Thread:Talk:Groups/Proposals/MediaWiki Cooperation/Questions from AffCom email discussion

I wanted to bring the lingering email discussion on-wiki to document and wrap things up.

1. Name: The application says "MediaWiki Cooperation" - however that does not conform with the naming guidelines for Wikimedia User Groups. Something like "MediaWiki Cooperation User Group" would match the guidelines better. My understand is that this was going to be discussed at your most recent meeting, was there an update on that?

2. Scope: can you please confirm the final wording for the scope of the group? The application says: "We are developers, admins, users, consultants, and hosting providers who cooperate in order to improve the software." - but the wikipage for the group states: "We will advocate the needs of all users of MediaWiki. Our primary focus will be those who use MediaWiki outside the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF)." They are similar, but slightly different, so I just wanted to make sure everything was accurate before paperwork and resolutions were done. :) Both are slightly broad, and that could be intentional, but I just want to make sure the paperwork has a clear representation of the group's planned work. Right now, it is not exactly clear to me who this would not include per se, and again, maybe that is intentional. I just want to make sure we are clear on how broad the group intends to be. As I read the submitted scope, this would essentially cover all WMF volunteer and non-WMF "private" efforts, with a focus on extending MW beyond just WMF wikis. Is that a fair read?

2b. Regarding scope, would this overlap with efforts like MediaWiki Farmers user group, or would that be separate effort with a smaller scope? That exists elsewhere, and is not an issue, but I just want to make sure we are on the same page about other MediaWiki user groups and how they might interact with a user group with a broader scope.

Once we get the language issues sorted out - I do not anticipate any problems with the application. The group meets all the requirements and there are obviously trusted members involved with great plans.