[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Pennsylvania

[GerardM]

Hoi,
I think Russia is a tad bigger then France.
Thanks,
   GerardM

On 7/10/07, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Jul 10, 2007, at 8:35 AM, Dmcdevit wrote:
>
> > Brion Vibber wrote:
> >> What's the argument in favor of state-level blocks?
> >>
> > Indeed, out of curiosity, what is the reason for a sub-country chapter
> > at all, in contrast to most others? This might be obvious, but it
> > doesn't seem anyone has said it yet.
>
> One reason is that the United States is a really really really big
> country.  France is the largest country in the EU.  It's a little
> smaller than Texas, so if France were an American state (an amusing
> and unlikely thought) it would be the 3rd largest.
>
> Having a "local chapter" including both New York City, Chicago, and
> Los Angeles doesn't feel very "local".
>
> --Jimbo
>
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