[Foundation-l] Fwd: [Wikipedia-l] Dutch chapter

Tue Apr 18 20:48:58 UTC 2006

Hi

Which are the reasons why the Foundation and the association have little 
support ? People ? Bylaws ? Goals ?

Ant

Johan Bos wrote:
> I agree with Andre. Nor the Dutch foundation, nor the Dutch association has 
> a broad support in Dutch community. The community has hardly any influence 
> to the foundation and the association. A lot of users are complaining.
> 
> The foundation and the association could do a great job for our project, but 
> as soon as they get any special power to the encyclopedia, there will come 
> troubles.
> 
> So, I have no problem with the foundation and the association, but they 
> shouldn't have any power to the Wikimedia Projects and they shouldn't have 
> any official position within WMF.
> 
> Johan Bos (nl:Jcb)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Erik Moeller" <eloquence at gmail.com>
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at wikimedia.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 8:29 PM
> Subject: [Foundation-l] Fwd: [Wikipedia-l] Dutch chapter
> 
> 
> 
>>I'm forwarding this to foundation-l as it seems to be the more
>>relevant list. Thread so far at:
>>http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2006-April/thread.html#44205
>>
>>Erik
>>
>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>From: Andre Engels <andreengels at gmail.com>
>>Date: Apr 18, 2006 4:52 PM
>>Subject: [Wikipedia-l] Dutch chapter
>>To: wikipedia-l at wikimedia.org
>>
>>
>>I think I speak for most of the Dutch Wikipedians if I say:
>>* Neither the Dutch Wikimedia Foundation (Stichting Wikimedia
>>Nederland) nor the Dutch Wikimedia Association (Vereniging Wikimedia
>>Nederland) has the right to influence the content and procedures of
>>the Dutch Wikipedia
>>* The board of neither has any formal special position on the Dutch 
>>Wikipedia
>>* At least the Dutch Wikimedia Foundation should not be allowed to
>>speak in name of the Dutch Wikipedia
>>* The Wikimedia Foundation is hereby requested not to give the Dutch
>>Wikimedia Foundation the status of chapter or any similar status
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>--
>>Andre Engels, andreengels at gmail.com
>>ICQ: 6260644  --  Skype: a_engels
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