I would not have bothered to vote if I did not feel the board in some
way represented the community of which I am part.
There is an organization where I am a member for pragmatic reasons but
hate every proclamation they make (the AA: I want breakdown cover, not
rabid pro-polluting lobbying), but for this kind of thing I think you
should feel we want you to speak and we'll let you know if we
disagree.
BozMo
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
2008/12/14 AndrewRT <raturvey(a)yahoo.co.uk>uk>:
I just wanted to hear everyone's views about
the role Wiki UK Ltd
played in responding to the IWF issues.
The general consensus among the Board was that we shouldn't really get
involved as we didn't yet have chapter status. Individuals were
encouraged to do what they could but the Board decided to stay stum
itself and leave David and others to take the lead. Is everyone
comfortable that that was the right decision?
Yes, no doubt about it.
Presumably once Wiki UK is recognised as the
chapter you would expect
it to take more of a lead?
Probably. Details need to be decided on a case by case basis, but I
think part of WMUK's role is to represent the UK community. That
includes speaking for the community (although not the WMF, of course)
in these kind of matters. I think WMUK would say the same kind of
things as David did, just with a more official looking caption on the
screen.
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