Talk:Minutes 2013-01-08

Notes on the WiR vote added after the meeting

• Note by MP added after the meeting

"I said 'nay' here on the basis that I hadn't had time to review the new draft agreement to make sure that it covered my previously-raised concerns, as it had only been shared with the board earlier that day."

Note by Fae after the meeting

"My nay was in the context of underpinning concerns of taking a heavily contractual and legal approach to future GLAM WIR projects. There is a definite need to protect trademarks, the Wikimedia "brand" and WMF word marks, however the majority of other potential issues of reputational risk are probably better addressed by policy and friendly comprehensive guidelines so that institutions and volunteers have no doubt how best practice for WIR projects, partnerships and joint funding may work, particularly when there are serious failures or exposures. At the end of the day, there is nobody here we would ever sue for damages, and we are free to withdraw funding at any point, or where there are no funds being used, take a project off our "official" register of approved projects, should that be the key issue. There is a danger that we are shifting to unnecessary bureaucracy that will drive great open knowledge projects away from the chapter and the support of the Wikimedia movement and volunteer network."