wow..good..congratulations!
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congrats to the Catalan army! I became a fan during the Teylers > project last year and have noticed since then that they are > particularly good at GLAM projects. I think part of their success is > based on their ca-wikipedia though, because European countries without > a specific language-pedia never seem to get chapter-ish workgroups off > the ground (I am thinking here of the be and lux of Benelux). > > I certainly hope the themed framework will change this! > Jane > > 2013/6/7, Liam Wyatt <liamwy...@gmail.com>: > > Agreed with what others have said - this is great news! > > > > Many of us know what a longstanding issue this has been - how to > recognise > > and support the excellent work of the Catalan community in a way that > fits > > within our structures. > > There have been many years of sometimes controversial debates about the > > role of Chapters etc. that have revolved around this as a case-in-point. > > So, I'm pleased to see that we now have a way of formally recogising > > Amicalthat is supportive of their work but also recognises the > > different > > circumstances of their situation. > > > > I look forward to seeing how the Thematic Organisations system will grow > > and also to seeing how we can develop the range of ways that individuals > > and groups can be recognised without it being a zero-sum-game. > > > > All in all, excellent news :-) > > > > -Liam > > > > wittylama.com > > Peace, love & metadata > > > > > > On 7 June 2013 13:09, David Cuenca <dacu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Finally! It took us some years but I'm glad that it definitely happened! > >> :) > >> > >> Congratulations to everyone that made it possible, and I hope the great > >> work done in Catalonia extends to Valencia too :) > >> > >> Micru > >> > >> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Samuel Klein <s...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> > >> > Hello, > >> > > >> > The WMF Board has recognized Amical Wikimedia as the first Wikimedia > >> > Thematic Organization. Please join me in celebrating their work and > >> > success! > >> > > >> > > >> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Resolutions/Recognition_of_Amical_Wikimedia > >> > > >> > This group was founded in 2008 as Associació Amical Viquipèdia, > >> > focused on Catalan language and culture. You may know them from the > >> > regular reports they have published to this list and to Meta for > >> > years. They have organized dozens of successful cultural projects, > >> > including public events, research, GLAM initiatives, and content > >> > liberation. > >> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amical_Wikimedia#Activities > >> > > >> > After first applying to become a chapter four years ago, Amical > >> > members later helped the Movement Roles working group develop new > >> > models for affiliation, and were the first to apply to be a thematic > >> > organization. Gomà and Arnaugir, the founder and current chair of > >> > Amical, attended the Milan conference and shared their projects and > >> > their future plans. An in-person meeting there helped to resolve the > >> > remaining bureaucratic steps in the process of becoming a thematic > >> > organization. > >> > > >> > Thank you to everyone from AffCom and Amical who have been involved > >> > throughout this process, particularly Bence and Bishakha for their > >> > guidance since the first movement roles discussions, and Gomà and > >> > María for their facilitation. > >> > > >> > Regards, > >> > Sam, on behalf of the Board > >> > > >> > > >> > == About Thematic Organizations == > >> > Thematic Organizations are one of the new affiliation models created > >> > last year, to recognize organizations that have consistently done > >> > interesting work with partners and in outreach, both online and > >> > offline. They are meant to be well-established and persistent > >> > organizations, focused on a common theme. > >> > > >> > The review and approval process for Thematic Organizations is similar > >> > to that for chapters. A list of groups considering becoming thematic > >> > orgs can be found on Meta. > >> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Thematic_organizations > >> > > >> > > >> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_affiliation_models/Thematic_Organizations > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Samuel Klein w:user:sj @metasj +1 617 529 > >> 4266 > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list > >> > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Etiamsi omnes, ego non > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list > >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > -- *Nurunnaby Chowdhury Hasive* Bangladesh Ambassador | Open Knowledge Network Foundation (OKFN)<http://www.okfn.org> Auto-confirmed, Reviewer & Roll backer Editor | Bangla Wikipedia<http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:nhasive> Treasurer & Coordinator (PR) | Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN)<http://www.bdosn.org> Coordinator (PR) | Society for the Popularization of Science, Bangladesh (SPSB) <http://www.spsb.org>* *Central Team MOVers | Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee (BdMO)<http://www.matholympiad.org.bd> Facebook: fb.com/nhasive | Twitter: @nhasive<http://www.twitter.com/nhasive>| Skype: nhasive | www.nhasive.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
