Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 10 August 2012 16:23, rexx wrote: > Which goes to show the unanticipated problem of electing trustees who know > everything about nuclear reactors and nothing about sheds. AIUI, we've elected at least some trustees with purported experience of running a charity and/or running a volunteer organ

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 10 August 2012 10:00, Jon Davies wrote: > Nice discussion guys but... > > There was a technical issue that was rightly pointed out that did present a > possible risk to the charity. How so? (I did ask the what the issue was, in private email CCd to all the board, yesterday, but have not yet h

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Roger Bamkin
==Cycling Module Refresher== *Nuclear Cycle *Diesel Cycle *Carnot Cycle *Carbon Cycle *Water Cycle *Tri Cycle I told you we were going to need a bigger shed On 10 August 2012 16:23, rexx wrote: > Which goes to show the unanticipated problem of electing trustees who know > everything ab

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Richard Symonds
Which is why you hired a Chief Executive who used to run a cycling charity, surely! 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 10 August 2012 16:23, rexx wrote:

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread David Gerard
On 10 August 2012 16:31, HJ Mitchell wrote: > This is all very interesting, but for all the emails, isn't actually > addressing my point. No, it's dismissing your point as trivial, which it is. - d. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikim

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Thomas Dalton
I think Jon has addressed your point. On Aug 10, 2012 4:31 PM, "HJ Mitchell" wrote: > This is all very interesting, but for all the emails, isn't actually > addressing my point. > > Harry Mitchell > http://enwp.org/User:HJ > Phone: 024 7698 0977 > Skype: harry_j_mitchell > > ---

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread HJ Mitchell
This is all very interesting, but for all the emails, isn't actually addressing my point.   Harry Mitchell http://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: 024 7698 0977 Skype: harry_j_mitchell From: rexx To: UK Wikimedia mailing list Sent: Friday, 10 August 2012, 16:23 Subj

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread rexx
Which goes to show the unanticipated problem of electing trustees who know everything about nuclear reactors and nothing about sheds. It's not my fault my degree in theoretical physics was missing the cycling module :( -- Rexx On 10 August 2012 13:22, Michael Peel wrote: > > On 10 Aug 2012, a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Michael Peel
On 10 Aug 2012, at 12:10, David Gerard wrote: > On 10 August 2012 12:06, Thomas Dalton wrote: > >> The problem, then, is Richard's wording in his email. Recalling them >> because of a mistake that was pointed out by a board member is >> different from recalling them because a board member obje

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread David Gerard
On 10 August 2012 12:06, Thomas Dalton wrote: > The problem, then, is Richard's wording in his email. Recalling them > because of a mistake that was pointed out by a board member is > different from recalling them because a board member objected. Given > the way it was described, I think our reac

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 10 August 2012 10:00, Jon Davies wrote: > There was a technical issue that was rightly pointed out that did present a > possible risk to the charity. The problem, then, is Richard's wording in his email. Recalling them because of a mistake that was pointed out by a board member is different fr

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Gordon Joly
On 10/08/12 10:00, Jon Davies wrote: Nice discussion guys but... We aim to please. Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Jon Davies
Nice discussion guys but... There *was *a technical issue that was rightly pointed out that did present a possible risk to the charity. So rather than take the risk poor Richard had to sort this out. Cock up rather conspiracy really. I do agree through that self destruction of the card makes sen

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Thomas Dalton
An individual trustee shouldn't have the power the overrule the staff on how to implement a decision, unless that trustee was specifically named in the board's decision as being responsible (and if that were the case, they should have reviewed them in advance). On Aug 10, 2012 4:16 AM, "HJ Mitchell

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Business cards

2012-08-10 Thread Gordon Joly
On 10/08/12 04:16, HJ Mitchell wrote: Where is the logic in this, and why is it being done at the insistence of a single trustee? The executive execute, and Trustees steer? Gets my vote! Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia