After all that discussion, what is it that we have to do before we submit this to the WMF?
If we want bylaws that are acceptable to get charitable status in Canada, we have to fill
in the red parts in the example bylaws, and then check the final draft against the minimum
requirements of the new law (hopefully against an English version rather than a legalese
version) and against the WMF's requirements (which I think is done). Is there
anything else? If not, I'll try to get some of that done next week, but I'd
appreciate some more eyes and keyboards. It might be a good idea to set a final deadline,
that can sometimes push people, though my schedule is already close to the breaking
point.
The only other thing I can think of is a discussion on how we allow in our bylaws for
potential cooperation and member-list-sharing with a future local branch (Wikimedia Quebec
has been in the works for a while).
By the way, did you know that the federal government has internal wikis running Mediawiki?
The years I spent doing templates and categorization on Wikipedia has earned me a fancy
government co-op job! :D
-Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome)