2008/9/18 Andrew Whitworth wknight8111@gmail.com:
On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
That's an extremely pessimistic outlook. Why are you bothering to take part if that's what you think? If we can't make any money in the first year, how will we make it in future years? And if we're not making any money, what's the point in having a chapter? We won't be able to do anything we couldn't do now.
That is, I think, a bit of a pessimistic view as well. Money isn't everything, and much of what you will get out of the chapter is prestige. You'll be able to go into a school or university or government building and say "I represent Wikimedia UK and I would like to work together with you for the benefit of open content and open education". It sure beats saying "I go on Wikipedia some days after work, can I take some pictures of your stuff to put on the internet?". Don't rely too much on money, some of your most creative ideas might stem from a lack of it.
If that's all you want, we can do it in five minutes. We just need to set up an association (which is far easier than forming a limited company), get a quick agreement set up with the WMF and we're done. You don't even really need that - "I'm a Wikipedia admin" opens quite a few doors if you're careful not to explain what that really means.