Hi all,
my 2cents here (sorry for the late answer, I am having very busy days ...)
2013/10/3 Itzik Edri it...@infra.co.il:
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Now, when during her ten years existence the
foundation started to focus on *HER* evaluation? When they had one staffer
or 40? And let not forget - the foundation
Hi Itzik,
thanks for your analysis and your thoughtful mail. I'd like to echo it!
I also had some discussions with my peers in several countries about
this report. Comments were made on the time of publication and the
aggressiveness towards chapters, the volunteers who worked their as***
off to
Manuel Schneider skrev 2013-10-04 14:18:
I'd also like to see comments from FDC members on that issue as well.
We FDC members have also had an internal discussion on these issues, and
our comments were not far off what you express, we are also engaged
community members with good relations to
Tack Anders för din snabbt svar!
Am 04.10.2013 14:40, schrieb Anders Wennersten:
*Key is to balance the increasing bureaucratization of chapters with
spontaneity of the voluntary movement. As long as the chapters keep the
spirit alive, they are the core of our institutionalized activities. We
For what it's worth, I've posted my own comments on Meta.
I'd echo Manuel's comment that it's important to have these discussions in
a professional and respectful way. As a movement we are still dealing with
the issue of how to make the most of the funds and the opportunities we
have. This will
Hi Sue,
Thanks for this great and detailed report. Although that I thinks it was
worth to publish it a month before this current FDC round, I understand
that you didn't want your comments to influence the chapter's proposals.
Let's talk about growth - when you grove from zero employee to even
I feel so stupid. Sorry, I came back after an exhausting day at work and
spent few hours reading the report and response to him that I didn't even
noticed that I posted my response or the wrong meta page :)
Hi folks,
As you know, in July 2012 the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees asked
me to set up the Funds Dissemination Committee, a volunteer-driven advisory
committee created to make recommendations to the Board allocating funds for
chapters and other Wikimedia movement entities. I did that,
