Oops, sorry for typos (and top posting, I'm on my phone). I meant to say I
don't think becoming a user group is a penalty.
On Feb 12, 2014 1:26 PM, "phoebe ayers" <phoebe.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
And to Pharos' point, for new groups i don't
think becoming a penalty. If
a group goes from no Wikimedia recognition to being a user group they go
from no access to resources to access to the Wikimedia trademarks, access
to grants big and small, listing with other official groups...it's a big
change. Of course groups might want to become a chapter later on, but
that's not exactly always an easy process...
On Feb 12, 2014 1:20 PM, "phoebe ayers" <phoebe.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> If a group was in the process of applying to affcom, we will consider
> then case by case - this decision does not apply to groups in process.
>
> If there's a group out there that had just talked about it but not talked
> to affcom - we don't have a way of knowing about them! New groups who
> haven't already talked to affcom and are trying to figure it out should
> apply to be a user group.
>
> Phoebe
> On Feb 11, 2014 11:58 AM, "Pharos" <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> Certainly, in the last 2 years and before, a handful of Wikimedia
>> volunteer groups have been quite as active and organized as those
>> currently being classified as User Groups - only the option of being
>> recognized as User Groups did not exist for them at the time of their
>> founding.
>>
>> And it is a good thing that this category exists now, but is seems
>> wrong to penalize Wikimedia volunteer groups that *do* have a track
>> record of effective programmatic experience, just because they were
>> started before the User Group category was in existence.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
>> (User:Pharos)
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:33 AM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I want to draw your attention to two Wikimedia Board of Trustees
>> decisions
>> > that were recently published, regarding funds allocated to the
>> FDC/Annual
>> > plan grant process and Board approval of chapter/thematic organization
>> > status. In a nutshell, the Board decided to allocate approximately the
>> same
>> > amount of funding to the FDC for the next two years. The Board also
>> decided
>> > that new organizations should first form as a user group and have two
>> years
>> > of programmatic experience before being approved as a legally
>> incorporated
>> > entity (either a chapter or thematic organization).
>> >
>> > The decisions are published in the meeting minutes here:
>> >
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2013-11-24#Movement_roles
>> >
>> > There is also a FAQ on Meta:
>> >
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_roles_FAQ
>> >
>> > You will notice these decisions are published in the minutes for the
>> > November meeting. We originally took these decisions at that meeting;
>> > however as the FAQ explains it took us some time to talk to community
>> > groups, clarify our wording and write the FAQ.
>> >
>> > Hopefully the FAQ will answer many of your questions about these
>> decisions;
>> > however, if there are other questions please do ask them, here or on
>> the
>> > meta talk page. Thank you!
>> >
>> > for the Board,
>> > Phoebe
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Wikimedia-l mailing list
>> > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>> > Unsubscribe:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Wikimedia-l mailing list
>> Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>> Unsubscribe:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
>
>