Wikimediauk-l July 2014

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wikimedia-l] Offwiki
by Fæ 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

On 10/07/2014, Wil Sinclair <wllm(a)wllm.com> wrote: ... > So, if you're concerned about your username being phished out, then > consider creating an account at http://offwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page. > Maybe you'll even stick around for a few minutes to see what we've > been up to. :) I have been informed that someone has set up an account under my account name on your 'offwiki' website. I presume it's one of the long term fruitcakes obsessed with my personal life. Please block any account that claims to be me, unless I email you otherwise. I am copying to the public list, so that everyone is aware that should anything defamatory have been written publicly under my name on your website, I officially wash my hands of it. By the way, the same goes for the Wikimedia UK website, which has had some rather stupid systematic abuse recently, which has been deleted without me seeing it. As I was falsely accused only recently of abuse over the internet, I would like to reiterate that this crap has nothing to do with me. I suggest if anyone is harassed by someone claiming to be me, either ignore it, or if the abuse is criminal in nature, do not hesitate to report it to the police, along with any IP addresses or header information you can get hold of. I would be *delighted* to hear of someone being prosecuted, as I suspect these are the same people that have harassed me in the past, and have moved on to systematically attempting to discredit or cause me damage, by being abusive in ways that may be interpreted to be me. Fae -- faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

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Cambridge WP Soc
by Charles Matthews 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

If anyone reading this is expecting to arrive at the University of Cambridge this autumn as an undergraduate or postgraduate student, and would like to be involved with the Wikipedia Society - or indeed has been lurking at the university so far - this would be a particularly good moment to let me know offlist. Charles

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Airliners project on main page of Wikipedia today
by Fæ 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

Re https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadair_CL-600-2B16_Challenger_604… The photograph above is the primary image on the the main page of the English Wikipedia today.[1] It is one of the Airliners uploads that I have created under one of my Wikimedia Commons batch upload projects. It illustrates the Featured Article on "No. 34 Squadron RAAF"[2]. I uploaded this image in July 2013, and the UK chapter started supporting uploads of this project in February 2014 after supplying a macmini (a more powerful version of my 7 years old one). You can read more about my active upload projects on my Commons user page below. Over 82,000 images of aircraft have been uploaded using my tools as part of the project, though the total is larger as a variety of methods have been used by volunteers such as Flickr2Commons as well as the standard upload wizard. Links 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today%27s_featured_article/July_7,_2… 2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._34_Squadron_RAAF 3. Airliners project page: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Batch_uploading/Airliners 4. Example source code: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:F%C3%A6/code/batchRussianplanes.py Fae -- faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

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Calling wikimedia.org.uk admins...
by Chris Keating 06 Jul '14

06 Jul '14

We've had three page-move vandals have a go at us in the last 15 minutes, please keep a particular eye on the site this evening... C

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Calling London based volunteers: Wiki takes at the Olympic parks
by Katherine Bavage 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Hi all, We've been offered an opportunity to look at running a Wiki Takes event and possibly also edithathon on site at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - with the latter possibly targeted at encouraging local donors who want to learn to edit to come along. Me and Richard S are keen to make it happen and looking for interest from volunteers would help organise and run the two different events. This would be with support from staff and other volunteers (For example, HJ and Rockdrum have run very successful Wiki Takes events in the past and I hope would be able to advise on what you need to think about as a start) Currently we are planning to go on a site visit to see the park and talk to the management about what they can offer us and whether what we would want to do meets their expectations and ours. *I would like to invite anyone available on the afternoon of the 15th July to join me and Ricahrd there if you are interested in helping organise and run the events. Travel expenses can be reimbursed. * Please note that I am certain there are those from further afield who will be interested in both helping organise, run and/or attend the event but I'm looking for local volunteers at this stage with a site visit. Hopefully when we have a better idea of what we/they want to do a wiki event page can be set up and more detailed planning from everyone wherever they are can continue. Thanks all - *Katherine Bavage * *Fundraising Manager * *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0752 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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MozFest
by Simon Knight 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Dear all Just to let you know, the MozFest proposals form is now live at http://2014.mozillafestival.org/propose/ for October 24-26. I was considering putting in a proposal for something around "Open Impact", thinking about open data, charities, and measuring impact (open to suggestions/support) and similarities/differences in Mozilla/Wikimedia and others. I'm sure there are plenty of MozFest relevant Wikimedia things to be proposed! :-) Piggybacking an email - if you're going to Wikimania by London Midland train you might want to check the service <http://www.londonmidland.com/about-us/latest-news/#/pressreleases/london-mi dland-announces-travel-plans-for-august-closures-1014527> . Best Simon

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Media training opportunity Saturday
by Stevie Benton 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Hello everyone, Wikimedia UK is hosting a media training session this Saturday in the London office. The training will be delivered by a former BBC radio reported and presenter and is very interactive. Due to late cancellations, there are two spaces available. The session starts promptly at 9.30am (with coffee from 9) and will last until around 5.30. If you would like to come along, please do email me off list and I will reserve you a space. First come, first served. Thanks and regards, 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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Wikimedian in Residence 2014 review - update
by Daria Cybulska 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Hi All, Over the last couple of months I've been working on reviewing the Wikimedian in Residence programme run by Wikimedia UK. Part of which was informed by the Community survey, which some of you would have participated in. I will be promoting the report more widely later in July, but it would be great to hear your early thoughts. Please see the report *here* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedian_in_Residence_2014_review>. One possible space for comments could be here <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Cultural_partnerships/2014_WIR_community_cons…> . I would like to get the report printed for Wikimania - if you have any comments that would require changes of content do let me know by Friday 4th July. Otherwise, any broader comments, or further discussion about the programme itself, would be very welcome. Kind regards, Daria -- Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- 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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