On Oct 15, 2012 3:36 AM, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" <nemowiki(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
James Heilman, 14/10/2012 22:18:
>
> Thematic organizations have the same amount of authority over content on
> Wikipedia as chapters. To spell this out clearly that means NONE. One
does
not put these
sorts of details in a NGOs by laws [...]
Actually, chapters do and very clearly, as a general rule.
Aye. This is done to ensure the chapter cant legally exert influence over
content or the community, but also to help shield the chapter from lawsuits
about content.
A medicine org needs to be very clear about this, as lawsuits for incorrect
medical information will be very expensive.
--
John Vandenberg