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wikipedia at klempert

Jun 20, 2004, 9:09 AM

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International Wikimedia structure

Hello all,

(translation, original text below)

I am something irritated by some suggestions on meta regarding the
international structure of Wikimedia. There are made suggestions,
aligning local Chapter at a language, instead of aligning at a country,
for example Wikimedia Francophone and Wikipedia Esperanto. IMHO that is
the wrong way. Please look at other international non profit
organizations how they do that.

The following points are important to me:

* There should be as clear as possible a separation between projects and
chapters because all projects are international and should remain widely
self-determined.

* Chapters should not primarily spend their money for projects in a
certain language but on all projects, as far as legally possible.

* There should be no sub-chapters on national level (i.e. Wikimedia
Austria as a sub-chapter of Wikimedia Germany). Each national chapter
should be directly assigned to the Foundation. Exceptions could be
meaningful for regional chapters, which could be subordinated to the
national chapters.

The bylaws of Wikimedia Germany consider these principles. I would be
glad, if future chapters would do this likewise.

We should create an international organization to promote *together* all
international projects and not create an accumulation of single
organizations, which primarily promote "their" projects.

-akl


Original text (german):

Ich bin etwas irritiert über einige Vorschläge auf meta in Bezug auf die
internationale Wikimedia-Struktur. Dort werden Vorschläge gemacht,
lokale Chapter an einer Sprache, statt an einem Land auszurichten, zum
Beispiel Wikimedia Francophone und Wikipedia Esperanto. IMHO ist das der
falsche Weg. Bitte schaut Euch mal andere internationale
non-profit-Organisationen an, wie die das machen.

Folgende Punkte sind mir wichtig:

* Es sollte eine möglichst klare Trennung zwischen Projekten und
Chaptern geben, weil alle Projekte international sind und weitgehend
selbstbestimmt bleiben sollten.

* Chapter sollten ihr Geld nicht primär für Projekte in einer bestimmten
Sprache ausgeben sondern möglichst für alle Projekte, soweit wie
rechtlich möglich.

* Es sollte keine Sub-Chapter auf nationaler Ebene geben. Jedes Chapter
sollte direkt der Foundation zugeordnet sein. Ausnahmen könnten sinnvoll
sein für regionale Chapter, die dem jeweilgen nationalen Chapter
untergeordnet werden könnten.

Die Satzung von Wikimedia Deutschland beachtet diese Grundsätze. Ich
wäre froh, wenn zukünftige Chapter dies ebenfalls machen würden.

Wir sollten eine internationale Organisation schaffen, um *zusammen*
alle internationalen Projekte zu fördern und keine Ansammlung von
Einzelorganisationen schaffen, die primär "ihre" Projekte fördern.

-akl


delirium at hackish

Jun 20, 2004, 5:44 PM

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Arne Klempert wrote:

>I am something irritated by some suggestions on meta regarding the
>international structure of Wikimedia. There are made suggestions,
>aligning local Chapter at a language, instead of aligning at a country,
>for example Wikimedia Francophone and Wikipedia Esperanto. IMHO that is
>the wrong way. Please look at other international non profit
>organizations how they do that.
>
>
I agree with this---local chapters should be for reasons of local
convenience, particularly legal issues like tax-deductability of
donations, ease of fundraising and local advertising, and so on. Making
them language-based doesn't really address this, except for the people
who happen to be in the country the foundation is based in. This
shouldn't be language-based---an English-speaking German should be able
to join the German Wikimedia branch and continue to work primarily or
exclusively at en: if he or she desires; a German-speaking American
should likewise be able to join the US Wikimedia branch and continue to
work primarily or exclusively at de:. Language-type issues should be
done on the Wikimedia Foundation level---the international
organization. Perhaps language-coordination working groups could be set
up within it, but there's no good reason I can see to tie these to
national foundations of a particular country. Another disadvantage of
that approach is that those in smaller countries are more discriminated
against---why should a German-speaking person from Switzerland have to
"report to" a foreign Wikimedia branch in Germany, for example?

-Mark


anthere9 at yahoo

Jun 21, 2004, 4:02 AM

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Yann Forget <yann [at] forget-me> wrote:
Le Monday 21 June 2004 11:46, Anthere a écrit :
> Malheureusement, je suis d'accord avec lui sur TOUS ces points :-)
> Mais surtout répond !!!
> Il est important que ces aspects soient éclaircis et que nous puissions
> bien comprendre ce à quoi correspond une association locale.

C'est en contradiction avec une association Wikimédia francophone.
Quelle est ta position concernant une éventuelle association Wikimédia en
Belgique wallone, en Suisse romande ou en Auvergne ?
Je pense que c'est aussi important de se mettre d'accord vis à vis de la
fondation que vis à vis de la future association francophone.

---------------

Ce n'est qu'en apparence contradictoire, car en ce qui me concerne, l'association NE DEVRAIT PAS s'appeler francophone, mais Wikimédia française ou mieux WIKIMEDIA FRANCE, ce qui ote toute ambuiguité. C'est ce que font les organisations internationales, qui ont des antennes dans un certain nombre de pays. Ces antennes ont une existence *légale*, et la légalité n'est pas liée à une langue mais à une *localisation géographique*.

Je ne vois pas vraiment l'intérêt d'une association auvergnate... mais bon...

J'espère vivement que d'ici l'an prochain ou peut être 2/3 ans, nous aurons des associations équivalentes en Belgique et en Suisse. Et l'association en Belgique n'aidera pas uniquement le français, mais trois langues, donc en réalité aura pour objectif d'aider le Projet et de le promouvoir sur une échelle bien plus grande que simplement la wikipédia (plus wiktionary....) française. Notre pauvreté de raisonnement est lié au fait que nous n'avons véritablement qu'une seule langue sur notre territoire.

Il faut arrêter de penser linguistique, mais puisque nous sommes sur un point légal, il faut penser limites juridiques, et la limite juridique est le *pays*. Qu'on le veuille ou non. L'avantage numéro 1 de monter cette assoc est la déductibilité fiscale, et ceci est lié au pays.

Si nous estimons que l'association en France est l'association FRANCOPHONE, nous nous comportons comme futurs "maitres" de toute autre association qui sera localisée dans un pays francophone voisin. Et pourtant, les belges auront aussi un jour leur association, ne serait ce que pour bénéficier des réductions fiscales. Idem pour le canada. Nous serions la Francophone, alors seront ils l'assocation "Wikimedia Francophone II" ou la "Wikimedia Belgique", sous la houlette de la Francophone ? De quel droit nous arrogeons-nous nous, la France, de nous déclarer le centre de la Francophonie ?

Arne a parfaitement raison. Créer des sous entités d'associations locales relève de l'abhération. La Belgique s'appelera Wikimedia Belge, et l'association francophone ne doit pas avoir d'ingérence sur son fonctionnement. Et comme le fait si bien remarquer Ryo, quid du management des serveurs ? Pourquoi aurions nous en France un droit sur la gestion des serveurs français servant la wikipédia francophone, alors que la Belgique non ?

La réponse me semble simple. Le système fonctionne actuellement parce que nous avons un unique propriétaire, et une unique équipe de développeurs qui bossent ensemble pour le bien de tous. Et maintenant Shai en fait partie, donc nous ne pouvons plus prétendre que les décisions sont prises par de lointains développeurs ne prenant pas nos besoins en compte. Il faut arrêter de fantasmer sur le fait que nous sommes "gérés" depuis l'autre bout du monde :-)
Shaihulud, tous les développeurs allemands, Fire, Suisui et d'autres sont la preuve que l'équipe est internationale.
Angela et moi sommes la preuve que le board n'est pas uniquement américain.


Il y a vraiment deux niveaux. Il y a l'organisation, qui est internationale. Et il y aura bientôt une myriade d'associations locales, nationales, qui à la fois aideront le projet dans son ensemble ET auront une autonomie locale. Le premier niveau ne connait pas de barrières géographique, et de moins en moins linguistique. Le deuxième niveau doit se conformer aux limitations légales. Je crains qu'en cherchant à nous imposer comme zone de libre échange francophone, nous limitions fortement la future croissance des autres associations. Ce serait un mauvais cadeau à leur faire.

Cela n'empêche pas l'association française d'aider tous les pays alentours. Il y a fort à parier que d'autres pays, peut être les italiens ? choisiront de donner leur argent en Europe, pour des raisons de facilité de paiement.


Wikimedia francophone : sous couvert d'une pseudo égalité, la France est encore en train une fois de plus, de se placer au centre de tout. Pouah ! Quelle horreur ! :-)

Il est évident que tant que d'autres associations n'existeront pas sur le sol belge ou canadien, nous devons apporter notre aide dans ces pays, tout autant que sur le sol français, mais avons nous l'intention pour autant de les forcer à n'être que des sous entités de l'association francophone ?

Nous sommes un projet unique. Pas une collection d'entités qui vont chacunes tirer la couverture à elle. Les associations ne sont pas uniquement la pour payer les petits fours, mais pour aider le projet dans son ensemble, ie, aussi pour payer le hardware commun par exemple.

Je vais reprendre les points de Arne uns par uns

--------------------------


akl : * There should be as clear as possible a separation between projects
and
chapters because all projects are international and should remain
widely
self-determined.

ant : I agree. Chapters are here essentially for legal practicability. If this was not true, the current chapters would not be currently created in those two countries where some of the major wikipedia languages are spoken :-) But legal limits are national, not per language.


akl : * Chapters should not primarily spend their money for projects in a
certain language but on all projects, as far as legally possible.

ant : I also agree. For two reasons. First we share a lot in common and we all have to participate to fund this common asset. If a local chapter raises money using the name of Wikimedia, then it should also participate the global Wikimedia operating costs. Not *only* on meeting cakes and promotional tee-shirts.
Since money was raised in using the Wikimedia name, it also should help those places who do not have money income, so as to help distribution of knowledge in other places.


Incidently, in most poor nations, several languages are used, so it will make sense to publish in more than 1 language. Still, I doubt these countries will have chapters on their own before a long time. This is a global project. Do we want to help information get there ?


akl * There should be no sub-chapters on national level (i.e. Wikimedia
Austria as a sub-chapter of Wikimedia Germany). Each national chapter
should be directly assigned to the Foundation. Exceptions could be
meaningful for regional chapters, which could be subordinated to the
national chapters.

Ant : I very strongly agree. Which is why I would be deeply unhappy that we call our local chapter "francophone". This is an attempt of fairness that is uncalled for. I know that some people support this, because they want to make it clear that the french chapter will not help France only. I think this is perfectly obvious that we should try to be more global in our participation.

However, calling us francophone is bad. The next chapter in a french speaking country will likely be called by the country name, and I sure hope that it will not be submitted to the french chapter. We all wish here for equality, and I really see not why France will be once again, declared the official center of Francophonie. Wikimedia France has the merit of being descriptive.

It seems to me that any other name is bringing confusion.






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yann at forget-me

Jun 21, 2004, 4:44 AM

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Hi all,

First thanks Anthere for your input on this.

Le Monday 21 June 2004 13:02, Anthere a écrit :
>
> akl : * There should be as clear as possible a separation between projects
> and chapters because all projects are international and should remain
> widely self-determined.
>
> ant : I agree. Chapters are here essentially for legal practicability. If
> this was not true, the current chapters would not be currently created in
> those two countries where some of the major wikipedia languages are spoken
> :-) But legal limits are national, not per language.
>
> akl : * Chapters should not primarily spend their money for projects in a
> certain language but on all projects, as far as legally possible.
>
> ant : I also agree. For two reasons. First we share a lot in common and we
> all have to participate to fund this common asset. If a local chapter
> raises money using the name of Wikimedia, then it should also participate
> the global Wikimedia operating costs. Not *only* on meeting cakes and
> promotional tee-shirts. Since money was raised in using the Wikimedia name,
> it also should help those places who do not have money income, so as to
> help distribution of knowledge in other places.

I agree that, for example, money raise in France should be used to help the
project as a whole.

> Incidently, in most poor nations, several languages are used, so it will
> make sense to publish in more than 1 language. Still, I doubt these
> countries will have chapters on their own before a long time. This is a
> global project. Do we want to help information get there ?
>
> akl * There should be no sub-chapters on national level (i.e. Wikimedia
> Austria as a sub-chapter of Wikimedia Germany). Each national chapter
> should be directly assigned to the Foundation. Exceptions could be
> meaningful for regional chapters, which could be subordinated to the
> national chapters.

First I think that it is the local people who should decide how they will be
assigned to the foundation. I can imagine that, at some later date, some
people from Arkansas, or Scotland, or Auvergne, or Baden-Württemberg, or ...,
would like to create an organisation to promote Wikimedia projects to their
local school / library / whatever, and it should be their decision to do so
or not.

> Ant : I very strongly agree. Which is why I would be deeply unhappy that we
> call our local chapter "francophone". This is an attempt of fairness that
> is uncalled for. I know that some people support this, because they want to
> make it clear that the french chapter will not help France only. I think
> this is perfectly obvious that we should try to be more global in our
> participation.

I see a contradiction here. It's especially *because* this chapter is not for
France only that it should be called "francophone", and not Wikimedia France.
There are already people from Belgium and Switzerland who want to work within
this chapter. And they rightfully object that this chapter is called
Wikimedia France. Which doesn't mean that, at a later date, people from
Switzerland or Belgium, could not create a local chapter in those places.
Then these local chapters will have to decide how they want to be assigned to
the foundation.

> However, calling us francophone is bad. The next chapter in a french
> speaking country will likely be called by the country name, and I sure hope
> that it will not be submitted to the french chapter. We all wish here for
> equality, and I really see not why France will be once again, declared the
> official center of Francophonie. Wikimedia France has the merit of being
> descriptive.
>
> It seems to me that any other name is bringing confusion.

I think we have the same objectives. But Wikimedia France is not an adequate
name, because, for the forseable future, this chapter will not be acting only
in France.

Best wishes,
Yann
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Jun 21, 2004, 5:22 AM

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Yann Forget <yann [at] forget-me> wrote:
> Ant : I very strongly agree. Which is why I would be deeply unhappy that we
> call our local chapter "francophone". This is an attempt of fairness that
> is uncalled for. I know that some people support this, because they want to
> make it clear that the french chapter will not help France only. I think
> this is perfectly obvious that we should try to be more global in our
> participation.

I see a contradiction here. It's especially *because* this chapter is not for
France only that it should be called "francophone", and not Wikimedia France.
There are already people from Belgium and Switzerland who want to work within
this chapter. And they rightfully object that this chapter is called
Wikimedia France. Which doesn't mean that, at a later date, people from
Switzerland or Belgium, could not create a local chapter in those places.
Then these local chapters will have to decide how they want to be assigned to
the foundation.

> However, calling us francophone is bad. The next chapter in a french
> speaking country will likely be called by the country name, and I sure hope
> that it will not be submitted to the french chapter. We all wish here for
> equality, and I really see not why France will be once again, declared the
> official center of Francophonie. Wikimedia France has the merit of being
> descriptive.
>
> It seems to me that any other name is bringing confusion.

I think we have the same objectives. But Wikimedia France is not an adequate
name, because, for the forseable future, this chapter will not be acting only
in France.

Best wishes,
Yann

-------------------------

Sorry, but to my opinion, the contradiction is precisely on your side.
I know that I am a minority on this issue, but I would like to say that I think this name is probably one of the reason why we are *right now* confused on the role of the association.

When I say it should be called Wikimédia France, I use a fact. I give a descriptive name. The description of its legal localisation, and there is no objection to say that it will be legally created in France. It is a fact, it is a *certainty*. It is not pov :-) It is a reality.
Hence, the name does not hold contradiction with the description of the association itself. It will be *an association created under the french law*.

On the other hand, you object that we should call it Wikimedia Francophone, because *in the foreseable future, it will not be acting in France only*.

I agree. Well, I hope it is so. I am not sure it will happen. This is not a fact, this is a wish. Perhaps it will come true, perhaps not. It is the future, and it is just a wish, nothing else. But I hope it will happen. I do not know exactly why, but I think that canadians will be disappointed though. Just a feeling :-)

Second, if I perfectly agree it should not be acting in France only, this name you are trying to impose also implies it will *primarily* act to promote the project in french-speaking countries only. It is not a name based on fact, it is a name that holds a very strong connotation. It openly says it "the goal of this association is to help french speaking projects".
And you actually say it yourself, it is to help promoting french language and set a miror or working server in France.
In short, it is openly dissociating itself from the global project. It is openly supporting only part of the project. Not the project globally.

This is why Wikimedia francophone is not an adequate name to my opinion. And this is precisely why we are currently all realising we *do not* have the same perception of what should be the association and which roles it should have.

And I want to insist that I really do not want to exclude non french people here. Some of my favorite french-speaking are not french :-) And they will be very precious in the french association :-)
I think the french association is just part of the global scheme, and it is obvious nearby countries will be served till they have an association on their own and people from all nationalities are welcome to help.
I am sorry Yann, but I just think you are trying to make it appear more political than it should be. And I won't support that with happiness. Just my opinion.



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Jun 21, 2004, 6:07 AM

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I know that not everyone will found this association to be the best model, but I think this is the nearest of what I can imagine from structural considerations.

Go the www.unicef.org

This organisation pledged to help ALL children, all over the world.

When you click on "support Unicef", here is what you get :

http://www.unicef.org/support/index.html

Now, click on "donate now"

You are prompted to select your country of choice

Choose "France".
Here is the website in french language. It is still the Unicef, not the francophone Unicef.
You are *still* supporting a Global Project.

You know you will help support people hurt by a cyclon in Madagascar, there are people hurt by war in Soudan, hearquake in Iran.

And jeeeee, with 30 euros, you will help purchase 100 schools textbook !

You also get a tax deduction. 60% of the amount will be removed from your income tax, up to 470 euros. This is possible only because you will pay directly in France. If you had chosen Madagascar, you would not have had any tax deduction because you are not german citizen.

Here, http://www.unicef.asso.fr/index.cfm?id=index_adherez.cfm

I see that I will become member of the Unicef France

And here is what I see

S'engager à participer régulièrement par une adhésion, soutient directement l'action de l'UNICEF France en faveur de l'UNICEF. Cette cotisation annuelle contribue aux frais de fonctionnement de l'association elle-même et permet de dégager le maximum de fonds reversés par l'UNICEF France à l'UNICEF au titre des dons.

This fee will directly help the action of Unicef France in favor on Unicef. This annual fee will help support the cost of the local association functioning Unicef France, and the remaining will be directly sent from the Unicef France to Unicef, as donations. And likely, somewhere, an international team is working on the Iran earthquake issue and will make good use of your money.

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This is my perception of what a local association could begin to be. Not a complicated set of sub-entities, which will help only the last camping flood in the south of the country.

grumble grumble :-)


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yann at forget-me

Jun 21, 2004, 6:18 AM

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Anthere, can you copy your answers to <wikifr-l [at] wikipedia> ?
I think that it's interesting for the French speaking people who didn't
subscribe to the <foundation-l [at] wikimedia> list.

Le Monday 21 June 2004 14:22, Anthere a écrit :
> Sorry, but to my opinion, the contradiction is precisely on your side.
> I know that I am a minority on this issue, but I would like to say that I
> think this name is probably one of the reason why we are *right now*
> confused on the role of the association.
>
> When I say it should be called Wikimédia France, I use a fact. I give a
> descriptive name. The description of its legal localisation, and there is
> no objection to say that it will be legally created in France. It is a
> fact, it is a *certainty*. It is not pov :-) It is a reality. Hence, the
> name does not hold contradiction with the description of the association
> itself. It will be *an association created under the french law*.
>
> On the other hand, you object that we should call it Wikimedia Francophone,
> because *in the foreseable future, it will not be acting in France only*.
>
> I agree. Well, I hope it is so. I am not sure it will happen. This is not a
> fact, this is a wish. Perhaps it will come true, perhaps not. It is the
> future, and it is just a wish, nothing else. But I hope it will happen. I
> do not know exactly why, but I think that canadians will be disappointed
> though. Just a feeling :-)
>
> Second, if I perfectly agree it should not be acting in France only, this
> name you are trying to impose also implies it will *primarily* act to
> promote the project in french-speaking countries only. It is not a name
> based on fact, it is a name that holds a very strong connotation. It openly
> says it "the goal of this association is to help french speaking projects".
> And you actually say it yourself, it is to help promoting french language
> and set a miror or working server in France. In short, it is openly
> dissociating itself from the global project. It is openly supporting only
> part of the project. Not the project globally.

In fact, this chapter will be active in French speaking countries only.
I don't think it will be used to promote the project or raise money elsewhere.
So "francophone" just explains where the chapter will be active.

But if the chapter is used to promote regional languages as well, so why not
called it just "association WIkimédia"?
I don't think it will be confused with the foundation.

> This is why Wikimedia francophone is not an adequate name to my opinion.
> And this is precisely why we are currently all realising we *do not* have
> the same perception of what should be the association and which roles it
> should have.
>
> And I want to insist that I really do not want to exclude non french people
> here. Some of my favorite french-speaking are not french :-) And they will
> be very precious in the french association :-) I think the french
> association is just part of the global scheme, and it is obvious nearby
> countries will be served till they have an association on their own and
> people from all nationalities are welcome to help. I am sorry Yann, but I
> just think you are trying to make it appear more political than it should
> be. And I won't support that with happiness. Just my opinion.

Yann

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Jun 21, 2004, 6:36 AM

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In fact, this chapter will be active in French speaking countries only.
I don't think it will be used to promote the project or raise money elsewhere.
So "francophone" just explains where the chapter will be active.

But if the chapter is used to promote regional languages as well, so why not
called it just "association WIkimédia"?
I don't think it will be confused with the foundation.

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This name is fine by me Yann.
But we still do not agree on the association roles.
I am not sure whether it matters or not.
I think we should discuss the "règlement intérieur" before the association is created, so as to define what "affiliation" mean.

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Jun 21, 2004, 8:13 AM

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Guillaume Blanchard <gblanchard [at] arcsy> wrote:
Salut à tous,

Créer une association "Wikimédia France", c'est un peu laisser sur le pas de la porte tous les non-français qui souhaite participer au projet d'association. Il est certain qu'une association en Belgique, au Canada ou en Côte-d'Ivoire ne verrons pas le jour avant plusieurs années. En attendant, nous nous cantonnerions à développer les projets Wikimédia uniquement en France !?


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Comme je pouvais bien évidemment le prévoir, tu n'as pas compris ce que je voulais dire :-(

Pourtant, il m'a semblé essayer d'être claire :-(


Il est absolumment HORS de question que cette association ne soutienne que le projet en France. Au contraire, je considère qu'elle devrait supporter TOUS les projets, au moins un minimum. C'est aussi ce que veut dire "affiliation". C'est un engagement à participer à un projet dans son ensemble, et non pas uniquement sur un sol national.



Si Wikimedia France est "affiliée" à Wikimedia, cela veut dire qu'elle participe au projet dans son ensemble. Concrètement, cela veut dire par exemple :



Qu'elle va reverser par exemple 30% de ces revenus à la foundation
- Sur ces 30%, 20% vont servir à payer les serveurs (qui rappelons nous, hébergent la wikipédia francophone)

- 10% restant pourront être utilisés à co-financer la publication d'un wikireader en langue arabe (parce que la langue arabe n'a pas encore d'association, mais à l'opportunité de diffuser un document de qualité)



Les 70% restant resteront à Wikimédia France
- Disons qu'elle en utilisera 30% pour ses frais quotidiens (enregistrement de noms de domaines, frais fiscaux, timbres pour le courrier etc...)
Il restera 40% à utiliser à notre guise

- peut être 20% pour faire des tee-shirts à vendre en France
- 10% pour participer à un gros évènements promotionnel en Belgique, en collaboration avec la future association hollandaise et un coup de pouce financier de la Foundation

- et 10% pour donner un coup de pouce promotionnel à la wikipédia bretonne qui stagne complètement



En bref, elle aura

* supporté ses propres coûts de fonctionnement,

* elle aura aidé l'ensemble du projet (participé aux serveurs et à la diffusion de connaissance en arabe)

* collaboré avec deux autres associations pour une action multilingue

* et soutenu le développement d'une langue locale



Voila MA vision de ce que serait Wikimédia France.

Et ceci peut très bien se faire avec un président français, un secrétaire japonais et un trésorier belge.



Cela n'empêche pas que légalement, l'association est localisée en France, dépend du régime fiscal français et ne fournit des déductions fiscales qu'aux français.



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Ce n'est vraiment pas ma vision de cette association. Nous sommes une communauté francophone internationale et notre association doit refléter cet état de fait. Ce n'est pas parce que nous choisissons la France comme pays d'accueil de l'association que nous devons limiter notre champ d'action. Notre Wikimédia doit être "francophone" ! Le jour ou une association similaire verra le jour en Suisse, nous n'aurons qu'à renommer l'association de droit français en "Wikimédia francophone - France" et nommer la nouvelle association "Wikimédia francophone - Suisse".



Aoineko



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Tu veut dire qu'il y aura donc en Suisse quatre associations ? Wikimédia anglophone Suisse, Wikimedia francophone Suisse, Wikimédia germanophone Suisse et Wikimédia italophone Suisse ???



Non, je ne pense pas. Ce serait une perte d'énergie et d'argent.
Je pense qu'il y a aura Wikimédia Suisse, qui permettra de servir l'ensemble des habitants suisses en terme de déduction fiscale et le projet dans son ensemble.



De toutes façons, tout ceci n'est qu'une question de terminologie. Si tu souhaites repayer dans un an pour changer le nom de l'association, ce n'est vraiment qu'une histoire de sou, et je ne crois pas que nous en soyons à quelques euros près.



Ce qui me pose plus souci est que je ne suis pas sure que nous ayons la même vision de ce que doit être l'association par rapport au projet global.

Donc je vais poser une question plus claire et j'espère que vous voudrez bien y répondre merci :-)



La question est toute simple : pensez vous que l'association doive conserver la totalité de ces revenus pour elle et uniquement pour le soutien des projets en langue française, ou pensez vous qu'elle doive aider le projet d'une façon plus générale ?



Une affiliation est une association bilatérale. Il y a des deux côtés des droits et des devoirs. Il y a une coopération qui doit s'instaurer, car l'association locale à besoin de la globale, tout comme la globale a besoin de la locale. Alors, au dela de la simple réflexion "nous sommes francophones ou rien", envisagez vous de faire tout simplement partie de l'ensemble et de participer à son développement, ou pas du tout. Je pense que Villy l'envisageait globale, avec ses spécificités locales et ses petites spécialités linguistiques. C'est aussi ma vision. Maintenant, j'aimerais bien avoir l'avis des futurs membres fondateurs. Beaucoup de francophones travaillent sur plusieurs projets à la fois, et dans plusieurs langues; j'aimerais savoir si ils souhaitent que leur cotisation aille uniquement à des actions promotionnelles dans des pays francophones, ou si ils souhaitent aussi que leur don aide à acheter un nouveau serveur pour que le projet ne soit pas en rade tous les 4 matins.



J'espère que je suis concrète :-)



Le suis-je ?




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Jun 21, 2004, 12:07 PM

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--- Arne Klempert <wikipedia [at] klempert> wrote:
> I am something irritated by some suggestions on meta regarding the
> international structure of Wikimedia. There are made suggestions,
> aligning local Chapter at a language, instead of aligning at a country,
> for example Wikimedia Francophone and Wikipedia Esperanto. IMHO that is
> the wrong way. Please look at other international non profit
> organizations how they do that.

I very much agree with this.

Anybody who wants to participate in a local chapter should be able to. The only
limitation is the amount of travel the person is able/willing to do. Thus local
chapters should serve *nations* not languages.

> The following points are important to me:
>
> * There should be as clear as possible a separation between projects and
> chapters because all projects are international and should remain widely
> self-determined.
>
> * Chapters should not primarily spend their money for projects in a
> certain language but on all projects, as far as legally possible.
>
> * There should be no sub-chapters on national level (i.e. Wikimedia
> Austria as a sub-chapter of Wikimedia Germany). Each national chapter
> should be directly assigned to the Foundation. Exceptions could be
> meaningful for regional chapters, which could be subordinated to the
> national chapters.
>
> The bylaws of Wikimedia Germany consider these principles. I would be
> glad, if future chapters would do this likewise.
>
> We should create an international organization to promote *together* all
> international projects and not create an accumulation of single
> organizations, which primarily promote "their" projects.

Wow! I'm very impressed with the amount of thought that went into Wikimedia
Germany's bylaws. The above points seem to be very important and logical. I
suggest a Wikimedia board committee look at the Wikimedia Germany's bylaws in
detail and form some basic principles upon which all future chapters are
organized (each chapter would write its own bylaws but those bylaws would have
to be ratified by the Wikimedia Foundation's board which in turn would use a
set of principles to guide them). I for one would like to form a regional
chapter of the as-yet-to-be-created Wikimedia United States chapter.

-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)

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Jun 21, 2004, 1:11 PM

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Re: International Wikimedia structure [In reply to]

On Monday, June 21, 2004 9:07 PM
Daniel Mayer <maveric149 [at] yahoo> wrote:

> --- Arne Klempert <wikipedia [at] klempert> wrote:
>> The following points are important to me:
>>
>> * There should be as clear as possible a separation between projects
>> and chapters because all projects are international and should
>> remain widely self-determined.
>>
>> * Chapters should not primarily spend their money for projects in a
>> certain language but on all projects, as far as legally possible.
>>
>> * There should be no sub-chapters on national level (i.e. Wikimedia
>> Austria as a sub-chapter of Wikimedia Germany). Each national chapter
>> should be directly assigned to the Foundation. Exceptions could be
>> meaningful for regional chapters, which could be subordinated to the
>> national chapters.
>>
>> The bylaws of Wikimedia Germany consider these principles. I would be
>> glad, if future chapters would do this likewise.
>>
>> We should create an international organization to promote *together*
>> all international projects and not create an accumulation of single
>> organizations, which primarily promote "their" projects.
>
> Wow! I'm very impressed with the amount of thought that went into
> Wikimedia Germany's bylaws.

Thank you. We discussed the bylaws for about six months, but the
principles above seemed so important and logical to all people involved
in the preparation for Wikimedia Germany, that we didn't need to discuss
them at all.

An English translation of the German bylaws can be found here (still in
progress):
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vereinssatzung/Englisch

-akl

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