Just a question: can a former chapter reapply for recognition? Vito
2017-02-08 16:13 GMT+01:00 Lodewijk <[email protected]>: > As the chapter status of Wikimedia Hong Kong has come to an end, I would > like to thank the volunteers at Wikimedia Hong Kong for their incredible > work over the past years. It is easy to start discussions about the > validity of the decision, or to play a blame game - but lets at least agree > some pretty cool stuff has been done over the past years. > > Most of us will remember the Wikimania conference that was organized in > Hong Kong in 2013 - an amazing conference with an incredible amount of > volunteers that were collected from all over society to help welcome these > Wikipedians. Especially in their earliest years, I believe that Wikimedia > HK was active in supporting other Asian chapters to collaborate better and > grow. > > Thank you, Wikimedians from Hong Kong, for your service! You have helped > the Wikimedia movement in Hong Kong a lot over the past years, and I hope > that we will still hear a lot from you in this new phase. The end of the > organization will hopefully not mean the end of your impactful work. > > Best, > > Lodewijk > > 2017-02-08 12:48 GMT+01:00 Wong Rover <[email protected]>: > > > Hi all, > > > > On behalf of WMHK, I would like to say something. > > > > Some may think it is pity that WMHK has been de-recognized. But the board > > of WMHK has actually already decided to disband the chapter. > > > > Although WMHK will cease to exist, I still hope the other chapters will > > continue to try their best in the Wikimedia movement. > > > > Regards, > > Rover Wong > > the last president of Wikimedia Hong Kong > > > > 2017年2月8日 下午7:10 於 "James Heilman" <[email protected]> 寫道： > > > > > Thanks Kirill > > > > > > In my opinion this is reasonable. We need to have criteria for what > > > affiliation with the movement means and what it requires from those > > > affiliated. If the requirements are consistently not met than removing > > > official affiliation until it is is simply common practice. > > > > > > James > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Kirill Lokshin < > [email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > Recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate — a chapter, thematic > > > > organization, or user group — is a privilege that allows an > independent > > > > group to officially use the Wikimedia trademarks to further the > > Wikimedia > > > > mission. While most affiliates adhere to the basic compliance > standards > > > set > > > > forth in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation, a protocol > has > > > > been developed to address the exceptional cases when a Wikimedia > > movement > > > > affiliate does not meet basic compliance standards and their > continued > > > > recognition as a Wikimedia movement affiliate presents a risk to the > > > > Wikimedia movement. > > > > > > > > On September 9, 2016, Wikimedia Hong Kong was notified of their > > > suspension > > > > as a Wikimedia affiliate due to long standing non-compliance with > > > reporting > > > > requirements, and was provided with an explicit list of tasks and > > > deadlines > > > > in order to return to compliance with their chapter agreement. The > > > chapter > > > > failed to complete these tasks by the deadline of November 1, 2016, > and > > > was > > > > consequently notified that they would no longer be recognized as a > > > > Wikimedia chapter after the termination of their Chapter Agreement on > > > > February 1, 2017. > > > > > > > > If you have questions about what this means for the community members > > in > > > > Wikimedia Hong Kong’s geographic area or language scope, we have put > > > > together a very basic FAQ, which may be found at > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_ > > > > affiliate_de-recognition_FAQ > > > > . > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Kirill Lokshin > > > > Vice-Chair, Affiliations Committee > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > New messages to: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > James Heilman > > > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > > > > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
