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
[2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Boards_training_workshop_proposal
[3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Peer_review
[4] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Manual
[5] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Journal
[6]
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
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Markus Glaser
WCA Council Member (WMDE)
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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