At 11:11 +0100 23/1/06, Anthere wrote:
Gordon Joly wrote:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK we find past meetings listed as follows:
* 9th October 2005: London * 16th October 2005: IRC * 13th November 2005: IRC * 27th November 2005: London * 15th January 2006: London
And Jimbo was present at the 27th November meeting.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:The_Royal_Oak_bootstrap_meet.jpg
:-)
Gordon
Well, if Jimbo is the Foundation, there is no problem then ?
Maybe I need to be a little bit more clearer. Right now, we are trying to coordinate actions done by the various chapters. This implies a bunch of things, including communication on what we do and where we have problems. *We* being at the same time the Foundation AND chapters. This is also why we have a local chapter coordinator in charge of facilitation communication between chapters and between chapters and foundation. Would it be possible that that channel of communication be also used ?
Otherwise, good luck on the creation. Yes, all bylaws are different... we are learning :-)
ant
I have raised the issued on communication in the past.
So, could expand? What exactly is the "channel of communication"?
Personally, I prefer email to this list, namely wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org as the primary channel of Wikimedia UK, and the use of Meta as secondary (e.g. establishing the correct and current versions of the documents needed to incorporate, our "roadmap" and so on).
Jimbo was at the 27th November meeting, but we have moved considerably since then, both from his comments and our own work.
The UK is (probably) the most legislated country on the planet. Libel laws, company law, charity law have to be considered in some detail.
To quote from "Brazil" (1985):
++--++--++--++--++--++-- Harry Tuttle: Bloody paperwork. Huh!
Sam Lowry: I suppose one has to expect a certain amount.
Harry Tuttle: Why? I came into this game for the action, the excitement. Go anywhere, travel light, get in, get out, wherever there's trouble, a man alone. Now they got the whole country sectioned off, you can't make a move without a form. --++--++--++--++--++--++