Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM

2014-08-08 Thread Gordon Joly
Not since I rejoined WMUK in February 2014. There seems to be some confusion about my requests for communication (or not to receive communication) and also my data held an WMUK. I am now aware of what happened. Case closed! Gordo On 07/08/14 14:58, Dhaval S. Vyas wrote: Do you mean you also

[Wikimediauk-l] New overlaying website is live

2014-08-08 Thread Stevie Benton
Hello everyone, I'm very happy to report that Wikimedia UK's new overlay website is live. Just to reiterate that this is intended for people new to our work and encountering us for the first time. Experienced Wikimedians and our community are not the primary audience for this. But I'd like to

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 109, Issue 13

2014-08-08 Thread mccapra alastair
VOTING AT THE AGM Yesterday a number of concerns were raised about expired membership and voting at the AGM. Evidently this year a number of people’s memberships have expired without their realising. We adopted a new procedure this year on AGM voting in response to concerns about security, and

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New overlaying website is live

2014-08-08 Thread Jon Davies
Well done Stevie, Emmanue and all show sailed on her. On 8 August 2014 09:20, Stevie Benton stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hello everyone, I'm very happy to report that Wikimedia UK's new overlay website is live. Just to reiterate that this is intended for people new to our work and

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New overlaying website is live

2014-08-08 Thread Michael Peel
Hi Stevie, Unsurprisingly, I really don't like it. :-( But more seriously: it breaches WMUK's privacy policy by giving information about visitors to the site directly to Google and Youtube (and also the WMF, but that's less of an issue). It also doesn't link to the privacy policy, though, so

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 109, Issue 13

2014-08-08 Thread Lodewijk
Thanks for this. Is it possible to pay in person, for example at the stall? Best, lodewijk On Aug 8, 2014 9:26 AM, mccapra alastair mcca...@ntlworld.com wrote: VOTING AT THE AGM Yesterday a number of concerns were raised about expired membership and voting at the AGM. Evidently this year a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New overlaying website is live

2014-08-08 Thread Simon Knight
Debugging issue A redirect has been created (I assume a .htaccess one). The old links were of the form: https://wiki.wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room This is directing to: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wiki/Engine_room Rather than: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room Thanks Simon

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 109, Issue 13

2014-08-08 Thread Michael Maggs
Yes, but bear in mind that the stall may be manned by a volunteer who may not know anything about membership issues. Suggest you fill in one of the application forms on the stall and leave it with the £5 fee, preferably with one of the staff members who should be at least nearby most of the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 109, Issue 13

2014-08-08 Thread Richard Symonds
Yes, please leave with a staff member rather than a volunteer if you can. Yes, but bear in mind that the stall may be manned by a volunteer who may not know anything about membership issues. Suggest you fill in one of the application forms on the stall and leave it with the £5 fee, preferably

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New overlaying website is live

2014-08-08 Thread Pat Hadley
Love it. Nice clean design - welcoming and professional. Just one niggle - the images are all loading REALLY slowly for me Otherwise - congrats to all involved! On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Simon Knight sjgkni...@gmail.com wrote: Debugging issue A redirect has been created (I assume

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New overlaying website is live

2014-08-08 Thread Stevie Benton
Thank you everyone for the constructive comments so far. I can't promise I will act on them immediately due to Wikimania but I will look at them as soon as I can. Thank you, Stevie On 8 August 2014 11:42, Pat Hadley p...@pathadley.net wrote: Love it. Nice clean design - welcoming and