Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Monmouthpedia

2012-01-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
Hi Harry, Not a Monmouthpedia issue, but I have two BotRequests outstanding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_requests/Archive_44#Date_templates_in_infoboxes

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Edward Buckner/Peter Damian Wikimedia UK

2012-01-10 Thread HJ Mitchell
As somebody who has nevwer been an arbitrator, functionary, or board member, and as somebody whose real-life identity is on his userpage for all to see, I thought I'd just chime in that I agree completely with Anthony and Richard.   I have personally spoken to at least two respected members of

[Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
This is a test message to see if I have the right of reply to some of the more allegations made here, about me. Edward___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK:

[Wikimediauk-l] Allegations of harassment

2012-01-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
This email and subsequent emails on the list refere. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/2012-January/006977.html I object to the claim that I was banned from the project for on and off-wiki harassment. If WMUK is going to make extreme claims like this, they should be backed up

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Edward Buckner/Peter Damian Wikimedia UK

2012-01-10 Thread WereSpielChequers
As someone who does attend real life events and who does edit under a pseudonym, I'm rather grateful for those who've spoken up and are aware of this issue. I'm an admin on the English Wikipedia, so to some of the trolls at WR I suppose I'm a target for outing. As an admin I have done quite a

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Edward Buckner/Peter Damian Wikimedia UK

2012-01-10 Thread Charles Matthews
On 10 January 2012 19:05, WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.comwrote: As someone who does attend real life events and who does edit under a pseudonym, I'm rather grateful for those who've spoken up and are aware of this issue. It's more than one issue, of course. The whole area of

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Edward Buckner/Peter Damian Wikimedia UK

2012-01-10 Thread michael west
On 9 January 2012 12:37, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: All, Several respected members of the Wikimedia community – and several members of our charity – have approached us voicing their concerns about Edward Buckner, an ex-Wikipedia user who was banned from the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 10 January 2012 18:50, Edward at Logic Museum edw...@logicmuseum.com wrote: This is a test message to see if I have the right of reply to some of the more allegations made here, about me. I have received your email, so yes, you can still post here. I would ask that you keep your response

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Edward Buckner/Peter Damian Wikimedia UK

2012-01-10 Thread Michael Peel
Hi all, As a WMUK trustee, I'm finding this whole issue to be a serious dilemma. I'm deeply committed to the 'open to all to participate and contribute' philosophy for all of our activities, and find it very saddening that the WMUK board has been put in the position where we have to ban

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread Richard Symonds
I don't think it's productive (or helpful) to have a discussion like this on a public mailing list, and would ask that if people have comments on this, that they be directed to i...@wikimedia.org.uk. Bear in mind that everyone concerned is a real person, so we need to keep discussions like this

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Edward Buckner/Peter Damian Wikimedia UK

2012-01-10 Thread Richard Symonds
Regarding my previous email (in which I may have inadvertently contradicted Mike!), please defer to his views on this over mine. Richard On 10 January 2012 21:16, Michael Peel michael.p...@wikimedia.org.ukwrote: Hi all, As a WMUK trustee, I'm finding this whole issue to be a serious dilemma.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread Michael Peel
My apologies; I wasn't meaning to contradict Richard here. If this conversation needs to be kept confidential due to privacy concerns, then using the i...@wikimedia.org.uk address (emails to which are directed to OTRS rather than solely to individuals) is also a good approach to take. I note

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Edward Buckner/Peter Damian Wikimedia UK

2012-01-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
This is missing the point. This is all about a British Museum event I signed up to attend some time ago, before the UKCC thing blew up. When other involved persons signed up I had it on my 'to do' list to remove my signature, conscious of the fact that it would have been embarrassing or

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
Symonds: Bear in mind that everyone concerned is a real person, so we need to keep discussions like this private to avoid anyone being outed, or accused of misbehaviour, in a public forum. Yes, bear in mind that I am a real person, and that your first email message outed me, and accused me of

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Edward Buckner/Peter Damian Wikimedia UK

2012-01-10 Thread michael west
On 10 January 2012 22:21, Edward at Logic Museum edw...@logicmuseum.com wrote: This is missing the point.  This is all about a British Museum event I signed up to attend some time ago, before the UKCC thing blew up. When other involved persons signed up I had it on my 'to do' list to remove my

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
You don't keep your real name secret. No, but then I don't expect it to be linked with serious charges such as 'routine outing', 'harassment' and so on. Just use your brain cells for once. Richard finished him email with For the Wikimedia UK Board of Trustees so I think it is very clear who

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread James Farrar
On 10 January 2012 22:33, Edward at Logic Museum edw...@logicmuseum.com wrote: Symonds: Bear in mind that everyone concerned is a real person, so we need to keep discussions like this private to avoid anyone being outed, or accused of misbehaviour, in a public forum. Yes, bear in mind that I

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
It's difficult to see how you can expect to be taken seriously, having not even the courtesy to refer to Richard by more than an unadorned surname (the height of rudeness, as I'm sure you are aware), seeming not to have read the email that explains who Richard was acting for and apparently failing

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread James Farrar
On 10 January 2012 23:06, Edward at Logic Museum edw...@logicmuseum.com wrote: It's difficult to see how you can expect to be taken seriously, having not even the courtesy to refer to Richard by more than an unadorned surname (the height of rudeness, as I'm sure you are aware), seeming not to

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread michael west
On 10 January 2012 23:07, James Farrar james.far...@gmail.com wrote: On 10 January 2012 23:06, Edward at Logic Museum edw...@logicmuseum.com wrote: It's difficult to see how you can expect to be taken seriously, having not even the courtesy to refer to Richard by more than an unadorned

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 10 January 2012 23:58, michael west michaw...@gmail.com wrote: has everybody lost sense? Either the foundation has lost all sense of reasoning to post public alleged allegations or you are happy to feed trolls. Police if you can find proof, a county court to make a restraining order or let

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Test message

2012-01-10 Thread Edward at Logic Museum
I'm still awaiting clarification from the Board about whether they are taking collective responsibility for the *wording* of the announcement here http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/2012-January/006977.html .. And to clarify again, it's not the fact of a ban I am concerned