Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives

2012-08-16 Thread Andrew Turvey
-- Forwarded message -- From: "Andrew Turvey" Date: 16 Aug 2012 13:56 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives To: "HJ Mitchell" Likewise I think this is a good decision. A truly public mailing list is a valuable thing in many wa

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives

2012-08-15 Thread Katie Chan
On 15/08/2012 22:53, HJ Mitchell wrote: It is disingenuous to suggest that, in posting to a *public* mailing list, the risk that your post will be public is not clear. I think it's a shame that a trustee doesn't wish to be subscribe to the mailing list that is the primary method of communication

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives

2012-08-15 Thread John Vandenberg
Thank you James, and the other list admins. -- John Vandenberg ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives

2012-08-15 Thread HJ Mitchell
024 7698 0977 Skype: harry_j_mitchell From: Fae To: James Forrester Cc: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 22:28 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives Thanks James. In light of this I'll unsubscribe fr

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives

2012-08-15 Thread David Gerard
On 15 August 2012 22:28, Fae wrote: > Thanks James. In light of this I'll unsubscribe from this list until > such a time as the risks for new subscribers are made completely clear > on joining. The current text, both on the page and in the joining message, is: This is a public mailing list fo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives

2012-08-15 Thread Fae
Thanks James. In light of this I'll unsubscribe from this list until such a time as the risks for new subscribers are made completely clear on joining. I will recommend the chapter considers it's stance on whether the list can be recommended as a service for members. Fae _

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives

2012-08-15 Thread David Gerard
On 15 August 2012 21:38, Thomas Dalton wrote: > One question: you said you won't agree to the "mass-deletion of content", > does that mean you are deleting some content, just not a large amount? The > arguments you make apply to small amounts of content just add much as they > do large amounts.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives

2012-08-15 Thread Thomas Dalton
You guys sure take your time, but thank you for doing the right thing eventually! One question: you said you won't agree to the "mass-deletion of content", does that mean you are deleting some content, just not a large amount? The arguments you make apply to small amounts of content just add much

[Wikimediauk-l] Status of this list and its archives

2012-08-15 Thread James Forrester
All, Over the past few months a number of individuals have asked for some, many, or all e-mails they have written to be removed from the archives. In general, our answer has been a holding 'no', but the mailing list's archives were nevertheless temporarily hidden from view. This was unsatisfactory