Putting aside the disagreements we have with the WMF, WMUK and the WMF share mutual objectives so I think it would be a good thing to have some sort of formal liaison between WMUK and the WMF (and vice versa) so that each can better understand the other. I have no strong opinion on whether that person should have a seat on the WMUK board.
Harry
________________________________ From: Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Thursday, 1 March 2012, 14:35 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fundraising debate (again)
On 01/03/2012 13:18, Chris Keating wrote: Would that satisfy the Foundation? What Sue Grdaner is exploring is what might be required by the WMF Board of Trustees compliance with US legislation.
As Sue makes clear in her email, it is a fairly speculative question. How would we react _if_ someone thought this was required?
In those circumstance WMUK would take advice about how, or if, it could be made to work legally. However, probably more important for our answer right now is how people *feel* about this rather than trying to look at the legal issues, which we can't do productively over an email list.
Chris
Feelings? I am with Fae on this one (I am a member of WMUK, AFAIK, BTW).
Gordo
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