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A Global search for new organisation - Wikimedia style

A quote from Mike Snow, chair of the WikimediaFoundation.

 "The basic question is, what can or should we do to encourage

grassroots groups that want to support our mission, but may not fit into

the chapters framework?

There are various possibilities here. One example is interest groups

that aren't tied to geography, the way the chapters are. I always cite

the idea of an Association of Blind Wikipedians, who might wish to

organize to promote work on accessibility issues. As with the Brazilian

situation, informal groups could also fit local conditions better

sometimes..."

What Snowy calls "interest groups", Mike Foley from the world bank calls Community of Practice.

They're taking such a long time to form up between users and GLAMs as they are called around Wikimedia.

But when you see National librarians put up their wish lists, you know it can't be too far off.

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Posted at 06:39AM Jul 20, 2009 by simon fenton - jones  |  Comments[0]