Hi all, Sort of related to GLAM outreach, but I'm thinking schools, churches and other historical institutions.
I'm thinking about approaching a local school about getting photographs of an ancient hall on the site of the school. There may be an out-of-copyright drawing or image of it, or they may have photographs they wouldn't mind publishing on Commons, or I'd be happy to go and photograph the hall myself. I don't want to be intrusive or waste people's time including my own. Has anyone done this kind of thing successfully? Should one mention that it is for Wikipedia, and should one mention being a signed-up Wikimedia UK member? Is there any suggestion of including contact details for Wikimedia UK so they can contact someone 'official' to confirm I'm not just some random nutter. Anyone interested in sharing their advice (perhaps it could go on a project page on either WP or Commons or just on a page on the UK chapter wiki). As with GLAM, I think people in education and in rural churches (etc.) could potentially be motivated to contribute to Wikipedia -- Tom Morris <http://tommorris.org/> Please don't print this e-mail out unless you want a hard copy of it. If you do, go ahead. I won't stop you. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
