On 8/29/11 1:45 AM, Nathan wrote: > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 7:34 PM, David Gerard<[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 29 August 2011 00:29, Nathan<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Which other criteria are so onerous that folks are reacting >>> like the letter indicts the entire system of chapters? >> >> >> Because that's its effect: "The entire system of chapters, except >> WMDE, is hereby recentralised. Thanks for your hard work, everyone!" >> >> Saying nice things about how much you like decentralisation does not >> change the effect. >> >> >> - d. >> >> > Other than saying "You're recentralising the chapters by forcing us to raise > / receive money through the WMF!" no one has really adequately described how > this is the case. Chapters were only participating in the fundraiser for one > year.
UH ??? One year ??????? Florence Even then, they relied on the WMF to attract and refer donors. At > worst, chapters are as decentralised as they were prior to the 2010 > fundraiser. Accounting to the WMF for how money is managed and spent does > not seem like such an extraordinary requirement that people should react as > if the chapters were being scrapped. What did they want to do with the money > that this is an impossible burden? > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
