Hello everyone,
You may notice that we've made some experimental small changes to the top of the Wikimedia UK homepage. There's a good possibility that we will be experiencing an increase in traffic over the weekend so the new text and layout is prepared specifically with newcomers to the wiki in mind.
Please do let me know if you have any feedback but please do not edit the page.
Thank you,
Stevie
On 24 January 2014 17:43, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
You may notice that we've made some experimental small changes to the top of the Wikimedia UK homepage. There's a good possibility that we will be experiencing an increase in traffic over the weekend so the new text and layout is prepared specifically with newcomers to the wiki in mind.
Good idea; looks OK.
I've been meaning to mention the mobile view of the blog, which is unreadable on my HTC Desire HD. I can send a screenshot later, if no-one in the office/ tech team can replicate.
As you can see from the following...
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
...this mailing list's footer still refers to the old URL
On 24 January 2014 17:57, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
As you can see from the following...
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
...this mailing list's footer still refers to the old URL
Aieee! Just fixed, cross fingers :-)
- d.
Hi All,
Just a quick note to say that various websites might be unavailable for short periods tonight as I finish working on the features needed to support tomorrows load.
Tom
On 24 January 2014 18:16, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 24 January 2014 17:57, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
As you can see from the following...
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
...this mailing list's footer still refers to the old URL
Aieee! Just fixed, cross fingers :-)
- d.
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
On 24 January 2014 21:40, Michael Peel michael.peel@manchester.ac.uk wrote: ...
Care to explain?
+1. If there's a good reason for the secrecy/lack of transparency, it would be nice for members to have a clue as to why it is needed.
Fae
One of our volunteers has been working on an interesting project, about which a blog post is being published tomorrow. If all goes as we hope it will be shared widely on social media, leading to a substantial increase in traffic.
I don't want to go into too much detail as experience has shown me that sometimes things don't work the way we hope due to unforeseen circumstances. But I'm very optimistic.
Thanks,
Stevie
On 24 January 2014 21:43, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote:
On 24 January 2014 21:40, Michael Peel michael.peel@manchester.ac.uk wrote: ...
Care to explain?
+1. If there's a good reason for the secrecy/lack of transparency, it would be nice for members to have a clue as to why it is needed.
Fae
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
There is going to be a short period of unavailability because of resizing the server :) Sorry this couldn't be done more "out of hours" but this is the latest I can work tonight due to other committments :)
Tom
On 24 January 2014 22:02, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.ukwrote:
One of our volunteers has been working on an interesting project, about which a blog post is being published tomorrow. If all goes as we hope it will be shared widely on social media, leading to a substantial increase in traffic.
I don't want to go into too much detail as experience has shown me that sometimes things don't work the way we hope due to unforeseen circumstances. But I'm very optimistic.
Thanks,
Stevie
On 24 January 2014 21:43, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote:
On 24 January 2014 21:40, Michael Peel michael.peel@manchester.ac.uk wrote: ...
Care to explain?
+1. If there's a good reason for the secrecy/lack of transparency, it would be nice for members to have a clue as to why it is needed.
Fae
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
--
Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England 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).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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Thanks Stevie, but I’m afraid that this is a rather evasive response, and your reason for not sharing detail isn’t a good one. Talking about things before they happen tends to reduce the number of unforeseen circumstances that might arise, as those circumstances can be better foreseen and potentially planned around when you have different viewpoints available. I assume that there is a *very* good reason for why this bit of news is being kept so secretively!
I’ve put my feedback on the main page on-wiki at: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Feedback_on_the_Main_Page
Thanks, Mike
On 24 Jan 2014, at 22:02, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
One of our volunteers has been working on an interesting project, about which a blog post is being published tomorrow. If all goes as we hope it will be shared widely on social media, leading to a substantial increase in traffic.
I don't want to go into too much detail as experience has shown me that sometimes things don't work the way we hope due to unforeseen circumstances. But I'm very optimistic.
Thanks,
Stevie
On 24 January 2014 21:43, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote: On 24 January 2014 21:40, Michael Peel michael.peel@manchester.ac.uk wrote: ...
Care to explain?
+1. If there's a good reason for the secrecy/lack of transparency, it would be nice for members to have a clue as to why it is needed.
Fae
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
-- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England 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). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
I'm sure that most of you will agree that not jeopardising this:
https://mobile.twitter.com/stephenfry/status/427187596817883136
was worthwhile.
Very cool! On 26/01/2014 8:21 AM, "Andy Mabbett" pigsotwing@gmail.com wrote:
I'm sure that most of you will agree that not jeopardising this:
https://mobile.twitter.com/stephenfry/status/427187596817883136
was worthwhile.
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Jan 24, 2014 10:23 PM, "Michael Peel" michael.peel@manchester.ac.uk wrote:
Thanks Stevie, but I’m afraid that this is a rather evasive response, and your reason for not sharing detail isn’t a good one. Talking about things before they happen tends to reduce the number of unforeseen circumstances that might arise, as those circumstances can be better foreseen and potentially planned around when you have different viewpoints available. I assume that there is a *very* good reason for why this bit of news is being kept so secretively!
I’ve put my feedback on the main page on-wiki at: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Feedback_on_the_Main_Page
Thanks, Mike
On 24 Jan 2014, at 22:02, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
One of our volunteers has been working on an interesting project, about
which a blog post is being published tomorrow. If all goes as we hope it will be shared widely on social media, leading to a substantial increase in traffic.
I don't want to go into too much detail as experience has shown me that
sometimes things don't work the way we hope due to unforeseen circumstances. But I'm very optimistic.
Thanks,
Stevie
On 24 January 2014 21:43, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote: On 24 January 2014 21:40, Michael Peel michael.peel@manchester.ac.uk
wrote:
...
Care to explain?
+1. If there's a good reason for the secrecy/lack of transparency, it would be nice for members to have a clue as to why it is needed.
Fae
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
-- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
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).
Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Well done for all your work on this Andy! I hope people can understand why we were somewhat reticent :)
On 25 January 2014 21:32, Craig Franklin cfranklin@halonetwork.net wrote:
Very cool! On 26/01/2014 8:21 AM, "Andy Mabbett" pigsotwing@gmail.com wrote:
I'm sure that most of you will agree that not jeopardising this:
https://mobile.twitter.com/stephenfry/status/427187596817883136
was worthwhile.
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Jan 24, 2014 10:23 PM, "Michael Peel" michael.peel@manchester.ac.uk wrote:
Thanks Stevie, but I’m afraid that this is a rather evasive response, and your reason for not sharing detail isn’t a good one. Talking about things before they happen tends to reduce the number of unforeseen circumstances that might arise, as those circumstances can be better foreseen and potentially planned around when you have different viewpoints available. I assume that there is a *very* good reason for why this bit of news is being kept so secretively!
I’ve put my feedback on the main page on-wiki at: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Feedback_on_the_Main_Page
Thanks, Mike
On 24 Jan 2014, at 22:02, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
One of our volunteers has been working on an interesting project,
about which a blog post is being published tomorrow. If all goes as we hope it will be shared widely on social media, leading to a substantial increase in traffic.
I don't want to go into too much detail as experience has shown me
that sometimes things don't work the way we hope due to unforeseen circumstances. But I'm very optimistic.
Thanks,
Stevie
On 24 January 2014 21:43, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote: On 24 January 2014 21:40, Michael Peel michael.peel@manchester.ac.uk
wrote:
...
Care to explain?
+1. If there's a good reason for the secrecy/lack of transparency, it would be nice for members to have a clue as to why it is needed.
Fae
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
-- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
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).
Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal
control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
On 24 January 2014 17:43, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
the Wikimedia UK homepage
I also note that Google still returns the old site above the new one. Would it be possible to get some rel-canonical headers put into the old site, especially its home page?
Thanks for the comments Andy. I've forwarded this to the developers in the hope that they may be able to help.
Stevie
On 25 January 2014 12:06, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
On 24 January 2014 17:43, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
the Wikimedia UK homepage
I also note that Google still returns the old site above the new one. Would it be possible to get some rel-canonical headers put into the old site, especially its home page?
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
On 25/01/2014 12:06, Andy Mabbett wrote:
On 24 January 2014 17:43, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
the Wikimedia UK homepage
I also note that Google still returns the old site above the new one. Would it be possible to get some rel-canonical headers put into the old site, especially its home page?
You will have to ask the foundation: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56938
KTC
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