Hi James,
Towards the end of the process, and I will admit I was guilty of this as well, we have been so demotivated by the process that we felt it wasn’t worth it to continue communicating with the Affiliations Committee further.
Over the last year, we had been working to return to compliance. These included adopting new processes to automate old manual ones, completing overdue financial reports, and pursing other changes that were asked of us. We had a deadline, and we have completed as much of it as we could, but ultimately there were items that we didn’t complete by that deadline, either because we couldn’t (government bureaucracy for much of it), or because we felt that given our capacity the deadline was overly ambitious. We accept responsibility for that. However, despite our efforts, it was decided that we should lose chapter status.
I will admit that we haven’t had the best communication record with the Foundation and the Committee, fine. But we tried to do what they asked anyway. We didn’t decide to disband like Wikimedia Hong Kong, and the decision basically said that our efforts are all for naught. That’s where it became increasingly difficult for us who want to keep going at WMPH to get the chapter moving on these things.
So far, we’re sticking around and still working to return to compliance. But this is something we’re all disappointed over. As for me personally, having dedicated so much of my life to building the chapter and the community here in the Philippines at large, I don’t know how to process what’s going on, since it’s as if everything I’ve built is for naught.
Thanks,
Josh
On Apr 25, 2017, at 11:45 AM, James Heilman jmh649@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Josh
So where was the missed communication? Were there extenuating circumstances regarding why Wikimedia Philippines was not able to produce the required documents? Was active communication between Wikimedia Philippines and affcom ongoing?
James
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Josh Lim <jamesjoshualim@yahoo.com mailto:jamesjoshualim@yahoo.com> wrote:
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 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.
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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 that they would no
longer
be recognized as a Wikimedia chapter after the termination of their
Chapter
Agreement on March 1, 2017. It is important 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
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Affiliate_derecognition_FAQ.*
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