Thanks for your reply Seddon. I'm really keen for this to be driven by volunteers to the fullest extent possible.
Just a quick reminder to all that there's a wiki page set up for useful suggestions, ideas and to put yourself forward to get involved! It's at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/What_would_a_WMUK_Signpost-style_newsletter_look_like%3F Thank you, Stevie On 19 November 2012 00:39, joseph seddon <life_is_bitter_sw...@hotmail.co.uk > wrote: > I this thats a very good idea :) > > Its simple enough that even I could set up something to do that and if > there is a desire to I would be happy to do the delivery. > > Seddon > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:43:50 +0000 > > From: Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> > > > To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK October report - > > contributions wanted > > Message-ID: > > <CAHRTtW_U+ec_mnbbbck1Amd+hzy1d4C_Qp=6tqd2x43rz6a...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Charles Matthews < > > charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > > I was going to wait for other views. But the underlying, fundamental > > > need is to have a vehicle for growing the involved UK community. > > > Inviting brainstorming from this list misses that point, in my view. > > > Those who are prepared to wade through the threads on this list are > > > probably already quite involved. :Likewise those who are active on the > > > GLAM front. The crying need is to get beyond preaching to the > > > converted > > > > > > > > > Would it be feasible to deliver a WMUK newsletter the way the Signpost is > > delivered, i.e. to subscribers' talk pages in Wikipedia (and perhaps > other > > projects)? > > > > The WMUK website and mailing list are a bit of a walled garden. > Visibility > > of a WMUK newsletter on talk pages in Wikipedia and other projects might > > get new people involved. > > > > Andreas > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton 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). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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