Re: [Wikimediauk-l] 'Illustrating Wikipedia brochure' - your thoughts?

(re-sending in case I'm still having problems with my mikepeel.netaddress - apologies if this comes through twice!) On 28 Aug 2013, at 21:31, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote: this to the wiki and then link to them, rather than sending around large files by email, though. Here's some suggestions for improvement/corrections: some of the t's are appearing very oddly, with a little loop going from the top of the t back over the previous letter. E.g. see the text on page 8 where the issue is particularly clear. Let me know if you can't reproduce this, and I'll send you a screenshot. Commons are used by" as 'media' is plural in this situation. (I've pointed this out on the file talk page for the original as it's a mistake in that version.) E.g. under 'What is allowed', the first bullet point should be at the same level as the next two, and under 'What is not allowed' the last line of the intro paragraph should be indented at the same level as the rest of the paragraph. Similarly, in the sidebar on page 10 could do with some tidying as the x's appear on the second line in some cases. These are probably due to differences in software versions or settings as they look OK in the original version. symbol in point (1) - as per the last, as it looks OK in the original version. images to a wiki page" would be much better. default is the Creative Commons Attribution- ShareAlike licence (CC BY-SA), which says that ..." - technically, the description it gives after that is a human-readable summary rather than what the license says, so this needs a bit of rewording to something like 'which explains that' or 'which sets out that'. (Again, I've pointed this out on the file talk page for the original as it's a mistake in that version.) localisation, as right now it's all US-focused rather than relating to the UK. I'd suggest making it clear that the UK is life+70 years, and perhaps also mention the Open Government License? information included on it (potentially including the charity and company number), rather than just the WMUK logo and a general description. Also, there's some spelling mistakes: "colelct", "hiostoric". (I'm also fairly sure that 'Wikimedia Foundation' should always be preceded by 'the', but I've never figured out why Americans seem to consistently do this incorrectly...) refreshing? I guess things like the visual editor screenshots will age reasonably quickly, and things like the screenshots are already out of date (particularly those of the Commons homepage that quote the number of Commons files as 17,735,052 and 17,801,932, as it's already over 18.1 million now ;-) ). stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: work on the brochure. There's now a draft localised version for the UK. This is attached. I really like it but wonder what others think? background in places but I actually think it adds quite a lot to the design so I've kept it. nothing about this so if anyone can take a look at the copy and suggest any appropriate changes I'll take care of it. sessions it's more convenient for people to have something in front of them to step through rather than opening yet another browser tab. If we want to get our message through to staff in content projects and GLAMs, immediacy may well make the difference when they are being bombarded with recommended links or contacts. Good point about ink though. wrote: daria.cybulska(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: be a companion brochure to the Welcome to Wikipedia brochure, it covers what Commons is, how to upload files, how to use files, and the basics of free licenses - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illustrating_Wikipedia_brochure.pdf your thoughts on the content? their own copies; white would be better. "media" - at one point, it says "You can also upload audio", but doesn't mention video pictures of "old" buildings, if they're "in the public domain". (It may be wise to mention the difference between FoP in the UK, and in countries where the law is less liberal on the matter.) the material online, and hand out business (size) cards with a URL and QR code? http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter 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). control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. reduced.pdf>_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org