On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 9:29 AM, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > On 20 March 2018 at 15:03, Kirill Lokshin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Descriptions of user group activities on Meta shouldn't be interpreted as > > legal documents under UK law (or any other legal code, for that matter). > > Hi Kirill, > > In the spirit of an open and transparent process, could you please > provide a link to the scope of the new approved User Group is > published, as the one on Meta is not the one that AffCom reviewed with > the UG application? >
The Affiliations Committee publishes all of our application review and approval resolutions on Meta; the one for the group in question can be found at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_Grŵp_Defnyddwyr_Cymuned_Wicimedia_Cymru . > > Any questions regarding potential legal implications for Wikimedia UK > > should, of course, be directed to the chapter itself. > > This brush-off is surprising, with the clear implication that AffCom > has not approached WMUK with any question. I was mistaken in believing > that AffCom had a responsibility to consider obvious legal > implications, before approving a User Group that is granted the right > to use official logos and the name "Wikipedia" and its language > variants when advertising their events. It is disappointing to see > that AffCom does not see their official process as needing to address > these areas, which may well be a barrier to direct funding, legal > recognition or represent a risk to other named pre-existing Affiliates > within the scope of the proposed new UG. > Your implication is entirely incorrect; AffCom consulted with -- and received an endorsement from -- Wikimedia UK prior to approving the user group. However, we are neither experts in UK charity law nor empowered to speak on behalf of Wikimedia UK; consequently, any questions regarding the chapter's legal position should be posed to the chapter, not to us. Regards, Kirill Lokshin Chair, Affiliations Committee _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
