Thanks for sharing Harry, I didn't realise that. I wonder if anyone from the Cambridge University Wikipedia Society<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cambridge_University_Wikipedia_Society>is on this mailing list and has anything to add here (of course, comments from everyone else welcome, too!).
Thank you, Stevie On 5 August 2013 18:58, Harry Burt <[email protected]> wrote: > I emailed the WMF's trademark people just to confirm that naming a society > the "[NAME] Wiki[mp]edia Society" did not require approval. Their response > was that it may: a hurdle, if not a large one. Usefully, then, WMUK could > seek some clarification in this area, just to keep the burden on volunteers > down. > > Just a thought. > > Harry > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Toni Sant <[email protected]>wrote: > >> As many subscriber to this mailing list will already know, Wikimedia UK >> is keen to support student >> societies<https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Student_societies>towards a better >> understanding and improvement of Wikipedia and its sister >> projects. We are currently looking for a volunteer to help me develop a >> strategic plan we've drafted for reaching out to university student unions >> across the UK. This work relates to WMUK's developing efforts to support >> Student Societies focused on editing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia >> projects; it essentially involves an intensive period of concentrated >> effort to reach out to potential new student societies. Details available >> at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Student_societies_2013_campaign_volunteer >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Toni >> --- >> Dr Toni Sant - Education Organiser, Wikimedia UK >> [email protected] +44 (0)7885 980 536 >> >> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Stevie Benton Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton 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.*
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