Is there any way we can opt-out of this for uk.wikimedia.org?
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2009/3/31 Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com>
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> Any thoughts? Was the IRC session a success?
>
>
I meant to congratulate all who contributed to 'selling' the Oxford bid on
IRC, and who have been working on the meta bid page - both look good :-) I
also meant to apologise for being so rubbish at getting involved...
My one observation of a weakness is accommodation - why can we not be sure
of which college(s) we'll be using? Is there any chance of getting
provisional booking? Sorry if this has been discussed before, and for
leaving it so late to point out.
Cormac
Heya guys. I managed to get the opportunity to send an email. I havnt been able to get to the bid page and am unsure whether I am going to be able to get access before the deadline so if people could look over the page once more and do what work they feel is needed.
Can I also remind people about the irc meeting with the jurors on sunday at 2000 (that should include DST). A good turnout would be much appreciated. Any concerns that people have that I could answer before the meeting so that we are all on the same wavelength should be posted to this list.
Seddon
Hi all,
Just a reminder that the deadline for candidates for election to the Board is this Sunday - I've copied the nomination form below for anyone who wants to apply!
Regards,
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Subject: Fwd: Wikimedia UK AGM - help start the chapter off in the right direction
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Invitation for candidates
The AGM will elect a new Board of Directors who will run the chapter for the forthcoming year. The directors also function as Trustees of the charity. Are you able to help out the chapter by becoming a Board member? We expect directors will meet at least once per month and hope that directors will take a lead in chapter projects outside meetings; we are particularly keen to encourage candidates who bring experience of media relations, legal matters, charity administration, project organisation or lobbying. However, there is no requirement to dedicate a certain amount of time to the chapter or to have any particular skills - just disclose what you can bring to the table and let the members decide!
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Nomination
If you would like to nominate yourself as a candidate for the Board, please send an email to tellers(a)wikimedia.org.uk by Sunday 5th April (23:59 GMT) which includes:
• Your membership number
• a statement that you would like to nominate yourself to serve as a director and trustee of the chapter and that you fulfill the legal criteria for appointment
• a statement as to whether you are over 18 or not
Note: slightly different election rules apply to candidates aged between 16 and 18
• Full name, any previous names, date of birth, usual residential address, business occupation and the names of any other UK companies which you have been director of in the last five years
Note these details will not be made public unless you are successfully elected, when they will be filed with Companies House You may also enclose a candidate statement for sending out with the ballot paper to the voters and publication on the Wikimedia UK wiki if you wish, or you may send this separately to the Tellers before the 5th April.
The Tellers will confirm receipt and acceptance of the nomination. The list of validly approved candidates will be sent to all members within a week of the close of nominations on the 5th April. Candidates can withdraw their nomination any time before the results of the election are announced.
Hi all,
This is your one and only reminder that, if you want to nominate
yourself or other people for the next Board, you need to get your
membership application to me asap. The next board meeting is on the
30th March - next Monday - so you should make sure that your
application gets to me before then. If you leave it any later then it
is unlikely that we'll be able to process it in time for you to
submit nominations by the 5th April.
Information on membership, and the application form, is available at
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Membership . Please let me know if you
have any questions, but note that I'll be offline from Friday evening
until sunday evening.
Mike Peel
Wikimedia UK
2009/3/26 Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com>:
> At 16:17 +0000 25/3/09, Thomas Dalton wrote:
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7962912.stm
>>
>>"The Guardian said the draft review requires primary school children
>>to be familiar with blogging, podcasts, Wikipedia and Twitter as
>>sources of information and forms of communication."
>>
>>It looks like there may be a little more demand for my proposal for
>>WMUK to go into schools...
>
>
> As I recall, "projects in schools" was always part of Wikimedia UK
> (1.0 and 2.0) thinking....
>
> The announcement is rather odd. Bit like saying "children should
> watch more television" in the 1950s and 1960s. Twitter, WIkimedia,
> Bebo, Facebook, MySpace are (social) media: is the suggestion that
> they start media studies in school from the first day? Or is the
> suggestion that 5 year olds become Wikipedia editors?
Wikipedia isn't social, it's academic. Learning how to use various
academic media seems like a good thing to do in school. (We're talking
about reading Wikipedia rather than contributing to it, I think -
although if we do go into schools I'd like to talk briefly about
editing too.)
2009/3/26 Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com>:
> At 15:52 +0000 23/3/09, Thomas Dalton wrote:
>>2009/3/23 Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com>:
>>> It is important for a local authority or a registered charity to
>>>be prudent....
>>
>>The regulators said there was nothing wrong with the Icelandic banks -
>>I think going with what the regulators say is sufficient to satisfy
>>the duty of care. Anyway, this is massively off-topic!
>
> Yes, massively off topic....
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7963986.stm
>
> "Seven English councils have been accused of "negligence" for putting
> money into Icelandic banks days before they went bust last October."
Indeed - putting money in after the credit ratings were reduced was
rather foolish, I hadn't realised they had done that!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7962912.stm
"The Guardian said the draft review requires primary school children
to be familiar with blogging, podcasts, Wikipedia and Twitter as
sources of information and forms of communication."
It looks like there may be a little more demand for my proposal for
WMUK to go into schools...