On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:17 AM, Nathan <nawr...@gmail.com> wrote: > So a group of chapters, reacting against a perceived effort to centralize > the movement, create a brand new central body with an extensive (and > apparently, expensive) bureaucracy? Are there really a lot of people that > think this is a good idea?
I do. I proposed the Council back in August. It didn't come into existence as a reaction against any perceived effort to centralize, from any chapter in particular. It was to address a structural gap. Similar ideas have been around in one or the other form before this, but this effort is the one coming closest to fruition. The basic premise is a cooperative body between chapters. The number of chapters has been growing at a steady pace in the last few years; this was envisioned as a central organization to promote cooperation and provide better representation to the chapters. I can not speak of the current status and any perception of extensive bureaucracy thereof. I'm not a big fan of some of the things within the effort, but most are pretty minor. Anyway, the pages and majority of the discussion has been on Meta, you are welcomed to state your concerns and discuss them directly. Regards Theo _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l