On a slightly related note, I have just involved with new registered
charity (unincorporated). At the first monthly meeting, there was
question ...."what happened to the old friends group". It was quite
clear that year working on application to Charity Commission and the
ramifications had passed by some of the group. The group has a lease
with the local authority, and that agreement will soon be handed from
the "friends...." (community group) to the "Friends...." a registered
charity.
The reason I bring this example up is what sense of identity do the
5,000 actually have?
>> 5,000-strong UK Wikimedia community
Is that not just 5,000 wikimedians? If they were a community, they would
know something about their own group, surely?
And the London wikimeet still hovers at under 20, methinks..... (next
wikimeet is Sunday March 10th!).
But watch this space!?!??!?! Wikimania in London in 2014 plans to
attract 2,000 per day, for 5 days, that is 10,000 people in total
attending events at the Barbican.....now that is outreach!
Gordo
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