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According to http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/2012_Round_1_Eligibility_Status Wikimedia UK is not presently eligible for FDC funding. Yet the article says, "Mike Peel is a former chair and the current secretary of the UK chapter. He has a PhD in astrophysics and is a postdoctoral researcher at Jodrell Bank in the UK. He is the only voting committee member to hold office in an entity that is potentially eligible to apply for FDC funds." Does this "potentially" wording reflect that WMUK may acquire eligibility next month? And what about Anders Wennersten, who is described as being on the election committee of the Swedish chapter, which is already eligible for funds? JN466 17:38, 18 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

The table that you link to say WMUK will be eligible if they submit their "Financial report 2011" which might have been approved at their recent meeting. As far as the Swedish Chapter, likely they don't consider being a member of the election committee the same as being an "officer" which is often used quite narrowly. Smallbones(smalltalk) 18:15, 18 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
thanks Jayen, excellent catch. i indeed originally worded "relevant office" but the specification seems to have got lost in copyeditorial transit (background: i looked at the swedish chapter's rules over the weekend and their nomcom doesn't seem to interact with potential FDC issues). i put it back in, regards --Jan eissfeldt (talk) 18:31, 18 September 2012 (UTC)Reply