Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] De-recognition of Wikimedia user groups in Brazil

2018-04-09 Thread Kirill Lokshin
Hi Lodewijk, You're entirely correct in that we don't want to see the situation in Brazil remain as it is, and I think there are many potential ways forward here. Certainly, creating a new user group could be one of them; so could a collaborative network of smaller, more localized groups, or

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] De-recognition of Wikimedia user groups in Brazil

2018-04-09 Thread Kirill Lokshin
Hi Ilario, We're certainly very aware of the broader context of conflict between overlapping local groups, and the potential for individuals to misuse the user group model as a vehicle for attacking existing affiliates or furthering personal disputes among affiliate leaders or members; there have

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] De-recognition of Wikimedia user groups in Brazil

2018-04-09 Thread Isaac Olatunde
Hi Kiril, You wrote above "all reasonable attempts to resolve the conflict have failed". It would be interesting to let us have the idea of these reasonable attempts. Why did you think de-recognizing these groups is the best decision? What I understood from Tele's comment is that you did nothing