On 03/10/2012 07:41, Gordon Joly wrote:
On 02/10/12 23:03, Andrew Turvey wrote:
after all a constitution is not something that we should tinker with
lightly, hence the requirement for it to pass with a 75% change.
75% of those present and voting (and those voting by proxy?)?
Not less than 75%
The DT are reporting that Wikimedia UK has been "barred from
processing donations":
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9581813/Wikipedia-charity-faces-investigation-over-trustee-conflict-of-interest.html
Can we get this error corrected ASAP? It's also in the Wikipedia
article o
We are on to it.
On 3 October 2012 10:29, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> The DT are reporting that Wikimedia UK has been "barred from
> processing donations":
>
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9581813/Wikipedia-charity-faces-investigation-over-trustee-conflict-of-interest.html
>
> C
I'm sure I'll throw in my expertise!
Richard Symonds, Wikimedia UK
On Oct 3, 2012 7:43 AM, "Gordon Joly" wrote:
> On 02/10/12 14:51, Michael Peel wrote:
>
>> On 2 Oct 2012, at 14:33, Gordon Joly wrote:
>>
>> >On 02/10/12 14:21, Jon Davies wrote:
>>>
>>Ask Mike Peel about a special project
I though this was a largely accurate article without any major errors. Far
better than most media articles!
On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> The DT are reporting that Wikimedia UK has been "barred from
> processing donations":
>
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wiki
Hi,
There are a variety of ways this can be organised. I have been involved in
one initiative in the area of Law Centres.
You can have simple subsidiaries, or the one we set up in Tower Hamlets is
a co-operative, combining aspects of a consumer co-op and a workers co-op.
We would need to discus
The idea of setting up some kind of social enterprise is a very
interesting one. One other service it could sell, somewhat more
controversially, is advice on dealing with problems with Wikipedia
articles. I think it is clear that just letting OTRS handle it doesn't
really work and people need more
On 3 October 2012 11:15, Andrew Turvey wrote:
> I though this was a largely accurate article without any major errors. Far
> better than most media articles!
The main body of the article is very good. The summary at the top is
simplified to the point of being inaccurate. The main article
specific
On 3 Oct 2012, at 12:12, Thomas Dalton wrote:
> On 3 October 2012 11:15, Andrew Turvey wrote:
>> I though this was a largely accurate article without any major errors. Far
>> better than most media articles!
>
> The main body of the article is very good. The summary at the top is
> simplified
Hi,
I was just wondering if I need to wait for this budget before I go ahead
and make the booking at the Penderel's Oak and order a cake.
Hasina
On 3 October 2012 10:52, Richard Symonds
wrote:
> I'm sure I'll throw in my expertise!
>
> Richard Symonds, Wikimedia UK
> On Oct 3, 2012 7:43 AM, "
(starting a new topic as this is a little wider than the original thread,
hope that is OK)
I think it is clear that just letting OTRS handle it doesn't
> really work and people need more support than just an email address
> they can send things to and get back a lecture on Wikipedia policy and
> p
It would be... tricky to get the idea past the community on Wikipedia,
though, would it not? I know a good few administrators who delete any paid
articles on sight.
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registere
>
> I am particularly interested in developing a service to deliver training
> in use of Mediawiki technology with reference to specific platforms -
> i.e.Wikipedia and its sister sites, but also other projects such as
>
This is a really good idea!
It neatly applies our specific domain knowledge,
Yes, I think so: it needs to be approved by the board before we're allowed
to spend it :-)
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office 4th Floor,
On 3 October 2012 12:32, Richard Symonds
wrote:
> It would be... tricky to get the idea past the community on Wikipedia,
> though, would it not? I know a good few administrators who delete any paid
> articles on sight.
I should have been clearer - I'm talking about giving advice, and
possibly ser
I have started a grant application at
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Birthday - please fill in various
sections when you have time!
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Register
On 3 October 2012 12:26, Thomas Morton wrote:
> (starting a new topic as this is a little wider than the original thread,
> hope that is OK)
>
>> I think it is clear that just letting OTRS handle it doesn't
>> really work and people need more support than just an email address
>> they can send thi
On 3 October 2012 12:25, Hasina Khatun wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was just wondering if I need to wait for this budget before I go ahead and
> make the booking at the Penderel's Oak and order a cake.
If we're going with Penderal's Oak, then I don't think there is a
charge for the function room (someone w
On 3 October 2012 12:16, Michael Peel wrote:
> Of course, that still wouldn't be right - 'through banners on Wikipedia'
> would be more accurate. Getting media coverage 100% accurate is difficult (if
> only they used wikis…) - sometimes inaccuracies just have to be lived with,
> as grating as t
On 3 October 2012 12:51, Thomas Dalton wrote:
> On 3 October 2012 12:26, Thomas Morton
> wrote:
> > (starting a new topic as this is a little wider than the original thread,
> > hope that is OK)
> >
> >> I think it is clear that just letting OTRS handle it doesn't
> >> really work and people nee
This is the sort of discussion that should be had on-wiki, just to arrive
at some clarity about the fundamental issues.
I have raised the topic on Jimbo's talk page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Replacing_OTRS_with_a_commercial_consultancy_service
Andreas
On Wed, Oct 3, 2
On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 11:53 AM, wrote:
>
> Essentially this would require the Board making a decision that it was
> interested in looking into the idea and setting up a steering committee to
> take the matter forward. This could be done with a limited amount of
> officer time.
>
The board would
Again though - and I don't want to shoot the idea down (please don't think
I am!) - is this not what Roger did in Gibraltar?
One would need to be very careful about what sort of training one provided
- what happens if the consultancy trained people from, for example, UBS, to
edit - and then UBS we
On 3 October 2012 13:20, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> This is the sort of discussion that should be had on-wiki, just to arrive at
> some clarity about the fundamental issues.
>
> I have raised the topic on Jimbo's talk page.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Replacing_OTRS_with_a_c
This is the overriding issue.
It is what Roger is doing in Gibraltar - but the issue there more revolves
around a) he being a board member and the resulting poor handling the COI
(i.e. didn't resign once he had a commercial business in the same scope)
and b) the way in which Gibraltapedia interact
Indeed it would. I hope I was clear in defending OTRS as the best way to
resolve issues that we currently have, although it needs work!
Tom
On 3 October 2012 13:32, Andrew Gray wrote:
> On 3 October 2012 13:20, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> > This is the sort of discussion that should be had on-wiki,
I've left a comment on Jimbo's talk page, as I think Andreas' comment there
doesn't reflect what we're discussing on the list.
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9581813/Wikipedia-charity-faces-investigation-over-trustee-conflict-of-interest.html
Bit long?
bit.ly has three saves already!
Gordo
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Hi all,
I'm currently working on fixing up some of the details for an event we
have running later in October with the International Dunhuang Project,
an international group working with a large collection of manuscripts
and artefacts from the eastern end of the Silk Road.
http://idp.bl.uk/ & http
Minor request, can someone work on the Silk Road article itself where
there's been a mess/conflict over the marine aspects of the Silk Road?
I was partially to blame for it but never was able to fix it.
Thanks
Doug
On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Andrew Gray wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm currently wor
On 03/10/12 12:54, Thomas Dalton wrote:
On 3 October 2012 12:25, Hasina Khatun wrote:
Hi,
I was just wondering if I need to wait for this budget before I go ahead and
make the booking at the Penderel's Oak and order a cake.
If we're going with Penderal's Oak, then I don't think there is a
cha
On 03/10/12 11:53, fab...@unpopular.org.uk wrote:
I am particularly interested in developing a service to deliver training
in use of Mediawiki technology with reference to specific platforms -
i.e.Wikipedia and its sister sites, but also other projects such as
Wikivet:
http://en.wikivet.net/Vete
On 03/10/12 12:07, Thomas Dalton wrote:
It would be better for a social enterprise of Wikimedians to be
providing that paid consultancy than some of the other people trying
to offer such services.
Sounds very much like GNU and Cygnus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_Solutions
Gordo
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On Oct 3, 2012 12:32 PM, "Richard Symonds"
wrote:
> It would be... tricky to get the idea past the community on Wikipedia,
> though, would it not? I know a good few administrators who delete any paid
>
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