On 6 March 2014 17:29, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/03/2014, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 6 Mar 2014, at 16:30, Richard Nevell <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > ... > >> As a chapter we have run the Wikimedian in Residence (WIR) programme > since > >> May 2012, when Andrew Gray started his residency at the British Library. > > > > You've missed out a couple of years of history there - British Museum, > > Derby, ARKive... > > It's worth noting that the British Library WIR programme was set up > and negotiated by myself as a volunteer. It took no Chapter or WMF > funding, hardly any staff support, and to date had the highest > remuneration package all WIR projects that I am aware of, globally. >
Good points. Also WMUK was not involved in the interview process; and the advance notice to the community didn't really tally with what they were looking for. (Plus you were supposed to type all your O-levels/GCSEs into their system. and bring the certificates to the interview. I did skip the latter, on a hunch.) Charles
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