[Wikimedia-l] Approval of Wikimedians of Nepal user group

Thu May 30 19:36:36 UTC 2013

Huzzah!

So happy to have Nepal on board! (Does base camp have wifi? I'm thinking editathon.... ;-) ) 

Sarah 

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On May 30, 2013, at 12:31 PM, Balázs Viczián <balazs.viczian at wikimedia.hu> wrote:

> Congrats from WMHU too!
> 
> Balázs
> 2013.05.30. 20:58, "Salvador A" <salvador1983 at gmail.com> ezt írta:
> 
>> Congratulations! Welcome to Wikimedia affilliates family. Count with
>> Wikimedia Mexico as colaborator and with me as friend.
>> 
>> Well done!
>> El may 30, 2013 1:54 p.m., "Dennis Tobar" <dennis.tobar at gmail.com>
>> escribió:
>> 
>>> Yay!, Congrats to Wikimedians from Nepal!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Arnau Duran <arnauduran at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Congratulations guys! wish you all the success!
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> 2013/5/30 Nurunnaby Chowdhury <nh at nhasive.com>
>>>> 
>>>>> Congratulations Nepal team!
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Ivan Martínez <galaver at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Welcome to board, friends.
>>>>>> I know it has not been easy for Ganesh and to the Nepal team.
>>>>>> Congrats!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 2013/5/30 Tonmoy Khan <tonmoy.du at gmail.com>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Congratulations to Nepali Wikimedians!!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Ali Haidar Khan (Tonmoy)
>>>>>>> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>>>>>>> On May 30, 2013 11:12 PM, "Deryck Chan" <deryckchan at wikimedia.hk
>>> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Congratulations Ganesh and the Nepal team! Are there plans to
>>> move
>>>> on
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> transition to an incorporated Wikimedia chapter?
>>>>>>>> Deryck
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 30 May 2013 17:32, Bence Damokos <bdamokos at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I am happy to inform you that the Affiliations Committee has
>>>>> approved
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> recognition of a Wikimedia User Group today:  Wikimedians of
>>>> Nepal.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Please join me in welcoming this new group into the fold of
>>>>> Wikimedia
>>>>>>>>> entities, and let's celebrate their success and hard work as
>>>>>> Wikipedia
>>>>>>>>> turns eleven in Nepal!
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> == Wikimedians of Nepal ==
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Wikimedians of Nepal <
>>>>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Nepal
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> is a
>>>>>>>>> group of enthusiastic Nepali Wikimedians working towards
>>>> developing
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> promoting Wikimedia projects in Nepal. They've been actively
>>>>> working
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> help expand the community, launch projects in more languages
>> of
>>>>> Nepal
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> promote and support the existing ones.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> The group is working towards chapterhood, and have a good
>>> chance
>>>> of
>>>>>>>>> attaining that status this year. Granting them user group
>>>>> recognition
>>>>>>>>> allows the movement to express its appreciation for their
>> hard
>>>> work
>>>>>>> even
>>>>>>>>> while they are working on the bureaucratic aspects of meeting
>>> the
>>>>>>>>> requirements of chapterhood. The timing is fortuitous  in
>> that
>>>> the
>>>>>>> group
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> going to mark the 11th anniversary of Wikipedia in a Nepali
>>>>> language
>>>>>>> on 3
>>>>>>>>> June, next Monday.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Ganesh, the group's interim president has been invited to
>> this
>>>>> year's
>>>>>>>> Milan
>>>>>>>>> conference, where he gave a comprehensive overview of the
>>> group's
>>>>>>>> history,
>>>>>>>>> its projects (including a successful 'wikiwomen" programme)
>> and
>>>> its
>>>>>>>>> ambitions. The slides are at:
>>> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/WMNepal_WMC_2013.pdf
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> The Affiliations Committee's
>>>>>>>>> recognition<
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Wikimedians_of_Nepal_-_May_2013
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> valid until 28 May 2014, or until they are recognized as a
>>>> chapter.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> == Wikimedia User Groups ==
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia User Groups are one of the three new types of
>>>>> affiliations
>>>>>>>>> created last year to empower volunteers wanting to conduct
>>>> offline
>>>>>> work
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> provide them recognition from the Wikimedia movement.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> User group status is meant to be an easy form of affiliation,
>>>> where
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> main requirements are an agreed goal, plans for offline work,
>>> at
>>>>>> least
>>>>>>>>> three people participating and a public wiki page with all
>> the
>>>>>> relevant
>>>>>>>>> information).
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Under the movement roles
>>>>>>>>> recommendations<
>>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_affiliation_models/User_Groups>
>>>>>>>>> , user groups are to be recognized in a quick and easy
>> process
>>>>>> directly
>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>>> the Affiliations Committee, for a fixed, renewable
>> time-period
>>>> and
>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>> to enjoy limited trademark use and simplified access to
>> grants.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>> Bence Damokos
>>>>>>>>> Chair, Affiliatons Committee
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