On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com > wrote:
> hi, > > >> I don't think it's a good idea to separate the chapter and the community. >> The chapter is a membership-based organization and by definition an >> umbrella organization which represents the community. There is no reason >> for differentiation as long as it is volunteer work done by a chapter >> member. >> >> > I think that although the chapter and community are volunteer based, the > chapter has more legal sanctity and is answerable as an organisation > against as a person being held responsible. Hence, it is important that > even the chapter and the community be seperated. As an action taken by a > member stating that he's taking on behalf of a chapter, makes the Chapter > answerable. > > I think it is necessary to seperate the chapter and community as well. > Sure, I agree with the sentiment. The chapter is a legal entity and hence accountable to its members and the state and national authorities. However, what I was trying to convey is that if a member of a chapter (who also happens to be a volunteer) executes a project, in that scenario, I don't see a reason to differentiate whether the work was done by a "community member" or a chapter, unless the volunteer member wishes to do so. > > In retrospect, I also understand the need for seperating the Foundation > activities as well. I think it is best to either go for total seperation of > community, chapter and Office or have general statements. This also makes > it necessary for people who hold multiple positions within Chapter and > Office to define their actions even more concretely since we're now > speaking in terms of transparency and accountability. > We will discuss overlapping roles and notify the community about our decision. Thanks for the comments! > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >
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