Hello, Chris, Will you be responding to the above queries and concerns?
Yours, Anirudh On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 6:04 PM Paulo Santos Perneta < paulospern...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > What to you mean by "The Affiliations Committee is a community-run body > of volunteers"? It is run by the WMF, not the community. Even the choice of > AffCom members is not made by the community, but by the AffCom itself. > Pretending that it is community run is not true, it's entirely commanded > and run by the WMF. > > Paulo > > Chris Koerner <ckoer...@wikimedia.org> escreveu no dia quinta, 18/07/2019 > à(s) 12:20: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> Wikimedia projects are supported by you—a network of generous >> individual volunteers, groups, and organizations around the world. >> Together, you collaboratively enrich, grow, and advance the Wikimedia >> projects and free knowledge mission. >> >> You may have heard about the Affiliations Committee’s decision to >> recommend the de-recognition of Wikimedia India. Some community >> members have asked what this means for the future of WIkimedia >> communities in India. We want to share more information about the >> AffCom decision, and reaffirm our commitment to and support for our >> many communities across India. >> >> The Affiliations Committee is a community-run body of volunteers that >> represents and supports Wikimedia affiliates. After several years of >> working with Wikimedia India to bring its activities in line with >> chapter requirements [1], the Affiliations Committee recommended in >> June 2019 that the Wikimedia Foundation not renew the chapter >> agreement. >> >> Wikimedia India was first recognized as a chapter in 2011. In 2015, it >> experienced difficulties meeting chapter agreement obligations. >> Working with the Affiliations Committee and the Foundation, the >> chapter developed a plan of action and returned to good standing by >> 2017. However, between 2017 and 2019 the chapter was unable to secure >> a license to act as a fiduciary organization, and is not currently >> legally registered as a charity in India to accept funding from the >> Foundation. The Foundation and Affiliations Committee both hope that >> this licensing and registration can be secured, and that the chapter >> will again be eligible for recognition. >> >> We are grateful for the vibrant, growing community in India who has >> shown great leadership and created significant impact within our >> global movement. The Foundation currently supports eight Indic >> language community user groups, and we expect two more to be announced >> by AffCom in the coming weeks. We receive more than 700 million >> pageviews to Wikipedia every month from readers in India, and the >> growth of the Indic community is a top priority for the future of >> Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. >> >> The Republic of India is of great importance to the Wikimedia >> movement. The Wikimedia Foundation remains committed to supporting >> volunteer editors, contributors, readers, and donors across India. >> We’re grateful for all of your continued and growing efforts to >> support Wikimedia projects and our free knowledge mission. We look >> forward to continuing our work with you together. >> >> On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, >> >> Valerie D’Costa >> Chief of Community Engagement >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> You can help translate this message on Meta. [2] >> >> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Requirements >> [2] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CKoerner_(WMF)/Support_for_our_communities_across_India >> >> Sent by Chris Koerner (he/him) >> Community Relations Specialist >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >
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