User talk:Richard Nevell (WMUK)

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Secured PDF for WMUK Governance report

On the WMUK site, the Compass Partnership report is described as Creative Commons and a candidate to move to Commons. But it is being distributed as a secured PDF. Can you confirm that it is actually CC-licensed, and preferably, post a non-secured version yourself? You might even want to do an OTRS ticket for it, come to think of it.

I want to use big chunks of the text about what Wikimedia organizations should do (leaving out any specific WMUK history or issues) in an essay, Meta:Recommendations for chapters and thematic organizations, with minimal reworking. Wnt (talk) 21:05, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Wnt. I'm afraid I don't have an unsecured PDF to upload as this version is the only one we have, sent to us by Compass. Thanks for checking about the licence, the report is definitely CC-BY-SA. The bit about it being eligible to be moved to commons is automatically generated on the UK wiki by the template but as Commons is for photos and other media I wouldn't particularly worry about it. I'm afraid that any chunks you want to use will probably have to be written out by hand. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 13:32, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Fortunately not - there are a bazillion ways to crack a pdf, but converting to djvu format is the most satisfying, if not the most photogenic among them. I've since added a lot of the text to the essay I mentioned above. I'm not sure exactly where to stop with it - the essay should ideally cover anything that is generalizable to any random chapter, but not stuff that is WMUK-specific. Wnt (talk) 05:50, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

We are reviewing governance in a charity I am involved with, and I have recommended Section 3.19. It would be nice if we could cut and paste form this (with attribution of course). Perhaps Compass could be asked to provide an unprotected version? 86.151.20.200

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Re: BBC 100 Women

Hi Richard. I put my name on the complehensive campaign because we are organizing for the second time BBC 100 Women editathon, this time not in person editathon like the last year, but an online event. I supposed was the main page for all editions of this project from 2013, not only 2016. --Camelia (talk) 11:49, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

These are the results ;-). --Camelia (talk) 10:15, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

@Camelia.boban: Wow, that is an excellent effort! Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 11:01, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

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GLAMify has completed a report for you! :)

Hullo!

GLAMify has just completed a report you asked for, with suggestions for integrating media from commons:Category:Files uploaded by the Bodleian Libraries' Wikimedian In Residence.

The report is waiting for you here. :) Please note that the report pages may get deleted after 60 days, so if you'd like to keep these results around, copy them somewhere else.

Your faithful servant,

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The Community Wishlist Survey

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You get this message because you’ve previously participated in the Community Wishlist Survey. I just wanted to let you know that this year’s survey is now open for proposals. You can suggest technical changes until 11 November: Community Wishlist Survey 2019.

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Question about Celtic Knot

Hello Richard,

I would like to know if there is any opportunity to apply for a scholarship related to the Celtic Knot conference, as it is the case for similar Wikimedia conferences. By this, I mean specifically if there is any support for the flights and accommodation?

Can you please clarify to me if there are any scholarships offered to attend this conference? And if yes, what is the process or the contact person who can help in that?

I have emailed you about this but did not get an answer yet. Thank you in advance for an answer!

Regards,

Anass Sedrati (talk) 09:35, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

Hello Anass Sedrati, I've got your email and will reply to it today. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 10:27, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

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Visualization tool

Hello. You expressed interest in the VIZWP tool (Visual Analytics for Sustainability and Climate Change/Community) in the past.

I would like to let you know that you are

1. warmly invited to participate to this survey : https://survey.linux.it/index.php/189183?lang=en
2. also warmly invited to participate to this workshop on Friday if you have the time and will : Event:VIZWP 24 10 2025 during which we can simply discuss the sketches proposed for the first iteration of the tool
3. and if you are not available for the workshop, simply look at those sketches and directly comment on the wiki page : Visual Analytics for Sustainability and Climate Change/Tool/Co-design activities

Your help will be super appreciated :) Anthere (talk) 18:56, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the invitation, Anthere, I have just registered for the workshop. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 08:20, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

see you tomorrow ! Anthere (talk) Anthere (talk) 23:12, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

Training the Trainers/Accreditation

Hello Richard, I just saw the `Training the Trainers/Accreditation` of WMUK and I'm quite interested. Is that contingent to following training of trainers workshops or is this a skills-based accreditation ? After being a wikimedian for 20 years, lead tech on several WM projects, wikimedian in residence for 18 months, and University worker for 10, I may satisfy several of these competences scales but I did not follow the training of trainers workshop. (tbh, I usually give them !) Yug (talk) 15:56, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

Hello Yug. At Wikimedia UK we've taken a few different approaches to Train the Trainer - around format and topics covered - but the core idea of helping trainers develop their skills in delivering training remains the core aspect. The accreditation process is in-house to WMUK and gives us a way to build a pool of volunteer trainers we can work with, and to demonstrate to partner organisations that there has been some training. It can also be useful even for experienced trainers as it's a venue for considering different approaches to training.

The course often runs about once per year. I've not been involved in organising the programme for a long time, so I'm not sure when the next one is planned, but in recent years there has often been an online aspect and I think it's been open to folks based outside the UK. I'll check with my colleagues if something is in the works. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 10:37, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

@Yug: It's likely that the next Train the Trainer course would run next year, though dates and mode of delivery are yet to be settled. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 10:25, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you Richard for that. Is there a page to monitor your can think of ? Yug (talk) 19:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)