We have three yesses so far. I suggest we wait another day or two then submit a 
group response if we have consensus.

-Neal

On Thu, Jul 02, 2020 at 10:05:58PM +0000, Isarra Yos wrote:
> Seems reasonable to me.
> 
> We should probably get our group back in compliance, though, while we're at 
> it - I think all we need to do is actually submit our
> report 
> (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/Annual_Report_2019).
>  Should I just go ahead and do that?
> 
> -I
> 
> On 02/07/2020 19:42, Todd Allen wrote:
> 
>     It is exactly correct and I have signed it as well.
> 
>     On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 10:12 PM Neal McBurnett <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
>         See the attachment for an open letter organized by dozens of 
> Wikimedia affiliates asking for an immediate pause to renaming
>         activities by the Wikimedia Foundation, due to process shortcomings 
> of the 2030 Movement Brand Project.
> 
>         I just signed the open letter described in the attachment.
> 
>         Or just visit:
> 
>          https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming
> 
>         and some of the many pages it links to.
> 
>         I propose that we sign this as the Wikimedians in Colorado User Group.
> 
>         What do you all think?
> 
>         Neal McBurnett                 http://neal.mcburnett.org/
> 
> 
> 
>         ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>         From: Andrew Lih <[email protected]>
>         To: Wikimedia Affiliates <[email protected]>
>         Cc: 
>         Bcc: 
>         Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 10:40:05 -0400
>         Subject: [All-affiliates] Community open letter on renaming on Meta
>        
>         Dear all, 
> 
> 
>         There is currently a community open letter on renaming [[m:COLOR]] 
> that requests a pause to renaming activities being
>         pursued by the Wikimedia Foundation 2030 Brand Project. The open 
> letter focuses on concerns about the problems with the
>         process so far, and not about specific naming choices.
> 
> 
>         Individual editors and affiliates (via their designated 
> representative) can sign with their logged-in account to show
>         support. 
> 
> 
>         https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming
> 
> 
>         Coming up: There is currently a branding survey that runs until July 
> 7. There is concern that the consultation process and
>         options on the survey do not adequately reflect community sentiment, 
> given the effect name changes for the foundation and
>         movement would have. This was a major motivation for the open letter.
> 
> 
>         Additionally, it has been announced that there will be a WMF board 
> meeting scheduled in July to discuss the branding issue,
>         so it is important to express your views now.
> 
>         Thanks to all the affiliates who took part in our recent 2020-06-20 
> to 21 affiliates meetings to discuss the brand project
>         issues, where we had more than 70 attendees. Folks from those calls 
> helped generate the letter through the help of more
>         than a dozen editors.
> 
>         With more than 40 major chapters and affiliates and 500+ individuals 
> signing the statement, we are seeing great interest in
>         this issue.
> 
> 
>         Regards,
> 
>         -Andrew (User:Fuzheado)
> 
>        
> 
>         LINKS:
> 
>        
>         Community Open Letter on Renaming (COLOR)  on meta:
> 
>         https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming
> 
> 
>         2030 Brand Project main page:
> 
>         
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project
> 
> 
>         Brand survey for individuals:
> 
>         https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G2dN7P0T7gPqpD 
> 
>         (If there are options you would like to highlight outside of the 
> three provided, it is possible to write in your own
>         options and views at the end of the survey)
> 
> 
>         Brand survey for affiliates:
> 
>         A link should have been sent to the affiliate liaisons or affiliate 
> contacts. If you have not received any correspondence,
>         please contact Essie Zar (ezar -at- wikimedia.org) of WMF.
> 
> 
>         English Wikipedia Signpost article about the issue and a Q&A 
> interview with the document writers and collaborators:
> 
>         
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2020-06-28/Interview
> 
>        
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