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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