Oops, sorry for typos (and top posting, I'm on my phone). I meant to say I don't think becoming a user group is a penalty. On Feb 12, 2014 1:26 PM, "phoebe ayers" <[email protected]> wrote:
> And to Pharos' point, for new groups i don't think becoming a penalty. If > a group goes from no Wikimedia recognition to being a user group they go > from no access to resources to access to the Wikimedia trademarks, access > to grants big and small, listing with other official groups...it's a big > change. Of course groups might want to become a chapter later on, but > that's not exactly always an easy process... > On Feb 12, 2014 1:20 PM, "phoebe ayers" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If a group was in the process of applying to affcom, we will consider >> then case by case - this decision does not apply to groups in process. >> >> If there's a group out there that had just talked about it but not talked >> to affcom - we don't have a way of knowing about them! New groups who >> haven't already talked to affcom and are trying to figure it out should >> apply to be a user group. >> >> Phoebe >> On Feb 11, 2014 11:58 AM, "Pharos" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Certainly, in the last 2 years and before, a handful of Wikimedia >>> volunteer groups have been quite as active and organized as those >>> currently being classified as User Groups - only the option of being >>> recognized as User Groups did not exist for them at the time of their >>> founding. >>> >>> And it is a good thing that this category exists now, but is seems >>> wrong to penalize Wikimedia volunteer groups that *do* have a track >>> record of effective programmatic experience, just because they were >>> started before the User Group category was in existence. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Richard >>> (User:Pharos) >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:33 AM, phoebe ayers <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Hi all, >>> > >>> > I want to draw your attention to two Wikimedia Board of Trustees >>> decisions >>> > that were recently published, regarding funds allocated to the >>> FDC/Annual >>> > plan grant process and Board approval of chapter/thematic organization >>> > status. In a nutshell, the Board decided to allocate approximately the >>> same >>> > amount of funding to the FDC for the next two years. The Board also >>> decided >>> > that new organizations should first form as a user group and have two >>> years >>> > of programmatic experience before being approved as a legally >>> incorporated >>> > entity (either a chapter or thematic organization). >>> > >>> > The decisions are published in the meeting minutes here: >>> > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2013-11-24#Movement_roles >>> > >>> > There is also a FAQ on Meta: >>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_roles_FAQ >>> > >>> > You will notice these decisions are published in the minutes for the >>> > November meeting. We originally took these decisions at that meeting; >>> > however as the FAQ explains it took us some time to talk to community >>> > groups, clarify our wording and write the FAQ. >>> > >>> > Hopefully the FAQ will answer many of your questions about these >>> decisions; >>> > however, if there are other questions please do ask them, here or on >>> the >>> > meta talk page. Thank you! >>> > >>> > for the Board, >>> > Phoebe >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Wikimedia-l mailing list >>> > [email protected] >>> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> >> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
