On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Bence Damokos <bdamo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Also, somewhat unfortunately in my view, there is a requirement for user > groups is to have a "history of projects", which was not further defined > but in theory makes it impossible to form a user group before there has > been a "history". I see, thank you for explaining. I believe this refers to the language in https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognizing_Models_of_Affiliations Would it be more helpful if the clause you mention were changed to read "an established contact person and a wikipage describing the group's activity"? I believe that is equally representative of the thinking behind the resolution. If the the Board can remedy unfortunate wording that is slowing things down, I will propose a change right away. > In any case, the more automation and simplification we can introduce into > the process, the better. Agreed. :) Greg writes: > Bence describes it a bit more, but basically a request comes in, someone is > assigned it, we ask them some questions, if that person feels okay or > doesn't have questions, they send the info to the group, post a resolution, > and we vote. If the process can't be done in a single pass, it's probably too complicated. Compare the process of forming a Meetup group. There are basic standards of behavior and usage -- applied via review after the fact, soft-security style -- and measures of activity. But as soon as you finish filling out a form describing your group, it has been created + is visible online + has its events included in a global calendar, and starts to get updates and support. Sam _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
