On 22/04/2011 11:24, Michael Peel wrote:
> There are many different ways of being involved more actively, which mostly
> rely on individuals taking the initiative, either by leading events (organise
> a wikimeet in your city [they don't just need to be in London!]; talk to
> local organisations
On 22 Apr 2011, at 11:11, Gordon Joly wrote:
> On 20/04/2011 23:48, Isabell Long wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:27:53PM +0100, James Forrester wrote:
>>> On 20 April 2011 18:04, Isabell Long wrote:
Suggestions as to how I can get more involved are welcome! I do plan to
come to o
On 20/04/2011 23:48, Isabell Long wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:27:53PM +0100, James Forrester wrote:
>> On 20 April 2011 18:04, Isabell Long wrote:
>>> Suggestions as to how I can get more involved are welcome! I do plan to
>>> come to one of the London meetups *soon*. :-)
>> Though I'd b
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:27:53PM +0100, James Forrester wrote:
> On 20 April 2011 18:04, Isabell Long wrote:
> > Suggestions as to how I can get more involved are welcome! I do plan to
> > come to one of the London meetups *soon*. :-)
>
> Though I'd be the last to discourage people from comin
On 20 April 2011 22:31, Chris Keating wrote:
> Regarding Chris's point about age limits - I am no expert but I imagine the
> legal duties of directors mean they need to be over 18?
16, actually. Wikimedia UK has a requirement in its articles that we
can't have a majority of the board under 18, th
On 20/04/2011 22:27, James Forrester wrote:
> On 20 April 2011 18:04, Isabell Long wrote:
>> Suggestions as to how I can get more involved are welcome! I do plan to
>> come to one of the London meetups *soon*. :-)
> Though I'd be the last to discourage people from coming to the meetups
> (and es
>
>
> Of course! I just find that a lot fewer of my peers (I am only 20) are bold
> about their ability to take on big projects than people with a little more
> life experience behind them.
>
>
I've worked with local councillors aged between 20 and 85. All the mediocre
ones were middle-aged. ;-)
On 20 April 2011 17:59, Chris McKenna wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2011, David Gerard wrote:
>> (Sam Korn was on the en:wp arbcom at 16 ...)
>
> Getting off topic (sorry), but I've just been looking up age limits and
> things and in the most recent elections candidates were required to be at
> least 18
On 20 April 2011 18:04, Isabell Long wrote:
> Suggestions as to how I can get more involved are welcome! I do plan to
> come to one of the London meetups *soon*. :-)
Though I'd be the last to discourage people from coming to the meetups
(and especially "my" meetups in London), they are primaril
On 20/04/2011 17:26, James Forrester wrote:
> Before coming up with our own list of areas of concern, the Equalities
> Act sets out[0] nine "protected characteristics" that are worth
> considering for scope:
>
> 1. age;
> 2. disability;
> 3. gender reassignment;
> 4. marriage and civil partnership;
On 20 Apr 2011, at 17:38, David Gerard wrote:
> On 20 April 2011 17:01, Isabell Long wrote:
>> On 20 Apr 2011, at 15:29, Fae wrote:
>
>>> Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
>>> conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
>>> Wikipedian.
>
>> Ha
On Wed, 20 Apr 2011, David Gerard wrote:
> By current standards, you're past it.
>
> (Sam Korn was on the en:wp arbcom at 16 ...)
Getting off topic (sorry), but I've just been looking up age limits and
things and in the most recent elections candidates were required to be at
least 18. I've not
On 20 April 2011 17:01, Isabell Long wrote:
> On 20 Apr 2011, at 15:29, Fae wrote:
>> Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
>> conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
>> Wikipedian.
> Hah, I didn't realise that—great! That makes me feel a littl
On 20 April 2011 16:11, Gordon Joly wrote:
> On 20/04/2011 13:06, steve virgin wrote:
>
> > PS: I am white and middle aged so am guilty as charged!!!
>
> So far so good. Here is a list
>
> 1) Gender
> 2) Ethnicity
> 3) Age
> 4) Religion
> 5) Disability
> 6) Sexual orientation
Before coming u
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Gordon Joly wrote:
> On 20/04/2011 17:09, Alex Stinson wrote:
>
>
> Please participate! Some of the most interesting Wikipedians I have met
> are the younger ones amongst us. Also, we youth have a lot more time on our
> hands with a lot less obligations, so we c
On 20/04/2011 17:09, Alex Stinson wrote:
Please participate! Some of the most interesting Wikipedians I have
met are the younger ones amongst us. Also, we youth have a lot more
time on our hands with a lot less obligations, so we can do more!
Alex
I am 55 and "semi-retired". Does that count
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Isabell Long wrote:
> On 20 Apr 2011, at 15:29, Fae wrote:
> > Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
> > conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
> > Wikipedian.
>
> Hah, I didn't realise that—great! That makes me
On 20 Apr 2011, at 15:29, Fae wrote:
> Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
> conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
> Wikipedian.
Hah, I didn't realise that—great! That makes me feel a little better, having
only just turned 17!
Isabell.
>
On 20/04/2011 13:06, steve virgin wrote:
PS: I am white and middle aged so am guilty as charged!!!
So far so good. Here is a list
1) Gender
2) Ethnicity
3) Age
4) Religion
5) Disability
6) Sexual orientation
See for example:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Y
> that the bias in our membership is a bit more skewed than that (85/15ish).
Some folks might have missed that one member taking part at the
conference is 12 years old and a well established and respected
Wikipedian.
By the way, I was one of the candidates and I do not consider myself
"white" (or
: [Wikimediauk-l] - a reply and a suggestion on diversity in the
membership basis
Tom - perhaps get the guys at the Imperial College Wikipedia Society to give
you hand, lend you a room or something else?
I can ping Vinesh and put you in touch?
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On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 13:06, steve virgin wrote:
> In terms of this discussion about breaking down diversity barri
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 13:06, steve virgin wrote:
> In terms of this discussion about breaking down diversity barriers, we’ve
> had some limited success with the two events we have ran in Bristol
> recently:
>
> http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Wiki_Academy_1 (March 19)
>
> http://uk.wikimedi
In terms of this discussion about breaking down diversity barriers, we've
had some limited success with the two events we have ran in Bristol
recently:
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Wiki_Academy_1 (March 19)
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2011 (April 16)
A larg
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