Something like that seems a very good idea to me. We need to keep the number of deletions, reversions, etc. to a minimum so we don't get a lot of complaints. Doug
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com wrote:
On 01/01/2012 15:25, Roger Bamkin wrote:
OK. Sure. So why is Monmouth so different from.... London (UK)? As a project?
I'm not sure I can compare Monmouthpedia with Project London. I only know about the former. Monmouth County Council have agreed to do this, every museum, every society we can find in the town. They are finding money and people to help us. The town councillors, the museum employees are doing stuff without being asked. John finds his way blocked by bureaucracy and we have people to phone to give us help. We have previously pitched a similar idea to two cities ... they are both still "thinking about it" .
We chose Monmouth at random cos someone suggested we do something novel in that town and wanted us to either do it or back them to do it. WMUK likes doing the latter... its what we do.
I think I had this in mind (and maybe not a close concept?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_London
which I perceive as a "pure" Wikipedia project, like the Beer Project.
"New users should note that Wikipedia articles must have notability. (i.e. neither my mum, my dad or the house where I was born has a Wikipedia article). If you do write an article on something which the community decide is not important (ie not notable) then it will be deleted and this project can only offer sympathy. If you choose people from Who's Who and places that are on maps then you are O.K. Old important churches yes, any old church built in the 1960's .... probably not. That said .... have a go! BE BOLD!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/MonmouthpediA/Planned_Articles
Let us hope the good people of Monmouth (and beyond) will "em" bold "em", and not be put off Wikipedia for a few weeks/months/years (as I was)....
Gordo
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