-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kurt Maxwell Weber wrote: > On Wednesday 24 December 2008 19:53, you wrote: >> I posit that the "memorial project" is not essential. I think it >> would drain resources from our mission. >> >> Jon > As I explained in the proposal (again, did you read the proposal?) > it is an essential part of the WMF's mission. I did read it... and I jsut read it again at meta to be sure I understand again.
The mission... "...empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally." I question how a POV memorial is educational content. I also question alignments that could be generated by such memorials. I question scalability... "They have a memorial, why can't I. You don't think [insert event here] is important enough? I just won't support WMF anymore". With the above, when groups become alienated, I question our ability to effectively disseminate the core projects (wikipedia, and others) effectively and globally. I question the technical strain on our resources. All of these memorials. I question the political implications of having a worded memorial, polarizing an otherwise neutral foundation, or the public perception of the foundation. These are only a few of the things I began to question when I first read the proposal. Jon- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAklS+kgACgkQ6+ro8Pm1AtW1RwCfRsGX2219PSOjvJ/4WciUxj10 L+YAn3KSSmLGWUW1UXV7H4MwU6pQaIS2 =GeSm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
