[Foundation-l] Draft charter of the Wikimedia Chapters Association

[Theo10011]

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:17 AM, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com> wrote:

> So a group of chapters, reacting against a perceived effort to centralize
> the movement, create a brand new central body with an extensive (and
> apparently, expensive) bureaucracy? Are there really a lot of people that
> think this is a good idea?


I do.

I proposed the Council back in August. It didn't come into existence as a
reaction against any perceived effort to centralize, from any chapter in
particular. It was to address a structural gap. Similar ideas have been
around in one or the other form before this, but this effort is the one
coming closest to fruition. The basic premise is a cooperative body between
chapters. The number of chapters has been growing at a steady pace in the
last few years; this was envisioned as a central organization to promote
cooperation and provide better representation to the chapters.

I can not speak of the current status and any perception of extensive
bureaucracy thereof. I'm not a big fan of some of the things within the
effort, but most are pretty minor. Anyway, the pages and majority of the
discussion has been on Meta, you are welcomed to state your concerns and
discuss them directly.

Regards
Theo