Forwarding… On 30 Nov 2013, at 21:23, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Book_Tokens needs a lot of work! > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 30 Nov 2013, at 21:05, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Another suggestion: National book token? It'll encourage the winner to spend >> the prize on educational material without endorsing one business over >> another. >> >> NBT shouldn't be a problem for a winner residing outside the UK, because the >> online shops of most major UK bookstores offer international delivery. In >> fact it'll encourage overseas winners to spend the NBT on books they can't >> buy in their home countries, thereby increasing the potential for them to >> contribute to Wikimedia projects on a UK-related topic. >> >> Deryck >> >> >> On 30 November 2013 20:53, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> As Jonathan suggested some time ago, in the publicity we can offer a gift >> voucher of a given value, and allow the recipient to chose what is easiest >> for them. This has also been repeated once or twice. I am surprised that >> we can't reach consensus around this. >> >> That way WMUK is not taking a public stance as regards any business, and >> our private views on this or that company can be discussed elsewhere. >> >> Likewise, there would be no need to publicise how any recipient may choose >> to receive their prize. >> >> I would hope people would see this as a suitable solution. >> >> all the best >> >> Fabian >> User:Leutha >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
