If a group was in the process of applying to affcom, we will consider then case by case - this decision does not apply to groups in process.
If there's a group out there that had just talked about it but not talked to affcom - we don't have a way of knowing about them! New groups who haven't already talked to affcom and are trying to figure it out should apply to be a user group. Phoebe On Feb 11, 2014 11:58 AM, "Pharos" <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> wrote: > Certainly, in the last 2 years and before, a handful of Wikimedia > volunteer groups have been quite as active and organized as those > currently being classified as User Groups - only the option of being > recognized as User Groups did not exist for them at the time of their > founding. > > And it is a good thing that this category exists now, but is seems > wrong to penalize Wikimedia volunteer groups that *do* have a track > record of effective programmatic experience, just because they were > started before the User Group category was in existence. > > Thanks, > Richard > (User:Pharos) > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:33 AM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.w...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I want to draw your attention to two Wikimedia Board of Trustees > decisions > > that were recently published, regarding funds allocated to the FDC/Annual > > plan grant process and Board approval of chapter/thematic organization > > status. In a nutshell, the Board decided to allocate approximately the > same > > amount of funding to the FDC for the next two years. The Board also > decided > > that new organizations should first form as a user group and have two > years > > of programmatic experience before being approved as a legally > incorporated > > entity (either a chapter or thematic organization). > > > > The decisions are published in the meeting minutes here: > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2013-11-24#Movement_roles > > > > There is also a FAQ on Meta: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_roles_FAQ > > > > You will notice these decisions are published in the minutes for the > > November meeting. We originally took these decisions at that meeting; > > however as the FAQ explains it took us some time to talk to community > > groups, clarify our wording and write the FAQ. > > > > Hopefully the FAQ will answer many of your questions about these > decisions; > > however, if there are other questions please do ask them, here or on the > > meta talk page. Thank you! > > > > for the Board, > > Phoebe > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
