I also agree with Itzik and James. The chapters depend on the Wikimedia
Foundation for a large part of their finances, so when something like this
happens, the whole movement is concerned, not just Wikimedia Philippines.
When one chapter of affiliate looks bad, everybody will get part of the
backlash. Affcom has to make these tough decisions, but I also think they
are necessary in order to keep a certain credibility.
Gabe
On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 3:41 PM, James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I second Itzik's comments. We need some degree of
accountability. Hopefully
this will encourage groups in the Philippines to become more active again.
James
On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 2:14 AM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <
itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il> wrote:
Thank you Maor for the update.
We usually love to see our movement expend and welcome recognition of new
organizations, but I strongly believe that we continuously need to check
and evaluate our current organizations.
Our brand, name and reputation are part of our core assets - and while
it's
not an easy step, I appreciate Affcom efforts not
only to recognize new
ones but also to de-recognize organizations that are not longer active or
non-compliance with our movement requirements.
Few weeks ago in Berlin we had a first meeting to start discuses what is
a
"movement accountability" and how we
evaluate organizations who operate
outside of the FDC process and I believe Affcom have a significant part
in
it.
*Regards,Itzik Edri*
Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel
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On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 9:49 PM, Maor Malul <maor_x(a)zoho.com> wrote:
> *
>
> Dear all,
>
> *
>
> **
>
> *Recognition as a Wikimedia affiliate - a chapter, thematic
organization,
or user
group - allows an independent group to officially use the
Wikimedia
name to further the Wikimedia mission, with
certain duties and
responsibilities. While most Wikimedia affiliates adhere to the basic
compliance standards set forth in their agreements with the Wikimedia
Foundation, a protocol has been developed to address the exceptional
cases
> when a Wikimedia affiliate does not meet minimum compliance standards
and
their
continued recognition as a Wikimedia affiliate presents a risk to
the
> Wikimedia movement.*
>
> *
>
> On September 9, 2016, Wikimedia Philippines was notified of their
> suspension as a Wikimedia affiliate due to long standing and serious
> governance issues, as well as non-compliance with reporting
requirements
> which go as back as 2014, has been sent
multiple warnings regarding
them,
> and on the date mentioned above, was
provided with an explicit list of
> tasks and deadlines in order to return to compliance with their chapter
> agreement. The chapter failed to complete these tasks by the deadline
of
November
28, 2016, and was consequently notified that they would no
longer
be recognized as a Wikimedia chapter after the
termination of their
Chapter
> Agreement on March 1, 2017. It is important to make clear that the
> Affiliations Committee will continue to support other organized
Wikimedia
> communities and their activities in the
Philippines.
>
> If you have questions about what this means for the community members
in
> their region or language areas, we have put
together a very basic FAQ,
> which may be found
at<https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliate_de-recognition_FAQ>https:/
> /meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/
> Affiliate_derecognition_FAQ.*
>
>
> --
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junain."
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Malul
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