The Wikimedia UK wiki used to see a lot of activity. It was never coherently organised, but the staff and volunteers who were running projects used it as a sort of filing cabinet for documentation of events etc, and a small group of us used to keep an eye on the recent changes for spam and other rubbish but those days seem to be long gone.
With the key functions of the wiki non-functioning, it is close to useless as a coordination hub and discussion venue and therefore the WMUK community, such as it is (a smaller subset of the community on this mailing list with a more specific function) is essentially homeless. That this does not seem to be a high priority, much less cause for alarm, is in my opinion a reflection on the fact that there is nobody in any senior position at WMUK with any deep background on the Wikimedia projects - something it's hard to shake the feeling is a deliberate hiring decision. Harry Mitchell http://enwp.org/User:HJ +44 (0) 7507 536 971 Skype: harry_j_mitchell On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 10:09 PM Lucy Crompton-Reid < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Chris, and apologies that these issues are still not resolved - I > appreciate that this is very frustrating. I'll need to look into this over > the next few days and get back to you, but just wanted to acknowledge your > message in the meantime. Cheers, Lucy > > On Sun, 6 Jan 2019 at 17:27, Chris McKenna <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This issue was raised on the wiki and this mailing list at the end of >> November. We were assured then that the problem, apparently also >> affecting >> QRpedia among other things, and action was in hand to resolve this >> problem >> and prevent similar issues in the future. >> >> However, over a month later (albeit with Christmas in the way) there is >> no >> evidence that anything has happened (I have made two edits to the sandbox >> today, should anyone wish to do their own testing). >> >> This leads to some questions: >> -Is it really the case that there is only a single volunteer who can fix >> the wiki? >> -If so, how and why has this been allowed to happen? >> -What contingency plans does WMUK have in case this volunteer dies or >> otherwise becomes permanently (or long term) unvailable, with or without >> warning? >> -If not, why has the problem not been fixed yet? >> In either case: >> -What is the timescale for fixing the problems? >> -What concrete actions have been undertaken since November to prevent >> this >> happening again? >> -What concrete actions are planned to be undertaken in the future to >> prevent this happening again (short and long term), and what is the >> timescale for them happening? >> >> ---- >> Chris McKenna >> >> [email protected] >> www.sucs.org/~cmckenna >> >> >> The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, >> but with the heart >> >> Antoine de Saint Exupery >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > -- > Lucy Crompton-Reid > Chief Executive > Wikimedia UK > +44 (0) 203 372 0762 > > *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open > knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from > individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you > considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk > Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered > No. 6741827 > Registered Charity No.1144513 > Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London > SE1 0NZ > > The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent > non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility > for its contents. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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