Re: [Wikimedia-l] help, how much money goes to volunteers?

2016-04-15 Thread rupert THURNER
hi fae, i do not think the level of detail you describe below will be of any help, it might cause only work without benefit. IMO it would be sufficient if every organization tells open how much money goes to volunteers. for a starter, how much was IEG in 2015 ? rupert On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 3:1

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia Zero mass effect on Wikimedia projects

2016-04-15 Thread geni
On 27 March 2016 at 23:00, David Emrany wrote: > You are imposing "modern" 1st world standards on these poor people. > Many I remind you to remember how many 1st world Commons bureaucrats > and admins were doing something similar / identical [1] only a few > years ago at Commons.Do we collectively

[Wikimedia-l] Updated dates: Reimagining WMF grants consultation

2016-04-15 Thread Alex Wang
Hi All, We've pushed back the dates a bit for launching the new grants programs. Please see the updated dates below: 16 May: Launch Rapid Grants *30 June:* Last day to apply for a grant under the current Project & Event Grants program 1 July: Open call for Project Grants and launch of Conference

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open and recorded WMF Board meetings

2016-04-15 Thread Risker
On 15 April 2016 at 17:42, Trillium Corsage wrote: > Not responding to the particulars of the discussion below, but still on > the topic expressed in the header above, I would like to know if the > minutes of the board meeting in which the trustees voted to dismiss the > executive director Lila T

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open and recorded WMF Board meetings

2016-04-15 Thread Trillium Corsage
Not responding to the particulars of the discussion below, but still on the topic expressed in the header above, I would like to know if the minutes of the board meeting in which the trustees voted to dismiss the executive director Lila Tretikov will be published. I did look for them (https://w

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open and recorded WMF Board meetings

2016-04-15 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, You are welcome to your opinion about Jimmy Fae. But honestly. I think you have gone into a direction where I fail to follow you nor do I see a benefit. I also fail to understand why you have it in for Jimmy, it comes over as personal. What I personally observed in quite a few occasions is th