[Foundation-l] A local chapter without Wikimedians

[Thomas Dalton]

2008/11/24 Casey Brown <cbrown1023.ml at gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> But there is no chapter, just a proposal. The idea of a Brazilian
>> chapter has been approved, but that idea still needs to be
>> implemented. It doesn't make sense to include it on the list of
>> chapters when it doesn't exist.
>>
>
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Approval_of_Wikimedia_Brasil
>
> "The Board of Trustees officially recognizes Wikimedia Brasil as a
> Wikimedia Chapter."

I know what the resolution says, it doesn't mean it makes sense. There
is no "Wikimedia Brasil", so the resolution is pretty meaningless. I
think the board ought to wait until the actual contracts are signed
before official recognising anything (the resolution could say
something like "The board authorises the management to enter
negotiations to officially recognise a Brazilian chapter.". The phrase
"Wikimedia Brasil" shouldn't be used for anything official until there
is a legal entity with permission to use that trademark.