[Foundation-l] Wikimedia UK

[Michael Bimmler]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd at yahoo.com> wrote:
> It would appear that the company is facing bankruptcy and has been having problems with >the authorities.

Exactly how do you come to this conclusions? It is a huge step from
"some debts" (which the directors of the company will cover, as I
understand) to "facing bankruptcy".

Further, I have not heard of any "problems with the authorities",
could you expand?


> Does she have the authority to dissolve it?

No, that's why she won't do this alone. I suggest an ad fontes
approach next time...:
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/2008-August/002081.html

"As such, I am proposing with immediate effect that Wiki Educational
Resources Ltd be wound up in accordance with Article 8 of the Memorandum
of Association and an EGM will be called to that end. "

EGM = Extraordinary General Meeting, fyi.

Michael

> Geoff Plourde
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com>
> To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:58:03 AM
> Subject: [Foundation-l] Wikimedia UK
>
> Alison Wheeler announced today the impending dissolution of Wiki Educational
> Resources Ltd (Wikimedia UK). It isn't clear from her message why she
> determined to fold it instead of pass on leadership to those interested. [1]
>
> All other considerations aside, the Wikimedia community owes Alison and the
> other members of the WMUK board of directors a debt of thanks for their
> efforts over the last two years. More than anything else, its clear that
> creating and managing a charity as a volunteer in the United Kingdom is a
> difficult undertaking.
>
> Nathan
>
> [1]
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/2008-August/thread.html
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