Sorry to ask such a tangential question, but what is WMUK's position on non-English wikis that might be suitable for a Scottish audience (e.g. Scots)? Will it seek to actively promote interest in them?
-- Harry (User:Jarry1250) On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Brian McNeil <[email protected]> wrote: > I've created [[Wikimedia in Scotland]] on the WM UK wiki, and would > really appreciate if someone could create a specific Common.css page for > it. > > Required is [[MediaWiki:Common.css/Wikimedia in Scotland]] with the > following content: > > #p-logo a > { background-image: > url('http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Wikimedia_in_Scotland-4.5%22.png/150px-Wikimedia_in_Scotland-4.5%22.png') > !important; > } > > Once a hard refresh is done, this should then cause the Wikimedia in > Scotland graphic I've created to be displayed as the Wiki logo for that > page only. > > Ideally, we then 'tart up' this page a little and have the new > scotwiki.org domain point to it. With help from Peter Weiss, I've a > QRcode which includes a Saltire and points to scotwiki.org. > > If we're to make use of this, then I believe one of the key functions of > the page should be to encourage people to create accounts to upload > images, and to perhaps join WMUK. > > Scotland is, largely, in need of a drive to recruit contributors who > venture outside when the daystar is visible; or, tap into the wide > international visitor base, get them improving the quantity and quality > of images, then expand coverage across multiple languages. > > I'll be discussing this further with Fae on Friday and Saturday, but my > gut instinct is to start with images. The number of people I see - > apparently on holiday - and lugging round £4K+ of camera equipment in > Edinburgh is almost-frightening. Bringing such people into the WMF fold > just seems sensible. rather than a photo they share with friends and > family for 20-30 views per month, they can end up with thousands of > views and encourage others to build and translate content around quality > images. > > > > > Brian McNeil. > -- > http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Brian_McNeil - Accredited Reporter. > Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
