Re: [Wikimedia-l] New information from New Voices

Thank you for sharing this, Margarita. I found the expert talks to be very useful. I was particularly interested in Hochschild's review of the People's Archive of Rural India , as it shared knowledge that people needed in their every day lives that no main stream

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimédia France - informations sur la situation actuelle

I LOVE the Wikipedia way of working - result-oriented, respectful dialogues around facts I HATE power-games and misuse of given authority, both in general in life and especially in the Wikimedia movement I ADMIRE the functionaries in France who have stood firm in their own integrity and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimédia France - informations sur la situation actuelle

> Thanks for sharing - it is good to see WMF is on top of this. I agree it > is not very helpful to descend into a discussion about details of who said > what when, but rather focus on the big picture. My hope is that the members > can work towards a healthy association as soon as possible - and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimédia France - informations sur la situation actuelle

Der Lodewijk, Thank you for the message, the threshold has indeed been reached, and the WMFR board has communicated that they will have the GA asap. The official number of people requesting the GA is of 73 as of now. The emphasis on democratic chapters is indeed important. People are now

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimédia France - informations sur la situation actuelle

Thanks Natacha. I see that 70 members have requested a General Assembly to be held. I remember from WMFR's bylaws that 25% of the membership can force the board to call a General Assembly, or do it themselves. Is this request formulated in such a manner? What is the required threshold? This is a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimédia France - informations sur la situation actuelle

Dear All, As some anglophone wikimedians wanted an English version, we have translated the time line in English concerning what is happening in the French chapter, although surely we still have to clarify and correct mistakes. You can find it here:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimédia France - informations sur la situation actuelle

Thank you Samuel and Chris for this work of transparency you guys have done. I'm so sad to see how the board of Wikimedia France, my former fellows, can lie and libel amazing people such as Caroline, Christophe or Florence. Sincerely, Le 13 juillet 2017 à 04:03, Samuel Klein