Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-14 Thread Gordon Joly
On 13/09/2011 22:14, Andrew Gray wrote: On 13 September 2011 13:58, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: +1. I very much like this idea! Does anyone know who set that up/who was in charge of that idea? Commons has the PDFs here (which are bizarrely distorted by mediawiki,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread Andrew Gray
On 12 September 2011 21:28, Harry Mitchell hjmitch...@ymail.com wrote: I don't know how much use postcards, even Wikimedia postcards, would get, but some of the Commons POTYs would be great for that kind of thing. How we get past look at the pretty picture to upload your own, I'm not sure. In

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread WereSpielChequers
Original Message Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise From: Harry Mitchell hjmitch...@ymail.com Date: Mon, September 12, 2011 9:28 pm To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org I don't know how much use postcards, even Wikimedia

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread Harry Mitchell
From: WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 14:04 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise I'm not convinced that Postcards are that big an opportunity, unlike Xmas cards

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread WereSpielChequers
area of expertise) fairly soon. Harry -- *From:* WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com *To:* wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Sent:* Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 14:04 *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise I'm not convinced

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread Chris Keating
Charity Christmas cards and calendars are ordered in about March for sale in August onwards, which is regarded as in time for Christmas. We also don't have the typical charity Christmas shopping demographic - our donor demographic wants everything available online and instantly and probably

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread Thomas Morton
On 13 September 2011 15:18, Chris Keating chriskeatingw...@gmail.comwrote: Charity Christmas cards and calendars are ordered in about March for sale in August onwards, which is regarded as in time for Christmas. Yes, this Xmas is out. But I throw it out there now in the hope we might remember

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread James Forrester
On 12 September 2011 21:08, Richard Symonds chasemew...@gmail.com wrote: Something that’d encourage people to upload to commons would be good though – I did get a WM Commons Christmas card last year from Mr Forrester! Postcards would be cheap, easy to make, and we’ve got some wonderful

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread Andrew Gray
On 13 September 2011 13:58, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: +1. I very much like this idea! Does anyone know who set that up/who was in charge of that idea? Commons has the PDFs here (which are bizarrely distorted by mediawiki, but there you go):

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-13 Thread WereSpielChequers
Payroll giving is easy to set up, just very difficult to recruit for, and difficult to measure which recruitment methods worked. There has to be an intermediary who takes money from employers and distributes it to the charities that the employees have nominated. Last time I looked there were only

[Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread Richard Symonds
All, I'm looking into replenishing the chapter's supplies of merchandise, but rather than the standard fare of key rings and stress balls, I'm wondering if there's any interesting requests people have. Obviously, we're constrained by cost, but if you've got any ideas, I'd love to hear them.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread Andrew Gray
On 12 September 2011 15:41, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: · Merchandise printed with Wikipedia memes such as [citation needed], [edit], or maybe phrases like “Wiki Loves Museums” or “I Write Wikipedia” I have been asked on many occasions why there aren't

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
It's useful - and engenders goodwill - to have things to give away at events; especially button badges and stickers (geeks love stickers, for their laptops). It's also useful to have a few, slightly more valuable items, which can be given away in limited quantities, as spot prizes. I like the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread Richard Symonds
My apologies Andy! -Original Message- From: wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Andy Mabbett Sent: 12 September 2011 17:31 To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread George Watson
On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Richard Symonds chasemew...@gmail.com wrote: That said, we can worry about the specific legalities later - I don't want to get bogged down in them now. The idea that there may even be any sort of legal dimension hadn't occurred in even the most

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread Rod Ward
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Richard Symonds chasemew...@gmail.com wrote: That said, we can worry about the specific legalities later - I don't want to get bogged down in them now. The idea that there may even be any sort of legal dimension

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread Harry Mitchell
, 12 September 2011, 18:44 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Richard Symonds chasemew...@gmail.com wrote: That said, we can worry about the specific legalities later - I don't want to get bogged down in them now. The idea

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise

2011-09-12 Thread iain.macdonald
work, but blue sky and all that.Iain Original Message Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Suggestions for Merchandise From: Harry Mitchell hjmitch...@ymail.com Date: Mon, September 12, 2011 9:28 pm To: "wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org" wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org I