[Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Brasil + WMF

[Béria Lima]

Errata: When i say "Kul", i mean "Barry". Sorry.
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*Béria Lima*
<http://wikimedia.pt/>(351) 925 171 484

*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre
acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. É isso o que estamos a
fazer <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Nossos_projetos>.*


On 2 September 2011 22:11, Béria Lima <berialima at gmail.com> wrote:

> And Jan-Bart and Kul knows about European and Asia laws? Jean-Bart and Kul
> can go to General Assemblies? Jean Bart speak the 12-15 languages spoken in
> European Chapters (i will not even mention how many languages Kul would need
> to know to be the Asia representant)? Jan-Bart and Kul would decide what is
> in the best insterest of the board they would be part in the chapter or the
> for the interest of WMF?
>
> And How many laws we need to change to allow them to be part of boards?
> because many laws forbid foreigners to be board members (some laws - Like in
> India) forbid even to be chapters members.
>
> I'm sure we can come up with better ways to solve WMF- Chapters
> communications issues that this.
> _____
> *Béria Lima*
> <http://wikimedia.pt/>(351) 925 171 484
>
> *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter
> livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. É isso o que
> estamos a fazer <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Nossos_projetos>.*
>
>
> On 2 September 2011 21:59, Michael Snow <wikipedia at frontier.com> wrote:
>
>> On 9/2/2011 1:35 PM, Béria Lima wrote:
>> >> *If the point is to improve communication, then a more practical
>> approach
>> >> might be to designate "observers" who are not given authority but
>> merely sit
>> >> in with a chapter board. That's assuming that the chapter board level
>> is one
>> >> of the places where it makes the most sense to add a communication
>> >> interface.
>> >> *
>> > 35 people from WMF to observ every single chapter?
>> It's not a full-time job, since being a board member is not supposed to
>> be a full-time job either. I could imagine something like appointing
>> Jan-Bart as the observer for all European chapters, or Barry for all
>> Asian chapters (not that observers would necessarily have to be
>> Wikimedia board or staff). Again, I don't know that this is really the
>> best solution, but it's not completely impractical to arrange if such a
>> direction is chosen.
>>
>> --Michael Snow
>>
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