Agree with Nick and Alan.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Nicholas Moreau
<nicholasmoreau(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Wow, that's an extra layer that didn't even
cross my mind.
Nick
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Alan Walker <fastalan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Actually, in a technical sense we have not been
permitted to use the
Wikimedia Canada name at all. Therefore, I agree with this position.
On 16 February 2010 21:22, Nicholas Moreau <nicholasmoreau(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
> Personal title would be the way. What industry you're in
> professionally, or that you're a student if your studying.
>
> Currently, Wikimedia Canada doesn't exist. There's no official
> spokesperson for the organization, or board of trustees, so we're
> technically all on the same level. By that point, if anyone speaks as
> Wikimedia Canada, and say something stupid, is as if it's the official
> opinion or statement of Wikimedia Canada itself.
>
> (I'm a member of the Wikimedia Foundation Communications Committee, but
> despite the title, when I speak to the press, I speak as a random volunteer
> that happens to do something that most volunteers don't do, not as a rep of
> Wikimedia.)
>
> If you speak to the press, speak for yourself, as Andrew has done.
>
> Once we get Wikimedia Canada up and running, we can actively court the
> media with our own press releases about content agreements with museums and
> archives, reviews and contributions to articles and other content by local
> professional organizations, whatever kind of projects we have.
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
> 2010/1/31 Andrew Leung <andrewcleung(a)hotmail.com>
>
> I did it under my personal title.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> "Fill the world with children who care and things start looking up."
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:28:51 -0500
>> From: ktsquare(a)gmail.com
>>
>> To: wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] Fwd: Interview request
>>
>>
>> Per interview,
>> How do we Wikipedian in Canada handles interview request? Is it under
>> the name of Wikimedia Canada or related titles, or under personal title?
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>
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