I've not been part of either team, though as someone who has been to three
Wikimanias I've given some help to both. But then I've read most bids from
the last couple of years and made suggestions or copyedits to practically
all of them.
I'm not convinced that it is good for a chapter to host
On 01/04/2012 00:50, David Gerard wrote:
Crikey, a win for any UK bid would be a win for WMUK!
And the community?
Gordo
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On 1 April 2012 10:41, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote:
On 01/04/2012 00:50, David Gerard wrote:
Crikey, a win for any UK bid would be a win for WMUK!
And the community?
Well, *yes*, really obviously. However, the post I was replying to
specifically concerned WMUK.
- d.
As Richard says, we took the position that we will support volunteer-led
bids, but wouldn't drive one as a chapter. There are lots of reasons why
it would be great to have Wikimania in the UK, but It's not something that
is vital for our future as a chapter, and it's not something that's come up
On 01/04/2012 02:20, Anthony (AGK) wrote:
Should WMUK not be involved in developing a Wikimania bid? (I don't
follow WM governance very closely, and may misunderstand that aspect
of the Chapter's purpose.)
Job demarcation. WMUK may not take on a task that volunteer could do.
Gordo
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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 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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