2008/8/3 Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com:
Hoi, That would be premature and given the broad base of support that it is looking for, it is a bad idea for this as well. Some people complain and say that Foundation-l does not cover enough relevant facts.. the best way of countering this argument is by having subjects like the Volunteer Council remain on this list.
I just noticed that there already is a relatively dormant "Meta" mailing list:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediameta-l
There might be some value in having "community self-organization" discussions explicitly on that list, because foundation-l suggests that it's specifically about the Wikimedia Foundation, and that it is less inclusive of the chapters and the broader Wikimedia movement. As has been expressed here a few times, the Wikimedia Foundation as an organizational entity should not have to approve or bless community self-organization efforts, and a separate list might help to reinforce that concept.