<quote who="Lane Rasberry" date="Fri, May 23, 2014 at 08:00:03AM
-0400">
About getting official status as a Wikimedia
Foundation partner -
the only requirement is to have three people agree to be a local
contact. In other groups sometimes these local contacts have not
been active Wikipedians, and the major responsibility is being
dependable as a point of contact if something arises.
This sounds easy. I'd be happy to be a contact. I'm sure lots of other
people would too.
I pitched Gates Foundation staff many times when I was
in Seattle
and a bit over the last couple of years. Things have changed since
then, but I still think it would be in their interest to promote
Wikipedia.
I know some sympathetic folks who have joined recently and might be
new good connections.
I don't have the bandwidth to drive a push toward chapterhood but I
would support it if others are willing to do it.
Regards,
Mako
--
Benjamin Mako Hill
http://mako.cc/
Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far
as society is free to use the results. --GNU Manifesto