced in collaboration with Jisc, suggests good practice when collecting data. http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/infokit/3d/uav-survey Part Two is published by the Archaeology Data Service and is focused on the sharing and preservation of low-altitude aerial survey data. http://guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/g2gp/AerialPht_UAV

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Photographers needed for photography at the Tank Museum in Dorset
by Jonathan Cardy 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Dear Wikimedia UK mailing list, We have been given some free off peak weekday tickets to the tank museum in Dorset. I have already Emailed those of our Wiki Loves Monuments participants who opted in to further events, so apologies if this is a repeat, but if anyone here fancies taking photographs of tanks, send me your snail mail address and I will send you a ticket 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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Suggesting tasks for people with free time
by Stevie Benton 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Hello everyone, Something that we've spoken about before is creating a list of suggested jobs for people with varying amounts of time. It's about offering ways for people to help our open knowledge mission in as little as a couple of minutes, right the way through to having a couple of hours or days to spare. With some help, I've added some early suggestions to the volunteer jobs <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Volunteer_jobs> page, so you can see what I mean. Any and all suggestions welcome please! Thanks and regards, Stevie PS have a good weekend :) -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations 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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Data center dynamics event
by Stevie Benton 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

Hello everyone, I've been contacted by a group behind an event called Data Center Dynamics - http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/conferences/2014/london-2014?l=programme They have offered a free pass for a Wikimedian. I don't know if it is of interest to anyone, and I;m not sure why they contacted me, but if you'd like the pass do let me know off list and we can try and make it happen. Thank you, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations 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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Moderation queue
by Richard Symonds 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

All, I can't currently access the moderation queue for the mailing list (it times out when I try to action things) so if your email is stuck in the queue - and I know two are - you have the moderator's apologies! Hopefully the WMF will fix it shortly. Chase

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2014 UK winners
by Michael Maggs 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

We are pleased to announce the UK winners of the Wiki Loves Monuments contest 2014. The ten winning images can be seen here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2014_winners#United… Particular congratulations must go to the photographer who entered under the alias ‘Fuzzypiggy', who managed to sweep the board with first, second and third prizes. In addition to the top 10 images, two images were awarded special prizes for pictures of a building on one of the official UK ‘At Risk’ registers. Particular thanks are due to Wikimedia UK, English Heritage and The Royal Photographic Society (our partners in running the contest), to our judges James Davies (EH), Roy Robertson (RPS) and David Iliff (Wikimedia Commons), to Magnus Manske for programming, and to the volunteers who helped organise the contest and pre-screen the images. Of course the greatest thanks must go to the photographers who uploaded images under a free licence to Wikimedia Commons where they are available for anyone to use without charge. Congratulations to all, Michael ____________ Michael Maggs WLM organiser

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta
by HJ Mitchell 06 Nov '14

06 Nov '14

Thanks Fae. Those could be really useful. I'll have a look in the morning. (Btw can we take Fae of moderation now please; I think the point has been made.) Harry Mitchellhttp://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971 Skype: harry_j_mitchell From: Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com> To: Harry Mitchell <hjmitchell(a)ymail.com> Sent: Friday, 7 November 2014, 1:00 Subject: Fwd: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta I have uploaded a few presentations and talks on video which would cheer up Magna Carta articles, some are quite 'non-academic friendly' for readers who might be daunted by a long encyclopaedia article (videos play back without having to leave a Wikipedia article). They are currently in <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magna_Carta> but will probably be moved to a sub-category in a while. The lectures might be helpful for those thinking of improving articles and are looking for a quick guide to issues and interpretations. Of particular interest are a video from the British Library <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_surviving_Magna_Carta_to_be_br…> and a friendly one from Parliament <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Carta_and_the_Emergence_of_Pa…>. These are uploaded thanks to a YouTube download/upload script I put together for a WikiprojectMed request. If there are others on YouTube you find with a CC-BY licence, drop me a link by email and I'll get around to taking a look. Unfortunately handling video remains a challenge for contributors, so I think my uploads are the first videos on Commons for this topic. Fae -- faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae -- faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote.

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Launch of Open Government Licence 3.0
by Andy Mabbett 06 Nov '14

06 Nov '14

Just in: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/970.htm -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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fun facts for the Science Museum
by Roberta Wedge 06 Nov '14

06 Nov '14

Hello all. I'd appreciate some help in gathering facts for the Science Museum to use at the Late event on Wednesday 26 November. They run a pub quiz and game show each month, and these facts will feed into that. (Background: WMUK was invited to collaborate on one of these monthly adult-only events, with the theme of the Information Age. We will be running half a dozen sessions within the evening, but many more sessions are run by the Science Museum staff themselves.) Please consider contributing a fact or two at the page I've set up <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Science_Museum_Late/Fun_facts>. It should accept IP edits. Many thanks. Roberta ------------------------ *Roberta Wedge* *Gender Gap Project, **Wikimedia UK* roberta.wedge(a)wikimedia.org.uk 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT +44 (0)20 7065 0921 Wikimedia UK is the British chapter of a global movement. We support, but do not control, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and other related Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia UK is both a limited company (Registered No. 6741827) and a charity (Registered No.1144513). Visit wikimedia.org.uk <http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/> and @wikimediauk

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