On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Richard Symonds < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the nice reply, Andreas. You get bonus points for liking barges! > There are some very homey ones here in Cambridge ... with pot plants (bananas ...) and hanging baskets and everything, and a mown patch of grass on the bank, in front of the hatch. > We've all had things taken out of context, even by the nicest journalists - > I still remember the Wikipedia Review thread where two Wikipedia > Review-ians saw my flat on the BBC, and genuinely offered, in private, to > come round and help me fix it up, so shocked they were at the "squalor". > :)) I didn't know that, but it kind of makes me glad to hear it. > The fact was, I had stripped half of the wallpaper, and lived nextdoor to > Wormwood Scrubs prison - and the BBC journalist decided to emphasise those > points, rather than my immaculate cravat and waistcoat ( > www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12172367) > I specifically noticed the cravat and waistcoat. ;) I guess it would have helped if they had allowed you to mention that you had started redecorating. > I can't speak for the rest of the movement, but WMUK is planning to keep 6 > months reserves. I believe good practice for a UK charity is anywhere from > six to twelve months reserves. Certainly, though, we need to keep an eye on > the movement's reserves, and ensure that either we shorten the fundraiser > appropriately, or fund educational outreach programmes as needed, > worldwide. > That sounds good. Andreas _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
