A few points.
There is no policy to restrict participation to three representatives. Indeed, many chapters are sending more than three delegates as has been the case in previous years.
For the record we have people going for four reasons:
- CEO and Chair as standard - Two staff and one trustee who are invited to do presentations on areas of strength in the chapter. - Two trustees (we are guessing KR might actually be a misnamed Kate West) who will be using this as part of their induction as trustees - a great chance to meet other people and learn about the community. - Everyone can promote Wikimania London and learn about people's ideas and expectations.
I think this is a sensible use of our resources, (flights to Berlin are cheaper than many train journeys to UK cities), supports our learning and helps share our knowledge and understanding with other chapters.
And on a final point we will certainly not be going round in a sort of WMUK gang trying to overwhelm small chapters - quite the opposite and I think we have a good record at WMUK of supporting others.
*Regards, Jon Davies*
*CEO Wikimedia UK.*
On 31 March 2014 15:43, Russavia russavia.wikipedia@gmail.com wrote:
Gerard, et al
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:59 PM, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.comwrote:
My point is very much that it is for the chapter to decide if they spend their money wisely. It is for members of a chapter to question this at an appropriate time and at an appropriate place.
Might I make a point here.
It is not "their money", but rather the money of donors -- i.e. the general public -- who are every year told that Wikipedia needs your help to survive.
The "movement", as you all like to refer to it, has a tendency to waste money on frivolous things such as travel and accommodation, as demonstrated last year by http://twkozlowski.net/how-40k-dollars-turned-to-petty-cash/and http://twkozlowski.net/saving-by-spending-according-to-affcom/
The appropriate time to question such spending is BEFORE the funds is committed and spent. The place is unimportant, but here is as good as any.
As a member of "the movement", Fae has every right to ask such questions, and I believe he also has the right to be able to ask such questions without snide remarks such as "Really Fae, as you are no longer the chair, why rule "from the grave"?" being thrown at him . Unfortunately, there is a tendency in "the movement" when legitimate questions are raised, for a committed movementarian to deflect from that questioning with snide attacks.
Now, Fae has asked some legit questions of UK chapter, and it is only fair that they answer them.
Cheers,
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