维基媒体基金会章程

For bylaws of Wikimedia chapters see bylaws

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. was incorporated 20 June 2003 under Florida law by filing Articles of Incorporation.

This page was a development version copy of the Wikimedia Foundation bylaws pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, and was a copy of the bylaws.

章程变更

Bylaws were first issued in 2003. They were revised in 2006; in 2008; 2018 and 2020, and in smaller ways on other occasions. For the latest version, please see Wikimedia:Bylaws.

For discussions on the major update in 2006, see this talk page and on foundation-l.

The August 12, 2006 revision of this page contains the text that was provided by Anthere for discussion. On the Wikimedia Foundation member status, see some protests by English Wikipedians.[1] [2] [3]

From 2013 on, the Board started to publish proposed changes to the bylaws for consultation with the community:

• May 2013 - Article IV Section 6 (Vacancies)

• January 2014 - Amendment for Trustees selected by Chapters and Thematic Organizations
• June 2015 - Term Limits
• December 2018 - Affiliate-selected trustees, term limits, and diversity
• October 2020 - Call for feedback about Bylaws changes and Board candidate rubric

See also

• Wikimedia:Bylaws - text of the bylaws of the Wikimedia Foundation