On 15 May 2014, at 20:50, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 15 May 2014 12:29, Michael Maggs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Andy, you mentioned that business cards were promised. So far as I can >> recall, nothing along these lines has been brought to the board for at least >> a year. Although I’m aware there were some discussions before then, which I >> believe may have been somewhat contentious (I’m not sure, as it was before >> my time) > > It was discussed, on- and then off- list, in August 2012. I'm sure Jon > D or Richard S will be able to provide you with copies of relevant > mails we were told then that the issue was that a mistake has been > made and replacement would be with us "within a week". It's also worth reading through the emails in the board and office list archives about this issue for additional context. In particular, there was an issue with volunteers unexpectedly being given cards that gave them named positions rather than clearly saying they were volunteers, which gave rise to the question of whether WMUK was legally responsible for the actions of those handing out the cards. My understanding is that this issue can be surmounted by careful wording on the cards, but this topic should be carefully considered (probably by the board given the history here) before more such cards are produced. In general, the use of the Wikipedia logo on such merchandise should be checked against the trademark agreement that WMUK has with the WMF, and also whether it opens WMUK up to legal action based on the actions of the volunteers holding such merchandise... Thanks, Mike _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
