Hi mike,
many of us experienced and still experience challenges with community
outreach in regions where digital literacy is not the same level known from
home. But the ones there in the beginning of wikipedia know how long it
took to get all the rules in place. People had a chance to influence
Apologies for delay in replying but I have been away.
As previously stated our relationship as a chapter in this isntance is with
Kwaku as a volunteer.
We organised an editathon last year with BTWSC/BBM as you know. Not funding
was involved.
And for those who may be interested my 'private'
On 31 March 2014 08:10, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Apologies for delay in replying but I have been away.
As previously stated our relationship as a chapter in this isntance is with
Kwaku as a volunteer.
We organised an editathon last year with BTWSC/BBM as you know. Not
This strikes me as an excuse rather than a reason. Fæ's questions/points here
don't seem to have been answered. :-(
Thanks,
Mike
On 31 Mar 2014, at 08:10, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Apologies for delay in replying but I have been away.
As previously stated our
After a week of silence on basic questions, in response to a different
volunteer, the UK chapter has confirmed that it is supporting the
BritishBlackMusic.com event in Ghana with money and official
merchandising. The precise amount has not been specified.[1] It was
not clear to me that the event
They are an independent organisation with whom we have worked and hope to
continue to work.
We are not currently funding them in any way. We do have an active member
of the chapter associated with them, (who has declared any potential
conflicts of interest) who is working with us to promote
On 20 March 2014 10:39, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
They are an independent organisation with whom we have worked and hope to
continue to work.
We are not currently funding them in any way. We do have an active member of
the chapter associated with them, (who has declared
We checked their bona fides before we first worked with them and found no
risk. They are funded by the National Lottery Heritage Lottery Fund and
promoted by Brent Council and have some prominent supporters such as Paul
Boateng.
This would indicate that, as we believe, they are a legitimate
On 20 March 2014 11:13, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
We checked their bona fides before we first worked with them and found no
risk. They are funded by the National Lottery Heritage Lottery Fund and
promoted by Brent Council and have some prominent supporters such as Paul
We felt that they were a suitable partner for an editathon. They were. If
they ever applied for something like a Wikimedian in Residence we would
institute checks at an appropriate level.
It is up to you what you wish to spend your time on.
On 20 March 2014 11:21, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote:
On 20 March 2014 11:31, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
We felt that they were a suitable partner for an editathon. They were. If
they ever applied for something like a Wikimedian in Residence we would
institute checks at an appropriate level.
Thank you for the clarification. I
On 20 March 2014 11:49, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote:
On 20 March 2014 11:31, Jon Davies jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
We felt that they were a suitable partner for an editathon.
...
I have checked with Companies House. There are no registered companies
that relate to:
* British Black Music
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