Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 101, Issue 17

Hi, I think this is very interesting. Based in Tower Hamlets we have in mind the effects of the air raids here: http://www.ideastore.co.uk/local-history-online-exhibitions-upper-north-str… Not so much on Wikipedia yet. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_strategic_bombing_during_World_War_I I looked at the historical material about the bombing of Poplar some time ago, it is clear there were quite divergent views about it locally, re the deaths of our children locally: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poplar_Memorial.jpg Certainly the views of Sylvia Pankhurst were quite distinct from that of the local bishop, but this was a bit later in the war. Perhaps you could share an outline of the project here (or perhaps it would work better on wiki) as regards what is envisaged and how it can link with other WWI experiences such as: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Yarmouth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Yarmouth_and_Lowestoft and also in the context of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._occupation_of_Veracruz_(1914) I think if we are to live up to the conception of a NPOV we need to ensure that any accessing of local material is put in the broader context of the entire global context of the First World War. I think this is a great opportunity to develop international links and to create opportunities to examine differing experiences in different contexts. all the best Fabian User:Leutha