Sorry everyone for the confusion. I posted the statement on this
mailing list on behalf of the original author. I'd encourage folks to
take a look at the discussion page on Meta where the conversation has
continued since I originally posted.
Yours,
Chris Koerner (he/him)
Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation
On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 3:50 AM Anirudh S. Bhati <anirudhsbh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello, Chris,
Will you be responding to the above queries and concerns?
Yours,
Anirudh
On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 6:04 PM Paulo Santos Perneta <paulosperneta(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> What to you mean by "The Affiliations Committee is a community-run body of
volunteers"? It is run by the WMF, not the community. Even the choice of AffCom
members is not made by the community, but by the AffCom itself. Pretending that it is
community run is not true, it's entirely commanded and run by the WMF.
>
> Paulo
>
> Chris Koerner <ckoerner(a)wikimedia.org> escreveu no dia quinta, 18/07/2019 à(s)
12:20:
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Wikimedia projects are supported by you—a network of generous
>> individual volunteers, groups, and organizations around the world.
>> Together, you collaboratively enrich, grow, and advance the Wikimedia
>> projects and free knowledge mission.
>>
>> You may have heard about the Affiliations Committee’s decision to
>> recommend the de-recognition of Wikimedia India. Some community
>> members have asked what this means for the future of WIkimedia
>> communities in India. We want to share more information about the
>> AffCom decision, and reaffirm our commitment to and support for our
>> many communities across India.
>>
>> The Affiliations Committee is a community-run body of volunteers that
>> represents and supports Wikimedia affiliates. After several years of
>> working with Wikimedia India to bring its activities in line with
>> chapter requirements [1], the Affiliations Committee recommended in
>> June 2019 that the Wikimedia Foundation not renew the chapter
>> agreement.
>>
>> Wikimedia India was first recognized as a chapter in 2011. In 2015, it
>> experienced difficulties meeting chapter agreement obligations.
>> Working with the Affiliations Committee and the Foundation, the
>> chapter developed a plan of action and returned to good standing by
>> 2017. However, between 2017 and 2019 the chapter was unable to secure
>> a license to act as a fiduciary organization, and is not currently
>> legally registered as a charity in India to accept funding from the
>> Foundation. The Foundation and Affiliations Committee both hope that
>> this licensing and registration can be secured, and that the chapter
>> will again be eligible for recognition.
>>
>> We are grateful for the vibrant, growing community in India who has
>> shown great leadership and created significant impact within our
>> global movement. The Foundation currently supports eight Indic
>> language community user groups, and we expect two more to be announced
>> by AffCom in the coming weeks. We receive more than 700 million
>> pageviews to Wikipedia every month from readers in India, and the
>> growth of the Indic community is a top priority for the future of
>> Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects.
>>
>> The Republic of India is of great importance to the Wikimedia
>> movement. The Wikimedia Foundation remains committed to supporting
>> volunteer editors, contributors, readers, and donors across India.
>> We’re grateful for all of your continued and growing efforts to
>> support Wikimedia projects and our free knowledge mission. We look
>> forward to continuing our work with you together.
>>
>> On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation,
>>
>> Valerie D’Costa
>> Chief of Community Engagement
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
>> You can help translate this message on Meta. [2]
>>
>> [1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Requirements
>> [2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CKoerner_(WMF)/Support_for_our_communi…
>>
>> Sent by Chris Koerner (he/him)
>> Community Relations Specialist
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
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