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My return from maternity leave, plus strategy consultation/festive drinks on Thursday 13th December
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

Dear all As I think most of you are aware I have been on maternity leave since the end of March (with my beautiful baby boy arriving on 5th April!), and Sandy Balfour has been the interim Chief Executive during that time. I returned to work a few weeks ago but am working part time hours (usually three days a week) until the New Year, when I'll be back full time. I've enjoyed my first few weeks back but am still catching up on quite a lot of things, as I'm sure you'll appreciate. An important piece of work over the next few months is developing our new three year strategy from 1st February 2019 - 31st January 2022. I have done some initial work on this following a short discussion about our future strategic focus at July's AGM, a board away day in September, and staff discussions; however I'm keen to ensure that this also takes account of and reflects community concerns and priorities. With this in mind, I would like to invite interested volunteers/editors/members to Wikimedia UK's office on *Thursday 13th December* for a strategic planning discussion. This will be followed by some festive drinks/nibbles with staff and board (prior to a board meeting later that evening). The schedule will be: 4 - 5pm - strategy discussions 5 - 6pm - drinks and nibbles 6pm board meeting I realise that some people may be interested in the chapter's future strategy but unable to attend the meeting in person, and will be in touch about other ways in which to contribute; however I wanted to get this date in people's diaries asap. Please can you email Katie.Crampton(a)wikimedia.org.uk to let her know if you will be attending one or both elements. There is no obligation to come to the meeting at 4pm in order to get a free drink at 5pm...but you are encouraged to do so! All best wishes Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0762 *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk 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 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 meetup 15 December
by Charles Matthews 10 Dec '18

10 Dec '18

The next Cambridge meetup will be on 15 December: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/39 It will follow our current pattern, of a traditional meetup as social occasion, from 3 pm, in the Makespace community workshop, preceded by a two-hour ContentMine workshop. This time the workshop will be about the ScienceSource wiki at http://sciencesource.wmflabs.org/ and its function as a place to help annotate scientific papers. Real data for that, from text-mining, is on the way. Account creation for the wiki will be opened up, at least for a period: right now, to avoid giving the spammers an early Xmas present, you need to ask me. Anyway, please set aside time to come and join us. Charles

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New Wikiproject Proposal/Wikidata post-election updating toolkit
by Emily Robertson-Knowlton 05 Dec '18

05 Dec '18

Hello everyone — We at mySociety have posted a new Wikiproject proposal for a 2019 project grant: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikidata_post-election_updat…. We need your feedback and comments on the project. What we’ve done — and what we want to do Wikidata now has up-to-date and consistent data on political position holders in current national legislatures for at least 39 countries <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/mySociety/EveryPolitician/Fi…> (and work in progress for over 60 countries), thanks to work by volunteer community members on the Wikiproject every politician. mySociety worked as part of this project with a Wikimedia Foundation grant in 2017-18. There is now a real possibility for Wikidata to become the definitive source of data about democracies worldwide — but only if that data can be maintained sustainably. A significant risk is that elections and other major political changes quickly render data on political position holders and legislatures in Wikidata out-of-date. We’re proposing a Wikidata post-election updating toolkit <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikidata_post-election_updat…> project, which aims to ensure that data on elected representatives is substantially correct and complete within a month following an election, leading to improved quality and consistency of data in Wikidata over time. We’ll work as part of the Wikidata community to create and signpost tools and pathways that help contributors to quickly, easily and consistently update data following an election or other political change. How community members can get involved in the project If you’re already active around data relevant to political position holders, legislatures, or elections in Wikidata, we’d like your feedback and help to test the new tools and guidance and ensure that they are consistent with the emerging consensus around modelling these types of data. In particular, if you live in a country or major region that has an upcoming election, please talk to us about piloting the tools! We’d like for you to test the project tools and guidance to update data following your country’s election, and to give us feedback on the value and appropriateness of the approach in your context and political system. In general, we’re keen to encourage discussion and evaluation of Wikidata as a source of current position holder data. Please review our proposal If you’re interested in this, and are active on Wiki projects, please have a look and review our proposal here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikidata_post-election_updat… Thanks! ~Emily Emily Robertson-Knowlton Delivery Manager mySociety mySociety blog <http://www.mysociety.org/blog/> Follow mySociety on Twitter <https://twitter.com/mysociety> Like mySociety on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/mySociety>

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Recent changes and watchlists broken on the WMUK Wiki
by Chris McKenna 02 Dec '18

02 Dec '18

Currently, both recent changes and watchlists on the WMUK Wiki are showing 0 changes, despite there being changes that should be shown - there have been four posts to the Engine Room (where this problem was flagged up) in the past 2 days for example. Chris ---- Chris McKenna cmckenna(a)sucs.org www.sucs.org/~cmckenna The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart Antoine de Saint Exupery

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Last reminder for tomorrow's first Skillshare at the London office
by John Lubbock 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Hi all, just a last reminder for our first Skillshare which is taking place after work in London tomorrow evening. I hope as many people who can make it will come, as I'd like to be able to start running these workshops regularly. The first is on how to write a Featured Article by user:Johnbod, and I hope that even if you're a skilled editor you will be able to get a better understanding of how to turn good articles into FAs. Please feel free to come and tell me ideas for other skillshares we should be running! Here is the signup page <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uk-skillshare-writing-a-featured-a…> . See you tomorrow! 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 national chapter of the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate here <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk>. 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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St. Andrew's Day #Vote100 event at the new Digital Scholarship Centre at University of Edinburgh's Centre for Research Collections
by MCANDREW Ewan 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

Dear all, Please disseminate to interested colleagues as appropriate. This event is free and open to all. Scotland's suffragettes: a St. Andrew's Day Wikipedia editathon for Vote100 1.30pm-5.30pm on Friday 30th November 2018. Join us to celebrate the lives & contributions of the Scottish suffragettes! This free event accompanies a new hybrid exhibition at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Research Collections and is part of 2018’s celebration of one hundred years since the Representation of the People Act (1918)<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918> came into force and women were finally given the right to vote. With guest speaker, Rachel Hosker (Archives Manager at the University of Edinburgh), this St. Andrew's Day event in the brand new Digital Scholarship Centre is an opportunity to see archival material about Scotland's suffragettes and a chance to learn about & celebrate the role these notable women have played in the campaign for Votes for Women through writing & illustrating Wikipedia articles & timelines for others to discover all about them. Full training is provided. Book here <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotlands-suffragettes-a-st-andrews-day-wiki…> Hope to see you there. Very best, Ewan Ewan McAndrew Wikimedian in Residence Tel: 07719 330076 Email: ewan.mcandrew(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk> Subscribe to the mailing list: wikimedia(a)mlist.is.ed.ac.uk<mailto:wikimedia@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk> My working hours are 10.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Wikipedia Project Page for the residency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh, Floor H (West), Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR. www.ed.ac.uk<http://www.ed.ac.uk> The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Wikimedia UK Skillshare on 21st November in London
by John Lubbock 08 Nov '18

08 Nov '18

Hello all, thanks to people who came to our Wikidata event last night, it was really good to get people talking together about what they are doing with Wikidata. Our next event is on 21st November, also at the Wikimedia UK office, and will be a skillshare with User:Johnbod teaching best practice in writing a Featured Article <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikimedia-uk-skillshare-writing-a-featured-a…>. It's aimed at both established community members who can share their expertise and newer community members who want to learn from them, so please come along if you can make it, and consider sharing it with others on social media if you can't. 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 national chapter of the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate here <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk>. 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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Outstanding invoice
by MCANDREW Ewan 08 Nov '18

08 Nov '18

Afternoon, Could you please advise if the payment on this invoice has been done? Thank you and have a wonderful day! --- MCANDREW Ewan TEL: 01445 415873 FAX: 01445 417086 e-Mail:Ewan.McAndrew@ed.ac.uk - Disclaimer: This e-mail and its contents may contain confidential or privileged material and are intended solely for the use of the individual/company to whom it is addressed. Any unauthorized retransmission, dissemination, or unintended use of this message or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system.

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Edinburgh Gothic - a Robert Louis Stevenson Day event at the University of Edinburgh this November
by MCANDREW Ewan 02 Nov '18

02 Nov '18

Dear all, Apologies for cross posting. Please can you disseminate to interested colleagues as appropriate. The University of Edinburgh have organised the following free event open to all which you are cordially invited to attend. Take a walk on the macabre side of Edinburgh this Autumn! * 13 November: Edinburgh Gothic event for Robert Louis Stevenson Day<https://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/wir/edinburgh-gothic-for-robert-louis-stevenso…> The morning session comprises three scintillating talks from Edinburgh Gothicists and guests from Sheffield University’s Centre for the History of the Gothic aimed at reconceptualising current understandings of Gothic fiction: * Lauren Nixon and Mary Going – the History of doubling in the Gothic. * Robyn Pritzker – The wild gothic tales of Fanny Stevenson. * Vicki Madden – Shirley Jackson and American Gothic fiction. * Full training will be given for our afternoon Gothic Wikipedia editathon<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh/Events_and_…> (and data hack) on Gothic art, architecture, literature and Lost Literary Women.<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh/Events_and_…> Book here<https://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/wir/edinburgh-gothic-for-robert-louis-stevenso…> or via the Facebook event page<https://www.facebook.com/events/319000195360037/>. Come along to learn about how Wikipedia works and contribute a greater understanding & appreciation of Gothic. Take a walk on the macabre side this Autumn. Very best, Ewan Ewan McAndrew Wikimedian in Residence Tel: 07719 330076 Email: ewan.mcandrew(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk> Subscribe to the mailing list: wikimedia(a)mlist.is.ed.ac.uk<mailto:wikimedia@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk> My working hours are 10.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Wikipedia Project Page for the residency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh, Floor H (West), Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR. www.ed.ac.uk<http://www.ed.ac.uk> The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Middle East human rights editathon this weekend
by John Lubbock 02 Nov '18

02 Nov '18

Just a reminder that we have an editathon this weekend on human rights in the Middle East in London. https://attending.io/events/wikimedia-editathon-middle-eastern-human-rights Please come if you can make it! 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 national chapter of the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia UK? Donate here <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk>. 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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