I hadn't logged in to Wikipedia since January until this afternoon. I didn't even know unified login had happened! I'm unsubscribed from all the mailing lists but this one...

I think the 2006 bid, which I was uninvolved in, was fairly complete. I've got a few pages of notes and phone numbers and the like to do with the 2008 bid, but quite a few things are different - London has a new mayor, we have a new culture secretary and so on

As for the party suggestions, I have emails from the Louise T. Blouin's PA about that venue. I can put you in touch with her if you want, or I can speak to Jimmy about it.

If you want me to help, you have to be at least partially committed. You have to want it to happen, because I am not going to be asking and asking again. You have to have some intelligence that allows you to actively think what to do for yourself, and have ideas, and not wait for me or anyone else to tell you what to do.

That was a rant and you may think it harsh but last time I put a lot of my time and resources into a bid and I was practically the only one. I will not have my time wasted again.

Gary

2008/7/7 Tom Holden <thomas.holden@gmail.com>:

I've moved your page to http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2010/Bids/UK/London to allow for other UK bids till we decide where we want to be. I've also incorporated Gary Kirk's party venue suggestions from http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2009/UK/London. I seem to remember a much more complete London bid existing somewhere but perhaps I'm just thinking of the 08 bid (Gary?). It would be worth copying across still relevant info from http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/Bids/London and http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2007/London since these pages have a lot more detail than the 2009 page seems to have.

 

I've also moved across the Oxford bid from last year to http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2010/Bids/UK/Oxford and updated it slightly. Quite why we didn't go official with one of the two bids last year I'll never know. There is a little bit of a danger that people will think I'm a joke after the somewhat embarrassing "we missed the submission deadline" emails I had to send to various officials last year but, well, fingers crossed for short memories. I know Gary was also rather disenchanted with the process after last year's farce, so anything we could do to avoid that would be great (and Gary, if you have the strength, your help would be much appreciated).

 

If we're going to make this work though we really need the full support of Wikimedia UK. We have a lot greater chance of getting sponsorship if emails come from the "Director, Wikimedia UK", particularly if that's followed by "Registered charity number ...". It will also significantly increase our chances of winning if we're backed by a mature chapter. We rather seem to be stagnating at the moment, though I accept there's a lot to be done and there may be a lot being done behind the scenes. If it's any use I'm happy to take over any of the executive positions, e.g. treasurer for which I'm reasonably qualified I guess.

 

Tom

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From: wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Al Tally
Sent: 07 July 2008 01:25
To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania London 2010

 

Anyone interested in helping work on a Wikimania bid for London in 2010? See http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2010/Bids/London

Apparently the odds are on Europe or North America winning, so we have a chance. Let's get Wikimania to the UK!

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