Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WikiEN-l] UK censorship: I'm on BBC Radio 4 Today show tomorrow 8:20am

2008-12-14 Thread John Reaves
Will this be available online anywhere (either as a live stream or archived)? On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:31 AM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: It's now mainstream. IWF representative to be present. I look forward to dropping in the line Wikipedia smells of hammers. ([[Brass Eye]]) -

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WikiEN-l] UK censorship: I'm on BBC Radio 4 Today show tomorrow 8:20am

2008-12-14 Thread Gregory Maxwell
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 12:31 PM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: It's now mainstream. IWF representative to be present. I look forward to dropping in the line Wikipedia smells of hammers. ([[Brass Eye]]) Apparently the image is on the the deluxe boxed set sold everywhere,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WikiEN-l] UK censorship: I'm on BBC Radio 4 Today show tomorrow 8:20am

2008-12-14 Thread KillerChihuahua
Lemme know when its on youtube so I can give it a listen. :-D David Gerard wrote: It's now mainstream. IWF representative to be present. I look forward to dropping in the line Wikipedia smells of hammers. ([[Brass Eye]]) - d. ___ WikiEN-l

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [ORG-discuss] Wikipedia quietly censored by Internet Watch Foundation

2008-12-14 Thread Owen Blacker
It would seem that the IWF has backed down: http://www.iwf.org.uk/media/news.251.htm And Virgin Media have removed their block, at least. I can now see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Killer , including the image. -- Owen Blacker, London GB Say no to ID cards: www.no2id.net Get your mits off

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Location of AGM

2008-12-14 Thread Thomas Dalton
2008/12/1 Michael Shilliday mjshilli...@googlemail.com: I have never commented here before, but why the need for a physical AGM? Incorporated companies have been having online AGMs for years now. It may be necessary for a small group of people to be sitting in a room together, but the voting

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Location of AGM

2008-12-14 Thread AndrewRT
On Dec 1, 12:37 pm, Michael Shilliday mjshilli...@googlemail.com wrote: I have never commented here before, but why the need for a physical AGM?  Incorporated companies have been having online AGMs for years now.  It may be necessary for a small group of people to be sitting in a room together,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Location of AGM

2008-12-14 Thread David Gerard
2008/12/14 AndrewRT ratur...@yahoo.co.uk: There are advantages in having in person meetings as well, though - it gives us an opportunity to discuss things more informally and get to know each other more that you can with an online meeting. For an AGM, a meeting in person may be appropriate,

[Wikimediauk-l] IWF issues and Wiki UK Ltd

2008-12-14 Thread AndrewRT
I just wanted to hear everyone's views about the role Wiki UK Ltd played in responding to the IWF issues. The general consensus among the Board was that we shouldn't really get involved as we didn't yet have chapter status. Individuals were encouraged to do what they could but the Board decided

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] IWF issues and Wiki UK Ltd

2008-12-14 Thread David Gerard
2008/12/14 AndrewRT ratur...@yahoo.co.uk: The general consensus among the Board was that we shouldn't really get involved as we didn't yet have chapter status. Individuals were encouraged to do what they could but the Board decided to stay stum itself and leave David and others to take the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] IWF issues and Wiki UK Ltd

2008-12-14 Thread Thomas Dalton
2008/12/14 AndrewRT ratur...@yahoo.co.uk: I just wanted to hear everyone's views about the role Wiki UK Ltd played in responding to the IWF issues. The general consensus among the Board was that we shouldn't really get involved as we didn't yet have chapter status. Individuals were

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] IWF issues and Wiki UK Ltd

2008-12-14 Thread Andrew Cates
I would not have bothered to vote if I did not feel the board in some way represented the community of which I am part. There is an organization where I am a member for pragmatic reasons but hate every proclamation they make (the AA: I want breakdown cover, not rabid pro-polluting lobbying), but

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM - large number of online participants

2008-12-14 Thread jonathan cardy
Meetings with a large number of online or teleconferencing participants are practical, provided those in the aether are receiving but not sending (except maybe one at a time - for example Email the chair in advance if you want to pose a question and have the chair dial you in when your slot

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM - large number of online participants

2008-12-14 Thread Thomas Dalton
2008/12/14 jonathan cardy dah...@yahoo.com: Meetings with a large number of online or teleconferencing participants are practical, provided those in the aether are receiving but not sending (except maybe one at a time - for example Email the chair in advance if you want to pose a question

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] IWF issues and Wiki UK Ltd

2008-12-14 Thread AndrewRT
On Dec 14, 9:32 pm, Andrew Cates and...@soschildren.org wrote: ... for this kind of thing I think you should feel we want you to speak and we'll let you know if we disagree. Even before we're officially a WMF chapter? Andrew ___ Wikimedia UK