[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Pennsylvania
Florence Devouard
Anthere9 at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 10 20:48:30 UTC 2007
Brion Vibber wrote:
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> SJ Klein wrote:
>> Whether or not this is the right formal structure, it is a good idea
>> to help get local wikipedia groups organized, on campuses and at
>> coffeehouses; promote local languages; &c.
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> Amen! We already have legal presence in the US (WMF!), the relevant part
> is local organization -- get people to meet face to face and *do* things.
Agree as well.
A chapter ultimately, is simply a group of people who choose to gather
with a more legal structure to do things. Then, this official group gets
authorization to do certain things, such as use of trademarks. Whether
it covers a school, a city or a state seems fine.
The only limit really is that it should aim at simplicity, such as
following consistant local laws. If a chapter spread all over a
continent, then it can not follow local laws and lose part of the
interest of being local.
ant
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