Hi, Well, I stuffed up an email, but that happens. :) To the group: I continue to be disillusioned with how the situation with the membership list was handled. Whilst I understand that a decent option was found in the end, my hassle at the time - and now - was that the focus has been on process rather than outcomes. Kerry raised something similar the other day. I understand that procedures are important for all groups, but the problem is when being overly focused on procedures stops us from proceeding and managing core tasks. I am sorry to see Tony resign, not least because he has a lot of skills to offer, and I think he offered some good parting advice. However, I also understand the frustration that can emerge when apparent red tape gets in way. (In saying that, I also acknowledge that the committee did come up with what seemed to be an appropriate solution in the end).
We may still be applying for FDC funding, so I may have jumped the gun there. I am curious as to how things will work out on that front, but I presume the committee will update everyone on the status of funding once that is settled. Adam. On 2 October 2013 00:50, Adam Jenkins <adam.jenk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Tony, > > Just speaking for myself, I'm sorry to see you leave. I've been thinking > of doing the same, although at the moment it would be more because of > ongoing disillusionment than protest. (There have been a few occasions > where it was the other way around). > > I'll hang around a bit to see where things go, especially as I would like > to know what they'll do without FDC funding, if, as appears to be the case, > they aren't applying for round 1. If I can say so, though, I felt the > manner in which your request to access the members list was handled was > exactly why I am disillusioned with the whole thing - too much of a focus > on arguing about minor procedural issues instead of addressing the major > ones. > > Best of luck, > > Adam. > > > On 1 October 2013 22:32, Tony Souter <to...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> Dear members and committee, >> >> I had decided to resign just before the notification about moderation of >> the private list arrived: that notification is irrelevant to my decision. >> >> Most members, and probably the whole committee, loathe me. I can't see >> that I'll have anything positive to contribute now, since the membership >> register fiasco has soured things. >> >> To be frank, I find I have to severely ration my WMF online time as it >> is, and chapter activities – I mean real stuff, not just going around in >> circles on the mailing list – have always been a much lower priority for me. >> >> So I want to leave on a positive note, which is to repeat what I've said >> before: in a country as sprawled out as Australia, forget meetups and get >> online to achieve the aims. Personal relationships with cultural >> institutions are the key: that can lead to real benefits for WMF sites. >> Well done John Vandenberg and Whiteghost, and a few others who've started >> good work on that count. I'd make those relationships a central aim, >> identifying the members who are best suited to forging them, and supporting >> them with small member teams. Probably you need to attract in more >> professionals from cultural institutions as ... associate/guest members, >> even "fellowships", even if on a temporary basis: librarians, archivists, >> broadcasters, museum people, academics who have contacts – but only if >> they're prepared to work on temporary projects like persuading pre-targeted >> institutions to release cultural products under free licences. >> >> Now you can rejoice and be nasty about me behind my back for (another) >> five minutes, then forget. I hope your election goes well. >> >> Tony >> >> *___________________* >> *Tony Souter* >> **Fixed-line phone: +612 42633401 >> *Mobile: 0450 717627 (+61450 717627), but usually not switched on >> *Skype: tonysouter >> *Street address: 1/29 Tarrant Ave, Kiama Downs 2533, Australia* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaau-l mailing list >> Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l >> >> >
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