Re: [Wikimediauk-l] I'm giving talk in Hamburg, Thursday 23rd August

2012-08-15 Thread Roger Bamkin
Good luck Andy! On 14 August 2012 19:53, Andy Mabbett wrote: > Do pop along if you're nearby: > > > http://kultwerkwest.de/content/volunteering-wikimedia-why-work-free-evening-andy-mabbett-pigsonthewing > > -- > Andy Mabbett > @pigsonthewing > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk > >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] I'm giving talk in Hamburg, Thursday 23rd August

2012-08-15 Thread Richard Symonds
Afraid it's a bit too far for me to cycle... but you're already making waves over there so I'm sure you'll do fine! Best of luck all the same. Richard Symonds, Wikimedia UK On Aug 14, 2012 7:54 PM, "Andy Mabbett" wrote: > Do pop along if you're nearby: > > > http://kultwerkwest.de/content/volunt

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Mozilla teams up with Wikimedia UK for an Editathon - 18 August, London

2012-08-15 Thread Daria Cybulska
Dear All, Just a reminder about the Mozilla-related Editahton we are having on Saturday *18 August, starting at 12PM at the Mozilla offices (London WC2N 4AZ). * * * http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Editathon * * Please feel free to come for a chance to update the Mozilla related information on

[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

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

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 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 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 HJ Mitchell
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 between WMUK and the UK Wikimedia comm

[Wikimediauk-l] Upcoming training workshops - London

2012-08-15 Thread Andrew Gray
Hi all, I posted a month or two ago asking for volunteers to help with some training workshops I was running at Birkbeck. Thanks again to the four who replied - the day went well and we got really positive feedback from the attendees. I've three more arranged in London, and one in Oxford: * 3rd

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 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] Mozilla teams up with Wikimedia UK for an Editathon - 18 August, London

2012-08-15 Thread joseph seddon
There don't seem to be that many Mozillians to teach.. Seddon From: daria.cybul...@wikimedia.org.uk Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:25:39 +0100 To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Mozilla teams up with Wikimedia UK for an Editathon - 18 August, London Dear All, Ju