Aren't there really two points here: (i) Should we enforce more checks on prospective members? (ii) Should we enforce more checks on members before we let them vote at AGMs, whether in person or by proxy?
I think the legal question is a good one. Are charities required to do neither/either/both? Legal issues aside, surely (ii) but not (i) is the easiest by quite a margin. Harry -- Harry Burt (User:Jarry1250) On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Katherine Bavage < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > At the board meeting on Saturday a valid point was made that currently the > verification process for membership applications doesn't really prove a > barrier to fraudulent or duplicate applications. > > I'd like to look at ways of improving this, so as we aim to expand our > membership numbers we're also making sure fairness is enshrined in a > checking process that means people can only have one vote. > > If people pay their membership fee with Paypal, this isn't so much of a > problem, as having a verified paypal account has already required this > person to link their identity to their postal address - but we want to be > as open as possible and so there will be people who give us 'a form and a > fiver'. > > What checking processes do we think would be acceptable without being > invasive/onerous? At a basic level, we should be confirming that the > applicant is the named person at the address given. > > Please flag up concerns, suggestions for services or resources we can use, > and so on. It may be that we can't completely eliminate the risk of > fraudulent applications, but we can make it more difficult and provide a > measure or reassurance that no individual has more power than any other by > being able to vote twice etc . > > Thanks! > > -- > *Katherine Bavage * > *Fundraising Manager * > *Wikimedia UK* > +44 20 7065 0949 > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >
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