On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 8:37 AM, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
2008/9/10 Ross Gardler ross.gardler@oucs.ox.ac.uk:
Do you mean the foundation has the right to withdraw its support if it feels the board is dysfunctional? I guess this is the kind of thing could already be in place.
The foundation has the right to withdraw support because it is Wednesday. They could certainly do so in the case of a dysfunctional board.
The relationship between Wikimedia UK and the WMF is one that people need to be aware of, but isn't one that people need to be afraid of. We (Chapcom) has a long history of allowing groups to organize in the way that makes the most sense for them, and running their charities in the way that they choose. I'm not saying it's impossible for us to rescind your chapters status, I'm just saying that it's not the kind of thing we do because it's a wednesday. Dont worry about us, if you set yourselves up in a good way for you, we'll probably be fine with it (minus the details, of course).
--Andrew Whitworth