Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 in the United Kingdom/planning/Meeting 3

Basic information

• Date: Friday 12 July 2013, 4pm–5pm BST (13:00–14:00 UTC)
• Venue: WMUK phone conference system
• Participants: All welcome!
• Contacts: For access information or questions, please contact Katie Chan on katie.chanwikimedia.org.uk, 020 7065 0990

Present: Michael Maggs, Richard Nevell, Katie Chan, Rod Ward, HJ Mitchell, Tomasz Kozłowski, Stevie Benton (part time)

Actions

• Set up external website for competitors [RN to liaise with WMUK contractors]
• Add content to external website when structure is in place [MM and all]
• Draft text for spamming Wikipedia county projects and put up for discussion [MM, with RW to review]
• Decide on projects/channels to spam [all]
• Ask International team about linking with upload tool and campaign [MM]
• Run Wiki takes Chester as part of WLM [HM]
• Review PR tasks on the tasks page, revise and update [SB]
• Liaise with press [SB]
• Try to seek local interest/awards [all]
• Write WLM flier to hand out to local groups & at Wikimeets [WMUK office]
• Complete uploading of listing particulars to Wikipedia, and check [KC & others]

Decisions

• Confirm that we will not offer a Flickr upload route this year
• No special GLAM award for the UK

Unedited Etherpad notes taken during the meeting

WLM UK on Commons - main page http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_the_United_Kingdom

WLM UK on Commons - planning page http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_the_United_Kingdom/planning

NL competitors' website http://www.wikilovesmonuments.nl/

US competitors' website http://wikilovesmonuments.us/

Polish website http://wikizabytki.pl/

Wiki Loves Monuments international (under revamp) http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/

Notes

• There are some good materials for the organisers, but nothing especially inviting for contributors/participants (on the English Wikipedia).
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WLM
  • Here's an example on-wiki portal that Polish Wikipedians prepared for last year: https://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=32779836
• External website guidelines (outdated :) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/FAQ#How_to_set_up_a_website_for_my_country.3F
• Setting up a Wordpress website is pretty simple (install & upload a template), the problem starts when it's time to add content and pictures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_Greater_Manchester

• • Hm…

Spam local volunteer via WikiProjects

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_Kingdom
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_upload
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/FAQ#What_are_the_basic_rules.3F (for those curious)
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_the_United_Kingdom/Competition_rules
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/international_press_advisory — example PR work we did last year

Action:

• Website - Office to get website ready for content, everyone (particular Michael Maggs) to add content
• en.wp - Create single page with content and link to WLMuk website
• Stevie to review PR
• Rod to provide information on relevant WikiProjects
• Someone to post messages to the WikiProjects

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Hsites
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:UKGEO

• Office to look into WLM flyers to promote at Wikimeets and other events

• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Documentation_for_Wiki_Loves_Monuments and subcategories