On the format, a wiki is practical for our users, but not for people new to the system - even if they are comfortable editing, using a complicated table is definitely a deterrent. We actively discourage posting contact details, for obvious reasons, which adds an extra hurdle to confirming - as we need names and contact details, we have to be able to follow up is they don't post them.
(unrelatedly, I did sign up, but no email - can someone check if I am in fact registered?) - Andrew. On 11 Jul 2012 15:37, "geni" <geni...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11 July 2012 15:14, Richard Symonds <richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> > wrote: > > it's on a system which we have full control over, although the servers > are > > run by Google, obviously! The difference is that we have some control > over > > it. What other system would you suggest? happy to hear suggestions! > > Well the publicly posted list appeared to be working fairly well and > allows people to judge if this is an event they want to attend. The > most effective way of dealing with privacy related information is not > to collect it in the first place and since Mcdonald Road Library is > hardly a controlled area there is no real reason to. > > > -- > geni > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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