2008/12/8 Tom Holden thomas.holden@gmail.com:
The Co-op are saying they can't open the bank account until we're approved as an official chapter of WMF.
Damn. We've been trying to make it clear from the start that we're independent, they shouldn't be requiring this...
However, this may be a good thing - if you let the WMF board know that we need to approval before we can get anywhere they might be willing to do it sooner (either call a short IRC board meeting, or do it as a written resolution [I believe those exist in the foundation's bylaws]). Since it's just a formality, they might be able to do it within a week if given the right incentive (which this could well be).