If we have a brand that is unacceptable to Scotland (or a portion of it) then do we need to change rather than split our brand? Is it the "UK" bit? Would the flag be more acceptable or a map of our country (yes I know that gives the Irish a problem).
Is it possible to use the Wikimedia logo next to a Scottish logo and fudge the issue? Wikimedia's message is internationalist not nationalist. a thought Roger On 13 September 2011 13:07, Chris Keating <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> > Actually the situation with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is >> quite >> > different. Working in those nations with a "UK" name and an address in >> > England tends to go down rather less well (particularly if you are >> dealing >> > with institutions that are part of the national cultural fabric, as we >> are >> > likely to). >> > My only concern about using different national branding is that it might >> > give an impression of more actual devolution than there genuinely is. >> >> One solution to that is to actually have some devolution. If there are >> people interested in taking responsibility for Scottish cultural >> outreach, then they could just be given a budget and left to get on >> with it (with some oversight from the board, of course). > > > Well, indeed. Personally I would like to see that happen, but I think we > are at least a year away from it at the moment. > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Roger Bamkin Chair WMUK <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board> 01332 702993 0758 2020815 Google+:Victuallers Skype:Victuallers1 Flickr:Victuallers2
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