[Wikimedia-l] Chapter collaboration

[Jon Davies]

WMUK will do what it can to keep this important work going.
Jon

On 14 August 2013 08:14, Markus Glaser <markus.glaser at wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear WCA Council Members, dear Wikimedians,
>
> most of you are probably already aware of Ziko's and my resignation as
> Deputy Chair and Chair of the WCA Council. I don't want to reiterate the
> whole story, as many things have already  been said [6][7]. The discussions
> that followed when it became clear that WMFR was about to withdraw made it
> obvious to both of us that our resources are better spent elsewhere:
>
> * Support for the WCA within Chapters is very small.
> * Chapters withdrew from the WCA long time ago by non-participation.
> * The WCA is expected to do big things with no resources.
> * It is virtually impossible to get rid of the structural debates.
>
> Still, I firmly believe we need to continue the dialogue. There are some
> projects (started by the WCA and others) that are very promising if they
> get the attention they deserve. As a consequence, I will focus on working
> on Chapter collaboration and the continuation of programmes. Here's an
> (incomplete) list:
>
> * Chapters Exchange [1] as a place of coordination for common projects.
> * Boards Training [2] as a way of enabling good organisational work.
> * Peer reviews [3] for learning from each other.
> * Chapters Manual [4] as a sustainable documentation of the way Wikimedia
> organisations work.
> * Journal on Meta [5] for staying up to date.
>
> Obviously, I need help for this :) So please participate, if you find
> these projects useful. I suggest, for coordination, we gather around the
> Chapters Exchange page on meta [1] for the time being.
>
> Cheers,
> Markus
>
> P.S.: Thanks so much for the many kind words and your personal support.
> That was really helpful during the course of these events!
>
> [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_**
> Association/Chapters_Exchange<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Chapters_Exchange>
> [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Boards_training_workshop_**proposal<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Boards_training_workshop_proposal>
> [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Peer_review<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Peer_review>
> [4] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Chapters_Manual<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Manual>
> [5] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_**
> Association/Journal<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal>
> [6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/**
> 2013-08-07/News_and_notes<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-08-07/News_and_notes>
> [7] http://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_**
> Association/Journal#WCA:_**Difficult_Sleeping_Beauty_**
> waiting_for_Prince_Courageous<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal#WCA:_Difficult_Sleeping_Beauty_waiting_for_Prince_Courageous>
>
> --
> Markus Glaser
> WCA Council Member (WMDE)
> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
>
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