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

Fri May 31 07:34:32 UTC 2013

Congratulations to Wikimedia Nepal!

If Wikimedia UK can help you in any way, please do get in touch :)

Stevie

On 30 May 2013 21:15, Markus Glaser <markus.glaser at wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Congrats and welcome to the Wikimedia world!
>
> If there are any questions concerning your next steps as an organisation,
> I'd be happy to help :)
>
> Markus
>
> Am 30.05.2013 21:31, schrieb Balázs Viczián:
>
>  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!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Arnau Duran Ferrero
>>>>> *arnauduran at gmail.com | www.arnauduran.net
>>>>> Telèfon personal: (+34) 696475418
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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<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<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<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<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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