Could somebody concisely explain what this certainly means for WMUK, and what
it might mean in the worst- and best-case scenarios? I understand the issues,
and I'm sure the nuances are still being worked out, but I can't be the only
person wondering.
Harry
On 31 March 2012 21:26, HJ Mitchell hjmitch...@ymail.com wrote:
Could somebody concisely explain what this certainly means for WMUK, and
what it might mean in the worst- and best-case scenarios? I understand the
issues, and I'm sure the nuances are still being worked out, but I can't be
the
Status quo for a few years. What happened at Coventry today what really counts.
Hope it went well. Status quo for a few years. What happened at Coventry today
what really counts. Hope it went well. /div
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From: Thomas Dalton
Howdy y'all,
Would anyone be interested in helping out with our bid to hold Wikimania in
London in 2013?
We've got a couple of weeks to refine the bid page, and there's lots of
little areas that need attention... a fuller description of the venue, more
accommodation options, more information on
On 31 March 2012 21:53, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote:
Now, what happens in the 2016-17 fundraiser is anybody's guess. The
WMF board is intending to re-evaluate the whole thing. My hope is that
the 4 fundraising chapters will have demonstrated what a success
chapters fundraising
On 31 March 2012 22:10, Edward Saperia edsape...@gmail.com wrote:
Howdy y'all,
Would anyone be interested in helping out with our bid to hold Wikimania in
London in 2013?
We've got a couple of weeks to refine the bid page, and there's lots of
little areas that need attention... a fuller
On 31 March 2012 22:57, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote:
On 31 March 2012 22:42, HJ Mitchell hjmitch...@ymail.com wrote:
Without commenting on any other point or expressing any other opinions
wrt
either bid, I don't think the board has let us down at all (and I'm
hardly
known
On 1 April 2012 00:38, James Farrar james.far...@gmail.com wrote:
You make the assumption that the people who had worked on the rejected bid
would have shaken that rejection off to give their wholehearted support to
the chosen bid.
If the deadline for bids has passed then the practical issue
On 1 April 2012 00:42, Anthony (AGK) wiki...@gmail.com wrote:
On 1 April 2012 00:38, James Farrar james.far...@gmail.com wrote:
You make the assumption that the people who had worked on the rejected bid
would have shaken that rejection off to give their wholehearted support to
the chosen bid.
On 1 April 2012 00:42, Anthony (AGK) wiki...@gmail.com wrote:
On 1 April 2012 00:38, James Farrar james.far...@gmail.com wrote:
You make the assumption that the people who had worked on the rejected bid
would have shaken that rejection off to give their wholehearted support to
the chosen bid.
On 1 April 2012 01:11, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote:
Paid employees of WMUK haven't been involved in either bid, that's
part of what I'm complaining about. (Richard has been working on the
London one in his spare time, but not as a WMUK employee).
Should WMUK not be involved in
Not... quite. I've been advising on both, as a volunteer, but I can't
bring myself to openly support either (as a volunteer or a staff
member). It's simply too tricky. Steve Virgin (Bristol) is a fantastic
person and a board member with a great bid, and Ed Saperia (London) is a
fantastic
It's the Chapters role to support a successful bid - but the bids
themselves should, we feel, be community-driven, not chapter-driven. The
chapter has a policy that says we cannot do anything that a volunteer
will do - we're here to support a volunteer-run bid with funding, advice
and staff.
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