Hi Darek and Markus,
in response to 2 seperate e-mails (once again, as this mailing list is killing the formatting).
25 lutego 2013 17:08 Markus Glaser <markus.glaser(a)wikimedia.de> napisał(a):
> I think the point about "representing" vs. "serving" was well understood
> in the London meeting. The planned outcome is a series of actions that
> serve all the chapters and even other entities. This will be our main
> focus. As I said before, when it comes to "representing", though, an
> opt-in model is the best way to go.
>
> Markus
>
25 lutego 2013 16:59 Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj(a)alk.edu.pl> napisał(a):
> just a thought: if we substitute "represent" with "serve", we get much
> better results, no? While I am not entirely certain if all chapters require
> "representation" (frankly, it may probably make sense only in terms of
> relations with the WMF, I don't imagine, at least now, chapters from all
> over the world suddenly needing external representation), clearly all
> chapters need support.
>
> best,
>
> dj
Participants of the second day of London know already that we had a small discussion how to name three general services provided by WCA:
2. research
3. voice or communication
and the first one - should we call it assistance, advisory or how exactly.
My personal idea is that WCA is a service, assisting and co-ordinating organization/cooperation, not a superchapter managing and supervising local chapters - and I guess I am not far from other chapter members.
I think we all agreed on a _peer_ review, advisory, assistance, auditing and health checks for volunteers etc. - putting stress on the word "peer".
Now, the main problem is how to communicate it. I am afraid that a fear of power hungry WCA blocks its adoption now.
And finally, certainly we had no wish to usurp that our visions, ideas and voice reflect a stance of _all_ chapters. We recognize the independance of particular chapters and their choice whether they want to cooperate closer or not.
Best Regards,
Michał "Aegis Maelstrom" Buczyński, WMPL