[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Pennsylvania

[GerardM]

Hoi,
Sure, when we lose the notion that a chapter represents a country, I am not
so sure that all existing chapters will remain the one organisation that
represents that country.

The point is not only about what happens in the USA it is as much about the
effects elsewhere.

Thanks,
     GerardM

On 7/11/07, Andrew Lih <andrew.lih at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/11/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hoi,
> > When Americans speak English, it may be different but it is English.
> When
> > the Italians speak, they do not necessarily speak Italian. Italian was
> > created at the unification of Italy, the culture, the cooking is
> different
> > along similar lines, the history goes back centuries and it is a living
> > history. I know that there are big differences culturally in the USA and
> > that is something to be cherished.
> >
> > My point is that it does not make sense to have all the overhead of all
> the
> > different chapters when there is no legal or fiscal need.
>
> I'm going to be blunt here. I only do this because we've met in person
> Gerard, and I know you'll take this as "friendly." :)
>
> Please consider the experience of the people who speak with intimate
> cultural, organizational and legal knowledge of the specifics of US
> organizations. You have multiple folks that have related first-hand
> knowledge with nonproifts, being board members, and forming membership
> organizations.
>
> Your views are welcome, but at some point you will have to yield to
> the collective voices of denizens who will be involved with it
> locally, and who have done it before. Let's not turn this into a
> completely off topic rant that will degenerate into, well, what other
> unfortunate threads have degenerated into of late.
>
> That's the beauty of local chapters right? A common overall vision,
> but local knowledge, local intelligence and local norms.
>
> -Andrew (User:Fuzheado)
>
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