Re: [Wikimedia-l] Changes to current chapter and thematic organisation criteria

2016-08-25 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Dear all, Allow me, from my personal experiences, to bring into conscience what it means to "be" or to represent a Wikimedia affiliate, whether it is a chapter, a thematic organization or a WM user group. It is a great honour to be active in a Wikimedia affiliate. Affiliates, a chapter for

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Changes to current chapter and thematic organisation criteria) + opening WUG applications for Chapter and ThOrgs

2016-08-24 Thread Carlos M. Colina
Hello Rogol, Let me try to clarify that. When the AffCom discussed with the board liaisons whether we needed a new resolution at our July meeting, we agreed that the existing resolution [1] is already sufficient as we're not stepping outside of the existing framework. These criteria are a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Changes to current chapter and thematic organisation criteria

2016-08-24 Thread Rogol Domedonfors
The pronouncement of Fri Aug 19 12:36:01 UTC 2016 states "the Board of Trustees has instructed the Affiliations Committee to provisionally use these three new criteria for all new applicants" and as a consequence the Board Chair has stated, on Tue Aug 23 06:46:47 UTC 2016, "This is not a

[Wikimedia-l] Changes to current chapter and thematic organisation criteria

2016-08-19 Thread Carlos M. Colina
Dear all, On behalf of the Affiliations Committee, I would like to present some changes to the current chapter and thematic organisation criteria, which we will begin piloting as we officially reopen applications for chapter and thematic organization status. Until now, the criteria had not