[Wikimediauk-l] Privacy Policy - please comment and edit

2013-04-11 Thread Katherine Bavage
Dear All, Just following the quick note I've put on the water cooler today: the Chapter is continuing to develop a privacy policy that will govern the usage and management of data in connection with the sites we host. 'Yawn' you say? Well, the sooner we can get a robust policy drafted and then

[Wikimediauk-l] Another voting reminder

2013-04-11 Thread Richard Symonds
All, Just another quick email to remind you that email proxies for the 2013 EGM must be received by 15:30 British Summer Time (UTC+1) tomorrow, Friday 12th April 2013. You can also vote in person on the day. *Don't forget!* Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Another voting reminder

2013-04-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
Presumably thats for people wanting to use you as a proxy. There's no deadline for proxies in general, right? The proxy can just turn up with the letter of authorisation, I think. On 11 April 2013 17:21, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: All, Just another quick email to

[Wikimediauk-l] Issues with EGM resolutions

2013-04-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
I would like to draw attention to a discussion on the UK wiki: http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:EGM_2013/Resolutions#How_the_vote_works Mike Peel has pointed out some pretty serious issues with the way the resolutions we're supposed to be voting on at the weekend are drafted and how they

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Issues with EGM resolutions

2013-04-11 Thread Chris Keating
Hi Tom, Yes, you're right that due to a drafting problem one particular combination of votes at the EGM would result in an unanticipated result - we would effect a change in the voting system, but would not have a specified maximum number of directors. That is a bit irritating but it could be

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Issues with EGM resolutions

2013-04-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 11 April 2013 18:33, Chris Keating chriskeatingw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tom, Yes, you're right that due to a drafting problem one particular combination of votes at the EGM would result in an unanticipated result - we would effect a change in the voting system, but would not have a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Another voting reminder

2013-04-11 Thread Thomas Morton
Unless I've missed something; the EGM is Saturday, Richard has noted the proxy deadline for tomorrow. Tom On 11 April 2013 18:50, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: On 11 April 2013 17:54, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: Presumably thats for people wanting to use you

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Another voting reminder

2013-04-11 Thread Andrew Gray
So it is! I plead, um, ignorance of the conference schedule as an excuse... - Andrew. On 11 April 2013 18:53, Thomas Morton morton.tho...@googlemail.com wrote: Unless I've missed something; the EGM is Saturday, Richard has noted the proxy deadline for tomorrow. Tom On 11 April 2013

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Another voting reminder

2013-04-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 11 Apr 2013 18:57, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: So it is! I plead, um, ignorance of the conference schedule as an excuse... I'd plead that you could never get the hang of Thursdays if I were you - you would be in good company then.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Issues with EGM resolutions

2013-04-11 Thread Deryck Chan
On 11 April 2013 18:48, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 April 2013 18:33, Chris Keating chriskeatingw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tom, Yes, you're right that due to a drafting problem one particular combination of votes at the EGM would result in an unanticipated result -

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Issues with EGM resolutions

2013-04-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 11 Apr 2013 23:08, Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 April 2013 18:48, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: There are several combinations that result in problems. Pretty much anything other than all passing and all failing is problematic to varying degrees. By

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Issues with EGM resolutions

2013-04-11 Thread James Farrar
The election rules only apply to elected directors, surely. On 11 Apr 2013, at 23:37, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 Apr 2013 23:08, Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 April 2013 18:48, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: There are several

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Issues with EGM resolutions

2013-04-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 12 Apr 2013 00:03, James Farrar james.far...@gmail.com wrote: The election rules only apply to elected directors, surely. That's not what they say, though. Unless something is ambiguous or impossible, legally it is interpreted literally. Intent is irrelevant. I am not a lawyer, so I don't

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Privacy Policy - please comment and edit

2013-04-11 Thread Deskana
Have you involved the LCA team from the WMF in the drafting of this privacy policy? No doubt they would have some helpful comments. I could get in touch with Geoff and Luis about this, if you'd like me to? Dan On 11 April 2013 17:05, Katherine Bavage katherine.bav...@wikimedia.org.ukwrote:

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Privacy Policy - please comment and edit

2013-04-11 Thread Thehelpfulone
On 12 April 2013 00:35, Deskana djgw...@gmail.com wrote: Have you involved the LCA team from the WMF in the drafting of this privacy policy? No doubt they would have some helpful comments. I could get in touch with Geoff and Luis about this, if you'd like me to? It is based on legal advice