Anthony writes:
I wonder if the WMF will shut down in protest should one of the
proposals to amend the constitution to overturn Citizens United gain
traction in Congress.
I'm not speaking for WMF, but I don't see the connection here.
Wikimedia Foundation, as a corporation, is profoundly
Amir E. Aharoni, 11/07/2012 15:40:
And the possible change would be for wikitech-ambassadors to become a
medium-to-high-traffic, plain English, list for discussion between
developers and Wikimedia users, to report issues, share ideas and
provide feedback in unapologetically layman terms. The
On 12 July 2012 10:27, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote:
On 12 July 2012 08:47, Mike Godwin mnemo...@gmail.com wrote:
At the heart of the Wikipedia/Wikimedia projects' success is
democratic action, driven by those who are engaged in the process of
promoting, supporting, and
2012/7/12 Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.com:
Amir E. Aharoni, 11/07/2012 15:40:
And the possible change would be for wikitech-ambassadors to become a
medium-to-high-traffic, plain English, list for discussion between
developers and Wikimedia users, to report issues, share ideas and
A travel guide discussion will be taking place today at Wikimania during
lunch. Representatives from Wikivoyage and from the editor community of
WIkitravel will be hear to answer any questions. A request for comment is
ongoing http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Travel_Guide
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On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Mike Godwin mnemo...@gmail.com wrote:
Anthony writes:
I wonder if the WMF will shut down in protest should one of the
proposals to amend the constitution to overturn Citizens United gain
traction in Congress.
I'm not speaking for WMF, but I don't see the
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 3:00 AM, Seth Finkelstein se...@sethf.com wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Well, it also has to be read keeping in mind that it would be
borderline malpractice for him to have stated if SOPA passes then
Wikipedia will be in violation of the law and forced to shut down -
just in
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
I'm not speaking for WMF, but I don't see the connection here.
The connection is free speech.
Analytically, however, the issue raised by Citizens United is not
simply an issue of free speech. It centers on the precise question
Hi James, where exactly are we going to meet? Arne
Am 12.07.2012 07:54 schrieb James Heilman jmh...@gmail.com:
A travel guide discussion will be taking place today at Wikimania during
lunch. Representatives from Wikivoyage and from the editor community of
WIkitravel will be hear to answer any
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Mike Godwin mnemo...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
I'm not speaking for WMF, but I don't see the connection here.
The connection is free speech.
Analytically, however, the issue raised by Citizens United
We will be meeting in the main lunch room.
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On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
Analytically, however, the issue raised by Citizens United is not
simply an issue of free speech. It centers on the precise question of
what role corporate expenditures can play in elections.
The law in question was with
I wrote:
'I'm entirely comfortable with The New York Times Company (a
corporation) and its efforts to influence the outcome of elections
(e.g., through candidate endorsements; I wouldn't want to prohibit The
New York Times Company from political speech.'
That paragraph got truncated through an
On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:34:46 -0400, Nathan wrote:
Is there a service provider exemption for entities like Wikimedia
in
Russia?
Not that I know of.
Is it possible that making the Russian Wikipedia inaccessible for a
period in order to protest a Russian law might be considered
political
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Tim Starling tstarl...@wikimedia.orgwrote:
On 11/07/12 00:32, David Gerard wrote:
On 10 July 2012 15:29, Tim Starling tstarl...@wikimedia.org wrote:
SOPA didn't threaten the existence of Wikipedia,
Geoff Brigham opined otherwise, IIRC.
Yes, on the
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
You specifically contrasted regulations as a corporation with
regulations by virtue of its being a nonprofit corporation. I
responded to both. You then quoted my response to the first, with
information with respect to the
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote:
Is there a service provider exemption for entities like Wikimedia in
Russia? Is it possible that making the Russian Wikipedia inaccessible for a
period in order to protest a Russian law might be considered political
activism in
As for WMF's tax status, I'm not going to talk about that -- I simply
pointed out that 501(c) organizations are regulated.
501(c) *is a tax status*. 501(c)(3) is a subset of that tax status.
So? I gave you pointers to regs for 501(c)(3), (c)(4), etc.
Well, no, you didn't. But I know where
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
So? I gave you pointers to regs for 501(c)(3), (c)(4), etc.
Well, no, you didn't.
I think most people will agree that I did give you pointers to the
regs. I agree that I did not give you direct links to the regs.
Perhaps you
Hello all,
Please find a press release from the Wikimedia Foundation announcing Board
of Trustees election results and welcoming Alice Wiegand and Patricio
Lorente to the Board.
thanks,
Matthew
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Matthew Roth
Global Communications
Wikimedia Foundation
(This release is also posted at
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
Okay. Is there something in those regs which regulates what WMF can
and cannot do politically? All I see is regulations stating that WMF
may be taxed based on what is does.
I'm afraid I don't understand the distinction
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:14 PM, phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote:
It has been an honor to be a member of the Board, and I hope you will
join me in welcoming Alice and Patricio.
Thank you, Phoebe (and Arne!), for your service to the movement! And
thanks to Ting for his work as Chair,
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