Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Livetweeting the Battle of Arras (1917)

2012-04-02 Thread Michael Peel
Nice. :-) Was this spontaneous on their part, or was there behind-the-scenes discussions here? Thanks, Mike On 29 Mar 2012, at 18:33, Chris Keating wrote: > Oh, don't worry, we do! And we're not alone - many of the digital staff > working in various institutions are very open to this, as are

[Wikimediauk-l] Berlin - Chapters Conference

2012-04-02 Thread Jon Davies
Roger, Fae and I attended the Chapters conference over the last three days and between us covered most of the sessions and, I hope, offered a supportive and positive impression of the UK chapter. There were lots of debates with the fundraising issues to the forefront. With luck we can all m

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Foundation-l] Board Resolutions from March 30th 2012

2012-04-02 Thread Tom Morris
On Monday, 2 April 2012 at 08:54, Gordon Joly wrote: > Also - "Wikimedia Commons" vs "Archives for All" - where should you > lodge copies of your data? Both, and more. Archiving today is a distribution problem, not a trust problem. Make it copyleft/PD, make it easily moveable, let people repl

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Foundation-l] Board Resolutions from March 30th 2012

2012-04-02 Thread Roger Bamkin
Agree On Monday, 2 April 2012, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 01/04/2012 12:28, WereSpielChequers wrote: >> >> On a broader note I would suggest that the UK prioritise longterm funding streams - payroll giving, and annual direct debits which may have a lower attrition rate than monthly direct debits. Lo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Foundation-l] Board Resolutions from March 30th 2012

2012-04-02 Thread Gordon Joly
On 01/04/2012 12:28, WereSpielChequers wrote: On a broader note I would suggest that the UK prioritise longterm funding streams - payroll giving, and annual direct debits which may have a lower attrition rate than monthly direct debits. Longer term we should think about legacies. One of the f

[Wikimediauk-l] Workshop photos from workshop 30 March

2012-04-02 Thread Charles Matthews
Selected images taken from Friday's workshop run with the Geological Society are now on Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WMUK_workshop_2012-03-30 Charles ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia