[Foundation-l] Volunteer Council - some thoughts after a discussion on Wikimania

[Erik Moeller]

2008/8/3 Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>:
> Hoi,
> That would be premature and given the broad base of support that it is
> looking for, it is a bad idea for this as well. Some people complain and say
> that Foundation-l does not cover enough relevant facts.. the best way of
> countering this argument is by having subjects like the Volunteer Council
> remain on this list.

I just noticed that there already is a relatively dormant "Meta" mailing list:

https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediameta-l

There might be some value in having "community self-organization"
discussions explicitly on that list, because foundation-l suggests
that it's specifically about the Wikimedia Foundation, and that it is
less inclusive of the chapters and the broader Wikimedia movement. As
has been expressed here a few times, the Wikimedia Foundation as an
organizational entity should not have to approve or bless community
self-organization efforts, and a separate list might help to reinforce
that concept.
-- 
Erik Möller
Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation

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