Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Gordon Joly
On 17/12/2011 00:06, Andy Mabbett wrote: > Folks, > > I learned today that > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanhill_railway_station was the > one-millionth English Wikipedia article so I've boldly written to > Transport Scotland to see if they'd be interested in putting a (blue) > plaque on the st

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 19 December 2011 13:26, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 17/12/2011 00:06, Andy Mabbett wrote: >> I learned today that >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanhill_railway_station was the >> one-millionth English Wikipedia article > I millionth article "approximately"? No. There's a link to a FAQ

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 19 December 2011 03:14, Mickey Conn wrote: > There was such a plan at the time - see > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Jordanhill_commemoration. > Despite a lot of discussion (on the talk page), it seems it never went > anywhere. I'm a believer in the JFDI way of working... -- Andy Ma

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Richard Symonds
Articles are being deleted and created all the time, so even if it's not /entirely/ accurate, it's as close to the 'one millionth' article status as we're ever likely to get. At the very least, a plaque could get some recognition in the local press. -Original Message- From: wikimediauk-l-b

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Gordon Joly
On 19/12/2011 14:48, Richard Symonds wrote: Articles are being deleted and created all the time, so even if it's not /entirely/ accurate, it's as close to the 'one millionth' article status as we're ever likely to get. At the very least, a plaque could get some recognition in the local press. Y

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread WereSpielChequers
Can we ask the UK board to consider offering to fund this? Then make sure we get a photo on Commons WereSpielChequers On 19 December 2011 15:20, Gordon Joly wrote: > ** > On 19/12/2011 14:48, Richard Symonds wrote: > > Articles are being deleted and created all the time, so even if it's > not

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread steve virgin
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants Sounds like a great idea to me - apply here Steve From: wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of WereSpielChequers Sent: 19 December 2011 18:03 To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Michael Peel
I'm sure that we can consider this, but we'd need to know the expected costs - and I suspect funding isn't the main issue here, permission to put the plaque up is? Thanks, Mike On 19 Dec 2011, at 18:06, steve virgin wrote: > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants > > Sounds like a great id

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Fae
If one makes a fuss over the article it needs a bit of improvement. The best part of it is the accident in 1980 when several people were seriously injured, the rebuilding plans sound odd, surely they would need to have got underway by now if they finish in 2014 and the section "In the area" looks l

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal for plaque marking that Jordanhill station was subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article

2011-12-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 19 December 2011 18:02, WereSpielChequers wrote: > Can we ask the UK board to consider offering to fund this? It is my intention first to suggest that the rail com[any/ies involved, or Scottish Trasnport, might do so. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk __

[Wikimediauk-l] British Library exhibition "Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination; Tour 17 Jan

2011-12-19 Thread John Byrne
*Tuesday, January 17th, 6 p.m.* We plan to have a tour of the exhibition for about an hour, guided by Joanna Fronska, one of the curators for the exhibition, followed by a brief session to discuss who can do what, before moving to a pub around 7.30. For a nice change, an event that working stif