Wikimediauk-l April 2016

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Fire escape changes at Wikimedia UK
by Richard Symonds 04 May '16

04 May '16

All, Slightly dull email, but an important one for those of you who drop into the office regularly. There has been a change in the fire escape routes for the Wikimedia UK offices. If you’re in the basement area and the fire alarm sounds, DO NOT exit through the courtyard. Instead, exit through the Archive Room and turn right to access the external fire escape stairwell. Go up one flight of stairs, open the black gate and you will exit onto ground level. We have changed the fire escape signage to mark the new escape route - when you're next here, if you want to be shown the new route, let us know and we'll point it out. All the best, Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 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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Glasgow Wiki Social this Saturday 30th April
by MCANDREW Ewan 28 Apr '16

28 Apr '16

Hi Just a wee reminder that there is a Wiki meetup this Saturday in Glasgow (30th April). https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Glasgow/7 ALL WELCOME. I'll be outside Sharmanka at 2.45pm (inside the reception area if it is raining) at 103 Trongate so I can meet you there and go inside for the 3pm show. I'll have a Wikimedia bag & Wiki booklets with me so you can recognise me. Only £5 for the show but please bring cash to pay for your ticket as that is what the Sharmanka exhibition have requested. If you don't fancy Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre then we have a table booked at 4.15pm round the corner at Mono cafebar at 12 Kings Court. So come along for coffee/tea/beer/wine/cider/food (delete as appropriate) + relaxing weekend Wiki discussion and social chitchat among like-minded folk who are interested in finding out more about Wikipedia. Not sure about the venue this time round? Why not swing by to suggest an alternative venue for the next meet? Happy to roam throughout Glasgow as long as it is bright, light & comfy with wifi. The CCA? The Belle? So many good venues BUT you can help shape where we pop into next time round. Looking to do this every 2 months so your input would be appreciated. Hopefully see you at Mono & Sharmanka this time anyway! Oh, by the way, please don't forget that there is also an Edinburgh meetup next week on Thursday 5th May too. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Edinburgh/10 Come for the Plague exhibition and some convivial chat in the National Library of Scotland café (we've been promised one of the boardrooms if we can get more than few bods to turn up. Gotta say, I'm curious to see what the inner sanctum of the NLS looks like.) Cheers Ewan Ewan McAndrew Wikimedian in Residence Tel: 07719 330076 Email: emcandre(a)exseed.ed.ac.uk<mailto:emcandre@exseed.ed.ac.uk> Working hours are 2.5 days a week, usually Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. The University of Edinburgh, Learning, Teaching & Web Services, Hugh Robson Building, 15 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LD. www.ed.ac.uk The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Old Bailey plaque: images obtained
by Andy Mabbett 28 Apr '16

28 Apr '16

On 17 Feb, Charles wrote: > I came across Bushel's Case, which established in 1670 that a > judge can't really lock up a jury without food and drink indefinitely > to get the required verdict from them. Quite a lot hangs on that. > What would be nice would be a photo of the plaque in the Old > Bailey, commemorating William Penn and his "partner in crime" > William Mead, who were in the dock in the relevant case. I asked a friend of mine, a professional event photographer who works in London, if he could kindly help, and today he took these: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:William_Penn_and_William_Mead_p… one of which I have added to four relevant articles. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Europeana Art Challenge
by Richard Nevell 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

Hello everyone, The Europeana Art Challenge has kicked off and runs until 30th May. The aim is to make sure that there are Wikidata entries and Wikipedia articles for each of the 300 artworks chosen from across Europe. Details of the competition and how to sign up are here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Europeana_Art_History_Challenge As of writing only 58 out of 300 artworks have an article in English https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Europeana_Art_History_Challenge/Data. If something close to home sounds interesting, there are 20 artworks selected from England and Wales. - England https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Europeana_Art_History_Challenge/Engl… - Wales https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Europeana_Art_History_Challenge/Wales There's a points based system and prizes for the most points from each country. Time to get stuck in! 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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Wiki Social meets in Edinburgh & Glasgow
by MCANDREW Ewan 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

Hi, All is now booked for the Wikimeets in Glasgow (30th April) - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Glasgow/7#Glasgow_Wikimedia_Meetup_N… And in Edinburgh (5th May) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Edinburgh/10#Edinburgh_Wikimedia_Mee… So if you’re free and can make those locations on those dates then the more the merrier. Just add your name to the list of attendees on the above event pages. Please also feel free to mention to people you believe maybe interested in attending; whether they have been editing for years or perhaps have never edited at all (as yet, hopefully). http://sharmanka.com/Home/Welcome.html If you would like to attend the Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre at 3pm in Glasgow on 30th April then the venue have advised to arrive at 2.45pm and to bring cash to pay the entrance fee (£5 per person) and please also let me know that you’d like to attend the Sharmanka event so I can keep the venue updated on numbers (booked for 4 people to start with). If Sharmanka is not for you then just join nus in Mono cafebar round the corner at 4.15. Any queries then let me know. Hopefully, see you there! Cheers, Ewan Ewan McAndrew Wikimedian in Residence Tel: 07719 330076 Email: ewan.mcandrew(a)ed.ac.uk Working hours are 2.5 days per week, usually Monday, Tuesday & Thursday. Wikipedia Project Page for the residency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh, Learning, Teaching & Web Services, Hugh Robson Building, 15 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD. www.ed.ac.uk The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 129, Issue 9
by Ewan McAndrew 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

Ah.... this will affect the Wikipedia edit-a-thon at #OER16 Conference we scheduled for Tues 19th April 2-3pm UTC. I'll let folk know. On 17 Apr 2016 1:01 pm, <wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Wikimediauk-l mailing list submissions to > wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimediauk-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimediauk-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Server Switch. (Gordon Joly) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:42:27 +0100 > From: Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com> > To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Server Switch. > Message-ID: <57127983.7070509(a)pobox.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > FYI > > An small editing outage. > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch_2016 > > > Gordo > > *********************************** > > > You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of > time. > > You will not be able to edit for approximately 15 to 30 minutes on > Tuesday, 19 April and Thursday, 21 April, starting at 14:00 UTC (15:00 > BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT). > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediauk-l mailing list > Wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 129, Issue 9 > ********************************************* >

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Server Switch.
by Gordon Joly 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

FYI An small editing outage. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch_2016 Gordo *********************************** You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time. You will not be able to edit for approximately 15 to 30 minutes on Tuesday, 19 April and Thursday, 21 April, starting at 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT).

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Shakespeare in London Wikipedia workshop
by Richard Nevell 13 Apr '16

13 Apr '16

Hello, On Saturday 7th May WMUK and the Senate House Library are holding a Shakespeare in London editathon <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespeare-in-london-a-wikipedia-workshop-t…> . The main focus of the day will be places appearing in Shakespeare's works. It promises to be an interesting event, and there is an exhibition about about the Bard at the library which you can visit in between edits. Please come along (and sign up in advance so we have an idea of how many people will be there). Richard Nevell -- 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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Volunteer survey results
by Richard Nevell 13 Apr '16

13 Apr '16

Hello, In February we conducted a survey relating to volunteer activity in 2015. 69 people responded and the results are now on the UK wiki: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Volunteer_survey/2015/Report Thank you to everyone who took part, and especially thank you to everyone who has volunteer for the charity. Richard Nevell -- 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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Cambridge 4 June
by Charles Matthews 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

The next Cambridge meetup: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/31 The week before May Week, so no May Ball jokes please. Hope to see some of you there. Charles

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