On Sunday 29 May 2005 21:35, Jimmy Wales wrote:
Second, and more importantly, as a vehicle for the organization and support of local community. This depends more on geography than on nations, and it is likely that very large countries (like the United States) will end up having multiple local chapters for different regions.
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I can imagine, for example, that a future Irish chapter might be incorporated in Ireland for tax purposes, but that residents of Northern Ireland looking for some friends to hang out with at wikipedia meetups might well choose to join the Irish organization rather than the UK one, just because it's geographically easier.
And there could for similar reasons someday be a separate chapter for Scotland, and the UK chapter ought not, I think, resist one forming if there are enough people an interest, and if travelling to London for meetings seems a bit much.
is organising WM meetups within the aims of a regional foundation? i think this is maybe something that's better handled by the community in general...
--Jimbo
kate.