[Wikimedia-l] Outage: what I'm telling the press

[Andreas Kolbe]

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Richard Symonds <
richard.symonds at wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Thanks for the nice reply, Andreas. You get bonus points for liking barges!
>


There are some very homey ones here in Cambridge ... with pot plants
(bananas ...) and hanging baskets and everything, and a mown patch of grass
on the bank, in front of the hatch.



> We've all had things taken out of context, even by the nicest journalists -
> I still remember the Wikipedia Review thread where two Wikipedia
> Review-ians saw my flat on the BBC, and genuinely offered, in private, to
> come round and help me fix it up, so shocked they were at the "squalor".
>


:)) I didn't know that, but it kind of makes me glad to hear it.



> The fact was, I had stripped half of the wallpaper, and lived nextdoor to
> Wormwood Scrubs prison - and the BBC journalist decided to emphasise those
> points, rather than my immaculate cravat and waistcoat (
> www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12172367)
>


I specifically noticed the cravat and waistcoat. ;) I guess it would have
helped if they had allowed you to mention that you had started redecorating.



> I can't speak for the rest of the movement, but WMUK is planning to keep 6
> months reserves. I believe good practice for a UK charity is anywhere from
> six to twelve months reserves. Certainly, though, we need to keep an eye on
> the movement's reserves, and ensure that either we shorten the fundraiser
> appropriately, or fund educational outreach programmes as needed,
> worldwide.
>


That sounds good.

Andreas