[Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit?

Here's a quick 24 hour poll on the issues surrounding WMUK accepting kit from donors. (the table looks better if you click "Show all 7 options") Comments on this thread welcome. The board will be discussing a particular donation this evening, but we are mor

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit?

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Fae wrote: > Here's a quick 24 hour poll on the issues surrounding WMUK accepting > kit from donors. (the table > looks better if you click "Show all 7 options") > > Comments on this thread welcome. The board will be discus

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit?

It's hard to make a difinitive answer with no data; my personal view would vary drastically depending on various factors: - Is the donation intended to publicity reasons - What is being donated - What sort of publicity is expected - Are the organisation someone we would agree with And more. Tom

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit?

On 27/03/2012 14:07, Thomas Morton wrote: - Are the organisation someone we would agree with Yeah. Would we want Microsoft IIS with SharePoint on a blade? Gordo -- Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit?

- Original Message - > From: "Gordon Joly" > Yeah. Would we want Microsoft IIS with SharePoint on a blade? So long as they hadn't required WMUK to actually *use* SharePoint or IIS (ie. were aware that the first thing which would happen to the box was the OS etc would be replaced) then

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit?

Hi, Based on the suggestions here, I have split the last question "There should be an advance discussion with members for every in-kind donation" into large and small (under £1,000). Apologies if folks need to re-visit the table. I actually had in mind in-kind donations of less than £1,000 or so

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit?

On 27 March 2012 13:43, Fae wrote: > Here's a quick 24 hour poll on the issues surrounding WMUK accepting > kit from donors. (the table > looks better if you click "Show all 7 options") > Comments on this thread welcome. The board will be discussing a > pa

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit?

I think the key question is whether the kit is something we actually want. As long as it is, and it doesn't come with any unreasonable restrictions or requirements, why would we say no? On Mar 27, 2012 1:44 PM, "Fae" wrote: > Here's a quick 24 hour poll on the issues surrounding WMUK accepting >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit?

+1. Harry From: Thomas Dalton To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 17:54 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Poll: Should Wikimedia UK accept in-kind donations of kit? I think the key question is whether the kit is something we actu

[Wikimediauk-l] Request: Volunteers & e-Volunteers for donations from The National Archives (UK)

Hi, Our friend Jo in the The National Archives has uploaded a test photograph at . Comments or offers to help with later mass uploads and categorization would be gratefully received. This image is one of an initial tes