Wikimediauk-l January 2018

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Vacancies at Wikimedia UK
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

Dear all We are currently advertising three vacancies at Wikimedia UK! Please consider applying for these yourself and/or circulating to your networks. As some of you know, I will be going on maternity leave towards the end of March and so the board is looking for an *interim Chief Executive*. The successful candidate will also take on some of Davina's responsibilities as Director of Finance and Operations, to cover a period of around 12 weeks' leave from April. The interim CEO role can be freelance or PAYE and will be part time. Other aspects of both mine and Davina's work will be taken on by other members of the team, in particular Daria Cybulska (who will be taking on specific aspects of my role) and Rich Matthews (who will be taking on more day-to-day financial control, management and reporting). Richard Nevell is taking a year's sabbatical to work at English Heritage as their Property Historian for castles. We are therefore looking for a new *Programme Co-ordinator* on a full time, fixed term basis to join the programmes team, based in London. We are also recruiting for a part time *Programme Co-ordinator in Scotland* to lead and develop the programme there. This is a new post and can be based anywhere in Scotland, with the postholder reporting in to Daria as Head of Programmes. All posts are detailed online here: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Job_openings. If anyone would like a confidential discussion about the CEO role, please feel free to contact me - or get in touch with Daria about the other two roles. All best Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0762 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ. 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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Possible news story about Wikipedia tomorrow
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 12 Jan '18

12 Jan '18

Dear all I just wanted to give the Wikimedia UK community a heads up that Wikipedia may be in the spotlight in the coming days, as the Daily Mail and the Sun are planning to run a story tomorrow about how MPs have (apparently) been given briefings about concerns Russian trolls are planting ‘fake news’ on Wikipedia to corroborate the false information they spread on Twitter. The stories are likely to say that not enough checks are being done by Wikipedia to make sure the content on the site is not fake. I'm not personally aware of any such briefings to MPs regarding Wikipedia, although the most recent oral evidence to the DCMS Fake News inquiry does refer to known Russian sources on WikiLeaks (with particular reference to the US election). Obviously I'm assuming that the UK press will know the difference between Wikipedia and WikiLeaks, but the claims are apparently linked to the inquiry and this is all I've been able to uncover this evening. The Wikimedia Foundation press team has sent a short response to these claims, as follows: Wikipedia’s open, transparent model is uniquely resistant to misinformation. Anyone can edit Wikipedia, to fix mistakes or expand articles, provided their contributions are neutral and based in reliable sources. Thousands of people do just this on Wikipedia every day. Nearly every edit ever made to Wikipedia is available to the public, so anyone can see how an article has changed over time. Wikipedia is always improving, and this open model creates accountability and means that bias tends to be rooted out quickly, leading to a more balance version of the facts over time. Best wishes Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0762 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ. 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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New video on women artists
by John Lubbock 12 Jan '18

12 Jan '18

Hello Wikimedians, I'm currently testing out a new type of video which I hope will be more shareable online. I watch a lot of short history explainers, and a lot of these get a good number of views on YouTube. Neither our YouTube channel or the WMF one seem to get many hits for their videos, and I think that this is probably because people just don't search for keywords like Wikipedia, Wikimedia or other terms directly related to our projects. So what I tried to do is make a short history of how women artists have been viewed and treated throughout history that tries to cover as much ground as possible within a short time, with a short note at the end that explains what Wikimedia groups are doing to make Wikipedia better represent women online. Please share the video on social media if you feel like, and let me know if you have any feedback or if you have ideas for videos that could help people to become aware of our projects and get involved in them. Here it is <https://youtu.be/MuGER3tp6G4>. All the best, John Lubbock Communications Coordinator Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0767 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1, Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ. 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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Happy New Year - Wikipedia Day and other upcoming events
by John Lubbock 09 Jan '18

09 Jan '18

Hello Wikimedia UK community and Happy New Year. Firstly, we would like to encourage people to attend the London Meetup <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/126> this weekend on Sunday 14th at Penderel's Oak pub in Holborn, which (almost) coincides with Wikipedia Day (the 17th anniversary of Wikipedia's 'birth' on 15th January). Wikimedia UK would like to celebrate this with our community and will be putting some money behind the bar for drinks. We would like to support the community as much as possible over the coming year, so please do let us know if there are Wikimedia activities you are working on that might benefit from the charity's involvement - or apply for a small project grant here <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Project_grants>. If anybody would like to write about their projects for the Wikimedia UK blog, please get in touch with me and I can help edit and publish your ideas. Applications for Wikimania - taking place in Cape Town in July are open here <https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply> until 22nd January; and the Wikimedia Hackathon, to be held in May in Barcelona, is accepting applications for scholarships <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2018/Register_and_Attend> until 30th January. There is also Wiki Indaba <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2018> coming up for the African and diaspora community in Tunisia in March which is still open for submissions. The 1Lib1Ref <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref> initiative to encourage librarians to contribute to Wikipedia begins on January 15 and runs until February 3. If you you know of anybody who would like to run a library editathon, we can help support their efforts so do get in touch. Please also watch and share our #1Lib1Ref video <https://youtu.be/AWosehU71ZY> explaining what the initiative is about. Lastly the annual Art + Feminism <http://www.artandfeminism.org/> event is taking place at the start of March, and we hope to support events taking place here in the UK. If you would be interested in organising an event for this, please also let us know. See you on Sunday! John Lubbock Communications Coordinator Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0767 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1, Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ. 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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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 150, Issue 5
by Jon Davies 07 Jan '18

07 Jan '18

No still in people's republic of Lambeth but used to work in the studios - now that kept me fit! Jon Davies arnottdavies(a)gmail.com 07976 935 986 Linkedin <https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jon-davies-4aa3a621> *www.frenchcinema.info <http://www.frenchcinema.info>* On 7 January 2018 at 12:00, <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. Re: Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 150, Issue 4 (Jon Davies) > 2. Re: Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 150, Issue 4 (Chris Keating) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2018 13:00:06 +0000 > From: Jon Davies <arnottdavies(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia UK lists <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 150, Issue 4 > Message-ID: > <CAGS8379nqynb=XwBumBNiVZvMxSRkQgMp2yp_EmuE7z4y5cuoA@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Is that the studios or the suburb? > > > > > Jon Davies > arnottdavies(a)gmail.com > 07976 935 986 > > Linkedin <https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jon-davies-4aa3a621> > > *www.frenchcinema.info <http://www.frenchcinema.info>* > > > > > On 6 January 2018 at 12:00, <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. Anyone in Ealing? (Chris Keating) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 16:56:30 +0000 > > From: Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com> > > To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Anyone in Ealing? > > Message-ID: > > <CAFche1pYyYq9bxTe1fKiRLLypFFJ3QY1KbxnkqtaSwL2siZRmQ@mail. > > gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > Well, you probably don't need to actually be in Ealing, but I've been > > passed a query from someone working at a GLAM who in their spare time > > is trying to improve Ealing-related articles and who is confused > > category structure for articles related to Ealing. Shout if you can > > lend a sympathetic hand via email :) > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > 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 150, Issue 4 > > ********************************************* > > >

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 150, Issue 4
by Jon Davies 06 Jan '18

06 Jan '18

Is that the studios or the suburb? Jon Davies arnottdavies(a)gmail.com 07976 935 986 Linkedin <https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jon-davies-4aa3a621> *www.frenchcinema.info <http://www.frenchcinema.info>* On 6 January 2018 at 12:00, <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. Anyone in Ealing? (Chris Keating) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 16:56:30 +0000 > From: Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com> > To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Anyone in Ealing? > Message-ID: > <CAFche1pYyYq9bxTe1fKiRLLypFFJ3QY1KbxnkqtaSwL2siZRmQ@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Well, you probably don't need to actually be in Ealing, but I've been > passed a query from someone working at a GLAM who in their spare time > is trying to improve Ealing-related articles and who is confused > category structure for articles related to Ealing. Shout if you can > lend a sympathetic hand via email :) > > Chris > > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 150, Issue 4 > ********************************************* >

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Anyone in Ealing?
by Chris Keating 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

Well, you probably don't need to actually be in Ealing, but I've been passed a query from someone working at a GLAM who in their spare time is trying to improve Ealing-related articles and who is confused category structure for articles related to Ealing. Shout if you can lend a sympathetic hand via email :) Chris

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Fwd: Free Parliamentary event - RecordDNA – developing an international research agenda for the future digital evidence base
by Andy Mabbett 04 Jan '18

04 Jan '18

Can anyone get to this? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Elizabeth Lomas <e.lomas(a)ucl.ac.uk> Date: 24 November 2017 at 09:34 Subject: Free Parliamentary event - RecordDNA – developing an international research agenda for the future digital evidence base To: FREEDOM-OF-INFORMATION(a)jiscmail.ac.uk There are just a few additional spaces left on this event due to last minute cancellations. This free event aims to share the findings of the RecordDNA international research network. These include the ideas gathered from multiple disciplinary stakeholders – both practitioners and academics – about the components of a digital record and their vision of the ‘ideal’ useable digital evidence base. The key aim is to gather further input about the research and practice needed to deliver the vision in order to finalise a research agenda. This work will inform policy makers and build future research partnerships. The task is significant and challenging. The RecordDNA project team has therefore engaged people around the world in workshops and crowdsourcing activities. This is the final event at which you can hear about the work and add your ideas to the question ‘what research and development is needed?’ The event will be held next to Westminster Hall, UK Parliament 11-1pm on 30 November 2017. To secure one of the limited number of places register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recorddna-developing-an-international-resear… For further information RecordDNA website: https://recorddna.wordpress.com/ Dr Elizabeth Lomas e.lomas(a)ucl.ac.uk Professor Julie McLeod julie.mcleod(a)northumbria.ac.uk -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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BBC Radio Times, 1930s
by Andy Mabbett 01 Jan '18

01 Jan '18

Happy New Year! The BBC have put image-scans the entire run of the Radio Times magazine, for the 1930s, online, as part of the BBC Genome Project. There is a mixture of programme listings (also digitised as text by the Genome Project), magazine articles (not as text), specially-commissioned artwork, advertisements, and photographs, with mixed copyright status. I've started a discussion on Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#BBC_Radio_Times to decide how we can best make use of this content. I'll also notify Wikisource. Your comments, and contributions to the work needing to be done, will be welcome there. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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