Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread Richard Farmbrough
I can't agree. The previous numbers were troubling. The number of core volunteers was given as around 200, we should definitely have a substantially larger membership than that. I am pleased that Wmuk has addressed the first step of growing membership. On 15 Jul 2017 21:29, "Gordon Joly" wrote:

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM

2017-07-15 Thread Katie Chan
The staff already worked most of a Saturday. People may want to give them a chance at a (rest of the) weekend? Katie On 15/07/2017 21:30, Gordon Joly wrote: On 15/07/17 16:24, Richard Farmbrough wrote: All candidates were voted in, and all resolutions passed, nearly unanimously. I hope th

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM

2017-07-15 Thread Gordon Joly
On 15/07/17 16:24, Richard Farmbrough wrote: > All candidates were voted in, and all resolutions passed, nearly > unanimously. > I hope the membership are emailed as well, since members might not be on this discussion list? Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK ma

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread Gordon Joly
On 15/07/17 14:53, Michael Peel wrote: > That's an excellent turn-around to see. :-) > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMUK_membership_over_time.jpg > > Thanks, > Mike Very troubling. The trends are unreal. Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread Lucy Crompton-Reid
Dear Fae (and all) Today's AGM and the reports given were focused on the last financial year, whereas the membership figures provided by Richard are the current numbers. The board gave me a target of growing the membership to 500 by the time of the AGM. I'm very pleased to have grown the membershi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Please welcome new chair for Wikimedia UK

2017-07-15 Thread Chris Keating
Congratulations Josie! And delighted to see that Wikimedia UK has its highest ever numbers of members and volunteers. :) Regards, Chris (former Wikimedia UK chair from back deep in the mists of time) On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 6:34 PM, Michael Maggs wrote: > Dear friends > > At today's AGM, three

[Wikimediauk-l] Please welcome new chair for Wikimedia UK

2017-07-15 Thread Michael Maggs
Dear friends At today's AGM, three trustees (Doug Taylor, Nick Poole and me) were re-elected to the board. I have today retired as chair, and the role has been taken by my colleague Josie Fraser. I'll be remaining on the board as an ordinary board member to support Josie until my new term expi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread Gordon Joly
Ringers? Gordo Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: Fæ Sent: 15 July 2017 17:59 To: UK Wikimedia mailing list Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts As I was at the AGM, I put the question of the 250% jump in membership to the two trustees in the room standing for e

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread
As I was at the AGM, I put the question of the 250% jump in membership to the two trustees in the room standing for election. Both were caught out, as neither had been informed about membership numbers and none of the reports to the AGM mentioned membership increases. It seems odd that there is no

[Wikimediauk-l] AGM

2017-07-15 Thread Richard Farmbrough
All candidates were voted in, and all resolutions passed, nearly unanimously. On 15 Jul 2017 16:17, "Richard Farmbrough" wrote: If Harry joins it will be 499. On 15 Jul 2017 14:53, "Michael Peel" wrote: > That's an excellent turn-around to see. :-) > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread Richard Farmbrough
If Harry joins it will be 499. On 15 Jul 2017 14:53, "Michael Peel" wrote: > That's an excellent turn-around to see. :-) > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMUK_membership_over_time.jpg > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 15 Jul 2017, at 09:44, Lucy Crompton-Reid < > lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread Michael Peel
That's an excellent turn-around to see. :-) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMUK_membership_over_time.jpg Thanks, Mike > On 15 Jul 2017, at 09:44, Lucy Crompton-Reid > wrote: > > Yes, and today :) > > On 15 July 2017 at 12:39, Gordon Joly > wrote: > On

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread Lucy Crompton-Reid
Yes, and today :) On 15 July 2017 at 12:39, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 15/07/17 10:21, Richard Nevell wrote: > > Membership is 498. > > > Wow! That is the number of individuals (to which date)? > > Gordo > > > ___ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread Gordon Joly
On 15/07/17 10:21, Richard Nevell wrote: > Membership is 498. Wow! That is the number of individuals (to which date)? Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: htt

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK Annual Report and Accounts

2017-07-15 Thread Richard Nevell
Membership is 498. On 15 July 2017 at 07:47, Fæ wrote: > Having read through the report, I can see no direct statement of > membership numbers apart from an income from membership fees, which > does not break down individuals from organizations. > > Could someone point me to where the membersh