[Foundation-l] Wikimedia UK v2.0

[Brian Salter-Duke]

I am probably talking out of the top of my head, but as a Pom now living
in Australia who vists the UK frequently and hopes to meet up with UK
wikimedians on one of these visits, I am concerned about all this.

I wonder why you want to be a "company limited by guarantee"? Is that
the only way. Would the Clapham Common Tiddlywinks Clus be a company
limited by guarantee? Or are there simpler processes. Wikimedia
Australia Inc is incorporated as an Association in one State (Victoria).
This is what clubs and associations do. It is much simpler than being a
company of any kind and it still protects the officers and committee
members from liability. Is there nothing similar in the UK?

Best wishes from the Oz chapter for a successful rebirth.

Brian.

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:07:36 +0100, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Wikimedia community,
>
> We are proud and honoured to announce that a plan is in the works to
> found a new UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. A lot of
> discussion has already taken place on IRC and we are ready to begin
> gathering support from the community. If you are interesting in being
> part of a new UK chapter, in whatever capacity (from sitting on the
> board, to cheering us on from the sidelines), please head over to
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK_v2.0 and let us know. Over
> the next few days we will gather names and put some finishing touches
> to the plans. An election will be held for the initial board, who will
> then oversee the process of founding the company and accepting
> application to membership. They will then organise an AGM to formally
> elect a new board to take the chapter forward to begin fundraising and
> supporting the Wikimedia community in the UK in whatever way we can.
>
> This is an exciting time for the UK community and I hope you will all
> support us in it.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Thomas "Tango" Dalton
> Tom "Cfp" Holden
> River Tarnell
> Alex Newman
> Paul Williams
> Geniw
>
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