On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Florence Devouard<Anthere9(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
Using the chapters as intermediaries between the
Wikimedia Foundation
and the communities is actually a solution that has been used in the past.
It certainly feature a certain efficiency (proximity with the community
and common language).
I agree
However, I am not convinced it is a good idea to go this way.
That's WMF responsibility to assume their decisions, to inform
stakeholders of their decisions, and hopefully to offer channels for
stakeholders to give their feedback.
I agree
I am not convinced it is within the role of chapters to be the
intermediaries. And doing it regularly would possibly mislead WMF to get
further apports from contributors.
I agree, but I would add that it is for the common good of WMF to have
consultation with local chapters to know if a solution could be or not
could be easily accepted by the communities. Surely the chapters have
the feeling of the cultural environment of any wikipedians communities
and of any subsequent reaction, but in any case everyone is
responsible of his own decision.
Ilario