[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Fwd: Wikimedia UK monthly report - May 2013
Stevie Benton
stevie.benton at wikimedia.org.uk
Fri Jun 28 15:25:18 UTC 2013
Hello everyone,
Please see below the Wikimedia UK monthly report for May 2013. If you
prefer to view the report on wiki you can find it here -
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/May
Don't forget, there's still plenty of time to contribute to the June
report. You can find this here -
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2013/June
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
Program activities Community Microgrants
Information about microgrants that are currently running, and how to submit
a microgrant application of your own, are at
Microgrants/Applications<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Applications>
.
GLAM activities Oxford - Queen Victoria's Journals
On 24 May Liz McCarthy of the Bodlean libraries and Wikimedia UK ran
an editathon
in Oxford<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Wikipedia:WikiProject_University_of_Oxford/QueenVictoriasJournals>
using
resources that included Queen Victoria's journals, which the Bodleian and
the Royal Archive have launched online in a
site<http://www.queenvictoriasjournals.org/home.do> with
different versions of the text, indexes, essays, and other facilities. The
site is free to users in the UK, and until the end of June 2013 only to all
global users. Nearly 20 people took part, in Oxford or just online, and
articles worked on included:
- w:EN:George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of
Aberdeen<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:George_Hamilton-Gordon,_4th_Earl_of_Aberdeen>,
generally touched up, lead expanded, bits from journals added.
- w:EN:John Russell, 1st Earl
Russell<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:John_Russell,_1st_Earl_Russell>
bits
added from Journals,
(diff<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Russell%2C_1st_Earl_Russell&diff=556599113&oldid=551321184>
)
- w:EN:Queen Victoria's
journals<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Queen_Victoria%27s_journals>
-
this article about the overall topic has now been
nominated<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Queen_Victoria%27s_journals>
to
appear on the main page in the Did You Know? section.
- w:EN:Coronation of Queen
Victoria<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Coronation_of_Queen_Victoria>
ran
on w:EN:WP:DYK <http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:WP:DYK> on June 2nd,
60th anniversary of the w:EN:Coronation of Queen Elizabeth
II<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Coronation_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II>
and
received over 12,000 views
- w:EN:Marquis <http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Marquis>,
w:EN:Viscount<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Viscount>
, w:EN:List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and
Ireland<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:List_of_marquesses_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland>
, w:EN:List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and
Ireland<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:List_of_marquessates_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland>
- w:EN:Sir William Molesworth, 8th
Baronet<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Sir_William_Molesworth,_8th_Baronet>
Liz has also written a Blog re
this<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/06/one-is-most-amused-queen-victorias-journals-editathon/>
Tyne
and Wear Archives and Museums
Wikimedia UK has had a Wikipedian in residence at Tyne and War Archives and
Museums. Successes include outreach to relevant
Wikiprojects<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Ships#Wikipedian_in_Residence>
(Tyne
and Wear used to be a centre of the world's shipbuilding). Results include
a number of pictures now used in featured articles, such as atw:EN:Minas
Geraes-class battleship#Bidding and
construction<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Minas_Geraes-class_battleship#Bidding_and_construction>
.
Future WikimediaUK GLAM events
People can now sign up for the following future events:
- British Black Music
Editathon<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Wikipedia:WikiProject_African_diaspora/British_Black_Music_Editathon>
30
June
- Bloomsbury Group
editathon<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Literature/Bloomsbury_Group_editathon>
19
October
Technology Other activities
- An editathon <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Academic_Dress_editathon> was
held in London for members of the Burgon Society, a learned society
dedicated to the study of academic dress (full
report<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Academic_Dress_editathon#Report>
).
Other UK-related news
This new section is for UK-based Wikimedians to share their activities.
These are not Chapter projects, but may well be of interest.
JoburgpediA
<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joburgpedia_plaques.jpg>
<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joburgpedia_plaques.jpg>
Joburgpedia plaques - picture by Luis Corvini
Thanks to the help of Fae we were contacted by Dumisani Ndubane of the
Joburgpedia
project <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/JoburgpediA>. They are
building on Monmouthpedia and Gibraltarpedia to create the second African
Wikitown funded by the Swiss Chapter. For reasons to complex to explain
here they wanted to get their plaques made at, Swan Crafts (the place that
John Cummings had found in Monmouth that made the Monmouthpedia plaques).
The request was to get the items made to a very tight timescale. The
project is targetting twenty specific places and intends to have
principally other South African languages as the obvious alternatives (via
QRpedia). Although other contributions are welcomed. As you can see the
design has turned the old plaque upside down to that the Joburgpedia logo
can be prominently displayed. Do consider if you could spare some time to
help.
Try these - they are mainly stubs so they need some tlc:
1. Satyagraha House
<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Satyagraha_House> (Gandhi
House), Orchards
2. Friedenskirche German Lutheran
Church<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Friedenskirche_German_Lutheran_Church>,
Hillbrow
3. Orlando Stadium <http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Orlando_Stadium>,
Orlando East, Soweto
More available if you have time
--Victuallers<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Victuallers>
(talk <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Victuallers>) 19:20, 24 June
2013 (UTC) UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities)
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22160988 - Jimmy Wales: Boring
university lectures 'are doomed'
-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10030060/Wikipedia-you-dont-get-to-decide-whos-interesting.html
-
Wikipedia: you don't get to decide who's interesting
-
http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/about-our-charity/news/wikipedia-for-schools-2013-nearly-ready-for-release
-
Wikipedia for Schools 2013 nearly ready for release!
-
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-05/8/wikipedia-views-stock-market -
Wikipedia page views could predict stock market changes
-
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/rachel-johnson-in-the-grip-of-wikipedias-orange-mike-8613948.html
-
Rachel Johnson in the grip of Wikipedia's ‘Orange Mike’
-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/may/13/should-university-students-use-wikipedia
-
Should university students use Wikipedia?
Blog posts this month
- 2nd May - British Library Wikipedian in Residence:
conclusions<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/05/wikipedian-in-residence-conclusions/>
This
post was written by Andrew Gray, and was originally published on the
British Library's blog
- 3rd May - Wiki Loves Monuments in the UK: a review of the
exhibition<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/05/wiki-loves-monuments-in-the-uk-a-review-of-the-exhibition/>
- 7th May - Oldham and new
trainers<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/05/oldham-and-new-trainers/>
This
post was written by User:WormThatTurned about a Wikipedia training workshop
held in Oldham
- 8th May - A look back on
GLAM-Wiki<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/05/a-look-back-on-glam-wiki-2013/>
Daria
Cybulska writes about our flagship international GLAM conference
- 14th May - HEA Senior Fellowship for Wikimedia UK Education
Organiser<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/05/hea-senior-fellowship-for-wikimedia-uk-education-organiser/>
Dr
Toni Sant receives a prestigious fellowship
- 16th May - Calling all Wikimedians interested in the First World
War<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/05/calling-all-wikimedians-interested-in-the-first-world-war/>
A
short post encouraging volunteers to suggest potential projects linked to
the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War
- 22 May - Glasgow/1 Wikimedia
meetup<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/05/glasgow1-wikimedia-meetup/>
-
Wikipedian Graeme Arnott writes about the recent meetup in Glasgow
- 23 May - Catch and Release: My Secret Adventure into the World of
GLAM-WIKI<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/05/catch-and-release-my-secret-adventure-into-the-world-of-glam-wiki/>
This
post was written by Dr Melodee Beals of Sheffield Hallam University and is
about her experiences at GLAM-Wiki. It was originally published on her
website here<http://melodeebeals.co.uk/catch-and-release-my-secret-adventure-into-the-world-of-glam-wiki/>
Upcoming activities in May and June May
- *05* - Oxford meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Oxford/4>
- *11* - Board meeting (in-person,
London)<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda_11May13>
- *12* - First Glasgow
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Glasgow/1>
- *12* - First Nottingham
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Nottingham/1>
- *12* - London meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/69>
- *15* - IRC office hours <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours>
- *18* - Liverpool meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Liverpool_8>
- *18* - Cambridge
meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Cambridge/18>
- *19* - Lua on Wikimedia <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lua_on_Wikimedia>
- *20* - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums 20 May Wikipedia
training<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tyne_%26_Wear_Archives_%26_Museums_20_May_Wikipedia_training>
- *24* - Queen Victoria's Journals University of Oxford editing
day<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_University_of_Oxford/QueenVictoriasJournals>
- *24–26* - Amsterdam
Hackathon<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Events/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013>
- *25* - Academic Dress
editathon<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Academic_Dress_editathon>,
London
- *28* - Education
Committee<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education_Committee> conference
call
June
- *03* - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums 3 June Wikipedia
training<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tyne_%26_Wear_Archives_%26_Museums_3_June_Wikipedia_training>
- *08* - WikiConference UK
2013<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013>
& 2013 AGM <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/2013_AGM>, Lincoln
- *08* - Technology
Committee<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IT_Development/Progress_meetings/08_June_2013>
-
Time tbc UTC+1 (BST) in person at WikiConference UK
2013<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013>
- *09* - London meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/70>
- *19* - IRC office hours <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours>
- *22* - Editathon at the Royal Opera
House<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ballet/Royal_Opera_House_editathon>
- *29* - Provisional - WWI editathon with the British Library\Europeana
For events in July 2013 and onwards, please see
Events<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events>
.
Administrative activities Finances Board activities
There was an in-person Board meeting in London on 11 May. You can read the
minutes here <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes_11May13>
News from the Chief Exec *For information on Jon's activities this month,
see News from the
Office<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/News_from_the_Office/Posts>
.* Communications
Please see the above links to relevant press coverage received in April.
If you're interested in getting more involved with our communications or
have any questions or comments, please email Stevie Benton –
stevie.benton at wikimedia.org.uk
Fundraising and Membership Fundraising
This month, we received £170 in one-off donations, with 3 individual
donations. The average donation amount was £56.6 - 33% of these donors have
had Gift Aid Declarations made and matched with their records. If anyone
would like a full (but anonymised) csv file with more information, please
get in touch with katherine.bavage[image: at]wikimedia.org.uk and let her
know your requirements.
There were 5,118 successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total
of £20,730.27.
Membership
Up to 31st May 2013:
- 174 new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current
members - with 5 new join-ups in May.
- 55 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership
should be renewed)
This adds up to 229 members who are eligible to vote
- 49 Expired members
- May 2013 Members
Newsletter<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Membership/Newsletter/2013/May>
--
Stevie Benton
Communications Organiser
Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173
@StevieBenton
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