Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK merchandise

On 27 Jul 2012, at 09:38, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 27 July 2012 16:26, David Gerard wrote: >> I vaguely recall someone saying the chapter agreement didn't allow it, >> but I'm sure WMUK would be most pleased for me to be wrong :-) > > The chapters agreement doesn't. It falls under the trademar

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK merchandise

On 27 July 2012 16:26, David Gerard wrote: > I vaguely recall someone saying the chapter agreement didn't allow it, > but I'm sure WMUK would be most pleased for me to be wrong :-) The chapters agreement doesn't. It falls under the trademark agreement. I'm not sure what WMUK's trademark agreement

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK merchandise

On 27 July 2012 17:19, Michael Peel wrote: > > On 27 Jul 2012, at 09:14, Andy Mabbett wrote: > >> On 27 July 2012 17:04, Michael Peel wrote: >> >> [Of Wikimedia-UK merchandise] >> >>> The question is more, is it worthwhile doing and/or pushing for? Is there >>> a market, and sufficient benefit fo

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[offlist] The last sentence, given your knickers comment, is really begging for humorous interpretation... On 27 July 2012 17:14, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On 27 July 2012 17:04, Michael Peel wrote: > > [Of Wikimedia-UK merchandise] > > > The question is more, is it worthwhile doing and/or pushing

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On 27 Jul 2012, at 09:14, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On 27 July 2012 17:04, Michael Peel wrote: > > [Of Wikimedia-UK merchandise] > >> The question is more, is it worthwhile doing and/or pushing for? Is there >> a market, and sufficient benefit for the projects? > > The charity of which I'm a trus

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On 27 July 2012 17:04, Michael Peel wrote: [Of Wikimedia-UK merchandise] > The question is more, is it worthwhile doing and/or pushing for? Is there > a market, and sufficient benefit for the projects? The charity of which I'm a trustee, the West Midland Bird Club

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On 27 Jul 2012, at 08:26, David Gerard wrote: > On 27 July 2012 16:20, Thomas Dalton wrote: >> On 27 July 2012 13:59, David Gerard wrote: > >>> We should consider that this isn't merchandise for sale, but giveaway >>> swag - chapters can't sell merchandise (yet), just give it away. (Go >>> vis

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On 27 July 2012 16:20, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 27 July 2012 13:59, David Gerard wrote: >> We should consider that this isn't merchandise for sale, but giveaway >> swag - chapters can't sell merchandise (yet), just give it away. (Go >> visit WMUK and get away without a coffee mug.) > Are you s

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On 27 July 2012 13:59, David Gerard wrote: > We should consider that this isn't merchandise for sale, but giveaway > swag - chapters can't sell merchandise (yet), just give it away. (Go > visit WMUK and get away without a coffee mug.) Are you sure about that? I remember Mike Godwin saying repeati

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On 27/07/12 15:54, Jon Davies wrote: Our own ale? I can help with the re-cycling. I can supply the hops (Fuggles). Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://

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On 27/07/12 15:48, Andy Mabbett wrote: Indeed. Perhaps something like "Wikimedia UK supports Wikipedia" or "Wikipedia - supported by Wikimedia UK"? Wikimedia UK supports Wikipedia and The Commons and Wikimania (all over the place)? Gordo ___ Wik

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Our own ale? I can help with the re-cycling. On 27 July 2012 15:48, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On 27 July 2012 14:02, Stevie Benton > wrote: > > > I think it's sensible to have co-branding where possible. > > Indeed. Perhaps something like "Wikimedia UK supports Wikipedia" or > "Wikipedia - supporte

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On 27 July 2012 14:02, Stevie Benton wrote: > I think it's sensible to have co-branding where possible. Indeed. Perhaps something like "Wikimedia UK supports Wikipedia" or "Wikipedia - supported by Wikimedia UK"? > The mugs that David mentioned (we still have some left if anyone would like > on

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK merchandise

On 27 July 2012 12:15, Daria Cybulska wrote: > Dear All, > > I am planning on ordering Wikimedia UK branded lanyards, polo shirts and > notepads to be used at events. I get a lanyard - effectively single-use - at almost every event, conference and trade show I go to. Please can we consider less t

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You'll be please to know that Gibrarlarpedia logo is cc by sa On 27 July 2012 15:44, David Gerard wrote: > On 27 July 2012 14:35, Richard Symonds > wrote: > > > Tom and Harry are broadly right though, I think - 'swag for the public' > > should be largely project-branded, and 'swag for volunteer

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On 27 July 2012 14:35, Richard Symonds wrote: > Tom and Harry are broadly right though, I think - 'swag for the public' > should be largely project-branded, and 'swag for volunteers to use', should > be more Wikimedia-UK branded. Does that make sense? It does. Ideally both logos. Though the Wi

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I think you visited in the pre-mug era... but I know there's at least one mug in Hong Kong somewhere! Harry raises a good point, but there is an issue here that we need to be promoting ourselves within the movement to some degree. We need to be seen as a successful chapter, and a chapter which oth

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On 27 July 2012 14:14, HJ Mitchell wrote: > A reputation for the chapter is only a means to an end, and that end > should be "to promote and support the widest possible public access to, > use of and contribution to Open Content of an encyclopaedic or educational > nature or of similar utility to

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On 27 July 2012 13:59, David Gerard wrote: > On 27 July 2012 13:57, HJ Mitchell wrote: > > > Without wishing to prompt an influx of comments about visual identity > etc, I > > think we should be wary of promoting the chapter (not just with > merchandise) > > over the projects which the chapter e

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Mitchell http://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: 024 7698 0977 Skype: harry_j_mitchell From: Stevie Benton To: UK Wikimedia mailing list Sent: Friday, 27 July 2012, 14:02 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK merchandise Hello all, I hope my comment doesn't count as an

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Hello all, I hope my comment doesn't count as an influx ;-) I think it's sensible to have co-branding where possible. We do need to promote ourselves as a chapter as much as the projects, in some ways. The mugs that David mentioned (we still have some left if anyone would like one!) are a really

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On 27 July 2012 13:57, HJ Mitchell wrote: > Without wishing to prompt an influx of comments about visual identity etc, I > think we should be wary of promoting the chapter (not just with merchandise) > over the projects which the chapter exists to support. > Wikipedia is a much more recognisable

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Sent: Friday, 27 July 2012, 12:15 Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] WMUK merchandise Dear All,  I am planning on ordering Wikimedia UK branded lanyards, polo shirts and notepads to be used at events. If you would like to send across any ideas concerning the design of these, then please do send them

[Wikimediauk-l] WMUK merchandise

Dear All, I am planning on ordering Wikimedia UK branded lanyards, polo shirts and notepads to be used at events. If you would like to send across any ideas concerning the design of these, then please do send them here - ideally by 3 August. Polo shirts: - These would be stitched on, so the small