Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Michael Peel
On 18 Mar 2009, at 19:51, Cary Bass wrote: >> >> If it is, there is a minor issue - is he a member? If not, he's not >> actually welcome at the AGM without an official invite! (It's a >> minor formality, but the board should actually invite him if he's >> going to come.) > > Will you kick me out

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Gift Aid update

2009-03-18 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/18 AndrewRT : > On Mar 18, 12:54 pm, "joseph seddon " > wrote: >> I think that making preparations for both drafting a complaint to HMRC and >> preparing an application to CC should start now. Even if the preparations >> are only minor. Delaying either by any real length of time could aff

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Gift Aid update

2009-03-18 Thread AndrewRT
On Mar 18, 12:54 pm, "joseph seddon " wrote: > I think that making preparations for both drafting a complaint to HMRC and > preparing an application to CC should start now. Even if the preparations are > only minor. Delaying either by any real length of time could affect Wikimania > significant

[Wikimediauk-l] non-members at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread AndrewRT
On Mar 18, 8:19 pm, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/18 Tom Holden : > > > To clarify (if it needed it), this was discussed at the board meeting this > > week and we decided non-members are perfectly welcome to attend. > > Ok, a general invitation is fine (I've found the discussion in the IRC > log,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread AndrewRT
I sent out a message telling everyone in the facebook group that the AGM was happening and inviting them to the facebook "event". Jimbo replied saying yes he was coming. I've messaged him to say did he really mean that or did he press the wrong button, and if he does, will he give us a talk. I'll

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread David Gerard
2009/3/18 Thomas Dalton : > 2009/3/18 joseph seddon : >> I think having two areas is a good idea plus voting cards to avoid >> confusion. >> Discussion amoungst members should be as free flowing as possible but >> directed >> by the chair. If non-members wish to add to the discussion, they must be

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/18 joseph seddon : > I think having two areas is a good idea plus voting cards to avoid > confusion. > Discussion amoungst members should be as free flowing as possible but > directed > by the chair. If non-members wish to add to the discussion, they must be > recognised > by the chair to be

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread joseph seddon
I think having two areas is a good idea plus voting cards to avoid confusion. Discussion amoungst members should be as free flowing as possible but directed by the chair. If non-members wish to add to the discussion, they must be recognised by the chair to be able to make a comment. > Da

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/18 Tom Holden : > To clarify (if it needed it), this was discussed at the board meeting this > week and we decided non-members are perfectly welcome to attend. Ok, a general invitation is fine (I've found the discussion in the IRC log, but I can't see it in the minutes - all decisions need

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Al Tally
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Tom Holden wrote: > To clarify (if it needed it), this was discussed at the board meeting this > week and we decided non-members are perfectly welcome to attend. > > Tom > Good. I do intend to join at some point, just not at this moment :) I still maintain an int

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Tom Holden
To clarify (if it needed it), this was discussed at the board meeting this week and we decided non-members are perfectly welcome to attend. Tom > -Original Message- > From: wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l- > boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Thomas

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Al Tally
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/18 Al Tally : > > I'm not a member, but I intend to go. Will I get kicked out? > > Why aren't you a member? I can't see why anybody would be interested > in going to the AGM without wanting to join... > I've simply been far too busy t

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/18 Thomas Dalton : > 2009/3/18 Al Tally : >> I'm not a member, but I intend to go. Will I get kicked out? > > Why aren't you a member? I can't see why anybody would be interested > in going to the AGM without wanting to join... PS Other than people coming to give a talk, that is. _

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/18 Al Tally : > I'm not a member, but I intend to go. Will I get kicked out? Why aren't you a member? I can't see why anybody would be interested in going to the AGM without wanting to join... ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/18 Cary Bass : > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Thomas Dalton wrote: >> 2009/3/18 Gordon Joly : >>> According to Facebook, Jimbo will be at the AGM. >>> >>> Is this true? >> >> If it is, there is a minor issue - is he a member? If not, he's not >> actually welcome at the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Al Tally
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Cary Bass wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Thomas Dalton wrote: > > 2009/3/18 Gordon Joly : > >> According to Facebook, Jimbo will be at the AGM. > >> > >> Is this true? > > > > If it is, there is a minor issue - is he a member? If not,

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Cary Bass
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/18 Gordon Joly : >> According to Facebook, Jimbo will be at the AGM. >> >> Is this true? > > If it is, there is a minor issue - is he a member? If not, he's not > actually welcome at the AGM without an official invite! (It

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC and Wikipedia - a thought

2009-03-18 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/18 Steve Bowbrick : > Question: would it be appropriate for one or more BBC people with an > interest in collaboration to come along to the AGM? If so, should we > bring a formal contribution or just sit quietly at the back? If not, is > there a more appropriate forum we could get involved w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC and Wikipedia - a thought

2009-03-18 Thread Paul Williams
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 3:00 PM, Steve Bowbrick wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This is my first post here. I've been responsible for some discussion at > the BBC about a possible contribution to the Wikipedia project from the > BBC - I think it's come up on the list too. There's no hard proposal or > p

[Wikimediauk-l] BBC and Wikipedia - a thought

2009-03-18 Thread Steve Bowbrick
Hi everyone, This is my first post here. I've been responsible for some discussion at the BBC about a possible contribution to the Wikipedia project from the BBC - I think it's come up on the list too. There's no hard proposal or plan, just an ongoing discussion of the appropriate relationship of

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Paul Williams
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/18 Gordon Joly : > > > > According to Facebook, Jimbo will be at the AGM. > > > > Is this true? > > If it is, there is a minor issue - is he a member? If not, he's not > actually welcome at the AGM without an official invite! (It's a m

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/18 Gordon Joly : > > According to Facebook, Jimbo will be at the AGM. > > Is this true? If it is, there is a minor issue - is he a member? If not, he's not actually welcome at the AGM without an official invite! (It's a minor formality, but the board should actually invite him if he's going

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Gift Aid update

2009-03-18 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/18 joseph seddon : > I think that making preparations for both drafting a complaint to HMRC and > preparing an application to CC should start now. Even if the preparations are > only minor. Delaying either by any real length of time could affect Wikimania > significantly. > > Our estimate

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Brian McNeil
Then ask Jimbo: jwa...@wikimedia.org Not so painful? Brian. -Original Message- From: wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of joseph seddon Sent: 18 March 2009 14:03 To: wikimediau...@wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread joseph seddon
This point I quickly mentioned on irc earlier in the week but noone could confirm it. -Original Message- From: Gordon Joly Sent: 18 March 2009 12:58 To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM According to Facebook, Jimbo will be at the AGM. Is th

[Wikimediauk-l] Jimbo at the AGM

2009-03-18 Thread Gordon Joly
According to Facebook, Jimbo will be at the AGM. Is this true? Gordo -- "Think Feynman"/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/ gordon.j...@pobox.com/// ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Gift Aid update

2009-03-18 Thread joseph seddon
I think that making preparations for both drafting a complaint to HMRC and preparing an application to CC should start now. Even if the preparations are only minor. Delaying either by any real length of time could affect Wikimania significantly. Our estimates for the venue are based on having