Thanks for your reply Seddon. I'm really keen for this to be driven by
volunteers to the fullest extent possible.
Just a quick reminder to all that there's a wiki page set up for useful
suggestions, ideas and to put yourself forward to get involved! It's at
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/What_would_a_WMUK_Signpost-style_newsletter_lo…
Thank you,
Stevie
On 19 November 2012 00:39, joseph seddon <life_is_bitter_sweet(a)hotmail.co.uk
wrote:
> I this thats a very good idea :)
>
> Its simple enough that even I could set up something to do that and if
> there is a desire to I would be happy to do the delivery.
>
> Seddon
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> > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:43:50 +0000
> > From: Andreas Kolbe <jayen466(a)gmail.com>
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> > To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK October report -
> > contributions wanted
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> >
> > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Charles Matthews <
> > charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com
wrote:
> >
> > > I was going to wait for other views. But the underlying, fundamental
> > > need is to have a vehicle for growing the involved UK community.
> > > Inviting brainstorming from this list misses that point, in my view.
> > > Those who are prepared to wade through the threads on this list are
> > > probably already quite involved. :Likewise those who are active on the
> > > GLAM front. The crying need is to get beyond preaching to the
> > > converted
> > >
> >
> >
> > Would it be feasible to deliver a WMUK newsletter the way the Signpost is
> > delivered, i.e. to subscribers' talk pages in Wikipedia (and perhaps
> other
> > projects)?
> >
> > The WMUK website and mailing list are a bit of a walled garden.
> Visibility
> > of a WMUK newsletter on talk pages in Wikipedia and other projects might
> > get new people involved.
> >
> > Andreas
>
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