Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-06 Thread Gordon Joly
On 06/08/12 16:30, Fae wrote: Yes, all Trustees have to maintain standards of probity. Gordo Could you explain that comment? Thanks, Fae ___ I am suggesting that the Chair of a board (along with Treasurer and Secretary) should have the same standards as any other Trust

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-06 Thread Thomas Dalton
On Aug 6, 2012 4:39 PM, "steve virgin" wrote: > > > If this starts into something please can you move this to private > conversation rather than a public one with hundreds of people copied in > please? > > Thanks This is a matter that affects the whole chapter, so it makes sense to discuss it on

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-06 Thread steve virgin
Fae Sent: 06 August 2012 16:31 To: UK Wikimedia mailing list Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK > Yes, all Trustees have to maintain standards of probity. > > Gordo Could you explain that comment? Thanks, Fae ___ Wik

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-06 Thread Fae
> Yes, all Trustees have to maintain standards of probity. > > Gordo Could you explain that comment? Thanks, Fae ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-06 Thread Gordon Joly
On 06/08/12 16:21, Michael Peel wrote: Indeed, his role as a trustee was, and still is, unaffected by arbcom's decision. It was his role as Chair that (sadly) became untenable. Thanks, Mike Yes, all Trustees have to maintain standards of probity. Gordo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-06 Thread Michael Peel
On 6 Aug 2012, at 08:11, WilliamH wrote: > Because the blog post response to The Daily Telegraph article wrote that > "“The Board is united in the view that this decision does not affect his role > as a Trustee of the charity." > > Then again my conclusion was only an inference based on a sequ

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-06 Thread WilliamH
Because the blog post response to The Daily Telegraph article wrote that "“The Board is united in the view that this decision does not affect his role as a Trustee of the charity." Then again my conclusion was only an inference based on a sequence of events. I take it you still stand by that comme

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-05 Thread Michael Peel
On 5 Aug 2012, at 18:34, WilliamH wrote: > I find it odd that Ashley grasped the incompatibility of his position before > the rest of the board did, and more to the point, that they only did grasp it > after he stepped down. {{citation needed}}. I'm curious to know why you think this? Thanks,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-05 Thread WilliamH
Got it. I find it odd that Ashley grasped the incompatibility of his position before the rest of the board did, and more to the point, that they only did grasp it *after* he stepped down. Of those who signed the EGM, what are your views on that? WH. On 6 August 2012 01:19, Thomas Dalton wrote

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-05 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 6 August 2012 01:11, WilliamH wrote: > > I see that the EGM call has been closed as unsuccessful. Do calls like that > have a legal expiry date based on their opening, or was it just considered > stale? Calls like that don't have any legal meaning - the law only talks about the actual reques

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-05 Thread WilliamH
-- >> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 01:12:44 +0100 >> From: william.wiki.ad...@gmail.com >> To: jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk; wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK >> >> >> Thanks Jon. Please terminate my membership of WMUK. T

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-01 Thread WilliamH
12 01:12:44 +0100 > From: william.wiki.ad...@gmail.com > To: jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk; wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK > > > Thanks Jon. Please terminate my membership of WMUK. This is not without > regret, as my own p

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-01 Thread joseph seddon
h the situation would agree. Seddon Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 01:12:44 +0100 From: william.wiki.ad...@gmail.com To: jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk; wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK Thanks Jon. Please terminate my membership of WMUK. This is not wi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A message from Wikimedia UK

2012-08-01 Thread WilliamH
Thanks Jon. Please terminate my membership of WMUK. This is not without regret, as my own personal albeit scant interactions with Fae have been wholly positive, and WMUK has always come across as very professional in its dealings with me. But, of a group promoting the editing of Wikipedia whose cha