*sigh* caught in the reply-issue....

On 18 September 2012 00:04, Thomas Morton <morton.tho...@googlemail.com>wrote:

> On 18 September 2012 00:03, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 17 September 2012 23:50, Thomas Morton <morton.tho...@googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > OK, having done some digging; this project seems to be often referred
>> to or
>> > introduced as a WMUK project.
>> >
>> > (e.g. this Wikimania video:
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GibraltarpediA_introduction_video.ogg)
>> >
>> > Obviously that is a concerning facet that needs to be cleared up also.
>>
>> That video just says WMUK is looking forward to supporting the project
>> (which it is - that's why an MoU is being discussed). It doesn't say
>> it is a WMUK project (at least, I didn't notice anything saying that).
>>
>> There has been some confusion about WMUK's involvement, though,
>> certainly. In particular, the project has been repeatedly linked to
>> Monmouthpedia in a way that suggests it is being organised by the same
>> organisation. The "GibraltarpediA" mark doesn't help - in fact, it
>> probably infringes on the "MonmouthpediA" mark. I know there were some
>> issues with the use of the Wikipedia mark, which I believe were
>> resolved with the WMF. I'm not aware of WMUK granting a license to use
>> the "[Placename]pediA" mark, though.
>>
>
> It goes back to your point about demarcation though. At no point did Roger
> really identify this as *his project*. And the outro discussing WMUK leaves
> one assuming (quite fairly, I think) it is a WMUK project.
>
> Tom
>
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