Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Election of directors - Candidate statements and ballot paper

[Kwan Ting Chan]

On 06/04/2011 12:36, Thomas Dalton wrote:


While it doesn't make much sense to have a binding rule that says
board member candidates have to reveal their online identity (I'm not
even sure such a rule is legally possible - who is appointed is a
decision for an AGM and a past AGM can't bind a future one), I would
be surprised if anyone that didn't got elected. I certainly wouldn't
vote for someone without knowing who they are in the Wikimedia world.



An AGM can pass a resolution changing the constitution rules on board 
election so that in future election candidates have to publicly disclose 
their Wikimedia wikis' username. A GM cannot bind a future GM only mean 
it can't pass a resolution that a future GM cannot change. Whether you 
want such a rule is obviously a different question.


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Big news - Lord Lester has officially tabled a libel reform bill

[Kwan Ting Chan]

On 27/05/2010 20:18, Thomas Dalton wrote:
> Keep in mind that Private Members bills almost never pass. This will
> draw attention to the issue, nothing more.

Well, the government has said it's going to reform libel law. It's just 
a question of when and how far

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Board member vacancy

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Isabell Long wrote:

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On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 11:35:34PM +, Michael Peel wrote:

Hi all,

It is with regret that I announce that Paul Williams (Skenmy) is  
leaving the WMUK Board for personal reasons.


Sorry to see Paul leave!


Same here.

This obviously leaves a vacancy on the board between now and the next  
AGM, which we would like to fill if a suitable candidate can be  
found. Who would be interested in joining the Board until the next  
AGM (24 April)?


The legal duties and the eligibility criteria for being on the board  
are described at:

http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees#Duties


I can't due to my age and my lack of experience, but I do hope you find someone 
suitable and willing to take on the role!  :)


Good luck finding a suitable replacement.

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] "Wikipedia ordered by judge to break confidentiality of contributor"

[Kwan Ting Chan]

Andrew Turvey wrote:

- "Sam Blacketer"  wrote:

 > Without any knowledge of who is involved and which article is 
involved I would hope the edits were oversighted


They were.


When did they start answering whether an oversight have taken place?

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Would anyone like to talk to Rory Cellan-Jones about the falling number of editors?

[Kwan Ting Chan]

Gordon Joly wrote:


"Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages" By JULIA ANGWIN and GEOFFREY A. 
FOWLER


Work by Felipe Ortega

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125893981183759969.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Gordo



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/6650077/Wikipedia-project-losing-contributors-in-record-numbers.html

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedia Loves Art - prizes

[Kwan Ting Chan]

Andrew Turvey wrote:


Thank you for your patience with us whilst we have processed these 
photographs, and we hope you enjoyed participating in this event. If you 
have any comments about this event or how it could be improved in the 
future, please let us know.


*Look at the calendar*

Hmm

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: UK Deletionists - a request

[Kwan Ting Chan]

Thomas Dalton wrote:

2009/8/11 David Gerard :

2009/8/11 Thomas Dalton :


Yes, I fear the BBC story is going to over simplify the issues in
order to keep outsiders interested and to allow them to understand it.
If they do find a "passionate Deletionist" then they will have
somebody very much on the fringe of the community.


Anyone want to sign up for the role then speak sweet reason?

(I would but I think people would choke if I put myself forward as a
"deletionist".)


Had they made a more general request I might have done, but I too
can't really describe myself as a deletionist, even in a very loose
sense.


I can pretend. :D

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Wikimania-l] Video recording at Wikimania for the BBC's Digital Revolution series

[Kwan Ting Chan]

WereSpielChequers wrote:
I'll be attending and might post some photos, but not video. however I 
would suggest this would be better posted on the Wikimania list.


It was. :)

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Minutes of yesterday's Board meeting

[Kwan Ting Chan]

You might want to update http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page while 
you're there next time. ;-)


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Board meeting tonight?

[Kwan Ting Chan]

Gordon Joly wrote:

Tuesday 5th May?

Gordo



8:30pm BST.

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Advisory Board

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andrewrtur...@googlemail.com wrote:

I'd suggest two people for starters: David Gerard, given his
experience with the press in the UK and Alison Wheeler, given her
experience as Chair of WM-UK v1.



*Look at self* Um, missing somebody? :P

More seriously, before talk begin on who should be on it, or how to 
appoint people to it, you really need to define or at least have an idea 
on what you want this group of people to do.


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Meeting tonight?

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Thomas Dalton wrote:

Is the meeting tonight still on? If so, is there an agenda?



Sorry, it's on now. Partly my internet as always, partly it feels like 
I'm cramming for an exam over here. Preparing for interview FTW!


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Minutes of the Wiki UK Ltd board meeting, 16/12/08

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AndrewRT wrote:

On Dec 17, 10:19 pm, "Mickey Conn"  wrote:

Hi -

The next board meeting will be in two weeks time, on Tuesday 30th December.


Thanks for these minutes Mickey.

KTC - would it be possible to see an early Agenda for the next
meeting, so we can consider what items the Board may need to action?



Why not - 
.


There's nothing on there at the moment other than the standard items and 
matter arising from the last meeting.


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Reminder : Next board meeting

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This is a reminder that the next board meeting of Wiki UK Ltd. will be 
held on IRC tonight at 8:30pm GMT.


Agenda can be found at the usual place -
. 



Regards,

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Wikipedia quietly censored by Internet WatchFoundation

[Kwan Ting Chan]

Michael Bimmler wrote:

On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Oldak Quill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


"Robertson [IWF spokeswoman] said that image _ a picture from one of
the band's album covers _ was first flagged by an Internet user last
week. The Internet Watch Foundation consulted with British law
enforcement before concluding that the picture could break the law,
she said."



Incidentally, if someone could make a few guesses as to whom they
would probably have consulted, I'd see FOI requests coming up here, to
those "law enforcement agencies" which provided the relevant guidance
on this. Only, of course, if this is not covered by
yet-another-exception, though I'd fail to see right now which one.



First thought would be Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre 
.


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Wikipedia quietly censored by Internet WatchFoundation

[Kwan Ting Chan]

Oldak Quill wrote:


An Associated Press article has just been posted at FoxNews website:
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec07/0,4670,EUBritainWikipediaCensorship,00.html

Including ZDNet and The Register, this is the largest (albeit,
international) news source to mention the story. The story is geared
towards ISP censorship and the collateral of proxy filtering, rather
than the image itself.

"Robertson [IWF spokeswoman] said that image _ a picture from one of
the band's album covers _ was first flagged by an Internet user last
week. The Internet Watch Foundation consulted with British law
enforcement before concluding that the picture could break the law,
she said."



AP mean it will be carried across a bunch of reusers.

It's front page "OTHER TOP STORIES" link on BBC News Online, and 
Guardian is carrying an article and an editorial online.


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Gift Aid - an update

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Thomas Dalton wrote:

On Dec 7, 9:52 pm, "Thomas Dalton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hopefully it will be done by the AGM, although that's a little
optimistic.

Hmm, that depends when you expect the AGM to be. We cant hold the AGM
until at least 21 days after the bank account is opened and they
haven't even asked us for proof of ID yet. With holidays, that could
easily drag on into the new year. We'll do it as quickly as possible
of course, but I personally wouldn't be surprised if the AGM was
around mid February.


I was hoping late January. If nothing goes wrong with the bank
account, it's perfectly believable that it could be open by the end of
the year, making late January an option for the AGM.



As I said when this issue came up in one of the board meeting, we can't 
just call the AGM the day after we get a bank account. There need to be 
time for people to join after the bank account, and before the notice, 
so that they can be a member and decide/time to run for the board, which 
need members to be nominated in writing.


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[Wikimediauk-l] Reminder : Next board meeting

[Kwan Ting Chan]

This is a reminder that the next board meeting of Wiki UK Ltd. will be 
held on IRC tonight at 8:30pm GMT.


Agenda can be found at the usual place -
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Regards,

KTC

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Reminder : Next board meeting

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This is a reminder that the next board meeting of Wiki UK Ltd. will be held
on IRC tonight at 8:30pm GMT (75 minutes!).

Agenda can be found at the usual place -
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Regards,

KTC

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Membership applications for Wiki UK Limited are now being invited!

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Marco Chiesa wrote:
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Michael Peel <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> wrote:


We'd need a bank account to use Paypal. It's something that we'll
think about setting up once we have that...

Just a little obvious comment here: not having a bank account was 
probably the biggest limitation WMUK 1 was facing, so IMHO opening one 
should be the board's top priority.

Cruccone



Everyone is aware of that, and we are in the process of opening an account.

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