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Joint statement with the Foundation
by Chris Keating 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

Dear all, I'd like to draw to your attention this joint statement with the Foundation which I have just, with the authority of the Board, posted on our blog regarding the management of conflicts of interests and this year's fundraiser. http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/09/joint-statement-from-wikimedia-foundat… Regards, Chris Keating Chair, Wikimedia UK

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Fwd: [OSGeo-UK] FOSS4G is coming to Nottingham!
by Gordon Joly 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

FYI, No website for 2013 as yet, but see... http://2012.foss4g.org/ http://foss4g.org/ Context: 1) Open Source, Open Knowledge, Open Data. 2) A major international conference comes to the UK. Gordo -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [OSGeo-UK] FOSS4G is coming to Nottingham! Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:32:58 +0100 From: Jo Cook <jocook(a)astuntechnology.com> To: uk(a)lists.osgeo.org uk(a)lists.osgeo.org <uk(a)lists.osgeo.org> Dear All, As you may have heard, FOSS4G will be coming to Nottingham in 2013! Our heartfelt thanks to anyone who helped with the bidding process, particularly those people that wrote a letter of support for the bid. Keep listening for further announcements and news as organisation progresses! Thanks again Jo -- *Jo Cook* Astun Technology Ltd, The Coach House, 17 West Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7RL, UK t:+44 750 095 8167 iShare - Data integration and publishing platform <http://www.isharemaps.com/> ***************************************** Company registration no. 5410695. Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 120 Manor Green Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8LN VAT no. 864201149.

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Wikimedia UK report, October 2012
by Stevie Benton 29 Nov '12

29 Nov '12

Hello everyone, Please find below Wikimedia UK's monthly report for October 2012. As well as the usual updates on GLAM, outreach, communications, fundraising and other activities, it also includes the results of our membership survey. You can find the report online at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2012/October but plain text is below for those who prefer to read the report in an email. Thanks and regards, Stevie GLAM activities - *14* - Andy Mabbett addressed the *Central and Eastern Europe Wikimedia conference* <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2012> about recent developments in UK and international GLAM collaboration. - *19* - Andy Mabbett spoke to the *CityCamp Coventry*<http://citycampcov.org.uk/> event, about Wikimedia and GLAM. - *22* - Andy Mabbett delivered a training session on Wikipedia editing to history students at the University of Birmingham, as part of the *International Dunhuang Project* <http://en.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BL/IDP>. Expert outreach The London School of Economics' *Impact of Social Sciences blog* ran a guest post by Martin Poulter, *"Writing for Wikipedia has forced me into good scholarly habits and accessible writing"*<http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/10/04/poulter-writing-wi…>. This asks academics to view Wikipedia as an opportunity to write about their own fields and as an opportunity for educational assignments. Martin Poulter, Charles Matthews, Tom Morris and Edward Harding delivered a *day workshop at for the JISC Digital Infrastructure team*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/JISC_DI_team_training_workshop> at the JISC headquarters in London. Many of the trainees had managerial or leadership roles in elearning, research infrastructure or digital humanities. As well as basic editing, the workshop looked at different kinds of effort to improve Wikipedia, and how the different Wikimedia Projects work together to provide a "digital infrastructure" for each other and the wider web. Other activities - *13* - Fæ addressed the *Central and Eastern Europe Wikimedia conference*<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2012>, about the Chapters Association. - *WereSpielChequers* <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:WereSpielChequers> and *Leutha* <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Leutha> ran a categorisation workshop for donors who were also willing to donate some time to Wikimedia. - The second "train the trainers" session took place in London Microgrants Two microgrants have been approved this month. - *Microgrants/Birthday 2012<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Birthday_2012> *is for supplies for WMUK's birthday party celebrating the 4th anniversary of the chapter and the 1st anniversary of us achieving charity status - the party will take place at the *London wikimeet on 11 November * <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/63>, to which all are welcome. The application was submitted by WMUK's intern, Hasina Khatun. - *Microgrants/32GB usb stick for Commons dump*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/32GB_usb_stick_for_Commons_dump> is for a 32GB memory stick to support the operations of *Commons:User:Faebot<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Faebot> *without wearing out the operator's computer. The bot is currently working on categorising the Geograph images on Commons, as well as doing other similar tasks. The application was submitted by Fæ. A number of microgrants were marked as completed this month, including: - *Microgrants/Cambridge University Wikipedia Society*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Cambridge_University_Wikipedia_Soc…> provided funding to get the Cambridge University Wikipedia Society started via a stall at their fresher's fair, with freebies to give away. The report for the microgrant, which was submitted by*User:Deryck Chan*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Deryck_Chan>, said "We now have a mailing list, with 237 members on it, a huge jump from only 10 wiki-page members and volunteers prior to the fair. Volunteers at the stall included Charles Matthews, Daniel Thomas, and myself. We've also received great support from SRCF. Almost all freebies were given out; the T-shirts and pens for volunteers of our stall created a particularly professional image by making everything in the stall Wikimedia-branded. Additionally, the nearby stalls, all science and technology related, were also predominantly using Wikipedia pens for their sign-up sheets!" - *Microgrants/Imperial College Wikipedia Society*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Imperial_College_Wikipedia_Society> Information about microgrants that are currently running, and how to submit a microgrant application of your own, are at *Microgrants/Applications*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Applications> . UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities) *A list of recent press coverage can be seen here*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Media_coverage_summary_August_-_October_2…> . Upcoming activities in November For events in December and onwards, please see *Events*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events> . - *01* - *Ethical Properties Wikipedia Workshop/November event<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ethical_Properties_Wikipedia_Workshop/November…> * - *03* - *Robin Owain addresses The Welsh Academy Writers' Fair, Cardiff<http://www.llenyddiaethcymru.org/newyddion/i/141841/> * - *04* - *RBSA Backstage Pass*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/RBSA_Backstage_Pass> in Birmingham - *04* - *Oxford meetup* <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Oxford/1> 1st ever Oxford meetup - *04* - *Royal Birmingham Society of Artists editathon<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/RBSA_Backstage_Pass> * - *06* - Training at De Montfort University - *06* - Workshop at the National Library of Scotland - *07* - Workshop at the National Library of Scotland - *08* - Workshop at Edinburgh University - *09* - Workshop at EDINA, Edinburgh - *11* - *London meetup <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/63> * - *17–18* - Board meeting (TBC) - in person - *18* - *Reading meetup*<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Reading/2> 2nd Reading meetup - *20* - Training at De Montfort University - *24* - *Liverpool meetup<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Liverpool/6> * - *25* - *Manchester Girl Geeks editing day<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Girl_Geek_Dinner/Manchester_November…> * - *25* - *Cambridge University Wikipedia Society gathering and editing workshop*<http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:Cambridge_University_Wikipedia_So…> Administrative activities Finances - The current state of each of our budgets is *outlined in a Google Spreadsheet*<https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org.uk/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkP38YPQ7Tg…>. This details spend to date, and a rough estimate of future spending. This spreadsheet is too complex to be placed directly on a wiki. Our yearly spend is heavily 'end-loaded', partially due to the rapid growth of Wikimedia UK. - Q3's Management Accounts (covering August, September, October) are at *File:Wikimedia UK Management Accounts Q3 2012.pdf*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_UK_Management_Accounts_Q3_2012.…>. These are also available in spreadsheet format for those interested - contact richard.symondswikimedia.org.uk Board activities The Board's main activity during October was the appointment (jointly with the Wikimedia Foundation) of Mike Hudson and Compass Partnership to conduct an independent review of our governance arrangements. This was the principal topic of discussion at our Board phone call on 9 October (*minutes * <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes_9Oct12>), and by the end of October the review was under way. On 10 October we received the conclusions from a financial review from Garfield Byrd, the Wikimedia Foundation's Chief of Finance and Administration. These have now been *published*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Governance/2012_Financial_review_by_Garfield_B…> along with a *plan* <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Finance_Action_Plan_2012/13> setting out our plans to address the issues raised in both Garfield's report and that of our auditors. News from the Chief Exec *For information on Jon's activities this month, see **News from the Office*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/News_from_the_Office/Posts> *.* The updates about the Wikimedia UK Interns can be found there too, together with *here* <http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/09/intern/>. Communications October was a month for repositioning our communications. The discussions around governance continued, culminating in the appointment of Compass Partnership to conduct the WMUK / WMF commissioned independent governance review. The biggest communications success this month was *Ada Lovelace Day*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace_Day_2012>. This was the result of much excellent work by Daria and the team at the Royal Society. The event gained widespread media coverage and received an excellent reception on social media. You can see a comprehensive list of coverage on the event's page. October's press coverage is *recorded in the attached document*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Media_coverage_summary_August_-_October_2…>, along with coverage from September. In other news, discussions have begun on how we can improve the monthly reports. Suggestions include developing a Signpost-style newsletter, featuring content created by WMUK members, volunteers and UK-based editors. *Get involved in the discussion here*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/What_would_a_WMUK_Signpost-style_newsletter_lo…>. Blog posts in October: - 9 October - *One year on: 12 months working with the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/one-year-on-12-months-working-with-the…> * - 13 October - *A message form the Wikimedia UK Board<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/a-message-from-the-wikimedia-uk-board/> * - 19 October - *Bringing evidence based medicine to the world<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/bringing-evidence-based-medicine-to-th…> * - 24 October - *Wikimedia UK and Wikimedia Foundation appoint independent reviewer<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/wikimedia-uk-and-wikimedia-foundation-…> * - 25 October - *Hasina says goodbye to Wikimedia UK<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/goodbye-wikimedia-uk/> * - 26 October - *The story of Ada Lovelace, the Royal Society and Wikimedia UK*<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/the-story-of-ada-lovelace-the-royal-so…> Fundraising and Membership *Fundraising* This month, we received £443.26 in one-off donations, with 13 individual donations. The average donation amount was £34.09 - 62% of these donors have had Gift Aid Declarations made and matched with their records. If anyone would like a full (but anonymised) csv file with more information, please get in touch with katherine.bavagewikimedia.org.uk and let her know your requirements. As for direct debit donations, there were 5349 successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of £20,917.12. *Membership* Up to 31st October 2012: - 198 new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current members - 51 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership should be renewed) This adds up to 249 members who are eligible to vote - 155 Expired members A membership survey was distributed on 30th October 2012 , the results were made public as part of the reports to the Board meeting of 17th November 2012. You can view them *here*<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMUKMemSurveySummaryNov12.pdf> (pdf) -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Verifying membership applications - Suggestions and comments
by Katherine Bavage 29 Nov '12

29 Nov '12

Hi All, At the board meeting on Saturday a valid point was made that currently the verification process for membership applications doesn't really prove a barrier to fraudulent or duplicate applications. I'd like to look at ways of improving this, so as we aim to expand our membership numbers we're also making sure fairness is enshrined in a checking process that means people can only have one vote. If people pay their membership fee with Paypal, this isn't so much of a problem, as having a verified paypal account has already required this person to link their identity to their postal address - but we want to be as open as possible and so there will be people who give us 'a form and a fiver'. What checking processes do we think would be acceptable without being invasive/onerous? At a basic level, we should be confirming that the applicant is the named person at the address given. Please flag up concerns, suggestions for services or resources we can use, and so on. It may be that we can't completely eliminate the risk of fraudulent applications, but we can make it more difficult and provide a measure or reassurance that no individual has more power than any other by being able to vote twice etc . Thanks! -- *Katherine Bavage * *Fundraising Manager * *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0949 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Partnership contracts
by Jon Davies 28 Nov '12

28 Nov '12

I am wrestling with the task of creating a partnership comtract to be used with institutions who have WIkipedians in Residence. The Foundation have never had such a thing and according to ourlegal advice our current Memoranda of Understanding are not up to the job! Does anyone have a contract they have used where an organisation grant funds another to provided a post or service that I could look at for ideas. Jon -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk

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Fwd: Interesting speech
by Jon Davies 28 Nov '12

28 Nov '12

An interesting speech - see half way down. Trusteeship in a Time of Change A Tale of Two Gardens In this session I want to discuss three key concepts: -  charities and stewardship -  charities and radical ideas -  charities and risk I want to begin by taking you for a walk around two gardens. The first is at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. This is of course a complete misnomer; a classic example of British understatement. Chatsworth is a huge palace palming itself off as a mere house. In France, it would be a chateau; it is worthy of a Bourbon or a Majesty. But what is really remarkable is its gardens. The whole landscape around Chatsworth has been carved out to create a unifying vision of the Duke of Devonshire’s idea of what a perfect countryside environment should look like. It’s landscape as backdrop. And it is worth remembering that this vastly expensive edifice and grounds were built on the profits of that brutal, dangerous and exploitative business – early coal mining. There is an amazing water cascade and in the1840s James Paxton, who later built Crystal Palace, designed an enormous greenhouse which at that point was the largest green house in the world. It housed exotic plants from all around the globe. It also was an expression of power and wealth. It had huge underground heating systems, prodigious boilers, 30 miles of pipes. Of course it was ruinously expensive to operate and fell into disuse during the First World War. When taxes rose and cheap labour was in short supply, it was then demolished. Visiting Chatsworth is to be impressed by the scale of vision of the rich aristocracy but one gets no sense of something created for public benefit, at all. Chatsworth shouts “wealth”, and “look at me”. It encapsulates aristocratic pride, power and status. On the other hand take a walk around the University Botanical Gardens in Cambridge. These are far smaller than Chatsworth. They only extend over 40 acres and have been going since 1846 - almost at exactly the same time as James Paxton was creating the Chatsworth greenhouse. What strikes you when you walk round these gardens is that they are dedicated to a scientific approach to the world. A fantastic range of trees and plants support research which goes on there all the time. Currently they are doing a lot of work on sustainable horticultural; water and fertiliser use, weed control etc. There is a greenhouse - on a modest scale- so it has not been demolished. The University Botanical Gardens are a tribute to what charities create – public benefit for the long term. Chatsworth is the plaything of the rich, The University Botanical Gardens represent a serious, combined effort of generations of brilliant people studying botany for the long term good of humanity. The Botanical Gardens are not a display of wealth or power; rather demonstrate the serious use of a wealth of talents for common purpose. The men and women who have worked there over eight generations, have lain down strata of intellectual property – for the common good. If you walk around many of the best cities in the world, I would argue that what makes them great is the fact that many of their assets are held for the long term in public ownership. This is particularly true of cities like Oxford and Cambridge but it is equally true of London with 1 its parks and museums. What all these represent is a concept of stewardship; assets held for the public good in the long term. No one can benefit from them personally. You can go down to the betting shop and put your shirt on the 3.30 p.m. at Tadcaster with your own money but you cannot do that with trust moneys – that is the key difference. Trusteeship brings with it notions of stewardship and long term care that are at variance with short term profit maximisation or the adulation of individual wealth that has become such a feature of our economic system over the last 30 years. What is also powerful is that because these buildings, gardens etc are held in trust, it means that lots of people can use them. And this space allows more academics and students to develop, engage in blue sky thinking, and undertake experiments. We too often forget that civil society in its broadest definition – including the universities – is the research arm of society. So many of the great ideas and inventions that the private sector cash in on were created in the public domain. Anthony Hilton in a recent Evening Standard article mentioned Professor William Janeway’s book ‘Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy”. This highlights the little understood fact that most of the big American technological breakthroughs have been a result of state and foundation funded research, not private enterprise. It was blue sky funding which paid for the research which developed the algorithms which underpin Google and which funded research that first discovered the technologies which Steve Jobs brilliantly assembled into the iPhone. Professor Janeway’s take on this is that, “venture capital success only happens in sectors of research where the state invested at sufficient scale in the translation from scientific discovery to technological innovation.” In other words, the state does all the risky hard work and only when it has got to the point to be a pretty safe bet, does the venture capital industry get involved. To this I would add that charities have also played a key role in funding this type of deep research. As a result Professor Janeway says four out of the five venture capital investments are either in the information communication technology or biomedical sectors because this is where the government’s money goes. There has been very little venturing outside these areas. The point here is that most government money goes to universities which are charities whose structure encourage long term research not geared to a particular product. It is that deep research which produces the intellectual property that can create system changing breakthroughs. Professor Janeway also argues that it is not necessarily so much the money that creates innovation but pools of clever people and role models and where do you find those? but in universities, research institutions, or hubs. The ideas and the thinking behind the books, and blogs, tweets, publications that come from universities are but one example of the torrent of ideas that civil society organisations create. Another point: People often criticise charities for not “going to scale”. However, I would like to put a contrary view. One of the problems that has developed over the last 30 years is the development of huge institutions that are “too big too fail”, particularly the banks. A resilient system is a network system with a large numbers of players rather than an oligopoly of a few dominant players “too big to fail”. The stewardship mind set rarely breads the desire to go to massive scale. I believe that is a strength, not a weakness. In the modern world we will increasingly talk about networks of organisations and individuals and seek to find ways of 2 creating alliances between individuals and organisations to allow them to flourish rather than create great new organisations. The unbundling of the state that the Coalition Government is encouraging could at its best be part of this – if genuine public service mutual are established that do not get hoovered up by Capita, Serco or Assura. I believe the internet will encourage the development of an ecology of smaller organisations – like civil society. And on that note it is probably worth contrasting Wikimedia – and Google. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charity. It turns over US $51m. Yet is has an amazing presence throughout the world. Wiki has become a prefix eg, Wikileaks; or Wikipedia. Wikimedia’s phenomenal growth has been driven entirely by voluntary donations and voluntary effort. Google has the preposterous slogan “you can make money without doing harm” and then engages in sophisticated tax planning so that its marginal corporation tax rate on UK profits is 3.5% rather than the 24% it should be. Wikimedia Foundation demonstrates as well another aspect of stewardship – the ability to make a lot with small resources. The other vital aspect of civil society is at their best civil society organisations are constantly challenging the status quo. And so often ideas that have been radical in one generation become accepted and even conservative in future generations. Take as one example the National Trust. When Octavia Hill started campaigning to preserve parts of the British countryside and buildings in the 1880s, this was a radical step. No one today, I suspect, thinks the National Trust is a radical organisation but 130 years ago it was. An even more striking example is of course the anti-slavery movement. When Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce and a bunch of Evangelicals and Quakers decided to challenge the slave trade in the 1770s, it is estimated that one third of the world’s population was either in slavery or bonded labour. A voluntary organisation had decided to take on the then equivalent of Big Oil; Big Pharma and the Arms industry all rolled into one. Can you imagine doing that today? But they did it. They did it through mass mobilisation coupled with huge patience and determination. That was a huge gamble. The point here more than anything else is that charities are in the risk business. There is a paradox at the very heart of charity. At the one hand the notions of trusteeship and stewardship for the present and the future can imply a conservative, conservation mind set. On the other hand the fact of the matter is that charities operate at the cutting edge, the coalface of the society. Many charities go where most organisations care or dare not to go - because there is no money there. You do not make money out of dealing with disabled children; people with autism, drug addicts, the needy, the dispossessed, the elderly, the poor – all the potential beneficiaries of charity. Charities take risks. It is in their DNA. Without risk, in a sense, charities are nothing. So the Trustee mind set is a curious one. It has to combine a concept of preservation and a concept of welcoming challenge. To put it another way charities need to have a conservative approach to property but a radical approach to ideas. I believe these two qualities are the essence of charity. I believe too many people get hung up on the idea that the voluntary principle of trusteeship is what marks charities out. The volunteer principle is noble and useful but it is not so much at the heart of charity as the twin concepts of stewardship and risk. Indeed in those universities which have colleges, they are charities with paid trustees because the Dons sit on the governing bodies and are paid. Now, to shift perspective, I am sure historians will see 2008 as one of those seminal years in history along with 1929, 1939, 1968 and 1989. We are still living with the fall out of the end 3 of the long boom and the collapse in faith in liberal free markets. The world economy still has a massive hangover and no government has yet started to develop a pick me up. As governments seek to tame deficits; worry about long term trends in demography; reach the limits to growth caused by environmental degradation, I feel that Harold McMillian’s phrase, “you’ve never had it so good” will come back to haunt us – we may never have it so good again. That we cannot continue as before is clear. We have to find a way to run our economies that delivers genuine prosperity for all but without endangering the planet. It may sound grandiose but I think the twin pillars of charity which I have been describing – that is stewardship and an acceptance of risk, are the essential mental and emotional ingredients that society needs in order to be able to adapt and change. I believe there is a lot that the system could learn from civil society. In particular I would like to offer you trustees a new opportunity. As you may know one of the sponsors of this conference is Bates Wells & Braithwaite and BWB is proud to be in partnership with NCVO, not just in running this conference but in running a business called Trustees UnLimited which finds Trustees and non-executives for social enterprises. One of the constant refrains over the last 10/15 years has been that charities need to learn from business and need to become more business like. However, I think the time has come for businesses to become more like charities. In particular, I am very keen on seeing boards of private and public companies having at least one director who can represent civil society – a senior non-executive director to represent a wider view than just the bottom line and the short term. And where will we find the people to take on this role? I would suggest in this room and in charities generally. So going back to my horticultural thoughts, I would like to plant a seed in your minds. You could become a director on a private company board to represent the concept of stewardship and a willingness to change and adopt new ideas. The voluntary sector has been a leader compared with business in terms of the number of women who hold senior positions – something for which the sector should be justly proud. I am sad to see that attempts by Lynne Berry and others to get some leading lights onto the board of public companies have thus far not succeeded. [It is essential, in my view, that Lynne Berry, Barbara Stocking and others do not give up with this endeavour.] Their potential involvement on the boards of leading companies could I am sure be hugely valuable. There is a lot of evidence to show that boards make much better decisions when they have a diversity of membership including of genders rather than when they are a homogenous bunch all locked into group think. Indeed the Economists’ prescription for de-risking financial markets is very simple. Take the testosterone out of the room, in particular out of the dealing floors. You do this by employing women and older men. In conclusion I would like to take you to America. I was recently in San Francisco at the Social Capital Markets Conference. It was inspiring. In particular, the chutzpah showed by some of the new American foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Omidyar Foundation and others in embracing the idea that trusteeship of capital brought with it the right as well to take risks. This may sound paradoxical given what I have been saying earlier about conservation. But what Bill and Melinda Gates and others are doing is recognising that a small part of their capital can be deployed on social investment – seeking to ensure that their money creates not just a financial but also a social gain. And I was particularly struck by comments from the Rockefeller Foundation. The Rockefeller Foundation has been going since the 1880s built on the back of the profits from Standard Oil. In the 1950s the Rockefeller Foundation was one of the key funders of the research that resulted in the green revolution in India which meant that crops yields doubled and more. Rockefeller funded that research just like governments and other foundations have always 4 funded research. They gave the money away and funded the creation of intellectual property for the public good. But of course there was also a colossal private gain; the seed companies, and the fertiliser companies cashed in on the intellectual property that had been funded by the likes of Rockefeller. That’s normal, that’s what we expect. The state, foundations and charities create intellectual property, put it into the public domain and then companies cash in, be it Apple, Google or Monsanto to name but three. But it does not need to be like that. What was interesting listening to Rockefeller was to realise that they have realised it does not need to be like that. So this time round as they fund African agriculture they are doing it differently. This time Rockefeller is giving grants to help develop agriculture in certain areas but they are also investing, and taking equity stakes in projects which they have grant funded to get to a stage of investment readiness. Rockefeller is using new financial tools in the box. They are not just giving out grants and allowing the private sector to cash in, they are ensuring this time that they are using some of the tools of capitalism to make sure that they can get some stake in any potential upside or capital growth that their subsidy has helped create. I think that is the way of the future, a more hybrid; nuanced approach. We need to move away from a binary world where governments and charities are on one side of the ring and business is on the other. Increasingly we are going to see organisations that operate across a spectrum, comingling charity and private sector money and values at the same time. This is going to be confusing; it is not going to be easy but I believe that the civil society sector with its historic and abiding concept of stewardship and its proud record of nurturing and developing new ideas has got to be the seed bed for the change we all recognise is needed. Civil society needs to develop these new ideas – as it always has. Civil society needs to help develop a more responsible capitalism. Civil society has always seen money as a means to an end – not an end in itself. Civil society needs to spread the word that money needs to be put back where it belongs as a means of achieving economic exchange, as society’s servant and not its master. I’d like to close with a passage from Franklin Roosevelt’s inaugural Address in 1933: “The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilisation. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truth. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit.” Stephen Lloyd Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP 2-6 Cannon Street London EC4M 6YH 9th November 2012 5 -- Jon Davies arnottdavies(a)gmail.com -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk

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AdBlock Plus wants to protect you from a malicious website, namely Wikimedia UK
by Tom Morris 28 Nov '12

28 Nov '12

AdBlock Plus has a facility to protect users from typosquatting (as in, typing "poopal.com" rather than "paypal.com") http://cl.ly/image/0M1l1D0K1x0g Does someone want to work out how to complain to the relevant parties? If it's happening for Wikimedia UK, it's probably also happening for other *.wikimedia.org sites. -- Tom Morris <http://tommorris.org/>

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Lincoln to host 2013 WikiConference and WMUK AGM
by Stevie Benton 26 Nov '12

26 Nov '12

Hello everyone, I'm pleased to be able to let you know that Lincoln has been chosen to host our 2013AGM and WikiConference. You can get all the details, including registration info and a draft event programme, on our blog here<http://bit.ly/WR3jd3> . Thanks and regards, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Fwd: The National Gallery Archive is now online
by Andy Mabbett 26 Nov '12

26 Nov '12

FYI: -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Matt Terrington" <matt.terrington(a)ng-london.org.uk> Date: Nov 26, 2012 10:59 AM Subject: The National Gallery Archive is now online To: <MCG(a)jiscmail.ac.uk> Hello MCGers, I’m delighted to be able to tell you that we have placed our archive catalogue online. It would be great if you could take a look at it and let me have any feedback. You can search the Archive at: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/archive/search We also have a short survey about the National Gallery Archive, and our new online search tool. So that we can improve or service, it would be great to have your views: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/archive-search-tool-survey I hope that you like what we have done. All the best, Matt Terrington (Archive search project manager) Digital Media Assistant The National Gallery Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN T +44 (0)20 7747 2895 www.nationalgallery.org.uk **************************************************************** website: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup [un]subscribe: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ ****************************************************************

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WMUK Finance Action Plan 2012/13 and Finance Policy revision 2012
by John Byrne 25 Nov '12

25 Nov '12

I'd like to announce two new finance documents, now on the WMUK wiki: * Finance Action Plan 2012/13 http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Finance Action Plan 2012/13. This is our planned timetable for introducing improvements to our financial controls and procedures in the light of the reports produced this Autumn by UHY, our auditors, and http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Governance/2012 Financial review by Garfield Byrd, WMF CFO the one by Garfield Byrd, WMF CFO. Please comment on the talk page. * Finance Policy revision 2012 http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Finance Policy revision 2012. This is the outcome of a scheduled review (the first we've done) of our Finance Policy at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Finance Policy . The Board has discussed and refined the proposed changes, which are now open for community comment at the talk page http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Finance Policy revision 2012 . And there are a couple of bits not yet worded up - help welcome! Thanks to Jon, Richard & the board for their help, As Treasurer, John Byrne

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Wikimedians in residence / volunteer conflicts of interest policy principles
by Chris Keating 24 Nov '12

24 Nov '12

Dear all, I've just posted some thoughts on our wiki about how we can update some of our policies around Wikimedians in Residence and circumstances where we might need volunteers to make declarations of interest. Do let me know what you think, preferably on-wiki. http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:The_Land/Draft_WiR_and_Volunteer_Conflict… Regards, Chris

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] PR industry blames 'cumbersome' Wikipedia (Andreas Kolbe)
by Paul Wilkinson 24 Nov '12

24 Nov '12

Dear Andreas Francis Ingham is DG of the PRCA. Its fee-paying members include RLM Finsbury (among other WPP companies), so, ultimately, it contributes to his salary. Possible COI? Paul

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
by John Byrne 23 Nov '12

23 Nov '12

On 23/11/2012 10:16, wikimediauk-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org wrote: > Dear all, > > Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research based in*Oxford* has contacted > Wikimedia UK with a request to have a introductory Wikipedia training run > for them on Thursday* 6 December*, 10am-4pm, London. After Doug Taylor's > presentation during AMRC workshop on 30 October 2012, one of the > participants approached us with an interest in Wikipedia training. The > staff most interested in participating in this training is the research > scientists from the organisation.There are about 10-15 people from the > charity that are interested in taking part in the event, most/all of these > would be newcomers to Wikipedia. > > I have created a simple page with the details: > * > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Institute_for_Cancer_Research_Wikipedia… > * > If you would like to help run this session, please do sign up on the page > or let me know. Especially local volunteers are encouraged to get involved. > You can also get in touch if you have any questions. > > Many thanks > Daria Note that per the linked page the session takes place in Oxford, on Thursday 6 December, 2pm-5:30pm, though anyone assisting training would need be there rather earlier, & there is talk of lunch. John

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Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Wikipedia training (Thursday 6 December 2012) - looking for trainers
by Daria Cybulska 23 Nov '12

23 Nov '12

Dear all, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research based in *Oxford* has contacted Wikimedia UK with a request to have a introductory Wikipedia training run for them on Thursday* 6 December*, 10am-4pm, London. After Doug Taylor's presentation during AMRC workshop on 30 October 2012, one of the participants approached us with an interest in Wikipedia training. The staff most interested in participating in this training is the research scientists from the organisation.There are about 10-15 people from the charity that are interested in taking part in the event, most/all of these would be newcomers to Wikipedia. I have created a simple page with the details: * http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Institute_for_Cancer_Research_Wikipedia… * If you would like to help run this session, please do sign up on the page or let me know. Especially local volunteers are encouraged to get involved. You can also get in touch if you have any questions. Many thanks Daria -- Daria Cybulska - Events Organiser, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Welcome to our latest employee, Richard Nevell
by Stevie Benton 23 Nov '12

23 Nov '12

Hello everyone, I'm really happy to welcome our latest employee, Richard Nevell. Richard joins us to provide some valuable admin support and is an experienced Wikipedian. Please do take a look at our blog where Richard introduces himself in his own words - http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/11/introducing-richard-nevell-our-latest-… Thanks and regards, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Operation Cowboy: OpenStreetMap editathon in London
by Tom Morris 23 Nov '12

23 Nov '12

Over the last day or so, I've been working on putting together a new event in London, Operation Cowboy. The plan is for it to be the weekend after next, which is very soon, I know. http://lanyrd.com/2012/cowboy-london/ https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/London_OPC2012 Operation Cowboy is a plan for an all-night OpenStreetMap editathon (mapathon!) focussed around improving OpenStreetMap for the United States, an area OpenStreetMap is known to be not quite so good (compare San Francisco with London: on OpenStreetMap, damn near every pub, bar and shop in central London is on the map, in San Francisco, it's not nearly as good). Though the best mapping we can do generally involves getting a GPS out and walking or cycling the streets yourself, there's plenty of work that can be done to improve OSM from your armchair. You can read more about Operation Cowboy at: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Operation_Cowboy Part of the point of the Operation Cowboy event is to be a place where Wikimedians and others who haven't played around with OpenStreetMap and want to learn can come along, learn how to set up an account and start editing. Though we'll use the US as the focus of the event, the skills people learn improving the US map will be applicable to improving the map for their local area in the UK. -- Tom Morris <http://tommorris.org/>

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Contractor to support GLAMWIKI 2013
by Jon Davies 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

This is now being advertised. Please spread as far and wide as possible. Details here.<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Consultant_needed#.2AGLAM-WIKI_Conference…> Jon -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk

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Wikipedian in Residence: Imperial War Museum
by Richard Symonds 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

All, Andrew Gray and I met with the Imperial War Museum in London earlier this week. They're the lead organisation for marking the 2014 WWI anniversary in the UK, and they're very interested in cooperating with Wikimedia UK as part of the program. The main part of the discussion was their plans for a Wikipedian in Residence - we're still working out the details (funding, reporting, management etc), but they're planning to employ a Wikipedian in Residence during 2013 or 2014, probably full-time for six months. They are keen to treat it as an interpretative role - rather than focusing on working with the collections, they really want to have someone content-oriented who'll spend the time looking at WWI content on Wikipedia, seeing where it lacks, and trying to organise ways to improve it, fill in gaps and draw together duplicated topics. The post will hopefully also involve outreach to the various (academic and non-academic) communities researching the war, helping them collaborate with Wikipedia, and working to support the existing community by providing sources, supporting material, etc. for articles. On the whole, it's a promising project - in many ways, almost a "historian in residence on Wikipedia". As I say, the details are a bit fluid (notably dates) but me and Andrew will try and keep you all informed of what's happening as it goes forward. If you've any comments or suggestions, do let me know! Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK October report - contributions wanted
by John Byrne 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

I absolutely agree with Harry and Andreas that the newsletter should reach beyond the chapter & list communities to the much larger group of UK-based editors and readers. And donors, though they are supposed to be getting their own version. We should always bear this in mind, and encourage contributions from outside the existing r-l community, but probably early numbers will concentrate UK news on chapter & meetup affairs, as well as wider issues like the internet bill thingy. But the main thing is to get one going. Obviously, from the chapter POV, the newsletter should be a prime means of reaching out to the wider community and recruiting active volunteers. John

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK October report - contributions wanted
by joseph seddon 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:43:50 +0000 > From: Andreas Kolbe <jayen466(a)gmail.com> > To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK October report - > contributions wanted > Message-ID: > <CAHRTtW_U+ec_mnbbbck1Amd+hzy1d4C_Qp=6TQd2X43rz6aWMQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > 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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WikiProject Staffordshire
by Andy Mabbett 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

In conjuntion with my role as Wikipedian in Residence at Staffordshire Archives and Heritage Service, I'm thinking of starting WikiProject Staffordshire. Would there be any interest from subscribers to this list? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Teaching OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia editing, Tupperware Party style
by Andy Mabbett 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

I've just blogged: http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/teaching-openstreetmap-wikipedia-editing-tupper… -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Governance review - call for comments
by Chris Keating 21 Nov '12

21 Nov '12

Dear all, As you may know, earlier in the Autumn Wikimedia UK and the Wikimedia Foundation appointed Compass Partnership to conduct an independent review of our governance. The review is well under way now and Mike Hudson and Keith Smith, the governance experts conducting the review, have already started conducting interviews with key people. As well as identifying people to interview, there is an open call for comments by members of the community for the review to consider. This call for comments has just been published on our blog: http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/11/community-consultation-on-wikimedia-uk… If you would like to take part, please read the questions posed by the Compass Partnership in their blog post and send your answers to wiki(a)compassnet.co.uk.- this is a dedicated address set up to receive comments. Yours sincerely, Chris Keating Chair, Wikimedia UK

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Wonga (payday loans) and alleged CoI edits
by Andy Mabbett 21 Nov '12

21 Nov '12

http://m.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/20/mp-demands-apology-tweets-wong… -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Cheap laptops for charities
by Andy Mabbett 21 Nov '12

21 Nov '12

As tweeted by @ChrisLabrey Hi. We've 200 surplus laptops from the Olympics. Acer Travelmate 8481 i3 320GB 2GB RAM. £199.99. Min order 5 units. UK Edu/Char only pls RT -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Fwd: ORG wins award, applies to intervene in Golden Eye case
by Jon Davies 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

FYI Dear Jon Davies, here's your newsletter from the frontline of digital rights: defending and promoting citizens' rights in the digital age It is a great time for the Open Rights Group. Last night at Liberty’s annual Human Rights Awards we won the *Human Rights Campaigner of the Year* *Award*<http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2012/org-wins-human-rights-campaigner-o…>, jointly with 38 Degrees. The Award was given for our work campaigning against the Snooper's Charter, thanks to your work emailing and visiting MPs. This month we are organising a big campaigning event to co-ordinate the campaign with other civil liberties groups and many CDB events across the country. We have also applied to intervene in the Golden Eye case, with more details on this first step towards defending digital rights on the courts below. With all of this going on I encourage you to join ORG<http://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/>to allow us to keep doing this great work and fight for your rights. *ORG applies to intervene in Goldeneye case* We have applied for permission to intervene in the appeal of the Golden Eye International v Telefonica UK decision and we need your help to take this important case on.<http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2012/org-goldeneye-intervene> Golden Eye are trying to compel O2 to provide personal information about their users so that they can then be spammed with speculative claims of infringement –and perhaps grab a quick settlement fee. Golden Eye are not the copyright owners, but rather hold an ‘enforcement-only’ license with no specific mandate from the 12 other porn studios who they act for. We are intervening on behalf of those consumers whose personal data would be released. If the decision goes our way it will be a blow to the legality of speculative invoicing schemes. We would like to ask for your donations now<http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2012/org-goldeneye-intervene>to help us to raise the £5000 that will pay for various court fees and the top notch legal team working on our behalf on this case. *Neil Gaiman on digital rights* We thought it better to shut up about why you should join ORG at this point, and just let Neil Gaiman speak for himself on why he supports ORG.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOFDHEYvpwU> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOFDHEYvpwU> There are more videos coming in the next few weeks as ORG supporters like Ben Hammersley, Cory Doctorow, Charles Stross, Hugh Hancock and Becky Hogge talk about their personal conviction in digital rights. *Stop the Snoopers’ Charter event* * *We're running a big campaigning event<http://stopsnooperscharter-eorg.eventbrite.com/#>on the Snoopers' Charter, jointly hosted with Index on Censorship. We're delighted that Cory Doctorow and a host of the best privacy experts will be there sharing their insights and opinions. Tickets are free! You can get them at our Eventbrite page<http://stopsnooperscharter.eventbrite.com/>. The event will run from 2pm until 6pm on Saturday 24th November at the Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA. *ORGZine updates* Alongside our main website ORG run a magazine for discussion and debate on digital rights issues. November was marked by some big events happening in the United States. Hurricane Sandy hit New York, amongst other cities, and Wendy Grossman analysed the digital divide<http://zine.openrightsgroup.org/features/2012/survival-instincts>the super storm provoked in the City. After the US presidential election week, ORGZine published Billion-Dollar Spree<http://zine.openrightsgroup.org/features/2012/the-billion-dollar-spree>: arguing that anonymous trolling on the Internet should not be the concern, when Super Pacs still can’t be identified. Moving to France, Stephanie de Vanssay tells us in a feature interview<http://zine.openrightsgroup.org/features/2012/feature-interview:-stephanie-…>why she is campaigning to have social media embedded within the French education system. New writers and discussion are always welcome! If you have an idea for a topic or want to write, get in touch with our editor, on orgzine.editor(a)openrightsgroup.org You're not alone. Without your donations, we would not be able to continue our campaigns. That's why we would like to *ask you* to support us against government and corporate actions limiting your digital rights. Please join today!<http://www.openrightsgroup.org/join> Find us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/openrightsgroup> Follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/openrightsgroup> *News in Brief *We won Human Rights Campaigner of the Year, at the Liberty Awards<http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2012/org-wins-human-rights-campaigner-o…> ,<http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/media/press/2012/liberty-rewards-hum…>jointly with 38 Degrees for our work on the Snoopers' Charter! *Thank you for making this happen. ORG out and about* Stop the Snoopers’ Charter <http://stopsnooperscharter.eventbrite.com/>, 24 November 14.00 -18.00 Free Word Centre, Farringdon *ORG are running CDB training events across the country:* Edinburgh, 21 November 18.30<http://stopsnooperscharteredinburgh2-eorg.eventbrite.com/#> Summerhall Café, 1 Summerhall Pl, Glasgow, 22 November 19.00 <http://stopsnooperscharterglasgow.eventbrite.com/#>Strathclyde University Room GH509, 50 George St G1 Glasgow Bristol, 29 November 19.00<http://stopsnooperscharterbristol-eorg.eventbrite.com/#> Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, BS1 5TX. Bristol Brighton, 5 December 5 19.00<http://stopsnooperscharterbrighton2-eorg.eventbrite.com/> Brighthelm, Pelham Room, N Rd, BN1 Brighton Manchester, 5 December 19.00<http://stopsnooperschartermanchester-eorg.eventbrite.com/#> Madlab, 36-40 Edge St, M4 1HN Manchester Birmingham, 6 December 19.00<http://stopsnooperscharterbirmingham-eorg.eventbrite.com/#>Dickens Room, Birmingham Midland Institute 9 Margaret St, B3 3BS Birmingham * * Follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/openrightsgroup> | Find us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/openrightsgroup> *Contents CC-BY-SA <http://www.openrightsgroup.org/licence> Open Rights Group 2011 * *Our mailing address is:* 11 Marshalsea Road, Borough, London SE1 1EN We need your help <http://www.openrightsgroup.org/volunteer> to fight for your rights and to keep the web open and free. Unsubscribe from this list<http://action.openrightsgroup.org/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.i…>| Join ORG <http://www.openrightsgroup.org/join> -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk

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Anyone interested?
by Jon Davies 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

This is not a high priority but if anyone is interested in popping along I have an invitation; >From Kings College: I am organising an event for the afternoon of 3rd December at King’s College on the Strand. This afternoon meeting/round-table will look at the potential of linked open data in archives, libraries and museums including linking with Wikipedia and cultural content more broadly. After a light lunch from 12-1, we will have a roundup of relevant projects, including our own Step change, then in the second half a ‘where do we go from here’ type session. We are envisaging around 30 people and will finish around 4pm. Let me know, Jon -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk

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My interview, on BBC Radio 5 Live's 'Outriders'
by Andy Mabbett 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

My 12-minute interview, about Wikipedia, for BBC Radio 5 Live's 'Outriders', is now on-line: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/pods -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Blog: WMUK announces the appointment of two tech contractors
by Stevie Benton 19 Nov '12

19 Nov '12

Hello everyone, Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce that we've appointed two excellent contractors to provide us with some tech support. You can meet them, and find out more, on our blog at http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/11/announcing-the-appointment-of-two-tech… If you have any comments or questions please do let me know. Thanks and regards, Stevie http:// <https://bitly.com/#> -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Wikimedia UK October report - contributions wanted
by Stevie Benton 17 Nov '12

17 Nov '12

Hello everyone, Just a reminder that we'll be finalising Wikimedia UK's October monthly report in the next week or so. If you were involved in any WMUK related activity in October, please let us know about it and add your contributions to the report at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2012/October Thanks and regards, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Wikipedian in Residence at Staffordshire Archives and Heritage Service
by Andy Mabbett 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

[Note cross-posting] I started work as 'Wikipedian in Residence' at Staffordshire Archives and Heritage Service this week. This is a short term, pilot project. I've created project pages at: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence/SAHS and: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/SAHS (the latter has more content). More soon! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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PR industry blames 'cumbersome' Wikipedia
by fabian＠unpopular.org.uk 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

Hi all, I found this a bit comical: http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1159206/pr-industry-blames-cumbersome-wikiped… They don't get it that the COI policy affects everyone. They think that just because they want people to pay them to change the articles they should be allowed to do so! "Ingham added that too many of the people who edit Wikipedia still do not understand PR." "Too many of them continue to have the knee-jerk reaction that information from a PR professional must intrinsically be wrong. Ingham urged Wikipedia to implement radical reform to its editing process." Just because someone does not agree with you, does not mean that they do not understand you. No-one is saying their information is intrinsically wrong, just that they should not edit articles relating to their clients. all the best Leuthe

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Two customers!
by fabian＠unpopular.org.uk 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

Hi all, I do not think it is particularly useful to look at these issues of customers and employees with all the vexatious legal hoo-haa that that involves. Wikipedia works as a community gathered around a social goal. A "reader" is an editor who has not made their first edit, a window shopper, a "Man Friday" who has yet to leave a foot print in the sand. A "subject" is a living person. We need suitable processes for ensuring that all biographies of living people are handled appropriately. Companies are legal fictions, and although we do not cover them quite as well as filmic and televisual fictions, this may be because wikipedians find them less interesting. If people find them such dull topics that no-one cares to prioritise updating their information, it is no good PR companies moaning. They should wake up to the fact that one of the reasons no-one does their role gratis is that it is completely thankless. Perhaps they should also remind themselves that Wikipedia became the sixth most popular website on the planet without their help. Then they should cut themselves some slack and edit some pages connected to one of their hobbies. Then they might learn to be less obsessive . . . or perhaps more obsessive, but about something more interesting. all the best User:Leutha ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:10:22 +0000 From: Thomas Morton <morton.thomas(a)googlemail.com> To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] PR industry blames 'cumbersome' Wikipedia (Andreas Kolbe) Message-ID: <CAKO2H7_9RiYSR9KtfiJQoZdf46WvcotYHO7DGXmZrafq2ZGgJA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" We have two customers, and one "employee" role, I think. And it should go something like (in order of importance): Reader (Customer) Subject (Customer) Editor (Employee) Or in other words; because the PR company represents the subject of the article, and we rank so highly on Google etc., they should reasonably expect to receive a good service from us. Tom

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Fwd: Cory Doctorow speaking at Stop the Snoopers’ Charter -Nov 24th
by Jon Davies 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

FYI [image: Open Rights Group] <http://bit.ly/ORGis5join>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dear Jon Davies,* *Stop the Snoopers' Charter tickets open to all* You are invited to:* * *Stop the Snoopers’ Charter* <http://stopsnooperscharter.eventbrite.com/#> A joint event with Index on Censorship *Headline Speaker: Cory Doctorow* Presentations by: Liberty, Index on Censorship, Big Brother Watch, FIPR Saturday 24 November 2pm - 6pm Free Word Centre, Farringdon, London *Free tickets* Last week we opened limited tickets to our big campaigning event to ORG paying supporters only. We’ve now released the remaining *limited free tickets* to the general public so please register now<http://stopsnooperscharter.eventbrite.com/>before they are all gone. *What is it? * Stop the Snoopers' Charter <http://stopsnooperscharter.eventbrite.com/> is a series of talks and workshops to explain the Communications Data Bill. The Bill has been debated in the select committee over the last few months with civil liberties groups, internet service providers and spooks giving evidence. The media has taken various sides to the story<http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Society/article1162048.ece>and the Government is claiming that mass surveillance is necessary to capture terrorists and paedophiles. This is a great opportunity to learn the specifics in the draft and make your own mind up about the bill that everyone is talking about. It’s also a chance to introduce your friends to the work of ORG and learn the practical implications of the CDB. *Communications Data Bill training events*. We’re not just campaigning against the Communications Data Bill in London, we are also running Communications Data Bill training events across the country, coming to a location near you: - Edinburgh, November 21<http://stopsnooperscharteredinburgh2-eorg.eventbrite.com/#> - Glasgow, November 22<http://stopsnooperscharterglasgow.eventbrite.com/> - Bristol, November 29<http://stopsnooperscharterbristol-eorg.eventbrite.com/> - Manchester, December 5<http://stopsnooperschartermanchester-eorg.eventbrite.com/> - Brighton, December 5<http://stopsnooperscharterbrighton2-eorg.eventbrite.com/> - Birmingham, December 6<http://stopsnooperscharterbirmingham-eorg.eventbrite.com/> Tickets are free to all events, but please book in advance to make sure you have a space and we know the numbers. We look forward to seeing you soon. Sincerely, Ruth Coustick Member Support Officer Open Rights Group If you like what we do, please join us <http://www.openrightsgroup.org/join>and help our ORG Law Fund<http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2012/org-law-fund-campaign-update> If you wish to opt out of future emails, you can do so here<http://action.openrightsgroup.org/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.i…> . -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk

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Media training available for volunteers
by Stevie Benton 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Hello everyone, I'm writing to let you know of about some media training Wikimedia UK has arranged for volunteers. The training is specifically designed for people with little or no experience of dealing with the media and it's aimed at volunteers who are likely to have some dealings with the media as a result of their volunteering with Wikimedia UK. You can find the details at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Media_training_for_volunteers_-_register_of_in… Places are strictly limited so if you'd like to take part, please either drop me a line or comment on the talk page. The date has not yet been set (although it will be on a Saturday), but will be arranged to suit the needs of those taking part. I'm happy to answer questions either on the page or by email. Many thanks, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.

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In response to today’s news articles in The Times and The Daily Telegraph about PR editing of Wikipedia
by Stevie Benton 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Hello everyone, Wikimedia UK has just published a blog post giving its response to today's news stories in The Times and The Daily Telegraph about paid editing of Wikipedia. You can see the blog post at http://bit.ly/ZfSaln but the full content is below. If you have any questions please do let me know. Thanks, Stevie In response to today’s news articles in The Times and The Daily Telegraph about PR editing of Wikipedia This morning The Times<http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/telecoms/article3597035.e…> ran a story about how staff at the public relations firm RLM Finsbury edited the Wikipedia article on Alisher Usmanov<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisher_Usmanov>, including removing negative material. The story was also republished online by The Daily Telegraph<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/…> . Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia and as such its articles should be written with a neutral point of view. To maintain this neutrality we recommend that anyone with a conflict of interest, such as PR professionals, follows the guidelines we created with the CIPR<http://www.cipr.co.uk/content/policy-resources/best-practice-guides-toolkit…>. When PR professionals engage with the volunteer community via talk pages, we almost always see good results. If you need to seek an urgent correction, you can email info-at-wikimedia.org for assistance – there is a volunteer team on hand 24/7 to help. We are pleased The Times notes that, while it took more than a month for the Wikipedia community to initially spot the changes and undo them, once they were changed again it only took seconds for this to be picked up on and undone once more. This shows that the Wikipedia community is active and that protecting articles from this kind of editing is taken seriously. This is important for Wikipedia’s credibility and for its readers and editors. We also welcome the CIPR response<http://newsroom.cipr.co.uk/cipr-responds-to-reports-of-rlm-finsbury-editing…> to these reports. It is clear that the majority of PR professionals are willing to work with the Wikipedia community and to follow the community’s guidelines. Problems arise when PR professionals try to “fix” articles by directly editing them, as this story shows. Wikimedia UK is always happy to engage with anyone, including PR professionals, about how Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects work. You can contact us by emailing info-at-wikimedia.org.uk or by calling our office on 020 7065 0993. -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Long Term Support (Wheezy)
by Gordon Joly 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

I was very pleased to find this in the release notes for Mediawiki 1.20 .... getting the Mediawiki message out there with the huge Linux userbase. *********************************** We're working closely with Linux distributors to make sure that the MediaWiki bundled in Linux is something that we feel more comfortable supporting. In this vein, MediaWiki 1.19 is being targeted for "long term support". Since Debian (the Linux distribution with the longest release cycle) has a two year cycle between each freeze and we've gotten MediaWiki 1.19 into Wheezy, we'll support MW 1.19 for the next two years. (Thank you especially to MediaWiki developer Platonides for his help in working with the Debian developers.) *********************************** Tempted to copy edit that statement though... >>we've gotten MediaWiki 1.19 into Wheezy....... :-) Gordo

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Consultation] Members strategy and members survey - 1st deadline 26th October (Friday)
by Katherine Bavage 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

Good afternoon everyone, Just a reminder that the consultation on membership strategy has been open for ten days - and so far elicited some useful feedback (so thank you to those who have commented) Its looks at how members are different to volunteers, whether we think they should have a more direct role in the governance of the organisation (perhaps by developing chapter policy) and what we think a membership strategy should aim at (a wide membership base paying a nominal joining fee, or a smaller group of more invested people?) Please have a look and if you've got the time, join in the discussion <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/2012_Membership_strategy_consultation>with the benefit of your experiences. The consultation will remain open until the 2nd of November.* * More pressing - the draft members' survey questions <https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMUK_membership_survey_-_suggestions_and_comm…>are now up! These asks some tricky and varied questions - from trying to see if members think staff are responsive to queries to whether a change in voting system would make them more or less likely to vote in elections. I would like to send the survey out to members soon to give them time for people to respond and then for me to incorporate response results in a report to Trustees that must be finalised by the 7th November. Therefore I'd be grateful if all comments could be made by *no later than 9am this Friday morning (26th October) *which will allow me time to make any final tweaks prior to sending out the survey via email. Thanks all - hope you're having a good week! -- *Katherine Bavage * *Fundraising Manager * *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0949 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* * * On 11 October 2012 11:20, Katherine Bavage < katherine.bavage(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Good morning everyone! > > If you have time do look at pages on the UK Wiki about the direction > Wikimedia UK's membership can take in future. > > Here is the page<https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMUK_membership_survey_-_suggestions_and_comm…>discussing the kinds of things you think a survey to members should cover - > I'd like to get the survey developed soon so contributions made now would > be very timely, and I can put up a draft of the survey questions when I've > written for further comment. > > Here is the page <https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges>with some initial thoughts on building a membership strategy - all comments > welcome, including links to previous meeting minutes or otherwise that you > think should be considered. > > Many thanks, > > -- > *Katherine Bavage * > *Fundraising Manager * > *Wikimedia UK* > +44 20 7065 0949 > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > >

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Proposal - Audit Committee
by Thomas Dalton 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

I have posted a proposal for an Audit Committee on the wiki: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Audit_Committee Please feel free to edit it or comment on the talk page. (Please don't comment here - let's keep everything in one place.) Thank you.

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London Wikimeet, birthday
by Richard Symonds 11 Nov '12

11 Nov '12

All, Please make your way to the back of the Penderel's Oak pub, rather than downstairs. We have about 30 seats booked, and a cake! Richard Symonds, Wikimedia UK

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a Creative Commons staff visiting London
by zeyi 10 Nov '12

10 Nov '12

Dear All, I have a friend who has been the software engineer in IBM and IT marketing in Nortel and Cisco, and worked really close with Japanese Wikimedia chapter. He is interesting on how small museum/gallery improve their accessment and through digital technology and planning to visit some in his london visit. Any suggestion or recommedation? thanks. Zeyi

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DCMS consultation on e-lending in libraries
by Stevie Benton 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Hello everyone, The DCMS is conducting a consultation on e-learning in libraries. The consultation period closes on Tuesday 6 November at 5pm. It would be great if we could work together to come up with a response to the consultation. I've created a page on the UK wiki which gives some more details and lists the themes that the consultation is interested in. Please do get involved at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/DCMS_consultation_on_e-lending_in_libraries If contributions could be made and a final response reached by 3.30pm on Tuesday 6 November that allows us time to make a final submission. Thank you for your help. Stevie -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Main page
by Richard Symonds 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Does anyone know why the main page (http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) 'latest news' section is showing as though there's an extra line break before the title bar? Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Happy Anniversary!
by Gordon Joly 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

Four years of Wikimedia UK! Incorporated, 5th November, 2008. Gordo

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qrpedia.org and qrwp.org
by Andreas Kolbe 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

What is the current status of qrpedia.org and qrwp.org please? Is the information given by whois up to date? http://whois.domaintools.com/qrwp.org http://whois.domaintools.com/qrpedia.org Andreas

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Comet Group
by michael west 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

Hi I just wanted to check the background of the Comet Group on wikipedia. I'm on my mobile and can't edit it, but there are a few issues regarding grammar and a few issues regarding the company entering administration. I do realise that this list is for foundation business, but if anybody has ten minutes to spare on a they up, It would be much appreciated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Group

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Edinburgh area volunteers for a workshop?
by Andrew Gray 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

Hi all, I'm running a series of "introduction to Wikipedia" workshops next week in Edinburgh (two at Edinburgh University, two at NLS). Three look to be going smoothly, but one of them, on Thursday 8th at the university, is proving a bit of a problem - it's got fifteen or so participants, which is a bit many for me to handle on my own. I've approached a couple of people I was hoping might be able to help, but without much success - one has just confirmed they can't make it, and the other has had to pull out. Is anyone in the Edinburgh area able and willing to come over for a few hours in the afternoon to help out? I can offer gratitude and a good meal afterwards, and it's quite good fun - no particular experience required, just a willingness to answer questions about Wikipedia (in both theory and practice). Thanks, -- - Andrew Gray andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk

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London Wikimeet 63
by Gordon Joly 02 Nov '12

02 Nov '12

Sunday November 11th, at the Penderel's Oak. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/63 Downstairs room booked? Cake ordered? Wikimedia UK will be 4 years young on Monday 5th November, and this wikimeet is the celebration! Gordo

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Wikimedia UK October report - contributions required please
by Stevie Benton 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

Hello everyone, Work has begun on pulling together Wikimedia UK's monthly report for October 2012. If you were involved in any activity on behalf of WMUK in October please do contribute to the report. You can find it at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2012/October Ideally I'd like to publish the final report by 16 November, ahead of our next Board meeting, so contributions before then would be especially appreciated. Thanks and regards, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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