[Foundation-l] On chapter launching (Re: Dutch chapter)

[Aphaia]

On 4/18/06, GerardM <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi,
> With some suprise I have seen from a distance a situation arise by
> people who did not involve themselves during the setup of the Dutch
> chapter. If anything I can vouch for the fact that one of the guiding
> principles during the setup of the chapter was to maximise the
> community aspect.

Hmmmmm ... it sounds quite similar to Japanese projects' situation.
The main difference is here is no legal body yet. Only discussion.
Perhaps from the same reason, I kept silence on that affair, but the
current cource of Dutch people makes me anxious.

So, I would describe what is going on meta around "Japanese chapter"
from my view. Please let me share your experience and impression. I
believe all people involved would be in a good faith, but their deeds
haven't seemed to me productive nor matured......

I would like to say I have never been involved, but should confess
already I left my footprint on those pages. I have found necessity to
express my objection and unfavored voice to them, those who were
discussing on [[meta:Wikimedia Japan]], created by an anon and then
none of those - two editors - I haven't known (I think I have
interacted with more than 100 editors on Japanese projects. Even 200. 
But none of those who were editing on that page were unfamiliar to me)
.  One another editor supported to found the local chapter, but he is
known very young, and, ah, immature person, even in a good faith.

I don't think they are in a bad faith. Perhaps contrary. As for
involvement, and understanding what the Wikimedia project is, how
chapters and the Florida based Foundation interact with each other, or
whatsoever - my impression wasn't favored to them, honestly.

Since I believe they are in a good faith, and only now lack
understanding what  they (and we) need, but from this very reason, I
wouldn't have liked to interact with them. Still I don't. So I would
have liked  to keep a distant - very afar I have observed their
discussion, but one day one of them stated "every Japanese project'
editor, including anons, are considered to have membership of japanese
chapter" and "Aphaia would be our contact person to the Florida
Foundation" - note, I haven't  have been involved into their
discussion, nor have indicated to join "the chapter", I couldn't 
avoid letting them know that they had no legal right to involved any
person  in such a way - people who woudln't their intention
explicitely.

Now, there are three editors listing themselves as "supporters to
found Wikimedia Japan". On that document, it states "when 20 people
support to settle the Japanese chapter, It will be settled". In my
humble opinion, it would be one of most naive prospecti around local
chapter launching, but if they are so naive to believe in their own
statements, their fate, and our own would be not different from the
Dutch community, I'm afraid.

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