[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Pennsylvania

[SJ Klein]

Whether or not this is the right formal structure, it is a good idea
to help get local wikipedia groups organized, on campuses and at 
coffeehouses; promote local languages; &c.

SJ


On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, Dmcdevit wrote:

> That makes sense, but I think it would make more sense to have a
> national chapter with (an emphasis on) local subchapters, instead of
> simply scattered metro chapters in the US. The US may be big, but when I
> fly the length of the country from top to bottom, as I do often
> (Portland to Phoenix), the only major thing that changes is the
> temperature. It seems like we're saying the US has the reasons (internal
> commonality, etc.) for having a chapter, but is too big and/or legally
> disparate for a single chapter. Why not both? From an administrative
> perspective, it seems more sensible to organize people on a broader
> scale first, and then determine the viable subsets, rather than starting
> small before we know it works. Presumably, a national chapter could
> still provide useful services for the people in, say, Arizona, who have
> never even had a meetup and are unlikely to have a chapter in the near
> future. Most especially, if we are now contemplating many chapters in
> the US (there are 50 states, and I assume even more metro areas), a
> national chapter would be a good way to help get those organized, and
> lend support from other existing (sub)chapters.
>
> Dominic