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New role at Wikimedia UK supporting volunteers
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 18 Mar '22

18 Mar '22

Dear all We are currently recruiting for a part time (two days a week) Volunteer Coordinator to join the Programmes and Evaluation team at Wikimedia UK. The role has a particular focus on underrepresented groups, but will also provide more general support to the UK volunteer community. The post is fixed-term for a year, although we hope to raise funds to extend the post beyond this timeframe. The details are on wiki here <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Volunteer_Coordinator> and the closing date is Wednesday 30th March. Please do share this with your networks or with anyone you think might be interested and suitable! With many thanks and best wishes Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her) Chief Executive

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Wikimedia UK and the Ukraine sponsorship scheme
by Lane Chance 17 Mar '22

17 Mar '22

Would it be possible for WMUK to join the government's sponsorship scheme as a registered UK charity and provide organizational and practical help and probably a very modest amount of funding for someone fleeing the war in the Ukraine to stay in London? It's likely that funding will be available from several sources if requested, so WMUK may not need to directly fund anything apart from some coordination time from an employee and of course interested volunteers. Talking to others that have sponsored political refugees in the past, such as religious groups, there is an expectation that you have a connection to the sponsored refugee, and it would seem appropriate to seek to sponsor an academic or librarian, or even a past Wikipedia volunteer who is unable to use the other routes as they don't have existing close family living in the UK. Could the trustees have a discussion about whether this is reasonable and allowable under the "libraries" and open knowledge scope of the charity and the agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation? If it's not reasonable to take direct action, the trustees may have other ideas of how WMUK can be seen to help. Reference: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-sponsorship-scheme-for-ukraine Thanks, Lane

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How to participate in the Universal Code of Conduct Ratification Vote
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 14 Mar '22

14 Mar '22

Dear all I'm sure many of you will have seen this elsewhere but I just thought I'd share the link to vote on the Universal Code of Conduct: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guide… As a chapter Wikimedia UK gave feedback that there should be a ratification process for the enforcement guidelines - so I'm keen that people participate! I think this is especially important if you have strong views one way or another. All best Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her) Chief Executive

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Sharing details of a writing challenge to improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 24 Feb '22

24 Feb '22

Dear all With rather poignant timing, Wikimedia Ukraine - in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute - last week launched the second edition of the writing challenge Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month, which runs until 17th March: http://ucdm.wikimedia.org.ua/ The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that made a contribution to world culture. The most active contestants will receive prizes, and you can contribute in any language. I'm sharing this on behalf of Wikimedia Ukraine, for those who are on the UK list but not the international Wikimedia list. With best wishes Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her) Chief Executive

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2022 Community Leaders survey
by Sara Thomas 18 Feb '22

18 Feb '22

Hey there folks, I've just clicked send on the 2022 Community Leaders survey; if you've volunteered with us (eg as a trainer), or are a staff member at a partner organisation and have worked with us in the last 12 months and haven't received the email, please let me know (off-list preferably, to save everyone's inboxes...) Thanks, Sara -- Dr Sara Thomas Scotland Programme Coordinator, Wikimedia UK 07803 505 172 https://wikimedia.org.uk/home/scotland/ <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_in_Scotland> <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *I work part time and am not in the office on Mondays. * *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 No.1144513 (England & Wales) SC048644 (Scotland). Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Scotland, Registered 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…> . 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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Recruiting for a Finance and Operations Co-ordinator
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 12 Feb '22

12 Feb '22

Dear all Wikimedia UK is recruiting for a Finance and Operations Co-ordinator to join the staff team in a broad ranging support role. We are ideally looking for someone with experience of using Sage 50 accounting software, but training can be given in this and other areas of the job role. Details of the role, including how to apply, are online here: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Finance_and_Operations_Coordinator Please do share this amongst your networks, and/or forward to anyone you think might be interested. In the meantime, I wish you all a good weekend! Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her) Chief Executive

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Call for Participants - Collaborative Editing Research (Newly trained/experienced editors - Trainers)
by Abd Alsattar Ardati 07 Feb '22

07 Feb '22

Hello everyone, Apologies if you have already seen this ad somewhere else, but I would be very grateful if you could share the invitation below with your networks of Wikipedians, especially newly trained editors' groups. The study involves trainers and active editors, so you are also welcome to join our group of trainers through the sign-up link provided below. Many thanks, Abd **** · Are you a newly trained Wikipedian (Joined after Wikipedia training or an Edit-a-thon during the last three months); or · Wikipedia Trainer, or Active editor (approximately 5 edits per month for the six months) In collaboration with The IDEA Network at the University of St Andrews and Wikimedia UK, you are invited to participate in a series of online group discussions to help us better understand how to support collaborative editing in Wikipedia training. These events will take place online using Microsoft Teams during February and March; we will do our best to find dates to fit everyone's schedule. Your participation in any of these 1.5-2 hours sessions is voluntary and will be compensated with £15 worth of gift voucher as a thank-you for your time. There is also the option to donate the voucher to a charity of your choice. This is part of a PhD research project. The link below has the Participant Information Sheet, which contains additional information about the discussion groups and what type of data we are going to collect during these sessions. https://standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/CP/File.php?F=F_3NMSU60HanRTNHM If you are interested in signing up, please click on the following link: https://standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b40ht5tXrUHum3k You will then be sent the link to the consent form and, from there, the pre-event survey. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me or any of the researchers. Their details are below: Contact Details Researchers: * Abd Alsattar Ardati (aaa8(a)st-andrews.ac.uk<mailto:aaa8@st-andrews.ac.uk>) * Dr Sara Thomas (sara.thomas(a)wikimedia.org.uk<mailto:sara.thomas@wikimedia.org.uk>) * Dr Richard Nevell (richard.nevell(a)wikimedia.org.uk<mailto:richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk>) * Dr Kirsty Ross (ksrh1(a)st-andrews.ac.uk<mailto:ksrh1@st-andrews.ac.uk> ) Supervisors: * Prof Ian Gent (ian.gent(a)st-andrews.ac.uk<mailto:ian.gent@st-andrews.ac.uk>) * Dr Alexander Voss (alex.voss(a)st-andrews.ac.uk<mailto:alex.voss@st-andrews.ac.uk>) * Dr Uta Hinrichs (Uta uhinrich(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:uhinrich@ed.ac.uk>) * Dr Angela Miguel (arm14(a)st-andrews.ac.uk<mailto:arm14@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 Kind Regards, Abd ---------------------------------------------------------- [cid:image001.png@01D81C36.1A7FBB60] Abd Alsattar Ardati PhD Student SACHI Group, University of St Andrews, Scotland aaa8(a)st-andrews.ac.uk<mailto:aaa8@st-andrews.ac.uk> | www.st-andrews.ac.uk<http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/> | abd.ardati.org phone: +44 (0)1334 46 3260 I aspire to a healthy life:work balance. Please only respond to my emails during your normal working hours; I do not expect a response outwith these hours. The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC013532

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Wikimedia UK website
by Natasha Iles 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

Dear all, I just wanted to send a quick update as you may have noticed the recent slow running of the Wikimedia UK <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> website. This has now been resolved with our PHP caching package updated. Please let me <natasha.iles(a)wikimedia.org.uk> know if you spot it slowing down again, or other fixes required. Best wishes Natasha -- Natasha Iles MCIOF (Dip) Head of Development & Communications Wikimedia 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 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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Fwd: Recruiting a lawyer to the board - links to share with your networks
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

Dear all I'm not sure that I've been in touch this side of Christmas, in which case Happy New Year to you all! As agreed by Wikimedia UK's Board of Trustees, we are recruiting a new trustee with legal expertise. This will be a co-opted role. Details of the role and how to apply are online here <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Legal_Trustee_role_description>. I would really appreciate it if you could share the opportunity with any relevant networks (or indeed apply yourself, if you have expertise in charity or copyright law or a related area): *LinkedIn* https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wikimedia-uk_legal-trustee-role-description-… ) *Twitter *https://twitter.com/wikimediauk/status/1484490706387443714?s=20 The deadline is *6th February* with interviews anticipated for later that month. Do let me know if you have any questions or comments. Best Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid (she/her) Chief Executive

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English Wikipedia deletion of Howard Stableford article
by michael west 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

Hi everyone, I'm not sure if this is an appropriate place to ask, but, I was just going to look for information about BBCs Tomorrow World presenter Howard Stableford on Wikipedia and found that it had been deleted. The deletion remark said that he wasn't notable. The PROD was made on 26th December 2021 and the article was deleted on 3rd January 2022. I can't find an AfD discussion about the article. The deletion has left a number of red links. Could an English Wikipedia administrator have a look to see if it was a Speedy delete, without discussion? I find it difficult to believe that the article wasn't notable. I'm on my mobile telephone at the moment and contacting the admin who deleted the page on their talk page doesn't work for me. With kind regards Michael West

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