On 01/01/2012 15:25, Roger Bamkin wrote:
OK. Sure. So why is Monmouth so different from....
London (UK)? As a
project?
I'm not sure I can compare Monmouthpedia with Project London. I only
know about the former. Monmouth County Council have agreed to do this,
every museum, every society we can find in the town. They are finding
money and people to help us. The town councillors, the museum
employees are doing stuff without being asked. John finds his way
blocked by bureaucracy and we have people to phone to give us help. We
have previously pitched a similar idea to two cities ... they are both
still "thinking about it" .
We chose Monmouth at random cos someone suggested we do something
novel in that town and wanted us to either do it or back them to do
it. WMUK likes doing the latter... its what we do.
I think I had this in mind (and maybe not a close concept?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_London
which I perceive as a "pure" Wikipedia project, like the Beer Project.
"New users should note that Wikipedia articles must have notability.
(i.e. neither my mum, my dad or the house where I was born has a
Wikipedia article). If you do write an article on something which the
community decide is not important (ie not notable) then it will be
deleted and this project can only offer sympathy. If you choose people
from Who's Who and places that are on maps then you are O.K. Old
important churches yes, any old church built in the 1960's .... probably
not. That said .... have a go! BE BOLD!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/MonmouthpediA/Planned_Articles
Let us hope the good people of Monmouth (and beyond) will "em" bold
"em", and not be put off Wikipedia for a few weeks/months/years (as I
was)....
Gordo
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