Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

So does anyone have any comments on the actual strategic framework document? https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:DraftStrategicFramework2016-19February2016.pdf Personally I think it's quite good, but then I sort of would anyway. Do you agree? Disagree? Partially agree? Have questions? Please let u

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] I'm moving on!

Congratulations on the new job Richard - it feels like quite a long time ago since I interviewed you for the role of "providing poorly specified but vital help in the 2011 fundraiser until we actually get our act together and have an office and so on" ;) Thank you for all your hard work and commit

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] House of Commons editathon

I think the last time we were small enough to be able to schedule all our events with no clashes was back in the first half of 2011! Chris On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 10:52 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 15/11/16 11:41, Stuart Prior wrote: > > > > Just a reminder that we have this event coming up this

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight want to do Daily Mail vs WP:RS tonight - editor on hand?

Hmmm, trying to turn an interview from "zomg! Wikipedia bans the Mail!" round to "actually this is all normal and we have some really interesting community preferences" sounds tricky. ;) On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 1:51 PM, David Gerard wrote: > Usual line is "editorial decision, I'll forward you

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight want to do Daily Mail vs WP:RS tonight - editor on hand?

emorise the long lists of egregious falsehoods brought up in the RFC, > recite in a calm voice while smiling > > On 9 February 2017 at 15:45, David Gerard wrote: > >> That is literally what the task is, yes :-) >> >> On 9 February 2017 at 15:41, Chris Keating >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight want to do Daily Mail vs WP:RS tonight - editor on hand?

Wait, what? Until 2014 the Mail was including material that was solely sourced to Wikipedia?? Seriously??? On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Gordon Joly wrote: > > > > ** > A spokesman for Mail Newspapers said: “It is hard to know whether to > laugh or cry at this mov

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK press corps - do we have editors on hand?

Now I'm no longer on the board I'm probably a more useful potential spokesperson (though still mildly terrified of the whole concept ;) ) Chris On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Charles Matthews < charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > On 11 February 2017 at 00:45 David Gerard wrote: > > I

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Possible documentary programme about the Wikipedia community in the UK - and how to get involved

Just had a chat with these people and confirm they are nice and friendly. They're keen to hear from more UK Wikimedians, particularly meetup regulars so if you're interested do drop Yasmin a line. :) Chris On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Lucy Crompton-Reid < lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia Commons question

Hi Steve, You certainly could have a more nuanced policy, and use more images as a result! I'd guess the reasons you might be cautious are: - Commons has a good number of files it that are in the public domain in the US, but may not be in the UK (assuming that public domain-UK is sufficient for t

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia Commons question

> > > > Wikimedia Germany developed a tool that determines the license information > of Commons items and makes it more user-friendly to determine how you can > use the item (e.g. how to attribute, in which context you can use a > particular item in, etc.): https://lizenzhinweisgenerator.de/?lang=e

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposed election night editathon

> > On the 11th of May, each councils will release a document called a > Statements of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates for the > upcoming election. We need to manually enter this information into a > database so that more useful things can be done with it. Come and help! > https://w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposed election night editathon

> For a flat-file database that's available online to a limited number of > people, > a spreadsheet is perfectly adequate. It's probably heresy, but Google docs > would > work. > Yes, I'm sure that's the right kind of solution for on the day and most of the potential use cases. I'd imagine that a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Please welcome new chair for Wikimedia UK

Congratulations Josie! And delighted to see that Wikimedia UK has its highest ever numbers of members and volunteers. :) Regards, Chris (former Wikimedia UK chair from back deep in the mists of time) On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 6:34 PM, Michael Maggs wrote: > Dear friends > > At today's AGM, three

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Imperial War Museum, meetings with Wikimedia UK

Oh god really Fae? The Board finally agreed to accept your membership application, no doubt persuaded water had passed under the bridge, and bygones were now bygones. Then within weeks you are forwarding private correspondence to this list and "demanding answers" about things that happened in 201

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Imperial War Museum, meetings with Wikimedia UK

apologies, strike the "forwarding private correspondence" bit. My point stands, nonetheless... On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 9:49 PM, Chris Keating wrote: > Oh god really Fae? > > The Board finally agreed to accept your membership application, no > doubt persuaded water had p

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Imperial War Museum, meetings with Wikimedia UK

e claim that I have published > any private correspondence. > > Thanks, > Fae > > On 28 July 2017 at 21:49, Chris Keating wrote: >> Oh god really Fae? >> >> The Board finally agreed to accept your membership application, no >> doubt persuaded water had pass

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Imperial War Museum, meetings with Wikimedia UK

Though if you do happen to dig it out, it would not be appropriate to discuss the contents on a public list. On 28 Jul 2017 22:08, "Chris Keating" wrote: > You might refer to, inter alia, my email to you of 8.39pm on 21 May 2013. > > Regards, > > Chris > > On F

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] GLAM/MILHIST volunteer role

Hmmm - sadly I don't think writing Wikipedia articles is what they have in mind when they say they want "significant experience working at an influential level in the media, whether broadcast, print or online" :) Chris On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 6:32 AM, Jonathan Cardy wrote: > I've just heard that

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] GLAM/MILHIST volunteer role

If there are any MILHIST editors in the UK who have extensive senior media experience it would be news to me! Chris On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 1:52 PM, Charles Matthews wrote: > > On 20 October 2017 at 10:29 Chris Keating > wrote: > > > Hmmm - sadly I don't think writin

[Wikimediauk-l] Anyone in Ealing?

Well, you probably don't need to actually be in Ealing, but I've been passed a query from someone working at a GLAM who in their spare time is trying to improve Ealing-related articles and who is confused category structure for articles related to Ealing. Shout if you can lend a sympathetic hand vi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 150, Issue 4

ng, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Wikimediauk-l digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >>1. Anyone in Ealing? (Chris Keating) >> >> >> -

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Signing off for now

That sounds like literally your dream job, so good luck with it and I hope you have a lot of fun. And, I may get banned from the mailing list for saying this, but... ... may the forts be with you. On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 5:36 PM, Richard Nevell wrote: > Hello everyone, > > This is my last day

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK 2018 AGM

Hi Katie! Thanks for the email. Am guessing that you meant *this* page for resolutions, not the 2017 version? https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2018_Annual_General_Meeting/Resolutions Chris On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:30 AM, Katie Crampton wrote: > Good morning all > > I'm pleased to confirm that t

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Strategy Meeting on Wednesday 30th January

I hesitate to contribute to this conversation at all, but in the light of section 6.1 of the Chapter Agreement between Wikimedia UK and the WMF, this standard email signature is probably quite sensible. It reads: "The Chapter shall seek to ensure in all dealings that it does not appear to speak fo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Community Consultation on the Wikimedia Movement Strategy

Hello all, As someone serving on one of the strategy working groups, I just wanted to encourage you all to take part in this. This strategy process is really the first time that the Wikimedia movement has sat down to think about who it is, what it is doing, why, and how to be structured and resou

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Change in licence requirement for National Lottery Heritage Fund projects

Congratulations! Great news, and wonderful to see the chapter influencing such an important body. Chris On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 1:41 PM Lucy Crompton-Reid < lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Dear all > > The National Lottery Heritage Fund has today announced a significant policy > ch

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Preparation meeting - from strategy to implementation (Wikimedia 2030)

Hi all, Just wanted to say that while the strategy process probably feels remote and interminable and you could be forgiven for wondering whether we really need another round of workshops on top of the previous 7 stages of the project, there are some very important changes in among its recommendat

[Wikimediauk-l] Re: Wikimedia UK recruiting for a new Chair of Trustees

> > Just to note that "Co-opted directors are not lesser, inferior, or less > capable than elected board members or hold any less of a mandate, nor > should they be perceived to be" is an opinion rather than fact. > Not really. It's a fact that nothing in the Wikimedia UK constitution, Charity Com

[Wikimediauk-l] Re: Wikimedia UK recruiting for a new Chair of Trustees

> I really didn't want to get involved in this, but I'm impulsive. However, > my impulsiveness and my prudence have agreed that all I will do is > acknowledge that, yes, the Chair of any charity is a special role with > special responsibilities.I encourage members to think about that. > Yes, that'

[Wikimediauk-l] Re: Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Charter Drafting Committee elections are now open!

Hello everyone, Just a reminder that voting for this closes on Monday! There's more information about what it's about and why you should vote, here - but in short, it's assembling a group of people who will create (or facilitate the creation of) what's essentially a new constitution for the Wikim

[Wikimediauk-l] Re: Wikimedia UK and the Ukraine sponsorship scheme

There is this page on Ukrainian Wikipedia with offers of help - if we are able to do anything, worth posting it here: https://uk.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4472720 On Sat, 12 Mar 2022, 16:48 Lucy Crompton-Reid, < lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Thanks for this Lane - I wasn't

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

[Wikimediauk-l] National Maritime Museum archive

I was talking earlier to the National Maritime Museum about organising an editathon. They wanted to see what use we thought we could make of the material in the archive collection, and whether Wikipedians would be up for coming and making use of it. I am anticipating that this could prove very popu

[Wikimediauk-l] Livetweeting the Battle of Arras (1917)

Just a note for the World War I buffs amongst you - there's quite an interesting plan by Oxford University to crowdsource a livetweet of the Battle of Arras. More info here: http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/?p=253 I'm planning to take part and other Wikimedians would be very welcome. You might

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

> Oh, did we forget to induct you ? ;) > > Where does that email address go, anyway? > > We could tell you. But I'm not sure you want to know the answer. ;-) Chris ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailm

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List archives

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On Mar 29, 2012 5:50 PM, "Chris Keating" > wrote: > > > > > >> Oh, did we forget to induct you ? ;) > >> > >> Where does that email address go, anyway? > >> > > > >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Livetweeting the Battle of Arras (1917)

might be more receptive to CC-By-SA if they understood it better. > I could be wrong, but that's my general impression. > Harry > ________ > From: Chris Keating > To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Sent: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 17:49 > Subject:

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Foundation-l] Board Resolutions from March 30th 2012

Those of you not on Foundation-l might be interested to see this post from Ting, the chair of the Foundation board, which has some important implications for the development of Wikimedia UK in future. Regards, Chris -- Forwarded message -- From: Ting Chen Date: Fri, Mar 30, 2012

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] London Bid for Wikimania 2013

As Richard says, we took the position that we will support volunteer-led bids, but wouldn't drive one as a chapter. There are lots of reasons why it would be great to have Wikimania in the UK, but It's not something that is vital for our future as a chapter, and it's not something that's come up a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Foundation-l] Board Resolutions from March 30th 2012

There's a bit more context from the Foundation Board Q&A at the Chapters meeting, here: http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/wmcon12-day2-board-chapters I am very pleased that we now have this issue settled. The argument that we collectively made to the Foundation was that we would be able to raise more

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK may not take on a task that volunteer could do.

> "WMUK may not take on a task that volunteer could do". or "WMUK may not > take on a task that volunteer is willing and able to do as a volunteer?" > > Just to be clear - here we are talking about Wikimedia UK *staff*, not the *organisation*. Wikimedia UK the organisation will continue to rely on

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Livetweeting the Battle of Arras (1917)

On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Michael Peel wrote: > Nice. :-) Was this spontaneous on their part, or was there > behind-the-scenes discussions here? Actually it's a sign of the way things are going! There are lots of people in "digital engagement" jobs who are themselves quite signed up to t

[Wikimediauk-l] Train the Trainers tender

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this on this list yet: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Train_the_Trainers_Tender "Wikimedia UK is seeking individuals or organisations that can deliver a 'Training the Trainers' programme­. The aim will be to train active Wikipedians and educators to deliver consis

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Livetweeting the Battle of Arras (1917)

> I know some of the relevant folks through one of my day jobs, and I've > encouraged them to think about Wikipedia/Wikimedia through mailing > lists/ talks and so on. This included corresponding with the WW1 > Centenary project's developer, Pat Lockley, about the MediaWiki API. > Since then, Pat h

[Wikimediauk-l] Sign up for our first World War I Editathon

I'm really pleased to announce that our first World War I - themed Editathon will be held on June 16th. We're running this event in partnership with JISC, the UK Government's expert body on digital technologies for education and research. It will be a great opportunity to work closely with experts

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Nice link

> > > > > I would suggest that the critique rests on a highly questionable > > assumption, namely that if Wikipedia were not there people would pay > > journalists to write the stuff that Wikipedia provides. > The way I'd look at it is that we're making the sharing of knowledge easier, which is a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Adobe Creative Suite software license

> > Having some technical oversight from the community in the form of a > lightweight 'geek cabal'* seems like it might be quite important given other > discussions about things like mailing lists, having to run a locally-hosted > OTRS-type system for fundraising email, and funding of tool devel

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Ob Comments about our Chief Exec

On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 21/04/12 21:24, Thomas Morton wrote: > >> >> The line at which the chapter ends and the community begins is very >> blurred >> > > > Not in UK law. The Charity has members (and Trustees and staff). The > membership have obligations in law.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fundraiser position.

This will be another key role in our staff team, so please do pass the opportunity on to anyone who might be suitable! Regards, Chris On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Jon Davies wrote: > I am happy to announce that the recruitment for a fundraiser for Wikimedia > UK is now open. > > Details can

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Info: Feedback for CEO performance review

> > > I would like to take the opportunity to give a personal thank you to > Jon for his commitment and the massive levels of hard work he has been > putting in over the last 6 months to speedily establish the UK office, > ensure our governance and processes are kicked into order and his own > rapi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Objects of a charity.

> Not quite carte blanche. Surely "such charitable purposes" does limit them > to spending the money on things that would be deemed charitable in UK law. > > Well, quite! The main purpose of Trustees is to make sure the organisation only spends money in pursuit of its charitable objectives. Which

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Olympic mascots on Commons

I imagine the mascots are trademarks, and that the OGL doesn't release the trademarks as well or does it? Chris On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Richard Symonds < richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Fantastic Tom! 10/10. I withdraw my earlier nonsensical question. > > Richard Symonds >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 06/05/12 23:15, Fae wrote: > >> (for example, it says that Edward Buckner came in for a friendly chat >> last week with generally positive results, but I hope you realize that I >> would not tell you all that on a public list unless Edward

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 08/05/12 12:40, Chris Keating wrote: > >> >> It's important staff get to know the community, this is often >> accomplished better by a friendly chat than an unfriendly interrogation. ;-) >> >> Chr

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 8 May 2012 12:50, Richard Symonds > wrote: > > The UK community - both members and non-members :-) > > Getting to know the international community wouldn't hurt either - I > know Jon has visited both Berlin and San Fransisco in order to g

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What I did at work today: Richard

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Thomas Morton wrote: > > On 9 May 2012 09:03, Jon Davies wrote: > >> Richard IS complying with the Working Time Directive but I am using the >> Albanian prisons version from 1956. >> >> Sometimes I don't even chain him to the desk - too soft? I just can't >> help i

[Wikimediauk-l] World War I Editathon taking shape

up - there is still time! (Wikimedia UK can pay travel expenses for Wikimedians who are coming if required, and lunch is included!). Thanks, Chris -- Chris Keating Trustee, Wikimedia UK @chriskeating chris.keat...@wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Char

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] (semi-OT) WMUK should probably not do any balloon releases, OK?

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:18 PM, Andy Mabbett wrote: > *cough* > > On 24 May 2012 22:57, wrote: > > The evidence suggests that were we to try it we'd soon hear what a bad > idea it was... > > > We might release some balloons under CC-BY-SA, but not in a physical sense ;-) _

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Listadmin wanted for wikimediauk-l

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 11:15 PM, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On 1 June 2012 10:04, David Gerard wrote: > > On 30 May 2012 20:13, David Gerard wrote: > > > >> Andrew Turvey has quit as listadmin so we could probably do with a > spare. > >> Any volunteers? Please email wikimediauk-l-ow...@lists.wikimedi

[Wikimediauk-l] Don't suppose anyone knows about this..

"An open letter to the Royal Society - please employ a Wikipedian in Residence" http://duncan.hull.name/tag/wikipedian-in-residence/ Obviously very nice, just wondered if anyone else here had seen it / written it / etc ;-) Chris -- Chris Keating Trustee, Wikimedia UK @chriskeating

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK's coolest projects

I think we should use this opportunity to talk about projects that have an impact, not internal things like charity status or direct debits (both things I'm very proud of, but they are things which enable us to do things, not ends in themselves). Personally I'd add the World War I editathon to the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Recruiting for the Developer

> > > MW development is a whole job in itself. From experience; it's hard to > work meaningfully on a major project (such as that) whilst also doing > smaller bits of work (like outreach, sysadmin, smaller development tasks). > Why is that, out of interest? But anyway - Mike has posted the Board

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Thomas Morton wrote: > > > As a point of interest; what *exactly* does need to be done for the > fundraiser? I've seen no actual specification; and what I was suggesting > when we last had these discussions is that we outline more specifically the > needs in this

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Process for WMUK's 2013 annual plan?

> On 29 June 2012 21:04, Jon Davies wrote: > > Rest assured Tom the trustees have been looking at options and will of > > course share their thoughts with the community. The process requires > several > > stages of thought before we get to a point where we can ask for > suggestions > > but we are

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Draft Communications Bill

> > Does Wikimedia UK operate a telecommunications system in this manner? > I'm not sure. It might do. I'm not a lawyer. I'm not sure either, but I am sure that Wikimedia UK doesn't operate Wikipedia. So whatever impact this act would have on Wikimedia UK could be isolated with relative ease from

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Process for WMUK's 2013 annual plan?

> Is there a plan in place for how WMUK is going to put together its > 2013 annual plan? We need to start work on it very soon. > We have just agreed how we're going to go about this, I'm pleased to say :-) We have a deadline of 1 October to submit an activity plan to the (yet to be formed) Funds

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Process for WMUK's 2013 annual plan?

There will be a further board meeting to develop the 5-year plan during Wikimania and we hope to formally adopt a 5 year plan after that. Chris > > On Jul 1, 2012 5:33 PM, "Chris Keating" wrote: >> >>> Is there a plan in place for how WMUK is going to put together

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Draft WMUK communications strategy for input

> > > +1. In addition, there are links to the internal office wiki and some > private Google Docs pages. Is this intentional if we presumably want to > keep communications and strategic plan as open as possible? > > Those links are to things like the list of all the media contacts we have and to th

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] The situation with the chair

We have a board phone call tomorrow evening, where we will inevitably be discussing this. If people have views on the matter, please do make them known (in public or in private, as you feel appropriate), preferably before the meeting so we can take account of them. Thanks, Chris

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WMUK Board] Statement regarding Ashley Van Haeften, Chair of Wikimedia UK

: > Is this going to be published somewhere other than on this list, which > recently became a non-public list? > Yes, it forms part of the minutes of our board meeting this evening, which are normally published on our wiki shortly after the meeting. Regards, Chris _

[Wikimediauk-l] University WiR job description

I've started work on a University Wikimedian in Residence job description, and a business case for the university. Please do have a look and add anything I've missed; http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education_projects/University_Wikimedian_in_Residence ___

[Wikimediauk-l] Shaping the 2013 Activity Plan

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] On being the Chair.

> > > It is my understanding that the Chair is one of many on a board of > Trustees. Yes, this is the case. The Chair is the Chair of the Board of Trustees and, if you look in our constitution, you will see that the post actually has very few powers or responsibilities except chairing board meeti

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Gibraltar's biggest website goes CC-BY-SA for Gibraltarpedia

> Is this project being run by wikimedia uk? > > No, but we may well be involved with it in future. It's a great Wikimedia-related project, happening in the UK, and it's inspired by MonmouthpediA, a Wikimedia UK initiative. Hope this clears things up. Chris _

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Gibraltar's biggest website goes CC-BY-SA for Gibraltarpedia

> > > > > No, but we may well be involved with it in future. It's a great > > Wikimedia-related project, happening in the UK, > > > Whoop, a Wikipedian should know better than to say a British Overseas > Territory is in the UK! > > I thought seriously about adding a footnote to clarify, but decided

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Falklands

: > Has anyone else noticed that the Falkland Islands are participating in > Wiki Loves Monuments this year, but as part of Wikimedia Argentina? > I hadn't - what makes you think they are? Chris ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org

[Wikimediauk-l] Board update

epted Joscelyn's resignation," said Chris Keating, Chair of the Wikimedia UK Board of Trustees. "I would like to thank her for her important contributions on the Board and look forward to her continued involvement as a member of the charity.” The constitution of Wikimedia UK allows the Board

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK board election process

> > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Annual_Conference_2012_AGM_Minutes#Discussion_over_the_voting_process > > It says there that there was going to be an EGM before September 2012 to > decide on how future board election would be held. Is there any word on > that? > I think the short answer is "no".

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Paid editing by Roger Bamkin

Dear all, Though I should clarify a few issues. 4 different issues have been raised in this thread and it's important that they don't get conflated. 1. "Paid editing" To respond to Tom Dalton's original point, there isn't any specific Wikimedia UK policy on "paid editing". We have never actively

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Paid editing by Roger Bamkin

> I understand the QRpedia software is freely reusable under the MIT > License, today. In other words – people in Brazil or India are able to use > the QRpedia technology too, aren't they? And they will always be able to > use it whenever they want, without ever having to ask the current rights > h

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK board election process

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Lodewijk wrote: > Chris, if I may at least ask for a very short clarification of the no: are > you confirming there has been no communication/decision on the issue on > board level, or do you confirm there will be no such EGM (as far as the > board is concerned)?

[Wikimediauk-l] Board news

spects of our work. QRpedia, one of his creations, is now in use in dozens of museums and galleries worldwide,” said Chris Keating, Chair of Wikimedia UK. “Roger has always conducted himself with openness and honesty with regards to his business interests, which the Board greatly appreciates. However w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Cutting back the 2013 plan

Hi Tom; On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > I see Jon has gone through the 2013 plan cutting it back: > > > http://uk.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=2013_Activity_Plan&diff=29303&oldid=29136 > > With a comment on the talk page saying: "adjusted to reflect board > agreement to

[Wikimediauk-l] Joint statement with the Foundation

ement-from-wikimedia-foundation-and-wikimedia-uk/ Regards, Chris Keating Chair, Wikimedia UK ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Joint statement with the Foundation

Hi all, I'm not going to repeat what's in the statement - it speaks for itself. We'll pay very close attention indeed to the results of the governance review, to make sure we are doing enough to safeguard the reputation of not only ourselves as a charity but the Wikimedia movement as a whole. In

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Proposal of trustees collective responsibility

Katie - the trustees already have "collective responsibility" for the organisation. See, for instance, the Charity Commission guidelines here: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/publications/cc3.aspx#e8 I am not exactly sure what Fae thinks is being proposed. Certainly, we've received advice say

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Urgent: Drinks with Sue Gardener, Garfield, Asaf & WMUK

> Sue Gardner, from the WMF, is in our office today, along with a few others > (Garfield and Asaf from the WMF). She's keen to meet UK Wikipedians for a > drink - is anyone available for drinks in the Old Street area of London > this afternoon/evening? If so, drop me an email directly! > > I'll be

[Wikimediauk-l] Chief Executive's appraisal

ks, Chris (1) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/uk/b/b0/Chief_Executive_Application_Pack.pdf -- Chris Keating Chair, Wikimedia UK @chriskeating chris.keat...@wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.114451

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] London Wikimeet, birthday

> > > Please make your way to the back of the Penderel's Oak pub, rather than > downstairs. We have about 30 seats booked, and a cake! > Enjoy! Sorry I won't be there. Chris ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedians in residence / volunteer conflicts of interest policy principles

Dear all, I've just posted some thoughts on our wiki about how we can update some of our policies around Wikimedians in Residence and circumstances where we might need volunteers to make declarations of interest. Do let me know what you think, preferably on-wiki. http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Verifying membership applications - Suggestions and comments

Just in case anyone's wondering - the Board didn't discuss this issue at much length at the weekend, but the issue is certainly one to think about, and we asked Katherine to look into the subject. I haven't yet mentioned my personal views based on my own experience. so here they are; Personally I

[Wikimediauk-l] Governance review - call for comments

-consultation-on-wikimedia-uk-governance/ If you would like to take part, please read the questions posed by the Compass Partnership in their blog post and send your answers to w...@compassnet.co.uk.- this is a dedicated address set up to receive comments. Yours sincerely, Chris Keating Chair

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedians in residence / volunteer conflicts of interest policy principles

On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Chris Keating wrote: > Dear all, > > I've just posted some thoughts on our wiki about how we can update some of > our policies around Wikimedians in Residence and circumstances where we > might need volunteers to make declarations of interest.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WMUK Office] Volunteer Declarations of Interest.

On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > > True, but don't want to through the baby out with the bathwater. We > need, as a community, to learn how to manage conflicts of interest. We > can't just avoid them. Indeed. Part of that is separating decision-making from any benefit that

[Wikimediauk-l] 2013 Activity Plan

Dear all, Thank you very much to everyone who has commented on the re-drafted 2013 Activity Plan! A few people have mentioned to me that they've had a look but haven't yet had a chance to comment. If that's you - please do add your comments, as it's important we have as much community input into

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Request for consultation on proposed guidelines relating to potential conflicts of interest in requesting Wikimedia resources

I'm forwarding this as it makes interesting reading alongside Wikimedia UK's own management of conflicts of interests, and the likely direction our own policies are moving. Regards, Chris -- Forwarded message -- From: Geoff Brigham Date: Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 2:42 PM Subject: [Wi

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia Education] Fwd: need speakers for upcoming Wiki Academy in Kosovo

Forwarding this message from the Education list. While I don't know any more about it than what's in this email, it looks like an interesting opportunity for anyone keen to do some Wikipedia training abroad. -- Forwarded message -- From: Date: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 6:32 PM Subject:

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Forgive the immodesty...

Congratulations! On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Peter Coombe wrote: > How cool! Congratulations! > > Pete / the wub > > > On 10 January 2013 08:31, Doug Weller wrote: > > Good work Andy. > > Doug > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 7:22 AM, Deryck Chan > wrote: > >> > >> Well done! > >> > >>

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Governance review

> The first three of those should therefore be available now. Can > someone please tell me where I can find them, or explain why they are > not yet available? Hi Tom, The final report is expected to be finished this week, and should be published shortly thereafter. We will be discussing it at th

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Governance review

ptly (not necessarily immediately) when we get it. Thanks, Chris On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > What about the first two deliverables on the TOR? > On Jan 30, 2013 1:47 PM, "Chris Keating" > wrote: > >> >> The first three of those should

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