Welcome to the Wikimedia US chapter mailing list.&nbsp; I'd like to first summarize some points from the original informal list:<br>
<ul>
  <li>This project started at the DC05 East Coast Wikipedians meetup: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC1">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC1</a><br>
  </li>
  <li>Our workspace is at <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/United_States_Wikimedia_Chapter" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/United_States_Wikimedia_Chapter
</a></li>
  <li>We'll want to talk with other chapters to find out what's been good, what's been bad</li>
</ul>
Recommended reading:<br>
<ul>
  <li><a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_chapter_FAQ">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_chapter_FAQ</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_and_local_chapters">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_and_local_chapters</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Membership_FAQ">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Membership_FAQ</a><br>
  </li>
</ul>
Points to consider:<br>

<ul>
<li>How do we get other wikipedians involved? (not just from the East Coast)</li><li>Do we <span style="font-style: italic;">need</span> membership fees?</li><li>Who can advise us on legal issues?</li>
</ul>
-Tim McCormack<br>
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