I agree with Ben.
It is worthwhile understand why existing chapters may not meet these
criteria, especially if it is viable/active chapters that fail the
criteria, rather than the few dormant chapters who also fail simpler
criteria.
I suspect these criteria, which are a good baseline, can be
Does the Affiliations Committee have a list of existing chapters which do
not meet the proposed criteria? I think we should at least get a sense for
that, and those chapters should be notified and be put on the path to
meeting standards or losing their status.
What's the harm in letting chapters
Hi Kevin,
Welcome!
This is a high traffic list with a wide variety of topics. You might also
be interested in the Affiliates mailing list, and in WikimediaUS-l.
Also, please do attend the US Wikimedians meeting next week if possible.
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Hello! I can't believe I missed this email thread. Thanks all for the
welcomes! I will definitely be reaching out to some of you directly, but if
I might ask – can we ask advice *on* this list? I understand it's a fairly
high-traffic list, so other than wasting this list's time with mundane