Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: ????????????????? ??????????????? << ???????????????????>> ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? :Privatemusings ???????? ?????????????????? ????????????????????

At 14:51 + 9/2/09, Thomas Dalton wrote: >2009/2/9 Sean Whitton : >> On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 09:30:48PM +, Thomas Dalton wrote: >>> Are you claiming to have understood that? >> >> I'm not sure how much sarcarm there is in that. No, I was referring to >> uk. etc. > >I thought you probably

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedia Loves Art!

At 09:50 + 8/2/09, Gordon Joly wrote: >London Wikimeet (18) today is at the V & A. > >Starting at 1pm (Sunday 8th February) > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/wikipedia_loves_art/ > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/London_18 > >Bring a pack of sandwiches and a bottle of Tizer! >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: ????????????????? ??????????????? << ???????????????????>> ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? :Privatemusings ???????? ?????????????????? ????????????????????

2009/2/10 Gordon Joly : > At 14:51 + 9/2/09, Thomas Dalton wrote: >>2009/2/9 Sean Whitton : >>> On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 09:30:48PM +, Thomas Dalton wrote: Are you claiming to have understood that? >>> >>> I'm not sure how much sarcarm there is in that. No, I was referring to >>> uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedia Loves Art!

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Gordon Joly wrote: > P.S. London Wikimeet 19 is back at the pub, we assume. > Hopefully! -- Alex (User:Majorly) ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK htt

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: ????????????????? ??????????????? << ???????????????????>> ????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? :Privatemusings ???????? ?????????????????? ????????????????????

At 11:15 + 10/2/09, Thomas Dalton wrote: >2009/2/10 Gordon Joly : >> At 14:51 + 9/2/09, Thomas Dalton wrote: >>>2009/2/9 Sean Whitton : On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 09:30:48PM +, Thomas Dalton wrote: > Are you claiming to have understood that? I'm not sure how much

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikipedia Loves Art!

At 12:38 + 10/2/09, Al Tally wrote: >On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Gordon Joly ><gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote: > >P.S. London Wikimeet 19 is back at the pub, we assume. > > >Hopefully! > >-- >Alex >(User:Majorly) Make it so? OK - I will! Gordo -- "Think Fey

[Wikimediauk-l] Meeting tonight?

Is the meeting tonight still on? If so, is there an agenda? ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Meeting tonight?

I still have a massive pile of marking to get through by tomorrow, so if there is one I'll only be there in the most nominal sense. I phoned up the co-op today to see what was happening and they're supposed to be phoning me back later. T > -Original Message- > From: wikimediauk-l-boun...

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Meeting tonight?

2009/2/10 Tom Holden : > I still have a massive pile of marking to get through by tomorrow, so if > there is one I'll only be there in the most nominal sense. I'm not the only one that leaves marking until the day before, then? Speaking of which, I'd better go and collect the next batch... __

[Wikimediauk-l] Interview with MD of Britannica UK

http://econsultancy.com/blog/3268-q-a-ian-grant-of-encyclopaedia-britannica-uk Ian Grant is the MD of Britannica UK, responsible for the EMEA regions. I've been talking to Ian about how EB has adapted to the internet, the threat from Wikipedia, and its plans for the future... -- Owen Blacker,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Interview with MD of Britannica UK

2009/2/10 Owen Blacker : > http://econsultancy.com/blog/3268-q-a-ian-grant-of-encyclopaedia-britannica-uk > Ian Grant is the MD of Britannica UK, responsible for the EMEA regions. I've > been talking to Ian about how EB has adapted to the internet, the threat > from Wikipedia, and its plans for th

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Meeting tonight?

Thomas Dalton wrote: Is the meeting tonight still on? If so, is there an agenda? Sorry, it's on now. Partly my internet as always, partly it feels like I'm cramming for an exam over here. Preparing for interview FTW! KTC -- Experience is a good school but the fees are high. - Heinrich

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Interview with MD of Britannica UK

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 18:13, David Gerard wrote: > Q. How much of a problem is the popularity of Wikipedia? > A. I think the comparison is a non-debate, because we offer something > very different. > > Translation: We tried ignoring and slandering them and kept losing. I once chatted to this gu

[Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

Wikimedia UK has been invited to send one or two representatives to a meeting of all the chapters in Berlin from 3-5 April 2009. Given our finances, the Board decided that we wouldn't be able to finance this but the German Wikimedia has agreed to look into funding the travel and accommodation co

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

2009/2/10 Andrew Turvey : > We would like to ask people their suggestions as to the best way forward. > Should we restrict it to current Board members, or is it reasonable to say > that anyone who puts themself forward as a candidate would be acceptable to > go? It's probably worth pointing out th

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

At 20:47 + 10/2/09, Thomas Dalton wrote: >2009/2/10 Andrew Turvey : >> We would like to ask people their suggestions as to the best way forward. >> Should we restrict it to current Board members, or is it reasonable to say >> that anyone who puts themself forward as a candidate would be acce

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

2009/2/10 Gordon Joly : > Why are there seven seats on the board? I can see why there might be > seven roles, but why seven people? Because we had a discussion (on meta, I think) and that's what we decided. We thought there was too much work for 5 people and 9 people seemed unwieldy and unnecessar

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

On Feb 10, 10:38 pm, Gordon Joly wrote: > > Why are there seven seats on the board? I can see why there might be > seven roles, but why seven people? > > Gordo Just out of interest, which other number would you have prefered? Keep the current 5 or expand to 9? Andrew ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

On Feb 10, 8:47 pm, Thomas Dalton wrote: > > It's probably worth pointing out that at the moment less than 7 people > have expressed an interest in standing for the 7 seats on the board, I don't think we should assume that this will remain the case. Out of the five current Board members one has i

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

2009/2/10 AndrewRT : > Just out of interest, which other number would you have prefered? Keep > the current 5 or expand to 9? Five to seven at a *maximum*. Parkinson wrote a good essay on this. - d. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikime

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

2009/2/10 David Gerard : > 2009/2/10 AndrewRT : > >> Just out of interest, which other number would you have prefered? Keep >> the current 5 or expand to 9? > > Five to seven at a *maximum*. Parkinson wrote a good essay on this. ...which was, for those interested, rediscussed in 'New Scientist' a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Andrew Gray wrote: > 2009/2/10 David Gerard : >> 2009/2/10 AndrewRT : >> >>> Just out of interest, which other number would you have prefered? Keep >>> the current 5 or expand to 9? >> >> Five to seven at a *maximum*. Parkinson wrote a good essay on this. > > ...wh

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

2009/2/11 Casey Brown : > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Andrew Gray > wrote: >> 2009/2/10 David Gerard : >>> 2009/2/10 AndrewRT : >>> Just out of interest, which other number would you have prefered? Keep the current 5 or expand to 9? >>> >>> Five to seven at a *maximum*. Parkinson w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chapters Meeting

2009/2/11 Thomas Dalton : > http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126901.300-explaining-the-curse-of-work.html?full=true It's nice to note, that article links to Wikipedia! (The last sentence links to our article on the English Civil War.) Even New Scientist endorses us. ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Meeting tonight?

> > I'm not the only one that leaves marking until the day before, then? > Speaking of which, I'd better go and collect the next batch... I leave it to the hour before most of the time. Theresa ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org