We dont blame a life saver for attempting to rescue and resuscitate a person who is drowning
At the end of a community groups life its the very people we want to step up are the ones who end up in the positions of responsibility as they endeavor to save that which has great significance to them. Its normal for those who cause the issues and failed to meet the requirements to have abandoned the community, thus the process holds the wrong people accountable. It also places an unfair expectation on these people who wont have sufficient knowledge nor the resources to address issue in an adequate form. By then preventing them from accessing a simpler model the process has ensured it has someone to blame it hasnt done anything to protect the movements identity nor enable a recovery of the movement activities in the region afterwards.
Retail closes under performing stores all the time but in doing so they make every attempt to protect their customers, suppliers, and retain skilled staff at the moment our process just closes the store and doesnt look after our clients, suppliers, nor the skilled people whos knowledge we still need.
On 26 April 2017 at 02:17, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
Hoi, When individuals are discredited in this way, your option, you are judging these people. That is in my opinion a mistake. You may judge a situation and determine because of what you consider your responsibility to either accept or no longer accept the existence of a chapter, whatever entity. When you judge people and determine that you will not trust them in the future to do good. You have a problem.
It is exactly when a group is small that your priority must be in growing the group and the quality of their interaction. By dismissing people totally you achieve the opposite of what we want; that is representation of our movement in the most optimal way. Thanks, GerardM
On 25 April 2017 at 18:31, Kirill Lokshin kirill.lokshin@gmail.com wrote:
User groups are, indeed, a more "light-weight" model of affiliation, with significantly fewer compliance requirements -- at least for groups which are unincorporated and do not receive significant grants -- and the Affiliations Committee has, in the past, encouraged chapters struggling with reporting and similar requirements to consider becoming a user
group.
Having said that, there are certain issues that can prevent a smooth transition from a chapter to a user group. In particular, any
individuals
considered to have personal responsibility for an outstanding compliance issue -- which means, generally speaking, the actual signatories of a chapter or grant agreement, but could potentially include every member of the governing board in the case of an incorporated affiliate -- are not eligible to serve as signatories of a new user group agreement until the original compliance issue has been resolved. This proves to be a
challenge
when a group is small, or when the existing leadership of a group is unwilling to step aside during a transition.
Regards, Kirill Lokshin Chair, Affiliations Committee
On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 12:10 PM, James Heilman jmh649@gmail.com
wrote:
Running a "user group" is much less bureaucratic overhead. Can WMPH not just rejoin the movement as that? When the capacity to return to
chapter
status develops the group can than apply for chapter status.
James
On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 5:17 AM, Josh Lim jamesjoshualim@yahoo.com wrote:
First of all, I'm not blaming anyone. I'm merely stating what is our position: that is, that we've been dealing with our issues to the
best
of
our ability. That said, I'm sorry, but I will not tolerate being
told
that
I am "misleading" the movement by telling people what we've done to
get
ourselves out of this mess. I wouldn't dare stake my own reputation
on
misleading the movement, and for people to presume otherwise is
appalling
for a movement that claims to work on a fundamental assumption of
good
faith. It's perfectly fine that we've come to opposing conclusions as to how compliant we are, but the facts stand that we've worked our butts off
to
return to compliance. And we intend to do so. If the Wikimedia Foundation's ideal conclusion is that non-compliant affiliates ought
to
disband entirely, then what good is the process in the first place if
the
idea is to help organizations return to compliance? I'll affirm that we've received a deadline notice. I confirmed that
in
my
last e-mail to this list. The Wikimedia Foundation did give a list
of
things that we had to fix to return to compliance. We ticked off a
number
of items from that list, and have conceded in our internal
communications
that other items can't be ticked off immediately owing to our
capacity
and
asked for more time to that effect. The decision that was ultimately
made
was for us to lose our status because not everything was met by the deadline, and that was DESPITE everything that we've done at WMPH to
meet
the deadline to begin with. So no, I will NOT tolerate being told that we did nothing to return
to
compliance, and by no less than the chair of the Affiliations
Committee
--
who otherwise I have a deep respect for -- in fact. At the very
least,
there has to be a concession that we tried. I have not heard that
from
the
other side thus far, and I'm here to make sure that people know that
we
in
fact DID try to return to compliance. Thanks, Josh (P.S.: For those asking, PhilWiki is not affiliated with WMPH.
PhilWiki
is a splinter group that was founded by a former member of Wikimedia Philippines, and is largely based in the Bicol Region in southern
Luzon.
WMPH, meanwhile, was based in Manila and had members nationwide.) JAMES JOSHUA G. LIM Block I1, AB Political Science Major in Global Politics, Minor in Chinese Studies Class of 2013, Ateneo de Manila University Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
jamesjoshualim@yahoo.com | +63 (977) 831-7582 Facebook/Twitter: akiestar | Wikimedia: Sky Harborhttps://joshlim.me On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 3:58:48 AM PDT, Ting Chen <
wing.philopp@gmx.de>
wrote:Hello Gnangarra,
I joined AffCom in 2015, at that time the issue with Wikimedia Philippines was already on the table. The AffCom and the WMF had
tried
two years to get a settlement without a de-recognition with them. Meanwhile it is 2017, I don't believe Josh could resolve the problem
in
the last five hours which the entire Wikimedia Philippines was not
able
to resolve in the past two years. As I said in my other post, I personally don't think it wise to withhold information, especially obviously the people who would be "protected" don't appreciate being protected. But actually on the decision itself if there is something
the
AffCom is to be blamed, it is that it took them two years of time to make that hard decision. It was overdue, actually.
Greetings
Ting
Am 25.04.2017 um 11:43 schrieb Gnangarra:
In the original email from Josh he raises some points about still
working
to address the issues in the five hours between his email and your
response
which have occurred between 9pm and 2am in San Francisco it appears
that
it
could not be possible for the WMF to have considered and refuted
what
was
raised, especially to say *"The WMF and the AffCom have decided not to disclose further
details." *I
am concerned about how you can speak so categorically after just 5
hours
for the WMF when they arent even awake, especially given it
normally
takes
a few days for any official statement from the WMF.
I have no problem with affiliates being deregistered but the
process
should
be transparent and it should also be fair, no discussion or
response
to
what Josh raised publically is neither fair nor transparent
Josh response was that WMPH was accountable you could have least
given
him
the chance to clarify the availability of the reporting
requirements
by
providing them
On 25 April 2017 at 17:33, Maor Malul maor_x@zoho.com wrote:
Hello,
The wikimedians from the Phillippines that attended the WMCON are
/not
/members of WMPH but of PhilWiki Community [1], which is a
completely
different Wikimedia affiliate.
If you read the original e-mail sent, the governance issues
started
to
appear in 2014, and the chapter was notified back then. More
issues
accumulated over the time, and a solution was indeed searched for.
Please
elaborate on what "substantive discussion, consultation or
investigation"
means.
1: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/PhilWiki_Community
El 25/04/2017 a las 12:16 p.m., Gnangarra escribió:
> It appears to me as this discussion has caused some confusion and
it
> should be clarified as I know that the Philippines had two
members
at
the
> recent Wikimedia Conference in Berlin arent there reporting
requirements
> attached to eligibility requirements. They are also part of the
group
> organising the ESEA conference in February 2018 along with a
number
of
> other affiliates in the region. Those of us who have committed
people,
time
> and other resources need some clarity as well > > While there appears to be some confusion here, Affcom and WMF
should
at
> least take some time to clarify the issues especially given its
currently
> 2am in San Francisco and it was only 9pm when Joshes email was
sent.
To me
> it appears as if no substantive discussion, consultation or
investigation
> of Joshes claims could have taken place to warrant such a harsh
response so
> quickly. > > On 25 April 2017 at 16:05, Maor Malul <maor_x@zoho.com mailto: maor_x@zoho.com>> wrote: > > Hello Josh, > > The WMF and the AffCom have decided not to disclose further > details of the very serious governance issues in order not
to
hurt
> the movement and the reputation of the people involved.
Please,
> avoid misleading and adding drama to this situation -which
is
> already difficult, and damages the movement as a whole. WMPH
was
> given very specific recommendations of what do and what not
to
do,
> but decided to go its own way. > > M. > > > El 25/04/2017 a las 06:17 a.m., Josh Lim escribió: > > If you folks seriously think that we weren’t being > “accountable”, then I have serious doubts about how this > process will remain sustainable. > > I’m sorry, but this process has been exceedingly
demotivating
> for everyone involved. I’ve been trying to keep myself > composed throughout the entire process, but at this
point
I
> simply cannot. > > I will gladly admit that we’ve made mistakes, us more
than
> others. Every organization does. But I will not allow
the
> work that I’ve dedicated over a decade of my life to be
thrown
> out the window because we weren’t “accountable”. To the
best
> of our ability, we WERE accountable to our community and
to
> the movement. And I, frankly, feet that we were as > accountable as we could’ve been. > > You may all want to know why I’ve been silent through
this
> entire process. It’s because I cannot, and I still
cannot,
> process the grief this entire process has brought upon > Wikimedia Philippines, and especially myself. I will
try
to
> be optimistic about the future, as people have been
telling
me
> to do, but at this point in time, at least have some
respect
> for the work that we’ve done over the last six years.
That’s
> really all I’m asking for at this point. > > Thanks, > > Josh > > On Apr 23, 2017, at 9:41 PM, James Heilman > <jmh649@gmail.com mailto:jmh649@gmail.com > <mailto:jmh649@gmail.com <mailto:jmh649@gmail.com
wrote:
> > I second Itzik's comments. We need some degree of > accountability. Hopefully this will encourage groups
in
> the Philippines to become more active again. > > James > > On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 2:14 AM, Itzik - Wikimedia > Israel<itzik@wikimedia.org.il > mailto:itzik@wikimedia.org.il > mailto:itzik@wikimedia.org.il > mailto:itzik@wikimedia.org.il>>wrote: > > Thank you Maor for the update. > > We usually love to see our movement expend and
welcome
> recognition of new > organizations, but I strongly believe that we > continuously need > to check > and evaluate our current organizations. > > Our brand, name and reputation are part of our
core
> assets - and > while it's > not an easy step, I appreciate Affcom efforts
not
only to
> recognize new > ones but also to de-recognize organizations that
are
> not longer > active or > non-compliance with our movement requirements. > > Few weeks ago in Berlin we had a first meeting
to
> start discuses > what is a > "movement accountability" and how we evaluate > organizations who > operate > outside of the FDC process and I believe Affcom
have a
> significant part in > it. > > > > > > > *Regards,Itzik Edri* > Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel > +972-54-5878078 > tel:%2B972-54-5878078 |
> http://www.wikimedia.org.il/ > Imagine a world in which every single human
being
can
> freely > share in the > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! > > > On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 9:49 PM, Maor Malul > <maor_x@zoho.com mailto:maor_x@zoho.com > <mailto:maor_x@zoho.com <mailto:maor_x@zoho.com
wrote:
> > > * > > > > Dear all, > > > > * > > > > ** > > > > *Recognition as a Wikimedia affiliate - a
chapter,
> thematic > organization, > > or user group - allows an independent group to > officially use > the Wikimedia > > name to further the Wikimedia mission, with
certain
> duties and > > responsibilities. While most Wikimedia
affiliates
> adhere to > the basic > > compliance standards set forth in their
agreements
> with the > Wikimedia > > Foundation, a protocol has been developed to
address the
> exceptional cases > > when a Wikimedia affiliate does not meet
minimum
> compliance > standards and > > their continued recognition as a Wikimedia
affiliate
> presents a > risk to the > > Wikimedia movement.* > > > > * > > > > On September 9, 2016, Wikimedia Philippines
was
> notified of their > > suspension as a Wikimedia affiliate due to
long
> standing and > serious > > governance issues, as well as non-compliance
with
> reporting > requirements > > which go as back as 2014, has been sent
multiple
> warnings > regarding them, > > and on the date mentioned above, was provided
with
> an explicit > list of > > tasks and deadlines in order to return to
compliance
> with their > chapter > > agreement. The chapter failed to complete
these
> tasks by the > deadline of > > November 28, 2016, and was consequently
notified
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to
make
> clear that the > > Affiliations Committee will continue to
support
> other organized > Wikimedia > > communities and their activities in the
Philippines.
> > > > If you have questions about what this means
for
the
> community > members in > > their region or language areas, we have put
together
> a very > basic FAQ, > > which may be found at<
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