Hi Philip, The idea of local or regional user groups coexisting with a national chapter isn't a new one; in fact, it was one of the principal scenarios that was considered when the concept of user groups was first developed. There are many such user groups already in existence, including local groups that collaborate with Wikimedia India, Wikimedia Russia, and other chapters, and we are not aware of any significant problems in this regard.
Having said that: as part of our ongoing movement strategy-related activities, the Affiliations Committee is taking a deeper look at what overlapping and intersecting affiliate scopes and structures might look like in the future, and whether our current understanding of such scenarios is effective and sustainable. I would anticipate that we'll be releasing additional information on our initial thoughts in this area, and our plans for community consultations around those thoughts, in the coming months. Regards, Kirill Lokshin Chair, Affiliations Committee On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 6:10 PM, Philip Kopetzky <philip.kopet...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Kirill! > > It would be really helpful to outline these kind of decisions with > arguments/deliberations that AffCom decided to follow, considering that > this sets a precedence in the worldwide community. For example, UG Wales > states that they "cooperate with and represent Wikimedia UK in Wales" - > does this mean that we are now accepting UGs within chapters? Is this UG > supposed to be able to apply for grants, despite its overlap with WMUK? > > Best, > Philip > > > > On 11 March 2018 at 15:44, Shlomi Fish <shlo...@shlomifish.org> wrote: > > > On Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:32:34 -0400 > > Kirill Lokshin <kirill.loks...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone! > > > > > > I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has > recognized > > > Grŵp Defnyddwyr Cymuned Wicimedia Cymru (Wikimedia Community User Group > > > Wales) [1] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to promote the > > > Wikimedia movement in Wales and support the development of Wikimedia > > > projects and content in the Welsh language. > > > > > > Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group! > > > > > > > congratulations! > > > > > Regards, > > > Kirill Lokshin > > > Chair, Affiliations Committee > > > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_ > Group_Wales > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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: > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ > > My Favourite FOSS - http://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/favourite/ > > > > Windows Update doesn’t. > > — http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/Windows-Update/ > > > > Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply > . > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: 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, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: 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, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
