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I'm not the list moderator so I don't get to approve/reject messages.<br><br>Andrew<br><br><div>"Fill the world with children who care and things start looking up."<br></div><br><br><br><br>> From: lgelauff@gmail.com<br>> Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 18:34:50 +0100<br>> To: wikimedia-ca@lists.wikimedia.org<br>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] Steering Committee<br>> <br>> Hi Andrew,<br>> <br>> I tried to send an email to this mailing list some time ago, but it<br>> never got approved by the list moderator apparently. I will attempt to<br>> resend it once more (although some information there will probably be<br>> obsolete now)<br>> <br>> As I read from your email, you submitted already to the government?<br>> Somehow I must have missed something here. I realize that there have<br>> been some miscommunications in the past between Canadian wikimedians<br>> and the chapters committee, but the regular way to start up a chapter<br>> is by first going through chapcom and thén go through the government<br>> process. The chapters committee does not want to make your life hard,<br>> but would like to give input on bylaws and structures (we think we<br>> might have some experience in chapters that might come in use), and<br>> would like to give that input before you apply for incorporation to<br>> make it easier to process some possible changes.<br>> <br>> I have to admit that I am somewhat surprised by your move for<br>> incorporation, the chapters committee was not aware of that until I<br>> read the archives of this list (although we knew there was an interest<br>> in setting up a chapter). I hope that communications can be improved<br>> from here on, and that we can follow regular processes.<br>> <br>> Thanks and best regards,<br>> <br>> Lodewijk<br>> <br>> 2010/12/3 James Heilman <jmh649@gmail.com>:<br>> > WRT being part of the "steering committee" it was set up only for getting<br>> > this organization through the incorporation process. The documents has been<br>> > submitted. Only if it fails will more input be needed. If does pass the<br>> > bureaucratic hurtles and people disagree with any of the bylaw we can than<br>> > discuss amendments. Some of the previous email contain personal information.<br>> > While I am open to sharing this others may be less so.<br>> ><br>> > WRT where we go next everyone has an equal opportunity to provide input. As<br>> > we are not formally an organization at this point there is no official<br>> > membership and no one to give official approval to carry something out. This<br>> > also means that any funding needed will be personally provided. Once we have<br>> > a bank account and a formal link with Wikimedia opportunities for funding<br>> > may appear. We will eventually need a site which will accept donations. I<br>> > think Alan Walker has expressed interest in creating something like this. It<br>> > is my hope that it will eventually go live at an address such as<br>> > .ca.wikimedia.org Wiki UK has a good design that we could emulate here<br>> > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page and<br>> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK<br>> ><br>> > If anyone has projects they wish to pursue please feel free to begin<br>> > discussion either here or on the meta site. The meta site of course could<br>> > use further development. Someone able to maintain translation into French<br>> > would be nice. Once incorporation has taken place I have a friend who has<br>> > agreed to help with this.<br>> ><br>> > Projects I have been working on getting up and running include: 1) A<br>> > Wikimedia club at UBC. Another faculty member and Wikipedian<br>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jbmurray has expressed interest in this.<br>> > 2) Pushing for release of material by the Canadian government into the<br>> > creative common. A bunch of other great suggestions are listed here<br>> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Canada/Potential_Projects<br>> > --<br>> > James Heilman<br>> > MD, CCFP-EM, B.Sc.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Wikimedia-ca mailing list<br>> > Wikimedia-ca@lists.wikimedia.org<br>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ca<br>> ><br>> ><br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Wikimedia-ca mailing list<br>> Wikimedia-ca@lists.wikimedia.org<br>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ca<br> </body>
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