Hoi,
Hear, hear !!
Thanks,
GerardM
On 28 June 2015 at 12:44, Amir E. Aharoni <amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il>
wrote:
> > The WMF will become a truly global organization when a Wikimedia US
> > chapter is founded ;-)
> W
> Not quite, but it would be an important step in that direction. Work on USA
> projects should be done by USA Wikimedia chapters and other USA
> organization, not by the Foundation.
>
> It used to be worse in the past - The example that I recall most easily is
> the Public Policy Initiative from 2010, which got American people to work
> on American topics. Though not a bad project as far as the created content
> goes, I felt discomfort about the fact that it's done by the Foundation
> which is supposed to be international.
>
> But that was five years ago. I cannot recall something like that is
> happening now. There are local American chapters now; it's good that they
> are local, and there should be more of them. Foundation is backing more
> international projects and usually gives the backing to organizations or
> individuals rather than doing everything by itself.
>
> It can get much more international, but a good process has already begun.
>
>
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>
> 2015-06-28 6:00 GMT+03:00 Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com>:
>
> > Hi Ricordisamoa,
> >
> > There are multiple chapters, user groups and thematic organizations that
> > are active in the US and have a degree of separation from WMF. The US
> > affiliates are cooperative with each other, and the affiliate leaders
> > communicate with each other fairly frequently. May I ask what benefits
> you
> > think would come from having a consolidated US chapter? We've talked
> about
> > this casually among ourselves but so far we seem to be satisfied with a
> > confederation of smaller affiliates instead of a single national
> affiliate.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Pine
> > On Jun 27, 2015 7:20 PM, "Ricordisamoa" <ricordisa...@openmailbox.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > The WMF will become a truly global organization when a Wikimedia US
> > > chapter is founded ;-)
> > >
> > > Il 08/04/2015 06:58, Pine W ha scritto:
> > >
> > >> Hi Garfield,
> > >>
> > >> I'm asking this on Wikimedia-l because a number of Wikimedians have
> > noted
> > >> the expensiveness of the San Francisco area including its high cost of
> > >> living for staff, employer competition for engineering talent, and
> > >> associated high salaries for WMF employees.
> > >>
> > >> I see on
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/8/8a/RFP_for_Real_Estate_Services.pdf
> > >> that WMF is considering relocating its offices when its current main
> > >> office
> > >> lease expires.
> > >>
> > >> Questions:
> > >>
> > >> What happens to the remodel expenses that WMF is paying for at its
> > current
> > >> location? If WMF vacates the premesis, will it be compensated for the
> > >> remodel by the building owner?
> > >>
> > >> I hope that WMF is contemplating fully exiting the San Francisco
> market
> > >> area in order to economize, get better value for our donors' funds,
> have
> > >> less competition for talent, and lower costs of living for staff. Is
> > this
> > >> being considered?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks very much,
> > >>
> > >> Pine
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