National chapters (was Re: [Foundation-l] UK Wikimedia Foundation notes)

[Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales]

David Gerard wrote:
> Things to watch out for: local foundations being used for nationalist
> POV-pushing.

This is one of the reasons it is so important to work very hard from
the start to make sure that chapter organizers understand that they
are not taking control of a particular language wikipedia.

Chapters are going to be a major part of what we're doing going
forward, and we have to be *extremely* careful *now* to make wise
decisions that lead to global harmony rather than nationalist rivalry.

For example, support *through* local chapters for servers is a great
idea, but it is *not* a great idea if we get into a situation where we
are supporting different languages differently based on the political
situation internally due to some chapters raising more money than
others, etc.

All chapters are expected to support the *global* goals of the
foundation.

--Jimbo