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On Wed, January 16, 2008 11:13, Kaihsu Tai wrote:
It has been more than a month and I still do not know whether I am a (Guarantor) Member of Wikimedia UK or not.... :( Sorry for being pushy.
Only six days ago, on the 10th, I wrote "we're just trying to fix a date for the Directors to meet to make that all happen.
I'm really hoping this time that we shall have some good news for you all waiting patiently in the next month or so."
Clearly, as I haven't posted since then that we've had a meeting (we haven't: David and Paul are calculating a date they can both make as Arkady and myself are much easier to schedule) nothing has moved on since that mail of last week. When it does I will be pretty ecstatic to let you all know!
One thing I would add, by the way. Just as being an Admin on a Wikimedia project is "no big deal" and confers no special status or qualities on someone, nor does being a member of Wikimedia UK, other than the knowledge you are helping to support the growth of WM projects and the creation and expansion of free knowledge. It isn't a 'badge of honour' that we expect people to add to résumés or such.
Alison for WMUK
At 12:42 +0000 16/1/08, Alison Wheeler wrote:
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On Wed, January 16, 2008 11:13, Kaihsu Tai wrote:
It has been more than a month and I still do not know whether I am a (Guarantor) Member of Wikimedia UK or not.... :( Sorry for being pushy.
Only six days ago, on the 10th, I wrote "we're just trying to fix a date for the Directors to meet to make that all happen.
I'm really hoping this time that we shall have some good news for you all waiting patiently in the next month or so."
Clearly, as I haven't posted since then that we've had a meeting (we haven't: David and Paul are calculating a date they can both make as Arkady and myself are much easier to schedule) nothing has moved on since that mail of last week. When it does I will be pretty ecstatic to let you all know!
One thing I would add, by the way. Just as being an Admin on a Wikimedia project is "no big deal" and confers no special status or qualities on someone, nor does being a member of Wikimedia UK, other than the knowledge you are helping to support the growth of WM projects and the creation and expansion of free knowledge. It isn't a 'badge of honour' that we expect people to add to résumés or such.
Alison for WMUK
However, being a Trustee of charity would be suitable role to add to a CV.
Gordo
On Wed, January 16, 2008 15:34, Gordon Joly wrote:
However, being a Trustee of charity would be suitable role to add to a CV.
Are you applying to get more involved* then? ;-P
Alison
* cf. last line of http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/legal
I personally state my WIkimedia work on my CV as voluntary work, as many of us do. As part of that I would probably note, when my application is processed, 'member of Wikimedia UK'. But I don't think I would put that on if I wasn't also a Wikimedian, a volunteer.
Sean
On Jan 16, 2008 4:12 PM, Alison Wheeler wikimedia@alisonwheeler.com wrote:
On Wed, January 16, 2008 15:34, Gordon Joly wrote:
However, being a Trustee of charity would be suitable role to add to a CV.
Are you applying to get more involved* then? ;-P
Alison
- cf. last line of http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/legal
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l
On Jan 16, 2008 7:54 PM, Sean Whitton sean@silentflame.com wrote:
I personally state my WIkimedia work on my CV as voluntary work, as many of us do. As part of that I would probably note, when my application is processed, 'member of Wikimedia UK'. But I don't think I would put that on if I wasn't also a Wikimedian, a volunteer.
I remember seeing CVs where people list all their affilations with whatever organisation, i.e. also with Amnesty International and WWF, if they are just passive members of it. Just for the sake of transparency, I guess...
Michael
On 16/01/2008, Michael Bimmler mbimmler@gmail.com wrote:
On Jan 16, 2008 7:54 PM, Sean Whitton sean@silentflame.com wrote:
I personally state my WIkimedia work on my CV as voluntary work, as many of us do. As part of that I would probably note, when my application is processed, 'member of Wikimedia UK'. But I don't think I would put that on if I wasn't also a Wikimedian, a volunteer.
I remember seeing CVs where people list all their affilations with whatever organisation, i.e. also with Amnesty International and WWF, if they are just passive members of it. Just for the sake of transparency, I guess...
That, or they just want to look like a nice charitable person. I certainly wouldn't include that kind of thing - CVs should be as short as possible, anything not relevant to hiring you should be skipped, and happening to be a member of a charity is not relevant.
I do, however, include the fact that I'm an enwiki admin, since it looks good (assuming the person reading it isn't anti-Wikipedia, but they are a minority). I wouldn't include simple membership of Wikimedia UK, but if I held a voluntary position (eg. trustee) within the chapter, I would certainly include that.
On 16/01/2008, Michael Bimmler mbimmler@gmail.com wrote:
On Jan 16, 2008 7:54 PM, Sean Whitton sean@silentflame.com wrote:
I personally state my WIkimedia work on my CV as voluntary work, as many of us do. As part of that I would probably note, when my application is processed, 'member of Wikimedia UK'. But I don't think I would put that on if I wasn't also a Wikimedian, a volunteer.
I remember seeing CVs where people list all their affilations with whatever organisation, i.e. also with Amnesty International and WWF, if they are just passive members of it. Just for the sake of transparency, I guess...
I had "Wikipedia" in interests on my CV for ages. By the time of the most recent job, it was a real point of interest. They put up with me taking Wikimedia press calls at work ;-)
- d.
At 18:54 +0000 16/1/08, Sean Whitton wrote:
I personally state my WIkimedia work on my CV as voluntary work, as many of us do. As part of that I would probably note, when my application is processed, 'member of Wikimedia UK'. But I don't think I would put that on if I wasn't also a Wikimedian, a volunteer.
Sean
Good point. I was at meeting yesterday were both volunteer effort and LETS exchanges should be included in the accounts of a charity....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LETS
This was quite a shock!
****
I guess you could say that any part of the chain:
Wiki{p,m}edia Editor / Contributor -> Member -> Director (Trustee)
is worth putting down, at least to show what you do outside 9 to 5.
And recall the Trustees of charity are volunteers by law.
BTW, "member" is a defined term in charity law (and I know the "Wikimedia UK" Directors are fully conversant with the law).
Gordo
At 16:12 +0000 16/1/08, Alison Wheeler wrote:
On Wed, January 16, 2008 15:34, Gordon Joly wrote:
However, being a Trustee of charity would be suitable role to add to a CV.
Are you applying to get more involved* then? ;-P
Alison
T'would be nice...
Gordo
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