[Wikimediauk-l] Shaping the 2013 Activity Plan

2012-08-04 Thread Chris Keating
Dear all, Please help us shape Wikimedia UK's work for 2013! At the Board meeting on Thursday, we felt that we need more creative ideas to put into the 2013 plan, as what we currently have is a bit too similar to the 2012 Activity Plan. Every Board member has committed to coming up with at least

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Request from Open Rights Group

2012-08-04 Thread Martin Poulter
I was surprised to see so little stuff behind the screen. I would expect the work behind the screen to extend back a long way, and for the scaffolding to eventually join up with venerable-looking buildings (to represent GLAMs, universities etc.). I haven't the artistic skills to realise this vision

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Request from Open Rights Group

2012-08-04 Thread Martin Poulter
Asking people to comment on something they haven't seen would indeed be unreasonable. Fortunately, Jon did something entirely different: inviting those interested to get in touch with the person who will write the response. Why not take up the suggestion? On 3 August 2012 20:41, geni wrote: > On

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 85, Issue 26

2012-08-04 Thread joscelyn.upendran
Thanks for the suggestions and views about whether/what sort of submission WMUK should make to the consultation on the CDB. There isn't a 'response' to comment on at the moment as we agreed as a Board on Thursday night that WMUK should go ahead and make a submission to the consultation. The Board

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Request from Open Rights Group

2012-08-04 Thread Deryck Chan
On Aug 3, 2012 5:07 PM, "Gordon Joly" wrote: > > On 03/08/12 15:46, Michael Peel wrote: >> >> >> 'We' the editing community (all >1000 that !voted online) felt SOPA/PIPA was relevant, and blacked out the site. 'We' the charity communicated the decision and views of the community to the media. It's

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Request from Open Rights Group

2012-08-04 Thread geni
On 4 August 2012 12:14, Martin Poulter wrote: > Asking people to comment on something they haven't seen would indeed > be unreasonable. Fortunately, Jon did something entirely different: > inviting those interested to get in touch with the person who will > write the response. Why not take up the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Request from Open Rights Group

2012-08-04 Thread Gordon Joly
On 04/08/12 19:14, Deryck Chan wrote: No they aren't, and they shouldn't be expected to, because the two have a great overlap of membership and the same goals. Overlap of membership is no reason to make two groups identical, either in reality or in the mind of third parties. Gordo ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Request from Open Rights Group

2012-08-04 Thread rexx
Human perception is rarely governed by either reason or reality. -- Rexx On 4 August 2012 21:52, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 04/08/12 19:14, Deryck Chan wrote: > >> >> No they aren't, and they shouldn't be expected to, because the two have a >> great overlap of membership and the same goals. >> >