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== Wikimedia movement practices ==
== Wikimedia movement practices ==
=== SWAN ===
=== SWAN ===
The [[Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/about#Rules|SWAN meeting]] applies a variation of Chatham House rule. WMF employees on duty are excluded, which means that their presentation and/or statement may be cited on their name.
The [[Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/about#Rules|Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meetings]] applies a variation of Chatham House rule. WMF employees on duty are excluded, which means that their presentation and/or statement may be cited on their name.


=== EU policy ===
=== EU policy ===

Revision as of 04:17, 21 February 2021

Chatham House rule says that anyone who comes to a meeting is free to use information from the discussion, but is not allowed to reveal who made any comment.

Several meetings and conferences within the Wikimedia movement has adapted a variation of this rule.

Wikimedia movement practices

SWAN

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meetings applies a variation of Chatham House rule. WMF employees on duty are excluded, which means that their presentation and/or statement may be cited on their name.

EU policy

Some of the Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU's meetings (eg: Monitoring sessions) has applied the rule as "statements and quotes are not attributed to speakers and organisations, unless these have themselves presented their positions to the public."