Maybe a Wikipedian in York could approach these people, with a view to
obtaining access to make scans or photographs of items which are out of
copyright?
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All,
I'm happy to announce that the EGM has just concluded, and all three
motions passed. The votes were as follows:
Motion 1: 59 For, 3 Against
Motion 2: 56 For, 6 Against
Motion 3: 53 For, 9 Against.
For the Tellers,
Richard Symonds and James Farrar
Wikimedia UK
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I would like to draw attention to a discussion on the UK wiki:
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:EGM_2013/Resolutions#How_the_vote_works
Mike Peel has pointed out some pretty serious issues with the way the
resolutions we're supposed to be voting on at the weekend are drafted
and how they interact with each other.
The main problem comes from the third resolution, which introduces
Single Transferable Vote. In addition to doing that, it has a seemly
minor change from specifying the maximum number of trustees directly
to saying the maximum is in the articles. The problem is, the articles
say there is no maximum.
The two other resolutions amend the articles, the first introduces an
overall maximum of 11 trustees and the second specifies 7 elected
trustees and 3 co-opted trustees (there is intentionally one vacancy
to make transistions easier). If neither of those resolutions passes,
but the STV one does, that leaves us with no maximum and everything
falls to pieces. Mike says everyone getting over 50% of the vote will
be elected, regardless of number, which isn't correct - the 50% thing
doesn't exist under the STV approach (it wouldn't make sense). A STV
without a well defined number of people being elected is simply
impossible (you can't calculate the quota) so we just can't have an
election. (We could still appoint people by some other ordinary
resolution at the AGM, but the election rules would be completely
meaningless.)
If the first resolution is passed, but not the second, then we would
end up electing 11 trustees, which isn't what anyone intended. If both
pass, it works fine, but I know some people are keen on STV but not on
the rest (eg. me!) and there isn't any way the meeting can introduce
STV and keep the size and composition of the board the same.
It is too late to amend any of the motions at this point, and I don't
think it makes sense to go ahead with a meeting where it isn't
possible for the meeting to reach certain results that it clearly
should be able to (we were originally going to have an EGM for just
the STV vote - there is no reason members should be forced to make the
other changes in order to get STV). Therefore I propose (as I've
proposed before) that we cancel the EGM and use the time to have a
proper discussion about what we want to do. We can then have the
actual votes at the AGM (there won't be any significant harm from the
delay - we'll have to have this year's election under approval voting
rather than STV, but that isn't the end of the world).
If the board doesn't cancel the EGM, then I will be proposing a motion
to adjourn at the start of the meeting.
All,
Just another quick email to remind you that email proxies for the 2013 EGM
must be received by 15:30 British Summer Time (UTC+1) tomorrow, Friday 12th
April 2013.
You can also vote in person on the day.
*Don't forget!*
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
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Dear All,
Just following the quick note I've put on the water cooler today: the
Chapter is continuing to develop a privacy policy that will govern the
usage and management of data in connection with the sites we host.
'Yawn' you say? Well, the sooner we can get a robust policy drafted and
then approved by the board, the sooner we can move on with the formal
transfer of the QRpedia domain, and getting to do all the fun stuff with
the technology in the future :)
Link to the policy is: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
Feel free to ask questions in reply and on wiki, but I am on annual leave
tomorrow (Friday 12th) so may have to ask others to answer in my stead
until Monday!
Thanks :)
*Katherine Bavage *
*Fundraising Manager *
*Wikimedia UK*
+44 20 7065 0752
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Hi all,
It's that time of the year when planning for Wiki Loves Monuments picks up
for those countries interested in taking part. In both 2011 & 2012, there
were discussions about the UK taking part, but for various reasons it never
ends up happening. I would really like to see it happen this year, and to
that end have started the associated page on Wikimedia Commons.
For those who don't k now, Wiki Loves Monuments is an annual photography
competition running in September around cultural heritage monuments, which
in the UK has in the past taken to mean listed buildings. Participants
upload their photos to Wikimedia Commons, identifying it the subject of the
photo to be one of the qualifying monuments with the best photos nationally
and internationally winning prizes.
If you are interested in joining a working group to help with the
organisation, even just a little bit when you have time, please sign up on <
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_the…>.
I would plan to have a phone conference in the near future to discuss what
needs to be done, when it needs to be done by, who might be interested in
doing it etc.
Regards,
Katie
--
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Wikimedia UK
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Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
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Hi all,
on this talk page<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:EGM_2013/Resolutions#Alternatives_to_Reso…>
I
have asked some questions regarding the goals and purpose of the resolution
proposed, and what problem exactly it is trying to solve. I also tried to
understand better what alternatives have been investigated (personally I
find the proposed solution a bit strong as a first thought, so I am
assuming less far reaching alternatives were seriously given consideration
to solve the same problem).
I may have missed part of the discussions, so would appreciate any help in
filling the gaps in reasoning at that page.
Also a more technical question: would it still be possible to pass
alternative resolutions (for example, were the board-proposed resolution to
be rejected)? Or has the term for that been passed and would you have to
wait until the next General Meeting for that?
Apologies that I didn't ask these questions in a much earlier stage - I do
hope and assume someone else did and the answer can simply be copy pasted.
Placing the answers on the linked talk page would be most helpful (rather
than starting off a discussion here).
Kind regards,
Lodewijk
I am pleased to announce a backstage pass tour and editathon, at Queen
Street Mill Textile Museum (where I am Wikipedian in Residence),
Burnley, England, on 4 May 2013.
Details are at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/QSMM/event
Please note that booking is essential; and inform your networks.
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Hi all,
Wikimedia UK Conference Committee is still seeking submissions from the
community for talks at this year WikiConference, which is to be held in
Lincoln on Saturday 8 June. If you are interested in giving a talk, please
add to <
https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2013/Talk_submissions>. We
are looking for as wide a selection in topics as we can, so all suggestions
would be welcome!
Regards,
Katie
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Wikimedia UK
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Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate
Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
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Please get your thoughts on the next five years down!
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Towards_a_five_year_plan_2013-18
There is an abundance of supporting material and ideas on the main page but
what is mostly needed is your imagination and energy.
Jon
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