Dear WCA Council Members, dear Wikimedians,
most of you are probably already aware of Ziko's and my resignation as Deputy Chair and Chair of the WCA Council. I don't want to reiterate the whole story, as many things have already been said [6][7]. The discussions that followed when it became clear that WMFR was about to withdraw made it obvious to both of us that our resources are better spent elsewhere:
* Support for the WCA within Chapters is very small. * Chapters withdrew from the WCA long time ago by non-participation. * The WCA is expected to do big things with no resources. * It is virtually impossible to get rid of the structural debates.
Still, I firmly believe we need to continue the dialogue. There are some projects (started by the WCA and others) that are very promising if they get the attention they deserve. As a consequence, I will focus on working on Chapter collaboration and the continuation of programmes. Here's an (incomplete) list:
* Chapters Exchange [1] as a place of coordination for common projects. * Boards Training [2] as a way of enabling good organisational work. * Peer reviews [3] for learning from each other. * Chapters Manual [4] as a sustainable documentation of the way Wikimedia organisations work. * Journal on Meta [5] for staying up to date.
Obviously, I need help for this :) So please participate, if you find these projects useful. I suggest, for coordination, we gather around the Chapters Exchange page on meta [1] for the time being.
Cheers, Markus
P.S.: Thanks so much for the many kind words and your personal support. That was really helpful during the course of these events!
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Chapters_Excha... [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Boards_training_workshop_proposal [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Peer_review [4] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Manual [5] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal [6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-08-07/News_an... [7] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal#WCA:_D...
WMUK will do what it can to keep this important work going. Jon
On 14 August 2013 08:14, Markus Glaser markus.glaser@wikimedia.de wrote:
Dear WCA Council Members, dear Wikimedians,
most of you are probably already aware of Ziko's and my resignation as Deputy Chair and Chair of the WCA Council. I don't want to reiterate the whole story, as many things have already been said [6][7]. The discussions that followed when it became clear that WMFR was about to withdraw made it obvious to both of us that our resources are better spent elsewhere:
- Support for the WCA within Chapters is very small.
- Chapters withdrew from the WCA long time ago by non-participation.
- The WCA is expected to do big things with no resources.
- It is virtually impossible to get rid of the structural debates.
Still, I firmly believe we need to continue the dialogue. There are some projects (started by the WCA and others) that are very promising if they get the attention they deserve. As a consequence, I will focus on working on Chapter collaboration and the continuation of programmes. Here's an (incomplete) list:
- Chapters Exchange [1] as a place of coordination for common projects.
- Boards Training [2] as a way of enabling good organisational work.
- Peer reviews [3] for learning from each other.
- Chapters Manual [4] as a sustainable documentation of the way Wikimedia
organisations work.
- Journal on Meta [5] for staying up to date.
Obviously, I need help for this :) So please participate, if you find these projects useful. I suggest, for coordination, we gather around the Chapters Exchange page on meta [1] for the time being.
Cheers, Markus
P.S.: Thanks so much for the many kind words and your personal support. That was really helpful during the course of these events!
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_** Association/Chapters_Exchangehttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Chapters_Exchange [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Boards_training_workshop_**proposalhttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Boards_training_workshop_proposal [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Peer_reviewhttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Peer_review [4] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Chapters_Manualhttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Manual [5] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_** Association/Journalhttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal [6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/** 2013-08-07/News_and_noteshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-08-07/News_and_notes [7] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_** Association/Journal#WCA:_**Difficult_Sleeping_Beauty_** waiting_for_Prince_Courageoushttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal#WCA:_Difficult_Sleeping_Beauty_waiting_for_Prince_Courageous
-- Markus Glaser WCA Council Member (WMDE) Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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