Hi Harry,
If you are still thinking about it, it would be neat to cover any
experiences you have had in use of the projects for mapping,
successful or not. I play around with OSM, and have remained impressed
at how nicely the editing tools work there. At the 'meta' level we
have a big gap between the idea of navigating or discovering by place
and what Commons/Wikidata/Wikipedia can provide using integrated
methods.
Three to four years ago the UK chapter was encouraging projects around
geomapping, but the only place I have noticed innovation recently was
last year by Commons enthusiasts on better tools for individual maps;
though there's been a lot of discussion (and investment) within
Wikidata I have not followed.
Thanks,
Fae
On 13 July 2017 at 09:31, Harry Mitchell <hjmwiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
There isn't even an *un*written version yet.
It's been a long time since I
stood up and spoke to a room full of Wikimedians. Also, I didn't think
anyone else would be interested! Something to occupy me on the journey
tomorrow! ;)
Harry Mitchell
http://enwp.org/User:HJ
+44 (0) 7507 536 971
Skype: harry_j_mitchell
On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 9:25 AM, Katherine Bavage
<katherine.bavage(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Harry - that sounds really good! If you've got a written version anywhere
> and it isn't on the WMUK blog can you make that a thing for those of us
> (like me) who sadly won't make it.
>
> I have voted by proxy though :)
>
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2017 at 09:23 Harry Mitchell <hjmwiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I assumed all the slots would be taken, but I'd be happy to give a talk
>> if there's space. Let's go with "War Memorials, Wikipedia, and Why
You
>> Should Care", just because I appreciate alliteration. (Hi Nicola! If you
>> need more detail, please do email me offlist.)
>>
>> Is there somewhere public we can put these things and/or sign up for the
>> event in general? I know it's a crazy Wikipedian thing, but it might inspire
>> someone else.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Harry Mitchell
>>
http://enwp.org/User:HJ
>> +44 (0) 7507 536 971
>> Skype: harry_j_mitchell
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Lucy Crompton-Reid
>> <lucy.crompton-reid(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear all
>>>
>>> There are quite a few places left at Saturday's AGM so please sign up
>>> here if you'd like to come. As well as the AGM, this is a key opportunity
to
>>> feed into the final cycle of the global Wikimedia movement strategy process,
>>> as there will be a workshop/facilitated discussion on the emerging strategy
>>> in the morning. We will be joined, virtually, at this session by Ravishankar
>>> Ayyakkannu from the Wikimedia Foundation's Global Reach and Partnerships
>>> team, who will give a short summary of the New Voices strategy track and
>>> will be available to answer questions during the discussions.
>>>
>>> One of the highlights of last year's event for me was the 'lightning
>>> talks' session, but so far this year we only have one person signed up.
>>> Please consider giving a lightning talk and sharing some of your wiki
>>> wisdom! Talks should generally be about five minutes long, although of
>>> course if we don't have many people signed up the timings will be a bit
more
>>> relaxed. You can sign up by emailing nicola.furness(a)wikimedia.org.uk with
>>> your name and a title for your talk.
>>>
>>> I'm looking forward to seeing many of you at Senate House Library on
>>> Saturday.
>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>> Lucy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Lucy Crompton-Reid
>>>
>>> Chief Executive
>>>
>>> Wikimedia UK
>>>
>>> +44 (0) 207 065 0991