The current membership size is circa 300, +-20. I don&#39;t have the exact figure to hand, but I will have it by the end of today. I am going to do some database work later and check that the database is still accurate (important if we are going to be voting on anything), and then sort out the approval of new members - there are a few pending aapproval. You can expect, based on previous votes, to have 60 to 70 people voting in total, out of the 300 or so members. Organising an EGM for 300+ people, even by email, is no small task.<div>

<br></div><div>The board statement was sent to the mailing list and put on the blog, but I simply haven&#39;t had time (or the thought) to send out an email about it to the entire membership list. We very rarely send out emails to the entire membership list - usually only once a year, just before the AGM. It&#39;s not good practice to simply hit &quot;email all&quot;, because it tends to swamp uninterested people, who then end up unsubscribing from the list. The majority of our communications are done through this mailing list, or on the UK wiki, as all of our active members read this list. Certainly, all our members are encouraged to join the UK Wikimedia mailing list when they join the chapter. We&#39;re actively reviewing the way through which we communicate with everyone, however - the 2012 Comms Review has been seen by a few volunteers, and should be ready for general feedback soon.</div>

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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 August 2012 14:02, Thomas Morton <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:morton.thomas@googlemail.com" target="_blank">morton.thomas@googlemail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

Lets not get too distracted from the issue at hand here (either onto frivolity or discussion of the Chapter/Foundation relationship). Or at least could you split that to another thread.<br><div><br></div><div>I have two follow up queries/thoughts:</div>


<div><br></div><div>* Can anyone explain why this board statement was sent only to this mailing list and not the entire membership?</div><div><br></div><div>* It seems the next step is an ordinary resolution of members - either via and EGM or simply majority vote submitted to the board/staff. What is the current membership size of Wikimedia UK?</div>


<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Tom</div>
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