Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What I did at work today: Richard

2012-05-08 Thread Gordon Joly
So much for the EU Working Time Directive? Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What I did at work today: Richard

2012-05-08 Thread Richard Symonds
Indeed, that's where they were landing it today, in preparation for the parachute drop this evening. Part of the big display that I emailed you all about this morning :-) Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Disclaimer viewable at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer Visit

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What I did at work today: Richard

2012-05-08 Thread Neil Babbage
They land Chinooks on the HAC grounds near Moorgate all the time. Most impressive. Neil / QuiteUnusual@Wikibooks -Original Message- From: HJ Mitchell Sender: wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 19:16:07 To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Reply-To: HJ Mit

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What I did at work today: Richard

2012-05-08 Thread HJ Mitchell
Aircraft movements near the office have been lacking from reports thus far; this should be improved immediately! ;) I wouldn't actually  have thought there'd be space to land a chinook within a hundred-metre radius of the office. On a serious note, though, it is interesting to hear what goes on

[Wikimediauk-l] What I did at work today: Richard

2012-05-08 Thread Richard Symonds
All, There was a little bit of discussion as to what we do in the office. I kept a rough timetable on a couple of post-its today, and I'm transcribing them below: 10:00 - 10:50 - Answering & Reading Emails, replying to urgent ones 10:50 - 11:00 - Post (posting competition prizes overseas) 11:00 -

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Gordon Joly
Well, that is a small group and a much bigger group. The small group might just fit into the office, but the bigger one would not! :-) Gordon On 08/05/12 12:50, Richard Symonds wrote: The UK community - both members and non-members :-) Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Disclaim

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 8 May 2012 10:40, Jon Davies wrote: > I am pretty certain that nobody doubts how hard we work in the office but > part of our job will be to make sure people understand what we are doing and > delivering. Indeed, I haven't heard anyone doubt that you are working hard. The question is just rega

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Chris Keating
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 8 May 2012 12:50, Richard Symonds > wrote: > > The UK community - both members and non-members :-) > > Getting to know the international community wouldn't hurt either - I > know Jon has visited both Berlin and San Fransisco in order to g

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 8 May 2012 12:50, Richard Symonds wrote: > The UK community - both members and non-members :-) Getting to know the international community wouldn't hurt either - I know Jon has visited both Berlin and San Fransisco in order to get to know people. Hopefully those trips will just be the start of

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Richard Symonds
The UK community - both members and non-members :-) Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Disclaimer viewable at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk On 8 May 2012 12:42, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 08/05/12 12:40, Chris

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Chris Keating
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 08/05/12 12:40, Chris Keating wrote: > >> >> It's important staff get to know the community, this is often >> accomplished better by a friendly chat than an unfriendly interrogation. ;-) >> >> Chris >> > Which community? IDK, which one di

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Gordon Joly
On 08/05/12 12:40, Chris Keating wrote: It's important staff get to know the community, this is often accomplished better by a friendly chat than an unfriendly interrogation. ;-) Chris Which community? Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikim

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Chris Keating
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 06/05/12 23:15, Fae wrote: > >> (for example, it says that Edward Buckner came in for a friendly chat >> last week with generally positive results, but I hope you realize that I >> would not tell you all that on a public list unless Edward

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Gordon Joly
On 06/05/12 23:15, Fae wrote: (for example, it says that Edward Buckner came in for a friendly chat last week with generally positive results, but I hope you realize that I would not tell you all that on a public list unless Edward had written about the experience himself in another public plac

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Event near London office tonight

2012-05-08 Thread Gordon Joly
On 08/05/12 10:44, Richard Symonds wrote: The Honourable Artillery Company are doing a free barbecue and display of various military equipment and tactics from the 17th century to the present day. The museum will be open, and there'll be various displays with cannon, muskets, rifles and - of

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Charles Matthews
On 8 May 2012 10:40, Jon Davies wrote: > I am pretty certain that nobody doubts how hard we work in the office but > part of our job will be to make sure people understand what we are doing and > delivering. I'll chip in with the comment that I think Board members have consistently (in my experie

[Wikimediauk-l] Event near London office tonight

2012-05-08 Thread Richard Symonds
All, Any of you near the WMUK office this evening might find the following a good opportunity for photographs: http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2012/05/08/expect-gunfire-and-explosions-near-old-st-tube-station-this-evening/ The Honourable Artillery Company are doing a free barbecue and display of

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] What are our staff doing :)

2012-05-08 Thread Jon Davies
I am pretty certain that nobody doubts how hard we work in the office but part of our job will be to make sure people understand what we are doing and delivering. As Fae says there is a weekly report to the board which covers the twenty or thirty key events of the week. To be useful this contains