A response to this from the office. I hope that nobody who has expressed genuine views about a matter they find of concern, and who does it in a polite and measured way, would ever feel cold shouldered or excluded from WMUK activities discussions or events.
This is a form of bullying and if it happens please let me know. Jon Davies. On 20 September 2012 00:25, Peter Cohen <pet...@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote: > In-Reply-To: > <CAKO2H7_phSzmHSKvT5mW1nMg=BSFbc7do-3NP8ep9=EdS-mEEg@mail.gmail.c- > om> > > It has made me unpopular; I get an appreciable amount of hate mail > > and > > anonymous threats. Following the Fae incident this ramped up > > somewhat. I > > get cold shouldered by others in our community because I am > > critical. > > Does no one else think that this comment by Tom M should be acknowledged? > > Wikimedia UK is meant to promote the community but good faith criticism > results in an individual receiving hate mail and cold shouldering. And > when someone says that has happened they are ignored and no one connected > with the organisation, a trustee or the Chief Executive or one of the > office staff, says anything about it. > > And Tom is not alone. I have discussed with others how we feel unable to > go to events because we have made well-founded criticisms seen worthy of > coverage in the serious press but know that we will be accused of > harassment if certain people also attend the meetings. > > WMUK is fracturing the editing community in this country and no one is > using their salaried WMUK time to fix this. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk
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