Wikimediauk-l July 2014

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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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Bring your old broken laptops to Wikimania!
by HJ Mitchell 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

Hi all, One of our volunteers asked me to put out a call for broken laptops. If you have a broken laptop and you want somebody to help you fix it or you just want to see it recycled, please bring it along to Wikimania! I imagine lots of us will have broken laptops knocking around, and this could be a great opportunity to bring them back to life or to recycle them properly. So we have an idea of demand, please email me off-list if you're interested. Thanks, Harry Mitchellhttp://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971 Skype: harry_j_mitchell

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Unsuccessful candidates in UK elections
by Andy Mabbett 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

I have just created: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Unsuccessful_candidates_in_United_Ki… Please help to populate, and eventually subdivide, it. Andy Mabbett -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Gay Switchboard (in the UK) articles
by Fæ 30 Jul '14

30 Jul '14

Anyone interested in taking up creating better articles for the history of Gay Switchboard (and Gay Switchboard Ireland below)? >From my memory, it was a complex set of organizations across the UK, in the 1980s/90s more general gay groups setting up their own help systems. Then London Switchboard got really big, with serious funding, and this became a much more coordinated movement. Different organizations still cover different areas, for example Nottingham - http://www.nottslgs.org.uk - and have their own interesting and complex histories that would be useful as Wikipedia articles. There are sources for some of this evolution of gay groups, with well known writers like Lisa Power putting some of this down in their semi-autobiographical books. I have looked at this topic before (last editing London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard on the English Wikipedia in 2011), however due to some 'unpleasantness' when I have had a personal connection with an organization, I suggest someone with no past connection take a look. Thanks Fae ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Gay Switchboard (via Twitter)" <notify(a)twitter.com> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:21:05 +0000 Subject: Gay Switchboard (@GaySwitchIrland) replied to one of your Tweets! To: Fae <faewik(a)gmail.com> Fae @Faewik @PolariMagazine @GaySwitchIrland @Wikipedia No Wikipedia article for it, yet there is for London - someone fix it! 04:09 PM - 30 Jul 14 Gay Switchboard @GaySwitchIrland @Faewik @PolariMagazine @Wikipedia our core work is supporting the community.Perhaps someone at Wikipedia would like to volunteer to do it?! 04:21 PM - 30 Jul 14 Fae -- faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

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New article on Welsh conductor: translation opportunity?
by Andy Mabbett 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

If anyone's looking for a short article to translate into Welsh, I have just created: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rae_Jenkins about an orchetrsal conductor from Ammanford; later principal conductor of the BBC Welsh Orchestra . If notification of such articles, new, in English, but of Welsh interest, are welcome, but best made elsewhere, please let me know the venue. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Project report: National Library of Scotland WiR
by Crockford, Ally 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

Hi all, In case it is of interest, I just wanted to point to a relatively in-depth twelve-month project report for the Wikimedian in Residence programme at the National Library of Scotland, available on Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NLS_Wikimedian_in_Residence_12_mont…) or as an editable doc in Google Drive (link in Commons talk page). The report covers outcomes, reflections, and recommendations as well as a couple of case studies. Comments/discussion welcome. Cheers, Ally Ally Crockford Wikimedian-In-Residence National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Scotland, UK e: a.crockford(a)nls.uk<mailto:a.crockford@nls.uk> t: (0) 131 623 3797 w: http://www.nls.uk<http://www.nls.uk/> Follow us on Twitter and Facebook National Library of Scotland, Scottish Charity, No: SCO11086 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Library of Scotland. This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that may be caused to your systems or data by this message. www.nls.uk

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Google consultation on right to be forgotten
by Simon Knight 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

This may be of interest to some individuals, and/or Wikimedia UK might want to make representations. Deadline August 11th (ish). Simon Message: 1 Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 00:39:00 +0200 From: Ren? K?nig <kontakt(a)renekoenig.eu> To: <re-search(a)listcultures.org> Subject: [re-search] Google asks for comments concerning the "right to be forgotten" Message-ID: <013501cfa859$3b33cd00$b19b6700$(a)renekoenig.eu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi, Google is gathering opinions and expertise on the ?right to be forgotten? in an online consultation. This is also a chance to become an expert speaker in one of their consultation meetings. I don?t know how serious Google will take these but I think it might be an interesting opportunity to actively interfere: https://services.google.com/fb/forms/advisorycouncilcomments/ Best, Ren? ? Ren? K?nig, Dipl.-Soz. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) P.O. Box 3640 76021 Karlsruhe Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 721 / 608-22209 Web/Skype: renekoenig.eu Twitter: r_koenig

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A Wikimedian approach to developing digital democracy
by Stevie Benton 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

Hello everyone, tl:dr - Wikimedia UK and Demos are looking to community-source a submission to the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy and we need your help! Get involved here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Connecting_knowledge_to_power:_the_future_o…> Recently the Speaker of the House of Commons established a commission <http://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/the-speaker/speakers-commission-o…> to investigate the opportunities digital technology can bring for parliamentary democracy in the UK. This consultation is a public exercise which attempts to explore various themes relating to digital democracy. Wikimedia UK <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Main_Page> and Demos <http://www.demos.co.uk/>, working with Wikimedians, have been exploring whether the norms and values of the Wikimedia community can be applied to this kind of consultation, especially the consensus-based approach to writing and enacting Wikipedia policy. The experiment has been going well and led to a community-sourced submission to the first theme which was looking at how technology can facilitate better scrutiny of the work of Parliament. You can view this submission here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Connecting_knowledge_to_power:_the_future_o….>. The talk page is also worth a look as the discussion offered some really useful insights into how the content was reached. However, we need your help. The second theme of the consultation has now been published and it is about digital representation. We would love for as many people to take part in this exercise as possible. The Commission was really appreciative of the efforts of the community first time around and it would be great to come up with another excellent community-driven submission. You can view the questions that are being asked, and participate in creating the submission, here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Connecting_knowledge_to_power:_the_future_o…> . A third theme will follow in the next couple of months and a similar approach will be taken then. Finally, once the Commission closes for submissions, Demos and Wikimedia UK will write up a comprehensive report on the process and what we have learned which we will, of course, make available to the community. Thank you for any and all help, it is very much appreciated. 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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Wikimedia UK are looking for a Fundraising Assistant
by Richard Nevell 28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14

Hello, Wikimedia UK are now accepting applications for a Fundraising Assistant <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Fundraising_Assistant> to support the delivery of the charity's fundraising programme, in particular working with our donors and undertaking the essential administrative tasks involved with donor stewardship. If you are interested in applying, more details can be found here <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Fundraising_Assistant>. The deadline for applications is 5pm BST on Friday 1st August 2014. Regards, Richard Nevell -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 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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Fwd: [Wikimania-l] I need help from people with access to a library in London
by Chris Keating 28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14

Forwarding in case anyone here can help! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Amir E. Aharoni" <amir.aharoni(a)mail.huji.ac.il> Date: 27 Jul 2014 15:27 Subject: [Wikimania-l] I need help from people with access to a library in London To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" < wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Hello, If you are attending Wikimania, live in London area and have access to a good library - it's possible that you'll be able to help me make my Wikimania talk better. Please contact me off-list at amir.aharoni(a)mail.huji.ac.il (I don't want to spoil the surprises too much :) ). Thank you! -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com ‪“We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore‬ _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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