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 sent out voting forms in the post. It was obviously not clear to everyone that they needed the form posted to them in order to vote. After Wikimania I’ll start a discussion on the wiki about whether we should continue to post voting forms in future years – unless anyone else wants to start it sooner. As far as voting at this year’s AGM is concerned the Board has asked me to say the following: 1. 1. If you are a member and for any reason have not received/forgotten to bring your voting paper, you can ask for a new voting paper shortly before the AGM. Papers will be available for any member who needs them. There will be a check to confirm that your membership is current. 2. 2. As in previous years, it will be possible for applications for membership to be considered in advance of the AGM, and for the Board to have oversight when it holds a meeting just before the AGM. If you have come to Wikimania believing that you are a member and just discovered that you aren’t any more, and you want to rejoin and vote: you can apply to rejoin up to noon tomorrow using the online form at https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 If you are readmitted you will be given voting papers and may vote. Apologies for any difficulty caused this year. I hope this answers the concerns raised. Thanks Alastair McCapra WMUK Secretary On 7 August 2014 14:05, <wikimediauk-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Wikimediauk-l mailing list submissions to > wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimediauk-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimediauk-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimediauk-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Editathon 2pm 12th August (WereSpielChequers) > 2. Re: AGM (Richard Symonds) > 3. Re: AGM (Andy Mabbett) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 13:31:18 +0100 > From: WereSpielChequers <werespielchequ...@gmail.com> > To: Wikimania general list <wikimani...@lists.wikimedia.org>, Wiki UK > list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Editathon 2pm 12th August > Message-ID: <21feb39b-d296-4967-8fd8-b29d4157f...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear all, > > You are invited to an Editathon at the Zoological Society of London on > Tuesday afternoon next week. > > > https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/ZSL_London_Zoo_Library_editathon_12_August_2014 > > regards > > Jonathan Cardy > > Wikimedia UK > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/attachments/20140807/c5f8ccdd/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 13:41:30 +0100 > From: Richard Symonds <richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> > To: Wikimedia UK mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM > Message-ID: > <CACHSVDynUOTEt4UqETdUBk=Xktde= > diugi7gya2xmsmreoc...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > We're discussing solutions at the moment all. Will keep you all up to date. > On 7 Aug 2014 12:51, "Chris McKenna" <chris.mcke...@wikimedia.org.uk> > wrote: > > > A notice about your membership status has been automatically included at > > the bottom of every newsletter sent out by WMUK in the past 12 months at > > least. > > For example the last one I have saved said: "Date of end of membership > > term: 2015-10-02 | Your Membership Status: Current" (I will check that > as I > > think it should say 2014) > > > > Jon has already indicated that moving forwards specific emails about > > membership expiry will be sent as soon as the technology allows. > > > > [please note this message is sent in a person capacity, but my personal > > email account is down currently] > > > > > > On 7 August 2014 12:26, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: > > > >> I must say that it is odd that if there is realization that a whole > bunch > >> of memberships is about to lapse, nobody sends (even manually) a bunch > of > >> reminders out... > >> > >> > >> 2014-08-07 12:10 GMT+01:00 Jon Davies <jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk>: > >> > >>> The old system of an alert at the bottom of the monthly newsletter was > *not > >>> fit for purpose.* > >>> > >>> We will now have a much better system with our new database that w will > >>> send proper direct email reminders. > >>> > >>> Jon. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 7 August 2014 12:07, Andrew West <andrewcw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 7 August 2014 11:57, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: > >>>> > Confusion solved, it seems WMUK lapsed my membership without > >>>> notification. > >>>> > So I didn't receive notices as I'm apparently no longer a member. > >>>> > >>>> That's exactly what happened to me. I would have renewed my WMUK > >>>> membership if I had been reminded, but I wasn't and so I am not > >>>> eligible to vote this time. > >>>> > >>>> Andrew > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >>>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 > 169 > >>> tweet @jonatreesdavies > >>> > >>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England > and > >>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered > >>> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > 4LT. > >>> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > >>> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation > (who > >>> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > >>> Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. > >>> > >>> Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Chris McKenna > > Wikimania 2014 Support > > Wikimedia UK > > chris.mcke...@wikimedia.org.uk > > > > tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. > > Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > > Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > > London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. > > > > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The > > Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/attachments/20140807/1e3644ab/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 14:05:34 +0100 > From: Andy Mabbett <pigsotw...@gmail.com> > To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM > Message-ID: > < > cabixoenreyupgxzb1y0ybpicohwoxv-0ty1zfm7xtzgrh28...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > ...In a filing cabinet on a disused toilet in the basement, behind a sign > saying "beware of the leopard" > On Aug 7, 2014 12:51 PM, "Chris McKenna" <chris.mcke...@wikimedia.org.uk> > wrote: > > > A notice about your membership status has been automatically included at > > the bottom of every newsletter sent out by WMUK in the past 12 months at > > least. > > For example the last one I have saved said: "Date of end of membership > > term: 2015-10-02 | Your Membership Status: Current" (I will check that > as I > > think it should say 2014) > > > > Jon has already indicated that moving forwards specific emails about > > membership expiry will be sent as soon as the technology allows. > > > > [please note this message is sent in a person capacity, but my personal > > email account is down currently] > > > > > > On 7 August 2014 12:26, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: > > > >> I must say that it is odd that if there is realization that a whole > bunch > >> of memberships is about to lapse, nobody sends (even manually) a bunch > of > >> reminders out... > >> > >> > >> 2014-08-07 12:10 GMT+01:00 Jon Davies <jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk>: > >> > >>> The old system of an alert at the bottom of the monthly newsletter was > *not > >>> fit for purpose.* > >>> > >>> We will now have a much better system with our new database that w will > >>> send proper direct email reminders. > >>> > >>> Jon. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 7 August 2014 12:07, Andrew West <andrewcw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 7 August 2014 11:57, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: > >>>> > Confusion solved, it seems WMUK lapsed my membership without > >>>> notification. > >>>> > So I didn't receive notices as I'm apparently no longer a member. > >>>> > >>>> That's exactly what happened to me. I would have renewed my WMUK > >>>> membership if I had been reminded, but I wasn't and so I am not > >>>> eligible to vote this time. > >>>> > >>>> Andrew > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >>>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 > 169 > >>> tweet @jonatreesdavies > >>> > >>> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England > and > >>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered > >>> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > 4LT. > >>> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > >>> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation > (who > >>> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > >>> Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. > >>> > >>> Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Chris McKenna > > Wikimania 2014 Support > > Wikimedia UK > > chris.mcke...@wikimedia.org.uk > > > > tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. > > Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > > Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > > London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. > > > > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The > > Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/attachments/20140807/4d15dae4/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediauk-l mailing list > Wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > > End of Wikimediauk-l Digest, Vol 109, Issue 13 > ********************************************** >
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