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Board updates
by Richard Symonds 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Hi all! Just to follow up on an email sent to members earlier today, there have been a few changes on Wikimedia UK's board: - Simon Knight has stood down to take up a position at a University in Sydney, Australia (congratulations Simon!) - Nancy Bell, Head of Collections at the National Archives was co-opted onto the board for a two year term (welcome to Nancy!) - Carol Campbell was appointed Vice-Chair of the board - Gill Hamilton (a new trustee as of the AGM) was appointed Secretary of the board - Nick Poole (a new trustee as of the AGM) joined the Governance Committee 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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FAO members of Wikimedia UK...
by Richard Symonds 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Good afternoon! This is a quick note to members of Wikimedia UK - if you use Gmail, check your spam folder, as I've just sent an email update about the board out and it may have ended up in there. 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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Women in Architecture editathon with Guggenheim in October - London edition?
by Paul Wilkinson 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

I'd be interested in helping with the London event but have a meeting of the Construction Industry Council that afternoon so couldn't get along until late afternoon. User:Paul W On 22 September 2015 at 10:37, <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. Women in Architecture editathon with Guggenheim in October - > London edition? (Pharos) > 2. Re: Women in Architecture editathon with Guggenheim in > October - London edition? (Stuart Prior) > 3. Nancy Bell, Head of Collection Care at The National Archives, > joins Wikimedia UK board (Michael Maggs) > 4. Re: Women in Architecture editathon with Guggenheim in > October - London edition? (Joe Filceolaire) > 5. Re: Nancy Bell, Head of Collection Care at The National > Archives, joins Wikimedia UK board (Richard Symonds) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:29:56 -0400 > From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> > To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Women in Architecture editathon with > Guggenheim in October - London edition? > Message-ID: > < > CAJcrdm7xYaBJOeV41gPgO1rMvTxsFzBpGaG8+5V+zHirW8ZWWw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Wiki-Britons, > > I'd like to let you know about the global campaign of 'Women in > Architecture' editathons that we are planning with the Guggenheim for > October: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Women_in_Architecture > > We've had interest in hosting from someone at the Architectural Association > School of Architecture (AA) in London: > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_Association_School_of_Architect… > > Would some London volunteers here be able to attend/help at such an event, > if the AA people would take the lead in physically organizing it? > > Thanks, > Richard > (User:Pharos) >

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Nancy Bell, Head of Collection Care at The National Archives, joins Wikimedia UK board
by Michael Maggs 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce the co-option of Nancy Bell to the board for a two year term. Nancy has been appointed for her extensive skills, experience and contacts, particularly in the national and international cultural heritage sectors. Nancy is currently Head of Collection Care at The National Archives, in which role she is responsible for the preservation of one of the largest and most significant sources of information in the world dating from Domesday Book to recent digital records. She has established an internationally recognised heritage science research programme in collaboration with the higher education sector and industry, and has established a programme to work closely with students and researchers to disseminate their work further as wiki editors. Nancy comments "There are huge opportunities to extend the reach of volunteers in new communities to create an even more vibrant Wikimedia UK. I am committed to open and accessible information as a guiding principle and very much welcome the opportunity to promote this mission widely". Please join us in welcoming Nancy to the board. Best regards Michael Michael Maggs Chair, Wikimedia UK

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 122, Issue 17
by Jon Davies 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

Well done Greyham - your energy and patience is justly rewarded. Jon Davies. Jon Davies arnottdavies(a)gmail.com 07976 935 986 Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=75614530&trk=hp-identity-name> On 18 September 2015 at 13:01, <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. Wikimedia UK Trustee Treasurer excellence recognised > (Michael Maggs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:12:38 +0100 > From: Michael Maggs <michael(a)maggs.name> > To: "wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org" > <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Mailing List > <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Trustee Treasurer excellence > recognised > Message-ID: <0A0DA8BE-F273-44B6-A5A5-C1A5683695EF(a)maggs.name> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Treasurer highly Commended at Financial Leadership Awards > > Press release issued by Wikimedia UK, 18 September 2015: > > Greyham Dawes was awarded Highly Commended by the judges at the Financial > Leadership Awards last night. > > The judges recognized that Greyham Dawes, who has been Wikimedia UK’s > treasurer since February 2013, had completely changed both the charity's > financial reporting and its planning. His pragmatic approach has helped the > charity focus on the future, and his overwhelming positivity moves > difficult conversations towards solutions. > > Carol Cambell, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee said “Wikimedia UK is > a high profile charity within the open knowledge movement and Greyham has > been an important and influential part in enabling the organisational > transparency that is an essential part of our work." > > Wikimedia UK is a young charitable organisation that is at the forefront > of the open knowledge movement. They are the UK chapter of the global > Wikimedia movement, and work with volunteers and a range of national > organisations to help create and preserve open knowledge and to provide > easy access for all. >

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Wikimedia UK Trustee Treasurer excellence recognised
by Michael Maggs 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

Treasurer highly Commended at Financial Leadership Awards Press release issued by Wikimedia UK, 18 September 2015: Greyham Dawes was awarded Highly Commended by the judges at the Financial Leadership Awards last night. The judges recognized that Greyham Dawes, who has been Wikimedia UK’s treasurer since February 2013, had completely changed both the charity's financial reporting and its planning. His pragmatic approach has helped the charity focus on the future, and his overwhelming positivity moves difficult conversations towards solutions. Carol Cambell, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee said “Wikimedia UK is a high profile charity within the open knowledge movement and Greyham has been an important and influential part in enabling the organisational transparency that is an essential part of our work." Wikimedia UK is a young charitable organisation that is at the forefront of the open knowledge movement. They are the UK chapter of the global Wikimedia movement, and work with volunteers and a range of national organisations to help create and preserve open knowledge and to provide easy access for all.

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More help please
by Lester Caine 15 Sep '15

15 Sep '15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Weston-Sub-Edge Am now working through the 'proof' that the Weston-Sub-Edge spelling was on of the mistakes in the Imperial Gazetteer and added a more authoritative link to the name section, but what is the correct way of handling this ... the name is a key element, and 'Weston Subedge' is the correct search term for mapping and genealogical data ... which is where I started :) -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Smoking is less addictive ;)
by Lester Caine 14 Sep '15

14 Sep '15

On 14/09/15 21:58, Michael Peel wrote: >> > On 14 Sep 2015, at 21:43, Lester Caine <lester(a)lsces.co.uk> wrote: >> > >> > On 14/09/15 21:29, Michael Peel wrote: >>>> >>> I've reworked the Name section and it is making a lot more sense, but >>>>> >>>> I'm still a little stuck with a citation for the post code stuff since >>>>> >>>> linking to the Royal Mail data is a copyright violation. But we can list >>>>> >>>> the name itself as it's under OGL - I believe. >>> >> Links to websites aren't copyright violations, so if you have a URL for the name on RM's site then I'd encourage you to add it to the article. >> > >> > Looks like I hit 'reply' rather than 'reply all' :( > Ah - I hadn't spotted that! Feel free to copy the list back in if you want! > >> > Anyway ... Royal Mail are crafty sods and the only way to get a listing >> > is to search for it from the generic page. >> > http://www3.royalmail.com/find-a-postcode does not allow generated URL's >> > simply to block people skimming the data via code :( >> > >> > And Google will not search for "Weston-Subedge" ... it always strips the >> > punctuation even if you wrap in double quotes .... > It's best to not use them as a reference, then. Think of people accessing the Wikipedia article in 5 years time, when Royal Mail has changed their websites and it's no longer returning the same search results - they won't be able to verify the information. It's better to point towards a more permanent source of the information in this case. And since there is not a quotable source ... The information is an impotant element of the problem so I'll leave as is at the moment and see if I can get a back door reference to the same material on the ONS site. -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk

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Smoking is less addictive ;)
by Lester Caine 14 Sep '15

14 Sep '15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston-Sub-Edge I need a little help on styling this better. I've a growing number of citations, but I know it still needs some more. I have some history to add to the Industrial Estate which dates form the 2nd world war when it was part of the airfield. And I think I've actually tracked down the source of the name confusion, but not sure if that is 'original research'. So what can I do to clear the warning banner, and make the thing a little tidier? -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk

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Village, Hamlet and populations ...
by Lester Caine 14 Sep '15

14 Sep '15

I'm currently working around the area trying to get all the local places cross referenced properly. I've got The 2012 Index of Places from the ONS which has a supposedly complete set of places, but I've been hitting a number of problems which I think I've finally sussed. The OSM wiki defines 'hamlet' as less than 100-200 people, but village supposedly starts at 1000 up to 10000 with the proviso that it depends on the country. Ideally the two would perhaps meet :) We are perhaps looking at a population of around 8000 for a town designation in the UK, but anything down to 100 is still classified as a village by the ONS. What are actually missing from the OSN data are ANY hamlets despite their claiming to include them. My first exercise was to add links on the OSM data to the wikipedia entry for each village, and there is a small list of miss matches which I'm trying to sort out. However when cross referencing the population data reported by wikipedia quoting the 2011 census, but what that fails to account for is that only provides totals for the whole parish, which may have more than one hamlet/village. The IOP data contains the 'BUA' population for the villages, but omits the rest of the hamlets that make up the parish/ward. The IOP data is released under the Open Government Licence V2 so I see no problem using it in OSM or Wikipedia? I think what we are still looking for is a consistent list of hamlets to work from to fill in the gaps? The IOP data was supposed to be updated annually, but it seems only annual updates are currently being generated. To add to the fun, the six digit codes I've been using for LLPG data for many years have been replaced by a 9 digit code. While the 6 digit code had a nice three level structure, the 9 digit code has lost the third layer, but these still only go down to the ward/parish level. There is still no ID for the town/village :( And Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate data sets ... -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk

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