This strikes me as an excuse rather than a reason. Fæ's questions/points here don't seem to have been answered. :-(
Thanks, Mike On 31 Mar 2014, at 08:10, Jon Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Apologies for delay in replying but I have been away. > > As previously stated our relationship as a chapter in this isntance is with > Kwaku as a volunteer. > > We organised an editathon last year with BTWSC/BBM as you know. Not funding > was involved. > > And for those who may be interested my 'private' email was at the request of > Kwaku asking Fae to contact him directly to have any questions answered and > including his contact details. > > > > On 27 March 2014 14:12, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > After a week of silence on basic questions, in response to a different > volunteer, the UK chapter has confirmed that it is supporting the > BritishBlackMusic.com event in Ghana with money and official > merchandising. The precise amount has not been specified.[1] It was > not clear to me that the event was in Ghana rather than the UK, until > another volunteer found an Eventbrite page with details. This was > apparently unknown to the UK Chapter as no mention was made of it when > promoting the event.[3] > > In the light of the fact that Kwaku is making public presentations > officially supported by Wikimedia UK, I have raised Kwaku's COI issues > on the English Wikipedia noticeboard so that he can be advised by > project volunteers as to policy and best practice.[2] Since creating > his account on the English Wikipedia ten months ago, Kwaku has made a > total of 10 edits with several others being deleted, apparently due to > them promoting his organization, some remaining edits promote his > writing for Billboard.[4] > > Kwaku was funded by Wikimedia UK last year with a full scholarship for > a weekend in Berlin to take part in a Wikimedia Conference, the amount > of the charity's money this cost has not been made public. > > With regard to Jon Davies' email to this thread that BBM are supported > by Lottery Funding, this appears an exaggeration of the facts. I have > had a response from the Brent Archives, a named 2006 project partner, > who confirmed the project happened but were unable to produce a > report; they took no responsibility for the funds. After an interim > reply, am waiting on a full response from the Heritage Lottery Fund > (HLF). A HLF project was funded 8 years ago in 2006 with BTWSC named > as running the project, intended to produce a guide. There is no > evidence of any lottery funding for BTWSC since that date, the BBM > appears to have never been the recipient of lottery funding. > > No evidence has been found that BTWSC or BBM are registered > organizations, consequently it is unlikely that financial accounts > have ever been published or put on record. > > Note, I was privately emailed by Jon Davies a few days ago but no > additional information was provided at that time. > > Link > 1. > https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Water_cooler&diff=54770&oldid=54768 > 2. http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk/GrantDetails.aspx?ID=YH-05-01416&DBID=HM > 3. > http://web.archive.org/web/20140327135842/http://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-wikipedia-in-ghana-tickets-10971368659?aff=es2 > 4. > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard&curid=8634849&diff=601495199&oldid=601426585 > > On 20 March 2014 13:18, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 20 March 2014 11:49, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 20 March 2014 11:31, Jon Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> We felt that they were a suitable partner for an editathon. > > ... > > > > I have checked with Companies House. There are no registered companies > > that relate to: > > * British Black Music (run by Kwaku) > > * BtWsc or MusicWrite Plus (run by K Kaywrite) > > > > I have confirmed with the Department for Culture Media & Sport, that > > eight years ago (2006) a lottery grant of £35,000 was paid for the > > Brent Black Music History Project. This project was in partnership > > with Brent Archives. It is not yet clear which legal organization > > received the funds, was responsible for reporting on the project > > outcomes or publishing financial accounts for the monies. As an unpaid > > volunteer for Wikimedia UK with no authority, I have written to Brent > > Archives and the Heritage Lottery Fund for confirmation and any > > available reports. > > > > Fae > > -- > > [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae > > > > -- > [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae > Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > -- > Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 > tweet @jonatreesdavies > > 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. 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