A few points.
There is no policy to restrict participation to three representatives.
Indeed, many chapters are sending more than three delegates as has been the
case in previous years.
For the record we have people going for four reasons:
- CEO and Chair as standard
- Two staff and one trustee who are invited to do presentations on areas
of strength in the chapter.
- Two trustees (we are guessing KR might actually be a misnamed Kate
West) who will be using this as part of their induction as trustees - a
great chance to meet other people and learn about the community.
- Everyone can promote Wikimania London and learn about people's ideas
and expectations.
I think this is a sensible use of our resources, (flights to Berlin are
cheaper than many train journeys to UK cities), supports our learning and
helps share our knowledge and understanding with other chapters.
And on a final point we will certainly not be going round in a sort of WMUK
gang trying to overwhelm small chapters - quite the opposite and I think we
have a good record at WMUK of supporting others.
*Regards, Jon Davies*
*CEO Wikimedia UK.*
On 31 March 2014 15:43, Russavia <russavia.wikipedia(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Gerard, et al
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:59 PM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
My point is very much that it is for the chapter to decide if they
spend their money wisely. It is for members of a chapter to question this
at an appropriate time and at an appropriate place.
Might I make a point here.
It is not "their money", but rather the money of donors -- i.e. the general
public -- who are every year told that Wikipedia needs your help to
survive.
The "movement", as you all like to refer to it, has a tendency to waste
money on frivolous things such as travel and accommodation, as demonstrated
last year by
http://twkozlowski.net/how-40k-dollars-turned-to-petty-cash/and
http://twkozlowski.net/saving-by-spending-according-to-affcom/
The appropriate time to question such spending is BEFORE the funds is
committed and spent. The place is unimportant, but here is as good as any.
As a member of "the movement", Fae has every right to ask such questions,
and I believe he also has the right to be able to ask such questions
without snide remarks such as "Really Fae, as you are no longer the chair,
why rule "from the grave"?" being thrown at him . Unfortunately, there is
a
tendency in "the movement" when legitimate questions are raised, for a
committed movementarian to deflect from that questioning with snide
attacks.
Now, Fae has asked some legit questions of UK chapter, and it is only fair
that they answer them.
Cheers,
Russavia
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