On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Katherine Bavage <katherine.bavage@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

Hey Harry,

I'm not sure if ii) *is* easier. Compare the work of verifying members before every AGM and EGM or merely at the point of joining.

We don't really have formal check on membership at the moment - no applicant is asked to prove their residency at their address of that they have provided their real name.

It depends, I suppose, on what kind of check you have in mind. I was imagining "show us proof of identity" (with a large burden on the information supplier) rather than a cheap automated check. By "cheap" I also mean monetarily: it's probably not a good use of WMUK money verifying the addresses of non-voting members if WMUK is not legally obliged to.

Harry (User:Jarry1250)