Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New blog post: Shaping the future of Wikimedia UK

2011-06-19 Thread Thomas Dalton
In addition to the charity status already mentioned (which is extremely concerning in its absence), I'm concerned about the budget. Recruiting just a CEO (or whatever they end up being called - please don't forget that "Chapter Manager" was agreed as a placeholder name by the last board and shouldn

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] two-letter UK domains: any use?

2011-06-19 Thread Gordon Joly
On 17/06/2011 19:06, Michael Peel wrote: > Unfortunately, I misread the deadline on the website and thought that the > deadline for applying for the domain names was the 22nd - instead, that's the > deadline for paying the application fee, and the deadline for putting in an > application was the

[Wikimediauk-l] Seeking a Wikipedian for a Summer placement concerning threatened species

2011-06-19 Thread Martin Poulter
In the Summer of 2011, Wikimedia UK and ARKive are colloborating on a project to improve Wikipedia's coverage of threatened species. This will involve recruiting a fixed-period in-residence role that we are calling Wikipedia Outreach Ambassador. This will be a volunteer, wi