[Foundation-l] Contact from Chile

Mon Mar 17 23:21:58 UTC 2008

Well, we already have plenty of Chileans working at Wikipedia and
related projects.

Mark

On 17/03/2008, Robert Horning <robert_horning at netzero.net> wrote:
> Fajro wrote:
>  > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 12:23 AM, Alejandro Nunez
>  > <solomaquetas at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >
>  >> Dear Sirs.
>  >>  We are starting a new project, based on MediaWiki softare:
>  >>  soloWiki: La wikipedia del modelkismo a escala o
>  >>  soloWiki: The wiki of scale modelers
>  >>  You can see that in:
>  >>  http:wiki.solomaquetas.com, we are in the initial stages and using all
>  >>  templates and tools availables. I expect that to finish present year we will
>  >>  be with a godd quantity of critical mass of information
>  >>
>  >>  So, I want to know what is necessary for start a Chilean chapter of
>  >>  Wikipedia iniative, in large scale and with transversal and universal
>  >>  content
>  >>
>  >>  Cherrs from Chile
>  >>
>  >>  Alejandro Nuñez
>  >>
>  >
>  > Hola Alejandro.
>  >
>  > You seem a little confused about Wikimedia...
>  > Wikimedia does not do national versions of Wikipedia and if you make
>  > one, it would be an independent project.
>  > The Wikimedia Foundation and the local chapters are in charge of
>  > Wikipedia and their sister projects, not of third party projects.
>  > If you need more explanations you can write me an e-mail in spanish
>  > and I'll help you.
>  >
>
> Is this just somebody confused and wanting to create a Chilean Wikimedia
>  chapter instead of an independent Wikipedia from a Chilean POV?  It
>  sounds like this is somebody who is a little bit confused about how
>  everything works, but has a tremendous amount of energy they would like
>  to put into a project like Wikipedia with support from his fellow
>  countrymen.
>
>  I hope that somebody takes Alejandro under their wing and help him out
>  in terms of merging his laudable effort with projects that could
>  accomplish what he really wants to do.  A Wikimedia Chile chapter would
>  be something very much worth having and supporting.
>
>
>  -- Robert Horning
>
>
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