Re: [Wikimediauk-l] T-shirts

2010-05-28 Thread Michael Peel
I like the idea, and I can see the benefit to the local organizations - having quality T-shirts that are unique to the local area, that are both pretty and informative, and are more worthwhile than the standard name+picture etc. It's worth noting that this can be done without WMF approval so

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] T-shirts

2010-05-24 Thread Brian McNeil [Wikinewsie]
On Mon, 2010-05-24 at 03:30 +0100, Thomas Dalton wrote: On 24 May 2010 03:28, Brian McNeil [Wikinewsie] brian.mcn...@wikinewsie.org wrote: Why not? The main reason not to do it is the amount of work involved in setting it up. At the moment, we are limited far more by volunteer time than

[Wikimediauk-l] T-shirts

2010-05-23 Thread Brian McNeil [Wikinewsie]
Since I pulled out of Board candidacy because, well, I've insane work requirements/issues at the moment, ... My list access is sporadic intermittent. I've found what seems like a really good T-shirt shop in Edinburgh; and, they do print-to-fabric instead of crappy transfers or expensive, and

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] T-shirts

2010-05-23 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 24 May 2010 00:29, Brian McNeil [Wikinewsie] brian.mcn...@wikinewsie.org wrote: I've found what seems like a really good T-shirt shop in Edinburgh; and, they do print-to-fabric instead of crappy transfers or expensive, and likely to crack, screen printing. The main reason for me seeking such

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] T-shirts

2010-05-23 Thread Brian McNeil [Wikinewsie]
On Mon, 2010-05-24 at 00:49 +0100, Thomas Dalton wrote: On 24 May 2010 00:29, Brian McNeil [Wikinewsie] Does WMUK have that authority? It is an interesting idea. I don't think WMUK has the authority to do it unilaterally (we can sell t-shirts to members at cost price, but once you start

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] T-shirts

2010-05-23 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 24 May 2010 03:28, Brian McNeil [Wikinewsie] brian.mcn...@wikinewsie.org wrote: Why not? The main reason not to do it is the amount of work involved in setting it up. At the moment, we are limited far more by volunteer time than money. We need convert money into time by hiring staff, not time