[Foundation-l] A new proposal regarding US chapters

[Birgitte SB]

--- On Tue, 5/6/08, Henning Schlottmann <h.schlottmann at gmx.net> wrote:

> From: Henning Schlottmann <h.schlottmann at gmx.net>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] A new proposal regarding US chapters
> To: foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 11:38 AM
> Anthony wrote:
> 
> > Here's my current thoughts on the matter, after
> talking with you about
> > it privately.  It's an attempt at a grassroots
> bottom-up strategy
> > (which both the WMF and the chapters-to-be seem to
> want) which at the
> > same time attempts to avoid constantly reinventing the
> wheel.
> 
> I don't see the beef. The United States don't need
> a number of local 
> chapters, they need one national chapter to provide for a
> membership 
> organization associated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
> 
> 

Why again do they need a one national chapter?  Since none of the grass-roots organizers see a need, this is far from obvious.

Birgitte


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