Good afternoon everyone! I have a couple of things that I'm begging your
assistance with: I hope you folks can help.
1. We need the page at
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Volunteer expanding
a bit. Perhaps with 'volunteer stories', or something similar. The
comment at
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Volunteer raises an
important point, and from a new volunteer too. At present, it's a
bit... basic and functional, and could use some expansion.
2. We've had a couple of contacts from local political parties trying
to get pages about candidates in the upcoming London Assembly
elections. At present, we only really have stubs on a few of the
candidates. We told them politely that it's not something we can
help with - WP is written by volunteers - although we did of course
offer to teach their volunteers how to edit (and edit ethically and
openly) if necessary. Perhaps this is something to keep an eye on
when you're patrolling articles, or looking for a new DYK?
3. Does anyone have decent photoshopping skills? I have a few pictures
that need digitally improving at some point - nearly all
WMUK-related, and a few are planned for upcoming blog posts. Credit
will go where credit is due, of course, and they'll all be uploaded
to Commons on good time - but we need the colour/lighting levels
adjusted on a few, maybe some artistic cropping, etc. Only a small
job, but it needs doing, and no doubt there are people out there who
are better at it than I would be!
Really hope you all can help. Feel free to reply on- or off-list.
All the best,
Richard Symonds
Office& Development Manager
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 207 065 0991
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