Thank you for taking the time to explain, Chris. Actually we need some kind of good terms to replace some older terms, but the challenge is that they have to fit the current situation - or, as I understand you, to introduce a change of the current situation. Kind regards Ziko
Am Di., 9. Apr. 2019 um 18:40 Uhr schrieb Chris Keating <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com>: > > > At the occasion, we should also reconsider the expressions "chapter" > > and "user group". > > "Chapter" is more suitable for local divisions of a national > > association. And "user group" sounds just like some group. We also > > already have "user group" as a technical term in MediaWiki. > > > > You may be aware that the movement strategy process is thinking about this > issue, albeit at a broader level :) > > For instance one of the questions the Roles and Responsibilities group is > looking at is "What governance and organizational structures do we need to > support the delivery of the strategic direction?"(1) > > You will notice that there is no mention of chapters, user groups or indeed > the WMF in this question. That's because there is no presumption that any > of those bodies (or types of bodies) will continue to exist in their > current form - the changes from the strategy process may well be much more > profound than finessing the names of categories of entity that currently > exist. > > Thanks, > > Chris > > > > (1) > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/2019_Community_Conversations/Roles_%26_Responsibilities#Scoping_questions > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
