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Phone issues
by Richard Symonds 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

All, Just FYI, WMUK's phone systems are completely down today - BT have now sent out an engineer to the exchange to check it, but you're better off emailing us rather than calling for today and tomorrow :-) 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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Fwd: [Wikimedia IE] Bylaws Consultation-2 weeks left
by Michael Peel 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

Hi all, Wikimedia Ireland are currently working on writing their bylaws - see below. Although Irish law is, of course, different from UK law, I'm forwarding this in case anyone here has the time and interest to have a look through and give them some helpful suggestions. Thanks, Mike > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Wikimedia Ireland <wikimediaireland(a)gmail.com> > Date: 22 November 2015 at 05:41:37 GMT-8 > To: wikimediaie(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimedia IE] Bylaws Consultation-2 weeks left > > Irish Wikimedians, > > There are under 2 weeks left in the consultation period for the bylaws for the chapter. We would like input from as many people as possible. > > Have a look at the bylaws here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Ireland_Bylaws> and comment on the discussion page. > > -- Shannon Eichelberger, Chair > ---------------------- > Wikimedia Community Ireland > > Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Ireland> > On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>_______________________________________________ > WikimediaIE mailing list > WikimediaIE(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie

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Banners for #freebassel
by Richard Symonds 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '15

All, A Syrian Wikimedian has reportedly been sentenced to death by the Syrian government. There's discussion of a possible banner to support him at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Banner:Free_Bassel. I encourage you to all get involved and add your input to the banners, or share your thoughts on the talk page about which banner would be best. 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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Vale Telsa Gwynne
by David Gerard 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

Welsh Wikimedian, very active several years ago. https://www.gnome.org/news/2015/11/in-memory-of-telsa-gwynne/ - d.

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Compare and contrast.
by Gordon Joly 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:British_wildlife_edit-a-thon_2015 https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/British_Library_%26_Europeana_Sounds_Editathon Are the two the same? I think we should be told! Gordo

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Looking for a volunteer trainer to deliver edit-athon for Disability Arts Online
by Lucy Crompton-Reid 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

Dear all We are working with Disability Arts Online to develop better coverage of disabled artists and the disability arts movement on Wikipedia, and are looking for a trainer (or preferably trainers!) who would be prepared to deliver these sessions and are available on at least one of the following dates: Thursday 3 December 2015 Thursday 4 February 2016 Thursday 3 March 2016 All sessions will be 11am - 4pm and are to be held at Goldsmith's University in London. Participants are being recruited by DAO and will all be disabled writers, who are keen to develop their own research and editing skills as well to improve Wikipedia coverage of disabled artists and the disability arts movement. The idea is that it will be the same cohort of writers who attends all three sessions but of course there may be some drop off, and some additional participants at later sessions. As DAO has had a very high level of interest in the sessions from their community, we are ideally looking for two trainers for each session, but the urgent priority is to find at least one volunteer for the session in December. There will be an appropriate level of support from DAO including British Sign Language interpreters, and experts on the disability arts movement, so trainers don't need to be knowledgable about this field. Richard Nevill is going to be working on this project so please let he and I know if you are potentially interested/available. Volunteer expenses will be covered. Many thanks Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0991 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. 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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Participants sought for World War I editathon
by Martin Poulter 06 Nov '15

06 Nov '15

Oxford University is hosting an editathon on World War I this coming Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 5. Details and a registration link are here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_University_of_Oxford/Wo… Experienced Wikipedians and other interested people from outside the university are welcome. If you arrive in Oxford early, you'll be able to see Cornelia Parker's Wikipedia embroidery on display in the Weston Library, which is ten minutes' walk from the editathon venue. It's being put into a display case now and will be on display from next week onwards. https://twitter.com/old_light/status/662289579354038272 There is an expenses budget available for supporting trainers, but please clear with me in advance of the event if you want to claim. I rarely check this particular mailbox, so it's best to contact me on martin.poulter(a)bodleian.ox.ac.uk and/or m.l.poulter(a)bris.ac.uk. Cheers, -- Dr Martin L Poulter Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter Volunteer, Wikimedia UK http://wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter <http://uk.wikimedia.org/> Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter http://myspace.com/comapilot Person http://infobomb.org/

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Christmas closures
by Richard Symonds 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

All, It's probably too early to wish you all a "Merry Christmas", so instead I have some rather dull news about the UK office over the holidays. The Wikimedia UK Office is closed for the Christmas break between 19 December 2015 and 3 January 2016. This is in line with our landlords expected closing times. The office phones may not be answered and it will not be possible to visit the London office without a prior appointment with a member of staff. This doesn't mean we're necessarily we're all away, as some staff will be in and out of the offices and most will be answering emails here and there, but you can expect a lower level of activity from our end. In the meantime, happy bonfire night! 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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Refugee Crisis Response / Civic Tech Editathon
by Edward Saperia 03 Nov '15

03 Nov '15

Two things that might be of interest: *Refugee Crisis Response "Techfugees"* I'm part of a volunteer effort to coordinate the international tech industry's response to the refugee crisis, dubbed "Techfugees". A large part of this has been trying to record of all the activity, match up NGOs with volunteers, and put together a library of useful research. I've been desperately throwing things into a system of hackpads, and could really use some help keeping it tidy - If you're looking for some real swashbuckling information management to do, look no further: bit.ly/techfugeeshackpad *Civic Tech Editathon* I'm hosting a small editathon about civic technology in London tomorrow evening. There's a handful of knowledgeable civic tech people coming, but it would be nice to have a few more Wikimedians: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Events/Civic_Tech_Editathon If you want more info on either, feel free to email me directly. *Edward Saperia* Founder Newspeak House <http://www.nwspk.com> email <edsaperia(a)gmail.com> • facebook <http://www.facebook.com/edsaperia> • twitter <http://www.twitter.com/edsaperia> • 07796955572 133-135 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG

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Saturday at the British Library
by Stuart Prior 03 Nov '15

03 Nov '15

Hello all, Just a reminder about the *British Library & Europeana Sounds Editathon *this Saturday. We will be adding British wildlife sound files to articles and improving them where we can. The event page is here <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/British_Library_%26_Europeana_Sounds_Editathon>, lunch will be provided, and please contact me beforehand if you would like to claim travel expenses for which there is some budget. Best Stuart -- *Stuart Prior* *Project Coordinator* *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0990 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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