On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Mr. Gregory Varnum <
gregory.varnum(a)gmail.com> wrote:
When we go past 4-5, how do we fairly determine which
US chapters get to
keep their votes and which don't get one? Also, what reason do other
nation's chapters have to trust we'll simply give up votes down the road
when we have more chapters? Providing a solution now seems a good way to
ease concerns and decrease resistance to future US chapters.
I don't disagree that there exist potential scenarios where we would be
forced to agree to such a system as the price of recognition for a future
US-based chapter. What I do disagree with, however, is simply acceding to
this arrangement without any indication that it will actually be necessary,
and without any guarantees that it will be applied to other countries as
well.
Plus, are we really worried that the US is going to
lose our clout in WM
or WMF?
It depends on what you mean. There are really only two scenarios where
chapters "vote" as entities:
(1) WMF board elections
(2) WCA council votes
The first of these is a non-issue in practice; the successful candidates
wind up being determined by something closer to a rough consensus than a
true vote. The second, however, is potentially a very significant issue,
particularly given that nobody really knows what authority the WCA will
eventually come to wield.
Cheers,
Kirill
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Kirill Lokshin
Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia
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