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Wikimedia UK Newsletter - June 2009 Issue

Summary: This month, we have details on our response to HMRC, updates on our Initiatives and Membership drives, as well as our regular sections on Press Coverage, Upcoming Meetups, and activities from the other WMF Chapters around the globe. We're also pleased to announce that we now have a Paypal account! We also want your input on the future of this newsletter - get involved! We are hoping to get the July issue out very early in July in order to fit with our new distribution schedule, so don't be surprised to see two newsletters in quick succession.

In this month's newsletter:

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 2 August 2010

News and notes: Canadian political edits, Swedish royal wedding, Italian "right of reply" bill, Chapter reports

In the news: Gardner and Sanger on why people edit Wikipedia, Fancy and frugal reading devices, Medical article assessed

WikiProject report: Always Expanding: WikiProject Images and Media

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Major MediaWiki release, password security, vulnerable MediaWiki installations, and more

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August's Metro

The Metropolitan

The WikiProject London Transport Newsletter
(Issue 27 - August 2010)
July 2010 | September 2010

London Transport News

August

A £300 million contract is let for the upgrade of Bond Street station
The first of 191 air-conditioned S Stock trains enters passenger service

July

Transport for London launches Barclays Cycle Hire bicycle sharing scheme
New safety measures announced for safety with cyclists around lorries
New cable car system announced in the Thames Gateway area
Southfields stations becomes step-free
Fewer delays in cars being held up by traffic lights

June

Bus crime lowest in six years
Early closure of Northern Line cancelled
Exhibition at Aldwych until July 9th
More air-conditioned Underground and Overground trains on their way
New electric vehicles with special livery to distinguish them join the taxis
Hammersmith & City and Circle to close between 24th July and 15th August for upgrade work as well as works to do with Paddington station and Crossrail
Rotherhithe tunnel to be southbound during weekend closures
New Digital Countdowns to be trialled telling people how long they have to cross the road
Deaths and serious injuries on roads half that of a decade ago in London
Improvements such as maps, signs and timetables as well as flags showing "River Buses" for commuter boats and "River Tours" for tourists to be introduced

For more information see: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/3119.aspx (most times) Note: Oldest news items at bottom of list

Project News

Articles

One article was promoted to featured article status and one to featured list status in July
Three articles were promoted to Good Article status in July
Underground Electric Railways Company of London has been nominated for featured article status and Aldwych tube station has been nominated for good article status
There are currently 2,649 project articles; all have been assessed for quality and importance. If you see a new article on a project topic which is not rated, please add the banner to the talk page and assess it.

Portal

Please vote on potential selected articles, images and biographies for the Portal
You can suggest a Did You Know? for the Portal

Requests

New usage data has been published by TfL for the London Underground for 2009. These could be added to station article infoboxes
Tyw7 has requested help with improving Docklands Light Railway rolling stock
MRSC has requested help with improving North and West London Light Railway and West London Orbital
File:Thames tunnels.svg (below) requires updating (leave a note here explaining what needs doing)

Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Cleanup : Lists of articles needing cleanup
Expand : These top 10 favourite articles to Good Article: J. P. Morgan · Heathrow Airport · River Thames · London Bridge · London Underground · London Bridge (Lake Havasu City) · Gatwick Airport · London Congestion Charge · Tube map · Tower Bridge These top importance articles to Good Article: 7 July 2005 London bombings · Buses in London · Crossrail · London Passenger Transport Board · London Transport (brand) · London Transport Museum · Transport for London · Transport in London
Photo : Upload your non-copyrighted London transportation images to Wikimedia Commons
Stubs : Improve a stub article
Update : London low emission zone, London congestion charge
Other :
- Suggest: A Did You Know...? fact here or an Anniversary fact here.
- Patrol: Recent changes
- Join: Become a member of WikiProject London Transport or encourage others

Members

Newest members: Alzarian16 (talk · contribs) and Sillybillypiggy (talk · contribs) joined in April
Number of participants is 81

Editorial

This month's guest editor: DavidCane (talk)
Usual editor Simply south (talk) has requested a volunteer edit the September edition of this newsletter
All suggestions to improve the newsletter are welcome at feedback page

Best Articles

Featured

Good

Recently promoted to Featured Article or Featured List

List of former and unopened London Underground stations, 20 July 2010
Wotton (Metropolitan Railway) railway station, 31 July 2010

Recently assessed as Good Articles

Westminster tube station, 4 July 2010
Underground Electric Railways Company of London, 7 July 2010
Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway, 1 August 2010

Featured Article candidates (here)

Underground Electric Railways Company of London

Good Article candidates (here)

Aldwych tube station

Most visited pages

For a list of the most Project's most visited pages, see Wikipedia:WikiProject London Transport/Favourite pages

Gallery

This month's gallery of images (selected by User:DavidCane)

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 9 August 2010

News and notes: FBI requests takedown of seal, Public Policy advisors and ambassadors, Cary Bass leaving, new Research Committee

In the news: Wikinews interviews Umberto Eco, and more

Admin stats: RfA drought worsens in 2010—wikigeneration gulf emerging

Sister projects: Strategic Planning update

WikiProject report: Chocks away for WikiProject Aviation

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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Her Majesty's Theatre

Someone swapped the infobox photo for another, longer shot. I'm not sure it's better. See what you think: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Her_Majesty%27s_Theatre&action=historysubmit&diff=378605096&oldid=367699803 -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:43, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the delay - been t'up norf .... I've never been satisfied with any of those photos. I've tried myself but they're no better - it's a big building and difficult to cram in. I really need to get down there with an architectural lens sometime - that would straighten it up a bit. Usually, I'd plump for a straight on view in an infobox; you can add the sides elsewhere (a bit like a passport photo); but really, it's a matter of personal preference. Kbthompson (talk) 16:07, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So, should we repace the old photo or leave the new one? -- Ssilvers (talk) 16:35, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think what I'm saying is that there are arguments both ways .... not particularly helpful, I know. I don't think the replacement photo is so bad that it's worth arguing about ... Kbthompson (talk) 08:26, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 August 2010

News and notes: Book publisher apologizes for plagiarizing photos by Wikipedians, brief news

Spam attacks: Large scale vandalism revealed to be "study" by university researcher

In the news: Supportive communication and missing incentives on Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: A Pit Stop with WikiProject NASCAR

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: ArbCom releases names of CU/OS applicants after delay

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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