British cheese is better than its reputation suggests, if you know where to
look. However British cheeses are difficult to distinguish from British
breeds of pig. Gloucester Old Spot, Lincolnshire Poacher, Oxford Sandy and
Black, Balcombe Brown Ring, Yarg, Mangalitsa - can you tell which is a pig
and which is a cheese without looking it up in a popular online
encyclopedia? I think not. :)
On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Andrea Zanni <zanni.andrea84@gmail.com>
wrote:
> This is the best OT in wikimedia-l ever.
>
> Aubrey
>
> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Pierre-Selim <ps.huard@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I recommend Trappist Rochefort 10, and gulden draak ;)
> >
> > Pierre-Selim
> > Message d'origine
> > De: Romaine Wiki
> > Envoyé: samedi 29 novembre 2014 11:46
> > À: Wikimedia Mailing List
> > Répondre à : Wikimedia Mailing List
> > Objet: Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia France] WikiCheese crowdfunding -
> > Let's photograph 'em all
> >
> > PS: I can recommend the beers: Kriek, Framboise, Peche, and some more.
> But
> > it is recommend to drink these in Brussels to experience the region where
> > it belongs to.
> >
> > In London I can recommend a Honey Dew!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2014-11-29 11:44 GMT+01:00 Romaine Wiki <romaine.wiki@gmail.com>:
> >
> > > I vote for Brussels & beer, I tasted them the past weeks and it asks
> for
> > > more.
> > >
> > > The day before yesterday I heard that some beers from Brussels are
> > typical
> > > Brussels as the region has a special local micro climate.
> > >
> > > But I must say, I think it is good to document cheese, as well as other
> > > food/drinks, we should have more photos with better quality. I really
> > hope
> > > this contributes to this.
> > >
> > > Romaine
> > >
> > > 2014-11-28 10:32 GMT+01:00 Andrea Zanni <zanni.andrea84@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > >> Me too me too!
> > >> But before, Brussels on beer.
> > >>
> > >> Aubrey
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Craig Franklin <
> > >> cfranklin@halonetwork.net>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Forget that, I'd like WMUK to fly me to Scotland so that I can, uh,
> > >> > "research" and write about various types of whisky.
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers,
> > >> > Craig
> > >> >
> > >> > On 25 November 2014 at 18:59, Jon Davies <
> jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk
> > >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > And next the wine project? Count me in.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On 24 November 2014 at 18:22, Christophe Henner <
> > >> > > christophe.henner@gmail.com
> > >> > > > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > Good news everyone,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Cheese articles are gonna get improved!
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > As french, it was dreadful for us to see so few illustrations of
> > >> cheese
> > >> > > on
> > >> > > > Wikipedia. This is about to change.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > A group of french Wikimedians, lead by Pierre-Yves Beaudouin,
> > >> designed
> > >> > a
> > >> > > > project to photograph many cheeses, up to 200 for the moment.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > This project is perticular as we aim to have it found through a
> > >> french
> > >> > > > crowdfunding platform, KissKissBankBank.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Of course Wikimedia France could have funded it itself, but we
> > >> wanted
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > use the project as a way to get the larger audience aware of
> their
> > >> > > ability
> > >> > > > to contribute and to give a fun image of contributing.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > The project in few words iss follow :
> > >> > > > * 10 cheeses per session
> > >> > > > * During the session the cheeses are photographed and their
> > articles
> > >> > > > improved
> > >> > > > * During the sessions experimented wikimedian would train new
> > >> editors
> > >> > > > * At every session every participant would enjoy eating good
> > cheese
> > >> too
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > If you want to read more, or even contribute, about the project
> > you
> > >> can
> > >> > > go
> > >> > > > on KissKissBankBank :
> > >> > > > http://www.kisskissbankbank.com/fr/projects/wikicheese
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > If you have any questions, please feel free to shoot them on or
> > off
> > >> > list.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > All the best,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > --
> > >> > > > Christophe
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look. However British cheeses are difficult to distinguish from British
breeds of pig. Gloucester Old Spot, Lincolnshire Poacher, Oxford Sandy and
Black, Balcombe Brown Ring, Yarg, Mangalitsa - can you tell which is a pig
and which is a cheese without looking it up in a popular online
encyclopedia? I think not. :)
On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Andrea Zanni <zanni.andrea84@gmail.com>
wrote:
> This is the best OT in wikimedia-l ever.
>
> Aubrey
>
> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Pierre-Selim <ps.huard@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I recommend Trappist Rochefort 10, and gulden draak ;)
> >
> > Pierre-Selim
> > Message d'origine
> > De: Romaine Wiki
> > Envoyé: samedi 29 novembre 2014 11:46
> > À: Wikimedia Mailing List
> > Répondre à : Wikimedia Mailing List
> > Objet: Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia France] WikiCheese crowdfunding -
> > Let's photograph 'em all
> >
> > PS: I can recommend the beers: Kriek, Framboise, Peche, and some more.
> But
> > it is recommend to drink these in Brussels to experience the region where
> > it belongs to.
> >
> > In London I can recommend a Honey Dew!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2014-11-29 11:44 GMT+01:00 Romaine Wiki <romaine.wiki@gmail.com>:
> >
> > > I vote for Brussels & beer, I tasted them the past weeks and it asks
> for
> > > more.
> > >
> > > The day before yesterday I heard that some beers from Brussels are
> > typical
> > > Brussels as the region has a special local micro climate.
> > >
> > > But I must say, I think it is good to document cheese, as well as other
> > > food/drinks, we should have more photos with better quality. I really
> > hope
> > > this contributes to this.
> > >
> > > Romaine
> > >
> > > 2014-11-28 10:32 GMT+01:00 Andrea Zanni <zanni.andrea84@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > >> Me too me too!
> > >> But before, Brussels on beer.
> > >>
> > >> Aubrey
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Craig Franklin <
> > >> cfranklin@halonetwork.net>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Forget that, I'd like WMUK to fly me to Scotland so that I can, uh,
> > >> > "research" and write about various types of whisky.
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers,
> > >> > Craig
> > >> >
> > >> > On 25 November 2014 at 18:59, Jon Davies <
> jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk
> > >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > And next the wine project? Count me in.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On 24 November 2014 at 18:22, Christophe Henner <
> > >> > > christophe.henner@gmail.com
> > >> > > > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > Good news everyone,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Cheese articles are gonna get improved!
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > As french, it was dreadful for us to see so few illustrations of
> > >> cheese
> > >> > > on
> > >> > > > Wikipedia. This is about to change.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > A group of french Wikimedians, lead by Pierre-Yves Beaudouin,
> > >> designed
> > >> > a
> > >> > > > project to photograph many cheeses, up to 200 for the moment.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > This project is perticular as we aim to have it found through a
> > >> french
> > >> > > > crowdfunding platform, KissKissBankBank.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Of course Wikimedia France could have funded it itself, but we
> > >> wanted
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > use the project as a way to get the larger audience aware of
> their
> > >> > > ability
> > >> > > > to contribute and to give a fun image of contributing.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > The project in few words iss follow :
> > >> > > > * 10 cheeses per session
> > >> > > > * During the session the cheeses are photographed and their
> > articles
> > >> > > > improved
> > >> > > > * During the sessions experimented wikimedian would train new
> > >> editors
> > >> > > > * At every session every participant would enjoy eating good
> > cheese
> > >> too
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > If you want to read more, or even contribute, about the project
> > you
> > >> can
> > >> > > go
> > >> > > > on KissKissBankBank :
> > >> > > > http://www.kisskissbankbank.com/fr/projects/wikicheese
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > If you have any questions, please feel free to shoot them on or
> > off
> > >> > list.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > All the best,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > --
> > >> > > > Christophe
> > >> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > >> > > --
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> > 169
> > >> > > tweet @jonatreesdavies
> > >> > >
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> England
> > >> and
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> > >> Registered
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> > EC2A
> > >> > 4LT.
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> Wikimedia
> > >> > > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia
> Foundation
> > >> (who
> > >> > > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
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