I emailed the WMF's trademark people just to confirm that naming a society the "[NAME] Wiki[mp]edia Society" did not require approval. Their response was that it may: a hurdle, if not a large one. Usefully, then, WMUK could seek some clarification in this area, just to keep the burden on volunteers down.
Just a thought.
HarryOn Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Toni Sant <toni.sant@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
_______________________________________________As many subscriber to this mailing list will already know, Wikimedia UK is keen to support student societies towards a better understanding and improvement of Wikipedia and its sister projects. We are currently looking for a volunteer to help me develop a strategic plan we've drafted for reaching out to university student unions across the UK. This work relates to WMUK's developing efforts to support Student Societies focused on editing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects; it essentially involves an intensive period of concentrated effort to reach out to potential new student societies. Details available at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Student_societies_2013_campaign_volunteerMany thanks,
Toni
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