We should get more actively into getting Wikimedia UK off the ground.
Once we're a UK charity, possible sources of income include the Arts Council
(freedom of information about culture, innit), and the British Council
(spreading British culture across the globe, as well as much the same
reasoning as for the Arts Council - especially as current Chair is Kinnock,
who will probably like the pro-proleteriat direction open content moves in
;-)), and others - thoughts?
As to personnel, I'm happy to take an active rôle in the UK Foundation;
David has said that he'd rather take a more back-seat affair (non-exec.
Board member, perhaps?); others?
Alison - what's the current status? Probably buried under real work
deadlines, no doubt. :-) Anything I can do to help?
Yours,
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I have started a FAQ about local Wikimedia chapters at
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_chapter_FAQ with 10 of the
questions that I know have been asked a lot.
If you know of any more frequently asked questions, or if you have
questions yourself, or if you are able to answer some of the existing
questions, please help with the creation of this page.
I am hoping it will become a useful resource, both for those involved
with current chapters, those wanting to start a new chapter, and also
for users of Wikimedia projects who are confused about the entire
concept of chapters.
Thanks.
Angela.
hello!
has any progress be made so far on planning how WM UK will be set up, what its
purpose is going to be, etc.?
i see the main issue on the meta page is regarding what it should be called
and the region it should cover. is there any consensus on this?
(as for my opinion, i don't think a "Wikimedia England & Wales" chapter would
be a very useful thing; it's likely to lead to a large number of small local
chapters, which even if part of a larger "Wikimedia EU", seems like too much
division of resources. beyond that, though, i'm not sure.)
regards,
kate.
I'm here. Why does mailmain insist on sending me an email containing a
password that I chose myself? And in plain text! (fx: bangs head against
monitor).
Just a message to say that I'm subscribed. :-)
Yours,
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James D. Forrester -- Wikimedia: [[W:en:User:Jdforrester|James F.]]
Mail: james(a)jdforrester.org | jon(a)eh.org | csvla(a)dcs.warwick.ac.uk
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