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Prototyping a collaborative training tool that can support real-time collaborative writing
by Richard Nevell 08 Nov '22

08 Nov '22

Hello everyone, Abd Alsattar Ardati (University of St Andrews) and collaborators are studying online Wikipedia training and editing to prototype and evaluate a *collaborative training tool that can support Wikipedia trainers to train newcomers to Wikipedia remotely*, and we want to *invite you* to participate in our *research study anonymously*. If you agree to participate in this study, please click on the following questionnaire link so we can find out how familiar you are with Wikipedia and whether you have any experience in Wikipedia editing. *It will take ~2 mins to complete*. At the end, *you will be redirected to an online social ideation and voting tool called Tricider* to *view, comment, and vote on others' ideas about designing an online Wikipedia training tool* and to add your ideas for others to discuss and vote on. Please beware of the Tricider website's adverts that would look like part of the listed ideas. https://standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8GuEdzPOGFaFrRc Your contribution is important. Thank you. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the researchers. Their details are below: *Contact Details* Researchers: Abd Alsattar Ardati (aaa8(a)st-andrews.ac.uk) Dr Sara Thomas (sara.thomas(a)wikimedia.org.uk) Dr Richard Nevell (richard.nevell(a)wikimedia.org.uk) Dr Kirsty Ross (ksrh1(a)st-andrews.ac.uk) Supervisors: Prof Ian Gent (ian.gent(a)st-andrews.ac.uk) Dr Alexander Voss (alex.voss(a)st-andrews.ac.uk) Dr Uta Hinrichs (uh3(a)st-andrews.ac.uk) Dr Angela Miguel (arm14(a)st-andrews.ac.uk) School of Computer Science University of St Andrews Jack Cole Building North Haugh St Andrews KY16 9SX +44 1334 46 3262 -- Dr Richard Nevell (he/him) Programme Coordinator and Connected Heritage Project Lead <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> Wikimedia UK <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England and Wales No.1144513 and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5-11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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LGBT+ sport and Glasgow-Pitlochry (study) visit
by Željko Blaće 08 Nov '22

08 Nov '22

Dear UK Wikimedians, I am visiting UK briefly and attending LGBT+ sport events: #1 right now https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-special-scottish-edition-of-authenticme-lg… https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:AuthenticMe_event_in_Glasgow_A_… #2 tomorrow https://leapsports.org/stay-informed/leap-conference-2022 #3 and in the next few days their retreat at Pitlochry... while trying to map out some LGBT+info on Wikimedia, as well as get LGBT+ sport activists enthusiastic over Wikimedia as I did on a few occasions before https://youtu.be/2o6s7nZFCTM?t=9277 So... If anyone is interested in this topic, or just can stop by and help tomorrow in Glasgow, Pitlochry on the weekend or in the future please do let me know. Best Wishes - Z. Blace / Users:Zblace co-organizer of Queering Wikipedia, CEE Hub, CEE Spring, #exPatYUGOdiasporas, HrW initiative and Open GLAM Croatia

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Wikidata 10th Birthday
by Lewis Cawte 21 Oct '22

21 Oct '22

Hi all, Just wondered if anyone knew of any UK-based Wikidata 10th birthday events happening next weekend? Doesn't look like the chapter currently has any (public) plans to do anything - is there much Wikidata interest in the chapter's sphere of influence? -- [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]]

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New Wikimedia Visiting Fellow at GSI
by Katie Crampton 21 Oct '22

21 Oct '22

Hi all I'm delighted to share with you all that we have recently hired our first-ever residency for climate. Tatjana Baleta has been recruited as Wikimedia Visiting Fellow at the University of Exeter, within the Global Systems Institute (GSI) academic community. Tatjana will work alongside several world-leading climate scientists, including those at the UK Met Office with whom the GSI has a strategic partnership. She will also be amongst researchers from other disciplines who are looking into climate impacts, climate justice, biodiversity and energy. There's an announcement blog <https://wikimedia.org.uk/2022/10/new-partnership-delivers-wikimedia-uks-fir…> with more details, including a quote from Femke Nijsse who was essential in helping us form this partnership. There's also a blog <https://wikimedia.org.uk/2022/10/welcome-tatjana-baleta-wikimedia-visiting-…> written by Tatjana about her background in climate communications and conservation. It's very exciting to have a dedicated staff member for our newest strategic pillar, and I'm sure you'll all join us in welcoming her. Tatjana has joined this mailing list, but if you'd like to get in touch with her directly please use t.baleta(a)exeter.ac.uk. Let us know if you have any questions. Best wishes Katie -- Katie Crampton (she/her) Communications & Governance Coordinator <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England, Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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Reminder: Train the Trainer 2022/23
by Esma Gjertsen 14 Oct '22

14 Oct '22

Training applications will close in 2 weeks! More details on our website <https://wikimedia.org.uk/2022/10/train-the-trainer-2022-23-call-for-interes…>. Please share with those who would like to be Wikipedia trainers and those who are interested in learning about developing community partnerships. Have a great weekend! Esma Gjertsen (she/her) Volunteer Coordinator *Part-time: Th, F* *Volunteer with us <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO877I33NCW5APmS0ZOLE_bdyaezdRxnl…>* <https://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk/> <https://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk/> <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England, Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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Wikimedia UK Train the Trainer 2022/23 call for interest
by esma.gjertsen＠wikimedia.org.uk 07 Oct '22

07 Oct '22

Good afternoon all, Wikimedia UK will be delivering the next *Train the Trainer (TtT) course* on *1st, 3rd and 4th of December*. TtT trains volunteers who are keen to deliver Wikipedia editing events and other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. The course will have two modules: *‘Introduction to Wikipedia’* and *'Developing Community Partnerships'*. We are expecting expressions of interest from candidate trainers for both sessions, and from accredited trainers for the second one. We hope this will prove to be a good skills development and networking opportunity for our volunteer trainers. You can find further details at on our website <https://wikimedia.org.uk/2022/10/train-the-trainer-2022-23-call-for-interes…>. Please share this opportunity with your networks and encourage applications. Places are limited to make sure that each participant gets individual attention and feedback. The call for interest will close on *the 28th of October*. We aim to get back to the applicants by the 4th of November. I'm also sharing the application forms below for convenience: Candidate trainers application form <https://forms.gle/4fovYD4xPyVVswkm9> Accredited trainers application form <https://forms.gle/vXn8pTpTT15iJgbQ8> Best wishes, Esma Gjertsen (she/her) Volunteer Coordinator *Part-time: Th, F* *Volunteer with us <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO877I33NCW5APmS0ZOLE_bdyaezdRxnl…>* <https://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk/> <https://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk/> <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England, Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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photoLondon site
by Charles Matthews 25 Sep '22

25 Sep '22

I was particularly glad to come across https://www.photolondon.org.uk/ today, because its information on old London photographers is very useful in researching images. I was wondering where it had got to. There is more at https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2826398369?profile=orig… and an Internet Archive page at https://archive.ph/JpEF3 Does anyone have contacts with the Museum of London or the original compilers? The individual photographer biographies now have IDs and Wikidata ought to be able to make use of those. The underlying research is important, and is there a way we can support that? Charles

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Drinks at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre tomorrow (Friday)
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 15 Sep '22

15 Sep '22

Dear all This is just a reminder that Maryana Iskander and I are hosting a small meetup over drinks on the roof terrace of Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre from 2pm - 3.30pm on Friday 16th September (tomorrow). Maryana is the CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation and around 20 - 25 other Wikimedia Foundation staff will be there, along with a number of Wikimedia UK staff and trustees. *Volunteers, members and partners are extremely welcome at the event!* The address is Coin Street Community Builders, 108 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH. The Centre is around five minutes walk from both Waterloo or Blackfriars station (but you can see more information about getting there on their website <https://coinstreet.org/about-us/contact-us>). Cheers Lucy Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive, Wikimedia UK --

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Yr erthygl Cymraeg ein brenin newydd
by Owen Blacker 09 Sep '22

09 Sep '22

Sut y ffyc mae'r erthygl [[Siarl III, brenin y Deyrnas Unedig <https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siarl_III,_brenin_y_Deyrnas_Unedig>]] mor fyr?! Oedd o tywysog Cymru a does dim disgrifiad ei harwisgiad neu sut oedd o fel ifanc neu yn oedolaeth… Mae'r erthyl Diana mwy hir! Dwi'n weriniaethwr fy hun, ond gall' rhywun yn ymhelaethu? -- Owen Blacker, London GB @owenblacker <http://twitter.com/owenblacker>, he/him

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Wiki Loves Monuments UK Online Drop-in Session
by esma.gjertsen＠wikimedia.org.uk 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Please share with your community! Wiki Loves Monuments photograph competition for cultural heritage has started. To participate: - Identify a local cultural heritage site - Take its photograph - Upload it on the competition website Billions of people can view these images, learn more about local culture and use them to improve articles on Wikipedia. Visit the competition website for more information: https://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk Wikimedia UK will have an online drop-in session on September 14th at 12.30-1.30pm (BST) to answer questions and help with participation in the competition. Click here to register <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/412758811717>for this drop-in session. Kind regards, Esma Gjertsen (she/her) Volunteer Coordinator *Part-time: Th, F* *Volunteer with us <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO877I33NCW5APmS0ZOLE_bdyaezdRxnl…>* <https://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England, Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…> .

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