2008/8/30 Michael Snow wikipedia@verizon.net:
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the Wikimedia Foundation and its staff, I would like to thank those who put their efforts into organising a local chapter for the United Kingdom. It's unfortunate that this initial effort is not working out as hoped. In addition to Alison, I know that a number of other people, both in and outside the board of Wiki Educational Resources, have tried to tackle the various obstacles that have come up. We appreciate their patience and their diligence.
WER just turned out to be the wrong vehicle for the goal, i.e. a registered UK charity that can accept tax-deductible donations.
This coincided with massive burnout amongst all involved, but we'll live :-)
- d.