Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List participation
On 06/03/15 11:08, HJ Mitchell wrote: As long as the board keep their heads in the sand it'll all be all right. Not at all. The Board are working on the collapse of WMUK finances! They even have a camera: they are looking into it. https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Minutes_2014-12-13 Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
[Wikimediauk-l] New images on Commons
Hello! Just a quick message to let everyone know that the National Library of Wales has just contributed 450 images from Welsh Photo Journalist Geoff Charles. These images highlight the advance of modernity into rural Wales c.1940-1960. The images were added using the Flickr2Commons tool but we plan to upload much larger collections soon using Glam Wiki Tools. Watch this space! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photographs_by_Geoff_Charles Thanks. Jason -- Jason Evans Wicipediwr Preswyl / Wikipedian in Residence Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales jason.ev...@llgc.org.uk Ffon/Tel: +44 (0)1970 632405 ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
[Wikimediauk-l] Review of Wikimedia UK structure
/Statement by D'Arcy Myers, interim chief executive:/ As a part of my work as the interim chief executive of Wikimedia UK the board asked me to undertake a review of our structure and organisation. This task has been ongoing for some time and concluded with the board meeting held this past weekend. With the board, I have concluded that some changes to the composition and structure of the staff team will position the charity to deliver best impact against our charitable objectives. These changes may result in some redundancies, and the staff affected are being informed. This has been a challenging time and I thank the staff team for their professionalism throughout this period of review. I look forward to continuing to lead the charity through the ongoing transition until a permanent chief executive is in post and ready to take over. /Michael Maggs, chair, //on behalf of D'Arcy Myer/s. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List participation
I suggest adding number of sarcastic comments on the list as a new KPI. Something the whole community can get behind. On 9 Mar 2015 13:43, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote: On 06/03/15 11:08, HJ Mitchell wrote: As long as the board keep their heads in the sand it'll all be all right. Not at all. The Board are working on the collapse of WMUK finances! They even have a camera: they are looking into it. https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Minutes_2014-12-13 Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
[Wikimediauk-l] You are invited to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich
Dear all, Wikimedia UK and the National Maritime Museum would like to invite you to an editathon in Greenwich on the 15th April re the Board of Longitude. Our partners at the NMM are supplying lunch and several experts on the subject who want to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the search for longitude. Experienced Wikipedia editors would be very welcome. The registration page is at https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=185reset=1 the project page which includes articles we hope to work on is here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/National_Maritime_Museum_April_2015, There is also a talkpage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetups/UK/National_Maritime_Museum_April_2015 which gives opportunities to ask questions to some experts from the museum. Lunch will be provided by our partners the National Maritime Museum. The National Maritime Museum is the world's largest maritime museum, filled with inspirational stories of exploration and endeavour at sea and packed to the gunwales with intriguing objects and fascinating galleries. The Board of Longitude were the administrators of a prize for the development of accurate ways to determine longitude, and thereby the sponsors of some major scientific and exploratory discoveries that had an important impact on world history. Regards Jonathan Cardy GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) Organiser Wikimedia UK 020 7065 0921 (I'm normally in the office Tuesday's, Wednesdays and Fridays - Emails on Mondays and Thursdays wont usually be seen till the next day) 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. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List participation
On 07/03/15 18:02, HJ Mitchell wrote: At a basic level, yes, but salaried staff have responsibilities beyond what volunteers have, as do the trustees - who take on a legal duty to ensure the proper running of the charity, and who are asleep at the wheel in my opinion. Salaried staff, who might be facing an uncertain future, it seems. The CEO left, and we have an interim CEO. And most of the staff are also volunteers Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
Re: [Wikimediauk-l] List participation
On 09/03/15 17:44, James Farrar wrote: I suggest adding number of sarcastic comments on the list as a new KPI. Something the whole community can get behind. All of us? Gordo ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
