Dear all,
I wanted to update you on behalf of the Affiliations Committee that we are
now considering the application of a proposed thematic organisation active
in the field of Medicine.
You can see the proposal at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Medicine
We would like to invite you to
Thematic organizations have the same amount of authority over content on
Wikipedia as chapters. To spell this out clearly that means NONE. One does
not put these sorts of details in a NGOs by laws however this will be
clearly described in the policies once incorporated.
--
James Heilman
MD, CCFP-
Thanks for the notice.
Bence Damokos, 14/10/2012 19:07:
A bit of background:
Wikimedia thematic organisations are a new type of movement organisation,
that are similar to chapters in supporting the Wikimedia mission through
their activities in the real world, but instead of focusing on a given
c
Hi Nemo,
Hopefully people involved in the project are subscribed here and will
react, as well and provide a clear definition of their aims.
There are two sides to this coin: the should and the will: a thematic
organisation should not have any control or power over the projects; it is
a different
Bence Damokos, 14/10/2012 22:05:
See also the specific discussions on this question at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Medicine#Other
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Medicine#Liability
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Iridescent#arbitrary_break_2 (and
above)
T
James Heilman, 14/10/2012 22:18:
Thematic organizations have the same amount of authority over content on
Wikipedia as chapters. To spell this out clearly that means NONE. One does
not put these sorts of details in a NGOs by laws [...]
Actually, chapters do and very clearly, as a general rule.
2012/10/14 James Heilman :
> Thematic organizations have the same amount of authority over content on
> Wikipedia as chapters. To spell this out clearly that means NONE. One does
> not put these sorts of details in a NGOs by laws however this will be
> clearly described in the policies once incorpo
Tomasz Ganicz, 14/10/2012 22:36:
2012/10/14 James Heilman:
Thematic organizations have the same amount of authority over content on
Wikipedia as chapters. To spell this out clearly that means NONE. One does
not put these sorts of details in a NGOs by laws however this will be
clearly described i
2012/10/14 Federico Leva (Nemo) :
> Tomasz Ganicz, 14/10/2012 22:36:
>>
>> 2012/10/14 James Heilman:
>>
>>> Thematic organizations have the same amount of authority over content on
>>> Wikipedia as chapters. To spell this out clearly that means NONE. One
>>> does
>>> not put these sorts of details
On Oct 15, 2012 3:36 AM, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" wrote:
>
> James Heilman, 14/10/2012 22:18:
>>
>> Thematic organizations have the same amount of authority over content on
>> Wikipedia as chapters. To spell this out clearly that means NONE. One
does
>> not put these sorts of details in a NGOs by la
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