Indeed. We've never had more than 250 members, not all of whom edit, though of course most do. As part of their role the board have to try to judge what the non-member community would like rather than just the members or those posting here & on the WMUK site. And as this list shows (how many members does it have?), the community actively interested in WMUK & irl activities generally is a smallish group - when an informal census was done it came to about 80, which seems about right - who are often over-stretched. This is one of WMUK's biggest problems, which we haven't had much success improving in the last two years. I'm not sure how much the membership en masse want to "lead" frankly, let alone the community.
John
A "member-led" organisation - imagine that? In simple terms, an
organisation that trusts the 5,000-strong UK Wikimedia community more
than a handful of people who currently sit on the board.
I see this as a confusion of the legal situation. I understand theGordo
aspiration, of course.
Board - a dozen, or so..........
Membership - several hundred
Community - several thousand
The board and the membership (since WMUK is company limited by
guarantee) have a legal footing. The wider community does not. Wouldn't
it be nice if all 5,000 joined the current membership?
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