On 24 June 2010 16:10, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 24 June 2010 15:02, Liam Wyatt
<liamwyatt(a)gmail.com> wrote:
At the suggestion of Mike Peel, I'm
forwarding this mailout to the UK
list
too in the hope that you might find it
interesting. I have only been
sending
these mailouts to people who have actively
expressed interest in
following
the British Museum - Wikipedia project but I can
send them here too if
you'd
like. You can read about the project itself
here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM
Fantastic stuff! Do let internal-l know as well ... this sort of thing
is, frankly, WMF blog material.
(And just wait until the NPG call asking if they can do something like
this with us ;-) )
Well, I am wary of spamming too many people with reports of things that I'm
doing here at the British Museum on the basis that, although I might find it
interesting I'm aware that everyone has their own projects that are of equal
importance to the movement. I just happen to be volunteering with an
organisation that has a big brand name (and awesome collection) but I don't
want to pretend that my wikiwork should get more airtime than anyone
else's.
And yes, I have been in contact with the NPG on an unofficial "lets have a
beer" basis. What I think has come from that is that both communities,
whilst recognising that there is a gap between our interpretations of the
law, we have both learned a lot in the last year about each other. The whole
event is a lose-lose for both communities and there is now an awareness
(IMO) in both communities that we need to have pro-active and
mutually-beneficial relationships. That's pretty much what I'm trying to
demonstrate here at the BM - that a mutually-beneficial relationship that
respects the policies of BOTH communities is achievable. And, as you can see
from the variety of UK and international museums that are starting to make
noises about having "their own in-house wikipedia volunteer" that message
seems to be getting through :-)
-Liam