It's worth noting that a privilege granted to the membership is something with which we have to be happy saying "sorry, you can't do X, you're not a member".
On 28 June 2013 18:12, Katherine Bavage <[email protected]>wrote: > The page I linked to in my opening email - > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Membership/Promoting - discusses this > exactly and suggests how we could describe the benefit of membership to > potential members. > > So, to return to Stevie's point, when Gordo, says: > > "This issue is not about privacy or openness. It is about what a member > gets that others do not. At the moment, voting at the AGM comes to mind, > paying dues and *not much else." *(my emphasis) the question that > historically we haven't answered is: *should* members get privileges? > > How does that square with the fact other wikimedia chapter memberships > don't really seem to get specific benefits and privileges? Would it be > consistent with what the movement and our chapter in it are trying to > achieve? > > I think the answer is 'probably not'. It's not up to me to decide, but I > don't think we can afford to keep getting stuck/vague on this point. It > will harm recruitment. > > I think the descriptions of what people can gain through joining that I > laid out on the page sum up why new and established editors would benefit > from becoming members without offering them discounts, private emails, > special extras etc. > > I am up for the idea of a lapel pin though - it might be nice for people > to have this to demonstrate their support. > > > *Katherine Bavage * > *Fundraising Manager * > *Wikimedia UK* > +44 20 7065 0752 > > 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.* > > > On 28 June 2013 15:37, Gordon Joly <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 28/06/13 15:31, Stevie Benton wrote: >> >>> >>> Thanks for your email. The membership email is made openly available in >>> accordance with our values. To ask a genuine question, do you think members >>> in general would prefer it to be private and would you prefer it to be >>> private? >>> >> >> >> This issue is not about privacy or openness. It is about what a member >> gets that others do not. At the moment, voting at the AGM comes to mind, >> paying dues and not much else. >> >> Oh, and that warm fuzzy feeling and something to tell the grandchildren >> about.... >> >> >> Gordo >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l<http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l> >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >
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