I'm definitely in. On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 9:49 PM Stephen LaPorte <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey Frank, > > This is an awesome idea! I'm interested. > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Frank Schulenburg < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I was wondering whether anyone here would be interested in helping me to >> improve Wikipedia's coverage on cheese. >> >> Cheese? Yes. Background is that the French chapter recently started a >> project called "WikiCheese".[1] Wikipedia's coverage of food-related topics >> is patchy and articles about cheese are not an exception. So, French >> community members started WikiCheese, which aims at systematically filling >> content gaps.[2] >> >> Now, Northern California has an incredibly rich and interesting artisan >> cheesemaker scene.[3] Cowgirl Creamery (Point Reyes Station), Epicurean >> Connection (Sonoma), Vella Cheese Company (Sonoma)… just to name a few. >> >> Last weekend, I went on a tour and started photographing a couple of >> cheeses as well as cheese production at Cowgirl Creamery: >> >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiCheese_California >> >> I'm wondering whether any of you on this list would like to join me on my >> next excursion (date and time tbd.) You >> >> * don't need to be a cheese expert (I'm not) >> * don't need a fancy camera (actually, text contributions would be highly >> welcome as well) >> * don't necessarily need to own a car (I do) >> >> All you need is some time and enthusiasm :-) >> >> I haven't yet started a project page on Wikipedia – so in case you're >> interested, please send a reply to this list. Once a few people show their >> interest, we'll plan the next steps. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Frank >> >> [1] >> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11254146/Wikipedia-asks-French-help-to-explain-cheese-with-WikiCheese.html >> [2] Some image results: >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikicheeses/0 >> [3] http://cheesetrail.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-SF mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-SF mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf >
_______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf
