Wikipedia:GLAM/National Trust/Pilot 1

In 2022 National Trust undertook a short pilot project to explore the ways in which the organisation could support the aims of Wikipedia. The initial pilot ran from for 30 days from 24 June 2022 to 31 August 2022, then was extended for 10 further days from September 2022 to January 2023. The pilot focused on enhancing content related to properties held by the Trust.

Pilot statement
"The National Trust wants to make sure that the information about the places and collections we look after is accurate and easy to find. We know that Wikipedia is where many people go to find information about our places and the stories and collections associated with them. We’re working with editor Lajmmoore to assess and enhance Wikipedia content to enable a wider group of people to find and engage with the information. The Trust is grateful for the work so many volunteer editors have already put in to make the stories of the Trust available. If you’d like more information on the pilot, you can get in touch with Katherine Woollard at the National Trust."

Stages
This pilot project (July/August 2022) has four stages:

Pilot extension (Sept 2022 to Jan 2023):
 * Assessment of existing property-based content on Wikipedia
 * Enhancement of pages within the ten most-visited Trust properties that could benefit from improvement
 * Creation of a small number of new pages to enhance coverage of NT sites
 * Evaluation


 * The extension is a continuation of the exisiting pilot, providing resource to support a GA nomination, DYK support, AfC support, and to complete some out-standing tasks.


 * This pilot scheme was used to advocate for the need for a second pilot to test with providing training and support for staff and volunteers who may want to learn to edit, and to question whether releasing images of a select number of collections objects to Wikimedia Commons might be feasible.

New pages accepted

 * Knowles Mill - 26.7.22
 * BlossomWatch - 31.7.22
 * Dolmelynllyn Estate - 26.8.22
 * Stowe Gardens - 30.8.22 (split from Stowe House, no AfC)
 * Ardress House - 27.7.22 (redirect)


 * Patterson's Spade Mill
 * Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Gardens

DYK nominations

 * Template:Did you know nominations/Knowles Mill (feat. 11.8.22)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/BlossomWatch (feat 21.8.22)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Dolmelynllyn Estate
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Stowe Gardens (not eligible as it is split content)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Ardress House

Good Article nomination

 * Stowe Gardens
 * Feedback here from Rodw
 * Feedback from KJP1

User:Lajmmoore

 * General discussion and offer of support

Article pages

 * Stowe House - RE: splitting page to House and Garden - 27.6.22
 * Arlington Court - RE: Rosalie Chichester material - 1.7.22
 * WikiProject Women in Red - RE:Tidying Martha Grey, Countess of Stamford - 12.7.22
 * Dolmelynllyn estate - RE:expanding direct - see WP:Wales & Talk:Ganllwyd

Suggestions

 * London Ringway 3 and roads.org.uk as a source
 * Marginalised histories and Penrhyn Castle

Related content

 * WD: Attingham Trust
 * Commons: Imports from Flickr for Patterson's Spade Mill - here, here, here, here, here & here
 * WD: BlossomWatch
 * Commons: category for BlossomWatch & upload
 * WikiQuote: Stowe