Hi Amir,
I have a request and/or question. I've got the idea from "Incident report".
> When things don't go as planned in servers, we write an incident report and
> try to learn from lapses happened. Now my question is. Has something
> similar done for chapters that get de-recognized? Do you want
I also agree with Itzik and James. The chapters depend on the Wikimedia
Foundation for a large part of their finances, so when something like this
happens, the whole movement is concerned, not just Wikimedia Philippines.
When one chapter of affiliate looks bad, everybody will get part of the
backla
It should have been noted that the Philippines affiliate
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/PhilWiki_Community is going strong and
actively working in the region, they continue to do so with support. I
think care should be taken with such negative notices to ensure we dont
damage the existing and on
I have a request and/or question. I've got the idea from "Incident report".
When things don't go as planned in servers, we write an incident report and
try to learn from lapses happened. Now my question is. Has something
similar done for chapters that get de-recognized? Do you want to talk to
volun
Itzik has put it nicely. The volunteers in Affcom are committed folks,
and it is reassuring that multiple steps are taken to encourage
struggling affiliates to meet the basic requirements.
Running a chapter is a hard burden for a small group of volunteers,
particularly if relying on volunteers to
I second Itzik's comments. We need some degree of accountability. Hopefully
this will encourage groups in the Philippines to become more active again.
James
On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 2:14 AM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <
it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote:
> Thank you Maor for the update.
>
> We usually
Thank you Maor for the update.
We usually love to see our movement expend and welcome recognition of new
organizations, but I strongly believe that we continuously need to check
and evaluate our current organizations.
Our brand, name and reputation are part of our core assets - and while it's
not
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Dear all,
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*Recognition as a Wikimedia affiliate - a chapter, thematic
organization, or user group - allows an independent group to officially
use the Wikimedia name to further the Wikimedia mission, with certain
duties and responsibilities. While most Wikimedia affiliates adhere to