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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Fwd: [Wikimedia IE] Bylaws Consultation-2 weeks left
(Wikimedia Ireland)
2. Moving on (Stevie Benton)
3. Phone issues (Richard Symonds)
4. Re: Moving on (WereSpielChequers)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:53:02 +0000
From: Wikimedia Ireland <wikimediaireland@gmail.com>
To: rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner@gmail.com>
Cc: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia IE] Bylaws Consultation-2
weeks left
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Hi Rupert,
Thank you for your comments. I will attempt to address all of them.
Membership fee-This was addressed on the discussion page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Community_Ireland_Bylaws>.
The amount of €1200 is the *maximum*. We have not decided on a membership
fee as of yet, but we will strive to make it inculsive.
Excluding members-this was purposely made difficult. We are a small country
with a correspondingly small member base. We don't want minor disagreements
derailing the group.
Re-election to board-again, due to our small size this is the best way to
ensure we have a consistent board. If we grow large enough, this can be
amended in the future.
Board member/employee-again, due to our small size at the moment this
accommodation was made. As we grow, it can be amended.
I hope this answers all your concerns. Please feel free to contact us again
with any further concerns, or ideally put them on the bylaws discussion
page.
Cheers,
Shannon Eichelberger, Chair
On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 5:19 PM, rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I d find the following a little challenging if I understand the text
> correctly :
>
> art 5 suggests one cannot be member easy by paying membership fee.
>
> If such a high membership fee is voted for there is some risk to become a
> rather elitarian club disconnected from volunteers usually not prepared to
> pay a huge sum additional to donating their free time.
>
> Excluding members is rather difficult.
>
> There is no restriction on number of reelection to the board.
>
> It seems to be OK to be on the board and employed
>
> Rupert
> On 23/11/15 02:41, Michael Peel wrote:
> >
> > Wikimedia Ireland are currently working on writing their bylaws - see
> > below. Although Irish law is, of course, different from UK law, I'm
> > forwarding this in case anyone here has the time and interest to have a
> > look through and give them some helpful suggestions.
> >
>
> ARTICLE 1
>
> The association is called "Wikimedia Ireland". Alternative names are
> "Wikimedia IE" or the abbreviations "WM IE", "WMIE", and these
> translated names "Wikimedia Éireann"....
>
> ****
>
> Looks like they are on the case, and will not need to change their (cf.
> WMUK)....
>
> Gordo
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:39:33 +0000
From: Stevie Benton <stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk>
To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Moving on
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Hello everyone,
It is with some sadness that I write to let you know that I have moved on
to pastures new, and finished working for Wikimedia UK in the middle of
September. I am sorry that I didn't write sooner but have been away on a
much needed holiday.
Over the last three and a half years I have had the pleasure and privilege
to work with some incredible people, both staff and volunteers. Being able
to support the free and open knowledge movement in a professional capacity
has been exciting, tiring, empowering, stressful, and the most incredible
experience of my professional life.
Being able to make a contribution to this movement, for which I care
deeply, has been an honour. I will continue to be involved as a volunteer,
in the realms of communications, policy and advocacy.
There are too many people who have made such a positive impact on me
personally and professionally to be able to name and thank them all
individually. However, I do want to say a special thanks to my outstanding
colleagues at Wikimedia UK who are the most talented and hard working group
of people I have ever worked with. I want to also thank the volunteers and
staff I have worked with closely over the years as Head of External
Relations, especially in the areas of movement communications, campaigning,
educational & IP policy, and digital democracy.
I've been lucky enough to meet, and work with, many smart and thoughtful
people outside our movement and I hope that I've made a strong enough case
for free and open knowledge for them to remain involved in this mission.
I'd love to continue to hear from you all so do feel free to email me –
stevie.d.benton@gmail.com – or find me on Twitter or LinkedIn and thank you
all once again for an amazing three and a half years.
With thanks and regards,
Stevie
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Stevie Benton
Head of External Relations
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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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:17:26 +0000
From: Richard Symonds <richard.symonds@wikimedia.org.uk>
To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Phone issues
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All,
Just FYI, WMUK's phone systems are completely down today - BT have now sent
out an engineer to the exchange to check it, but you're better off emailing
us rather than calling for today and tomorrow :-)
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
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:52:08 +0000
From: WereSpielChequers <werespielchequers@gmail.com>
To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Moving on
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Dear Stevie,
It was a pleasure working with you during my two years at WMUK.
My very best wishes for whatever you get up to next.
Jonathan
On 25 November 2015 at 13:39, Stevie Benton <stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk>
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> It is with some sadness that I write to let you know that I have moved on
> to pastures new, and finished working for Wikimedia UK in the middle of
> September. I am sorry that I didn't write sooner but have been away on a
> much needed holiday.
>
> Over the last three and a half years I have had the pleasure and privilege
> to work with some incredible people, both staff and volunteers. Being able
> to support the free and open knowledge movement in a professional capacity
> has been exciting, tiring, empowering, stressful, and the most incredible
> experience of my professional life.
>
> Being able to make a contribution to this movement, for which I care
> deeply, has been an honour. I will continue to be involved as a volunteer,
> in the realms of communications, policy and advocacy.
>
> There are too many people who have made such a positive impact on me
> personally and professionally to be able to name and thank them all
> individually. However, I do want to say a special thanks to my outstanding
> colleagues at Wikimedia UK who are the most talented and hard working group
> of people I have ever worked with. I want to also thank the volunteers and
> staff I have worked with closely over the years as Head of External
> Relations, especially in the areas of movement communications, campaigning,
> educational & IP policy, and digital democracy.
>
> I've been lucky enough to meet, and work with, many smart and thoughtful
> people outside our movement and I hope that I've made a strong enough case
> for free and open knowledge for them to remain involved in this mission.
>
> I'd love to continue to hear from you all so do feel free to email me –
> stevie.d.benton@gmail.com – or find me on Twitter or LinkedIn and thank
> you all once again for an amazing three and a half years.
>
> With thanks and regards,
>
> Stevie
>
> --
>
> Stevie Benton
> Head of External Relations
> 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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