All,
I've started off a page on Meta defining who can be a member, what details they will need to provide, and what the valid reasons for rejecting membership are. The page is at: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK_v2.0/Membership This is a _very initial draft_ at present, and none of it is set in stone. Suggestions and comments are more than welcome.
Prior to the first General Meeting, I think (based off other people's comments/suggestions) that we're probably best off sticking with just Guarantor Membership, with a membership fee of £0. Membership fees can then be decided on by the Members at the first General Meeting, as can the other levels of membership. The concern with this is that we won't have any operating funds from membership prior to the General Meeting. Would this sit well with everyone? It would obviously need to be agreed at a Board Meeting, following consensus on the mailing list.
Mike