Not sure I parsed your sentence correctly, Roger, but I wouldn't assume
that academics are better able than anyone else, or need less training
than anyone else, to edit a wiki.
On Tue, 19 Apr 2011, Roger Bamkin wrote:
> Fae If we split Academia from Education (by the latter I mean teaching
> pe
On 17/04/2011 02:27, Thomas Dalton wrote:
> . You
> can't have Articles that depend on Rules - that's backwards!
Indeed!
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On 19/04/2011 22:43, Chris Keating wrote:
The new Board is:
Roger Bamkin (Victuallers) - Chair
Andrew Turvey (AndrewRT) - Treasurer
Michael Peel (Mike Peel) - Secretary
Chris Keating (The Land)
Martin Poulter (MartinPoulter)
Ashley Van Haeften (Fae)
Steve Virgin (Steve Virgin)
Gentlemen, I exp
I trust you're not advocating tokenism.
On 20 Apr 2011 11:44, "Gordon Joly" wrote:
> On 19/04/2011 22:43, Chris Keating wrote:
>>
>> The new Board is:
>>
>> Roger Bamkin (Victuallers) - Chair
>> Andrew Turvey (AndrewRT) - Treasurer
>> Michael Peel (Mike Peel) - Secretary
>> Chris Keating (The Land
>
>
> P.S. Diversity of the board?
>
There was a bit of a discussion on Twitter on Saturday about the fact that
all the candidates were white middle-aged men.* The evidence suggests that
most Wikimedians are men (70/30ish?). I had a look at the WMUK membership
list to identify gender on the basis
Well we have geographic and age related diversity. Llinguistic, ethnic
and gender diversity would be nice and I hope the board is keen to
reach out to the celtic languages, non-native speakers and so forth.
Gender diversity is a problem across almost the whole of Wikimedia.
Maybe the board can addr
In terms of this discussion about breaking down diversity barriers, we've
had some limited success with the two events we have ran in Bristol
recently:
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Wiki_Academy_1 (March 19)
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2011 (April 16)
A larg
Some very positive coverage on technology blog TheNextWeb (a competitor
to TechCrunch), which gives a quick overview of what Wikimedia UK has
done and is planning to do:
http://thenextweb.com/uk/2011/04/20/wikimedia-uk-hires-full-time-staff-aims-to-increase-content-quality-on-wikipedia/
If you w
Well done Martin a great article
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On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 13:06, steve virgin wrote:
> In terms of this discussion about breaking down diversity barriers, we’ve
> had some limited success with the two events we have ran in Bristol
> recently:
>
> http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Wiki_Academy_1 (March 19)
>
> http://uk.wikimedi
Tom - perhaps get the guys at the Imperial College Wikipedia Society to give
you hand, lend you a room or something else?
I can ping Vinesh and put you in touch?
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[mailto:wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Beh
We would be very interested in having regular events on campus. We need 2 weeks
advanced notice to book rooms and at certain times of the year things are more
difficult to do, but we can book rooms in South Kensington, Hammersmith and
Acton capacity up to 60 very easily, and more than a 100 with
> that the bias in our membership is a bit more skewed than that (85/15ish).
Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
Wikipedian.
By the way, I was one of the candidates and I do not consider myself
"white" (or
On 20/04/2011 11:55, James Farrar wrote:
> I trust you're not advocating tokenism.
The very thought!
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On 20/04/2011 12:09, Chris Keating wrote:
>
> My view is that this is something we need to address - and in
> particular we need to make sure it doesn't become a self-fulfilling
> prophecy.
>
No, but, as a registered charity, seeking funding from UK agencies
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On 20/04/2011 13:06, steve virgin wrote:
PS: I am white and middle aged so am guilty as charged!!!
So far so good. Here is a list
1) Gender
2) Ethnicity
3) Age
4) Religion
5) Disability
6) Sexual orientation
See for example:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Y
On 20/04/2011 13:23, steve virgin wrote:
> Well done Martin a great article
Apart from the date (it say 17th)?
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On 20 Apr 2011, at 15:29, Fae wrote:
> Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
> conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
> Wikipedian.
Hah, I didn't realise that—great! That makes me feel a little better, having
only just turned 17!
Isabell.
>
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Isabell Long wrote:
> On 20 Apr 2011, at 15:29, Fae wrote:
> > Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
> > conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
> > Wikipedian.
>
> Hah, I didn't realise that—great! That makes me
On 20/04/2011 17:09, Alex Stinson wrote:
Please participate! Some of the most interesting Wikipedians I have
met are the younger ones amongst us. Also, we youth have a lot more
time on our hands with a lot less obligations, so we can do more!
Alex
I am 55 and "semi-retired". Does that count
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Gordon Joly wrote:
> On 20/04/2011 17:09, Alex Stinson wrote:
>
>
> Please participate! Some of the most interesting Wikipedians I have met
> are the younger ones amongst us. Also, we youth have a lot more time on our
> hands with a lot less obligations, so we c
On 20 April 2011 16:11, Gordon Joly wrote:
> On 20/04/2011 13:06, steve virgin wrote:
>
> > PS: I am white and middle aged so am guilty as charged!!!
>
> So far so good. Here is a list
>
> 1) Gender
> 2) Ethnicity
> 3) Age
> 4) Religion
> 5) Disability
> 6) Sexual orientation
Before coming u
On 20 April 2011 17:01, Isabell Long wrote:
> On 20 Apr 2011, at 15:29, Fae wrote:
>> Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
>> conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
>> Wikipedian.
> Hah, I didn't realise that—great! That makes me feel a littl
On Wed, 20 Apr 2011, David Gerard wrote:
> By current standards, you're past it.
>
> (Sam Korn was on the en:wp arbcom at 16 ...)
Getting off topic (sorry), but I've just been looking up age limits and
things and in the most recent elections candidates were required to be at
least 18. I've not
On 20 Apr 2011, at 17:38, David Gerard wrote:
> On 20 April 2011 17:01, Isabell Long wrote:
>> On 20 Apr 2011, at 15:29, Fae wrote:
>
>>> Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
>>> conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
>>> Wikipedian.
>
>> Ha
On 20/04/2011 17:26, James Forrester wrote:
> Before coming up with our own list of areas of concern, the Equalities
> Act sets out[0] nine "protected characteristics" that are worth
> considering for scope:
>
> 1. age;
> 2. disability;
> 3. gender reassignment;
> 4. marriage and civil partnership;
On 20 April 2011 18:04, Isabell Long wrote:
> Suggestions as to how I can get more involved are welcome! I do plan to
> come to one of the London meetups *soon*. :-)
Though I'd be the last to discourage people from coming to the meetups
(and especially "my" meetups in London), they are primaril
On 20 April 2011 17:59, Chris McKenna wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2011, David Gerard wrote:
>> (Sam Korn was on the en:wp arbcom at 16 ...)
>
> Getting off topic (sorry), but I've just been looking up age limits and
> things and in the most recent elections candidates were required to be at
> least 18
>
>
> Of course! I just find that a lot fewer of my peers (I am only 20) are bold
> about their ability to take on big projects than people with a little more
> life experience behind them.
>
>
I've worked with local councillors aged between 20 and 85. All the mediocre
ones were middle-aged. ;-)
On 20/04/2011 22:27, James Forrester wrote:
> On 20 April 2011 18:04, Isabell Long wrote:
>> Suggestions as to how I can get more involved are welcome! I do plan to
>> come to one of the London meetups *soon*. :-)
> Though I'd be the last to discourage people from coming to the meetups
> (and es
On 20 April 2011 22:31, Chris Keating wrote:
> Regarding Chris's point about age limits - I am no expert but I imagine the
> legal duties of directors mean they need to be over 18?
16, actually. Wikimedia UK has a requirement in its articles that we
can't have a majority of the board under 18, th
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:27:53PM +0100, James Forrester wrote:
> On 20 April 2011 18:04, Isabell Long wrote:
> > Suggestions as to how I can get more involved are welcome! I do plan to
> > come to one of the London meetups *soon*. :-)
>
> Though I'd be the last to discourage people from comin
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