Wikimediauk-l January 2016

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Take the Lead!
by Richard Nevell 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

Hello everyone, We're supporting the Take the Lead! contest <http://bit.ly/1ZilCn5> which runs throughout January. It's aimed at rewriting the lead sections of articles. If you're looking for something to get stuck into, go ahead and join the contest. Richard -- Richard Nevell Project Coordinator Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0921 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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Mix'n'Match: UK school IDs - also OpenStreetMap
by Andy Mabbett 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

Magnus has kindly added UK schools to his Mix'n'Match tool: https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/?mode=catalog_details&catalog=141 this coincides with an OpenStreetMap "quarterly project", running from now until the end of March, to improve the mapping of UK schools: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2016-January/018133.html We'll be adding Wikidata tags to objects representing schools in OSM, too. Do join in, in any way you feel you can. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Today in London.
by Gordon Joly 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

The 101st London Wikimeet. The usual suspects, and in the time I was there, nobody of the female gender. I asked once participant if identified as a male. After some discussion, we agreed that gender was no longer binary. Also, no caek.... Just wondered if these two are related? :-) Gordo

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu
by Michael Maggs 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

I'd like to add my word of thanks from Wikimedia UK, as well. Both Jan-Bart and Stu as long-standing and experienced trustees have been notably welcoming, friendly and open, and both have been extremely helpful in maintaining good WMF board / chapter board relations. I know I can speak for others at Wikimedia UK as well, who have had excellent relations with them over the years. It has been a pleasure to work with you both, and I and my colleagues wish you all the best for the future. Best regards Michael ______________ Michael Maggs Chair, Wikimedia UK Lodewijk wrote: > While we have long discussions on this list about board composition, we > seem to almost ignore the fact that two long time veterans are leaving the > Wikimedia Foundation board, as scheduled. Jan-Bart de Vreede and Stu West > have been around longer than many regular editors nowadays, and I think > there are not many people who can recall the days that the board didn't > have them on it. I have never had the pleasure to serve on the board with > them, but a little thank-you from our community side, would seem in place. > > Stu joined the board already in 2008 (filling Michael Davis' seat), and has > been a solid power on the board's audit responsibilities (I believe he > chaired the audit committee for quite a while) and was a force behind the > accountability of movement affiliates. While we often strongly disagreed on > affiliate issues, I appreciate the fact that he always remained > constructive and wanted to think about solutions rather than problems. He > served both as treasurer and vice chair. > > Jan-Bart was on the board even longer, since early 2007, and I recall > already working with him through Kennisnet (a Dutch foundation for > education and IT) before that. Jan-Bart is one of those rare people who > went to ALL wikimania conferences, and can be easily recognised there with > his big smile. I can't remember a theme Jan-Bart didn't work on in the past > years (Affiliates, HR, searching a new Executive Director) and he served > the board in many positions, including as chair. > > I'm sure that the WMF communications staff and/or board has a nice thankyou > coming up - with a more accurate description of the awesome work they did, > that I now made up from the top of my head. But in the mean time, I'd like > to do it myself: Thank you Jan-Bart and Stu for all the time, energy and > effort that you poured into our movement. I know that not all of us > appreciate this as much as we perhaps should, and sometimes you may even > have perceived us as hostile. I do sincerely hope that you had fun with us > though, and I'm confident that you made a big dent in our impossible > mission of sharing the sum of all knowledge with everyone. > > I hope to meet you again soon, at least in Italy at Wikimania, and I hope > to see you around in our movement in many different ways. > > Best, > > Lodewijk > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,<mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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15th Birthday Party on Saturday 16th January from 7.30pm
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

Dear all Wikimedia UK would like to invite volunteers, editors and partners to a drinks party from 7.30pm on *Saturday 16th January* at Newspeak House, Bethnal Green, to mark the 15th birthday of Wikipedia. This will be a small, informal gathering to thank those involved in WMUK and the Wikimedia projects, and to hear some short speeches from key people involved with the charity and the movement. I'm sorry for the short notice, however we have only just been able to confirm the venue. We are setting up an eventbrite page for registrations, however for now please save the date. With many thanks to Ed Sapeira for kindly hosting us! We look forward to seeing you there. The staff team at WMUK -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0991 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. 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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London Wikimeet #100
by Gordon Joly 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

The 100th London Wikimeet took place at Penderel's Oak, and was a very pleasant event. Lucy Compton-Reid was there, and I saw at least one Trustee (and some staff). The first was on 5th June 2004. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/London_1 The next will be meeting number 101 with caek, since Wikipedia is 15 Years Young! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/101 I think we managed to confuse the staff with the continuous food orders. Somebody had "Old Growler" (from Nethergate)... each to their own! Gordo

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international Libre Graphics Meeting 2016, London
by Michael Peel 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

Hi all, This might be of interest to people in London, or active with graphics software: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2016/call-for-participation/ <http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2016/call-for-participation/> "The eleventh annual international Libre Graphics Meeting 2016 will take place Friday 15th until Monday 18th April 2016 in London, UK. This yearly event is an occasion for teams and individual contributors/artists involved in Libre Graphics to work together, to share experiences and to hear about new ideas. By Libre Graphics we mean Free, Libre and Open Source tools for design, illustration, photography, typography, art, graphics, page layout, publishing, 3D modelling, digital making and manufacture, cartography, animation, video, interactive media, generative graphics and visual live-coding. The Libre Graphics Meeting is not just about software, but extends to standards, file formats and actual use of these in creative work. LGM has become the place in which they can discuss their projects, coordinate their efforts and, crucially, to meet in person. Participants in the LGM include developers, designers, academics and activists from around the world, who are all passionate about Free/Libre graphics software and technology." The submission deadline for presentations is coming up soon, on the 10th January. (spotted via a Commons watchlist notice) Thanks, Mike

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Does anybody have a copy of Pevsner's London Volume 2?
by - - 02 Jan '16

02 Jan '16

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Does anybody have a copy of Pevsner's London Volume 2?
by HJ Mitchell 02 Jan '16

02 Jan '16

Hi all, and a very happy new year. I'm trying to get hold of a book to help with a Wikipedia article. The book is Pevsner's Buildings of England, London volume 2: South (ISBN 9780300096514, 1983). Although there are other parts that might be useful, I'm only really interested in page 471. Annoyingly, the page is omitted from the Google Books preview, though the page either side are included. I've also checked my local library and the nearest copy is a long journey away an not available for inter-library loan. Does anyone on this list own a copy or have a copy in a local library? A photograph or photocopy of p471 would suffice! Thanks, Harry Mitchellhttp://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971 Skype: harry_j_mitchell

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