Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Current partnerships updates. Interested?

Hi Stuart, I *might* be interested in the Palestine Exploration Fund, depending on what it covered. I know a little about the history of that part of the world - I'm not so active in the area these days but I used to be the main admin dealing with the Arab-Israeli conflict on Wikipedia. Please do

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

The board seems to have cultivated a mostly apathetic membership, which nicely preserves the status quo and thus the board has little to gain from actually members what it's doing beyond the legal requirements. One of the many reasons I'm glad I'm no longer a member. I never begrudged the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

> > On 13 May 2016 at 09:13 Gordon Joly wrote: > > > Wider engagement? How would I do it? Well communications strategy and > policy is always a good place to start. > I agree with that much. Have done since January 2011.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

> On 13 May 2016 at 12:42 Chris Keating wrote: > > So does anyone have any comments on the actual strategic framework > document? > > > > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:DraftStrategicFramework2016-19February2016.pdf > > Personally I think it's

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

So does anyone have any comments on the actual strategic framework document? https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:DraftStrategicFramework2016-19February2016.pdf Personally I think it's quite good, but then I sort of would anyway. Do you agree? Disagree? Partially agree? Have questions? Please let

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

Gordo, you're right that the volunteer community is larger than the member base, and we really want to change that! I will be presenting an (early) draft communications strategy to the board in June, and one of the issues we will be looking at within the wider strategy is membership. Cheers, Lucy

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Consultation on new draft strategic framework for Wikimedia UK

On 13/05/16 03:38, Rex X wrote: > Yes, I said that. So what's the answer to the question I asked: how else would > you do it? By encouraging the wider community to become members, so that they get a vote at the AGM. The volunteer community is much larger than the membership of the registered