We still don't have photos of every MP. Not that I've personally lifted a finger in this direction, but is anyone doing anything toward this? e.g. the hard slog of approaching each, or of getting the government to release official photos under OGL, or whatever else?
- d.
It's worth taking a look at what Wikimedia Deutschland did with regards photographing German MPs, see e.g.: http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikipedia_in_Parliament (There is presumably a video of their presentation somewhere, but I'm not sure where…)
Thanks, Mike
On 12 Sep 2012, at 10:45, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
We still don't have photos of every MP. Not that I've personally lifted a finger in this direction, but is anyone doing anything toward this? e.g. the hard slog of approaching each, or of getting the government to release official photos under OGL, or whatever else?
- d.
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On 12/09/12 10:45, David Gerard wrote:
We still don't have photos of every MP. Not that I've personally lifted a finger in this direction, but is anyone doing anything toward this? e.g. the hard slog of approaching each, or of getting the government to release official photos under OGL, or whatever else?
- d.
And the Royal Family?
Gordo
The German chapter has done this sort of thing. They described it along the lines of 'herding cats while taking individual in-focus pictures of them at the same time'. and they have sixteen regional parliaments.
This does have massive potential though.
How about this as a scenario...
We get community members to email their own MP and ask to come to their surgery to take a picture for us. While there drop off an information pack and explain what we do...
650 to do but would have a great and very personal impact.
On 14 September 2012 10:46, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com wrote:
On 12/09/12 10:45, David Gerard wrote:
We still don't have photos of every MP. Not that I've personally lifted a finger in this direction, but is anyone doing anything toward this? e.g. the hard slog of approaching each, or of getting the government to release official photos under OGL, or whatever else?
- d.
And the Royal Family?
Gordo
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