Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

Right, so who's interested in this election night editathon then? I've said I'll run it and we're a week away. Who's in? On 26 April 2017 at 20:16, John Lubbock wrote: > What about Saturday 27th or Sunday 28th? Just trying to gauge interest. > > On 26 Apr 2017 13:38, "Harry Mitchell" wrote: > >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

What about Saturday 27th or Sunday 28th? Just trying to gauge interest. On 26 Apr 2017 13:38, "Harry Mitchell" wrote: > I'd be interested in doing something a week or two after the election when > the dust is starting to settle. By that time we should be able to evaluate > the results and the ne

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

I'd be interested in doing something a week or two after the election when the dust is starting to settle. By that time we should be able to evaluate the results and the new cabinet/ministerial appointments should be known and there'll be updates needed to various Wikipedia articles and probably bi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

Do we have anyone offering to be a trainer on this yet? We're not far away from the 7th, so if we are going to organise I need someone to volunteer for this pretty soon. On 24 April 2017 at 12:55, John Lubbock wrote: > I've tweeted from the WMUK account encouraging people to take photos of > can

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

I've tweeted from the WMUK account encouraging people to take photos of candidates. On 24 April 2017 at 11:12, WereSpielChequers wrote: > Much is down to the operator, but better cameras can take better pictures, > especially in Low light conditions. > > If you take David Gerard's advice and int

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

Much is down to the operator, but better cameras can take better pictures, especially in Low light conditions. If you take David Gerard's advice and introduce yourself as from Wikipedia , any political party with an ounce of commonsense will usher you to the front and give you a position where you

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

On 23/04/17 04:41, geni wrote: > Poorly. MPs should be out and about a bit more in the next few weeks > but I always feel a but iffy bringing serious camera gear to Q&A > sessions and the like. Why? Surely they are all open to being photographed? And why "serious gear"? Just an iPhone would do?

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

On 23 April 2017 at 04:41, geni wrote: > On 21 April 2017 at 18:17, David Gerard wrote: >> How are we with getting good free images of MPs? > Poorly. MPs should be out and about a bit more in the next few weeks > but I always feel a but iffy bringing serious camera gear to Q&A > sessions and th

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

On 21 April 2017 at 18:17, David Gerard wrote: > How are we with getting good free images of MPs? Poorly. MPs should be out and about a bit more in the next few weeks but I always feel a but iffy bringing serious camera gear to Q&A sessions and the like. -- geni __

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

Works fine for us. On 21 April 2017 at 18:13, John Lubbock wrote: > How about Sunday May 7? My next available weekend will be Saturday and > Sunday 27/28th May. > > On 21 April 2017 at 17:58, Edward Saperia wrote: > >> Almost any day between now and the election >> >> *Edward Saperia* >> Founde

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

How are we with getting good free images of MPs? Or at least of candidates. We have some terrible snapshots of UK politicians ... anyone who's a party member who could talk to their party about getting good photos, or freeing up original photos? (The Open Government Licence is Commons-suitable and

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

How about Sunday May 7? My next available weekend will be Saturday and Sunday 27/28th May. On 21 April 2017 at 17:58, Edward Saperia wrote: > Almost any day between now and the election > > *Edward Saperia* > Founder Newspeak House > email • facebook

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

Almost any day between now and the election *Edward Saperia* Founder Newspeak House email • facebook • twitter • 07796955572 133-135 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG On 21 April 2017 at 16:53, John Lubbock

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

Ok, Ed, could you suggest possible dates that we might use Newspeak for this editathon. Next, we need a lead volunteer. Would anybody like to put themselves forward for that? On 21 April 2017 at 16:10, Edward Saperia wrote: > Candidates are not eligible for their own pages, but, for example, th

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

Candidates are not eligible for their own pages, but, for example, they could be put on pages like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Hamlets_(UK_Parliament_constituency) Wikidata, not sure, but tends to be much more lax about these kind of things. *Edward Saperia* Founder Newspeak House <

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

I'm not sure about that Ed. I've encountered this issue before and the notability criteria for politicians is quite clear that they have to be elected to merit a page, I believe. I would assume the same applies for Wikidata? On 21 April 2017 at 14:32, Edward Saperia wrote: > For their own pages,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

For their own pages, sure, but they can be put in other places (constituencies?), and probably in Wikidata too. *Edward Saperia* Founder Newspeak House email • facebook • twitter • 07796955572 133-135 B

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

On 21/04/2017 11:27, Edward Saperia wrote: I think it'd be good to have the GE candidates as they're announced as well, maybe we can do something around that? Notability would be issue with candidates. Katie -- Katie Chan Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

I think it'd be good to have the GE candidates as they're announced as well, maybe we can do something around that? Take a look at this, by the way - bit.ly/GE2017TechInitiatives - I am sure wikipedians can improve this resource, or use it to improve wikipedia etc. I won't be doing anything pro-a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

> http://bit.ly/GE2017WarRoomAtNewspeakHouse Are we at War? Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

In 2015 we had an editathon on the night of the election , updating articles as results came in. Might be a model worth repeating, as might something along the line of the Full Fact editathon from last year.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

I think that sounds like a great idea/offer Ed - are you thinking along similar lines to the Full Fact event? I wonder if there would be mileage in partnering up with them again? Lucy On 21 April 2017 at 10:34, Katherine Bavage wrote: > If you ran it w/c 5th June I can be there! If not, happy to

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election Edit-a-thon

If you ran it w/c 5th June I can be there! If not, happy to assist remotely and promote :) PS I've already stalked all the democracy club stuff happening - there's some good work going on. On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 at 10:29 Edward Saperia wrote: > I'm looking at the feasibility of setting up a tempor