On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 4:03 AM, Ziko van Dijk zvandijk@googlemail.com wrote:
Hello,
If I understand Alec right he wants a model wherein a project like WikiSomething can declare itself affiliated with Wikimedia: "We need a name for self-identified project affiliation. External projects needs to be able to claim, on their own initiative, that they are "part of" something." Of course, WikiSomething can say on its website "We like Wikimedia and share its goals", but the wording must not give the impression that there is an official link between both.
The problem is that we don't want that anybody can decorate himself with the Wikimedia trademark and maybe abuse it. There must be an official recognition anyway from Wikimedia Foundation.
This! We want the "first-class citizenship" provided by "We're Part of The Wikimedia Movement", but without trademark issues AND without stepping on toes.
But it has to be "equal footing" and "membership"y. An "I <3 The Wikimedia Movement" bumper sticker just isn't the same effect.
Alec