Congrats to the Catalan army! I became a fan during the Teylers project last year and have noticed since then that they are particularly good at GLAM projects. I think part of their success is based on their ca-wikipedia though, because European countries without a specific language-pedia never seem to get chapter-ish workgroups off the ground (I am thinking here of the be and lux of Benelux).
I certainly hope the themed framework will change this! Jane 2013/6/7, Liam Wyatt <[email protected]>: > Agreed with what others have said - this is great news! > > Many of us know what a longstanding issue this has been - how to recognise > and support the excellent work of the Catalan community in a way that fits > within our structures. > There have been many years of sometimes controversial debates about the > role of Chapters etc. that have revolved around this as a case-in-point. > So, I'm pleased to see that we now have a way of formally recogising > Amicalthat is supportive of their work but also recognises the > different > circumstances of their situation. > > I look forward to seeing how the Thematic Organisations system will grow > and also to seeing how we can develop the range of ways that individuals > and groups can be recognised without it being a zero-sum-game. > > All in all, excellent news :-) > > -Liam > > wittylama.com > Peace, love & metadata > > > On 7 June 2013 13:09, David Cuenca <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Finally! It took us some years but I'm glad that it definitely happened! >> :) >> >> Congratulations to everyone that made it possible, and I hope the great >> work done in Catalonia extends to Valencia too :) >> >> Micru >> >> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hello, >> > >> > The WMF Board has recognized Amical Wikimedia as the first Wikimedia >> > Thematic Organization. Please join me in celebrating their work and >> > success! >> > >> > >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Resolutions/Recognition_of_Amical_Wikimedia >> > >> > This group was founded in 2008 as Associació Amical Viquipèdia, >> > focused on Catalan language and culture. You may know them from the >> > regular reports they have published to this list and to Meta for >> > years. They have organized dozens of successful cultural projects, >> > including public events, research, GLAM initiatives, and content >> > liberation. >> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amical_Wikimedia#Activities >> > >> > After first applying to become a chapter four years ago, Amical >> > members later helped the Movement Roles working group develop new >> > models for affiliation, and were the first to apply to be a thematic >> > organization. Gomà and Arnaugir, the founder and current chair of >> > Amical, attended the Milan conference and shared their projects and >> > their future plans. An in-person meeting there helped to resolve the >> > remaining bureaucratic steps in the process of becoming a thematic >> > organization. >> > >> > Thank you to everyone from AffCom and Amical who have been involved >> > throughout this process, particularly Bence and Bishakha for their >> > guidance since the first movement roles discussions, and Gomà and >> > María for their facilitation. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Sam, on behalf of the Board >> > >> > >> > == About Thematic Organizations == >> > Thematic Organizations are one of the new affiliation models created >> > last year, to recognize organizations that have consistently done >> > interesting work with partners and in outreach, both online and >> > offline. They are meant to be well-established and persistent >> > organizations, focused on a common theme. >> > >> > The review and approval process for Thematic Organizations is similar >> > to that for chapters. A list of groups considering becoming thematic >> > orgs can be found on Meta. >> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Thematic_organizations >> > >> > >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_affiliation_models/Thematic_Organizations >> > >> > -- >> > Samuel Klein w:user:sj @metasj +1 617 529 >> 4266 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Etiamsi omnes, ego non >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
