[Foundation-l] Chapters as intermediaries between WMF and communities (was Re: Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation)

2009-08-28 Thread Florence Devouard
Kropotkine_113 wrote: Thank you very much all of you (Brigitte SB, Ting Chen, Mickael Snow and others). To close my participation in this thread I just add three points : ... - Even more important point is the cultural gap between Foundation's intentions and communication, which are very

Re: [Foundation-l] Chapters as intermediaries between WMF and communities (was Re: Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation)

2009-08-28 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/8/28 Florence Devouard anthe...@yahoo.com: First because it requires the chapter to actually agree to a certain degree with the action of the Wikimedia Foundation. I would prefer it if the WMF didn't do things the chapters don't agree with. If the chapters make their decisions based on

Re: [Foundation-l] Chapters as intermediaries between WMF and communities (was Re: Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation)

2009-08-28 Thread Ilario Valdelli
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Florence Devouardanthe...@yahoo.com wrote: Using the chapters as intermediaries between the Wikimedia Foundation and the communities is actually a solution that has been used in the past. It certainly feature a certain efficiency (proximity with the community

Re: [Foundation-l] Chapters as intermediaries between WMF and communities (was Re: Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation)

2009-08-28 Thread Sebastian Moleski
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/8/28 Florence Devouard anthe...@yahoo.com: First because it requires the chapter to actually agree to a certain degree with the action of the Wikimedia Foundation. I would prefer it if the WMF didn't do

Re: [Foundation-l] Chapters as intermediaries between WMF and communities (was Re: Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation)

2009-08-28 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/8/28 Sebastian Moleski seb...@gmail.com: I keep reading such statements and I'm having to admit: I have more and more problems following your logic. Let's take this apart: I think any response I can give will basically boil down to: [D]emocracy is the worst form of government except all

Re: [Foundation-l] Chapters as intermediaries between WMF and communities (was Re: Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation)

2009-08-28 Thread Sebastian Moleski
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/8/28 Sebastian Moleski seb...@gmail.com: I keep reading such statements and I'm having to admit: I have more and more problems following your logic. Let's take this apart: I think any response I can give

Re: [Foundation-l] Chapters as intermediaries between WMF and communities (was Re: Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation)

2009-08-28 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/8/28 Sebastian Moleski seb...@gmail.com: On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/8/28 Sebastian Moleski seb...@gmail.com: I keep reading such statements and I'm having to admit: I have more and more problems following your logic. Let's take