Amgine wrote:
On Sat, 2010-01-23 at 12:00 +0000,
wikimedia-ca-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org wrote:
Primarily, lack of interest.
Putting by-laws into the necessary language is not that difficult.
Getting people to express themselves on what they want in the by-laws is
more difficult. Last summer when Jeffery and I were trying to hammer
something together the silence from others was deafening.
Ray
This should suggest by-laws are not important as a social construct for
WMCA. (It doesn't matter what they are - they won't be binding on the
group.)
They're not so much a social construct as they are a legal document. As
a legal document it will be binding.
Given that, use the boilerplate as modified by WMF
legal counsel (who,
btw, are quite willing to offer legal guidance or referral.)
The important feature is that the by-laws conform with Canadian law.
The boilerplate is based on US law.
Ray