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 project for harassing volunteers on and off Wikipedia. Given his past and present conduct, which includes harassment and publishing personal details of Wikimedians, we do not feel that we can guarantee the security of our volunteers if he is permitted to attend our events. To that end, Wikimedia UK have banned Dr Buckner (known on Wikipedia as User:Peter Damian) from attending any Chapter-run events (not including the London meetups) until further notice. Dr Buckner is, of course, still welcome to communicate with the charity through email and post, and this ban is subject to review in future if circumstances change. For the Wikimedia UK Board of Trustees, Richard Symonds Office & Development Manager Wikimedia UK -- Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Our Registered Charity No. is 1144513. The Registered Office is 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. Wikimedia UK is the local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent non-profit organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. Visit <http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/> http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk
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