Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-14 Diskussionsfäden rupert THURNER
it was and is a 4 digit CHF number, which was in the beginning well above 50%, and now it might be down to ~ 5%. robin will have the exact numbers at the general assembly. rupert. On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 19:50, Nico Ray wrote: > Hi, > > Rupert, any idea about the values of the "smaller and small

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-10 Diskussionsfäden Beda Gygli
ia CH" > Betreff: Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ? > Hi Ilario and all, > > Ilario Valdelli wrote Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:22: > >(...) > >The problem is to find a group of members who will support and work > >for those projects. We have some ex

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-10 Diskussionsfäden Wolf Ludwig
Hi Ilario and all, Ilario Valdelli wrote Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:22: >(...) >The problem is to find a group of members who will support and work >for those projects. We have some experience from other Wikimedia >associations and we know that is not a simple project if we don't >assure a continuity.

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-10 Diskussionsfäden Ilario Valdelli
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Wolf Ludwig wrote: > I agree with the motion of Beda on the membership fees. CHF 50,- upwards can > be an open donation spectrum ;-). I also believe that *popularity* is > essential (to be clear: Wikipedia is well known already - and a success story > of the net

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-10 Diskussionsfäden Wolf Ludwig
Hi all, Beda Gygli wrote Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:16: >An Option would be to reduce the ordinary fees to 40.-, the double of the >students fee, which I wouldn't >change. In my eyes, the better way to gain >more members is more publicity. This can be achieved by services >for schools, >organising goo

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-09 Diskussionsfäden Nando Stöcklin
2009/2/9 Ilario Valdelli > > > P.S. Personally I won't look for a big number, but for a "qualitative" > number > ACK. A lot of members who are paying almost nothing give us a lot of administrative work and not much income. IMHO our members fees are ok, students do not have to pay a lot. Nando _

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-09 Diskussionsfäden Ilario Valdelli
Yes, but I would avoid to seem "cheap". In any case who likes make comparison: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters#Existing_chapters In this case Wm Ch members could have a measurement to get an opinion. Ilario P.S. Personally I won't look for a big number, but for a "qualitati

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-09 Diskussionsfäden Beda Gygli
21:42:02 +0100 > Von: Manuel Schneider > An: Mailing list for Wikimedia CH > Betreff: Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ? > Am Montag, 9. Februar 2009 schrieb Ilario Valdelli: > > Personally I think that 50 CHF is a big effort for students. > > I'd li

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-09 Diskussionsfäden Manuel Schneider
Am Montag, 9. Februar 2009 schrieb Ilario Valdelli: > Personally I think that 50 CHF is a big effort for students. I'd like to mention that there is a reduced fee for students et.al. which is only 20 CHF. But I can follow the arguments of Ruperts saying that we should concentrate on getting mor

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-09 Diskussionsfäden Ilario Valdelli
Personally I think that 50 CHF is a big effort for students. Wikimedia Ch has not financial problems and this incoming can be reduced without problem. But in the other side I would like that to be member of Wikimedia Ch has not less value than an hotdog ;) 40% of reduction can be acceptable

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-09 Diskussionsfäden Nico Ray
Hi, Rupert, any idea about the values of the "smaller and smaller percentage" you mentioned in your mail below ? IMHO, it's quite challenging to have a clear opinion on this without accurate figures... Rgds, Nico Stéphane Coillet-Matillon wrote: > Do we know what's our membership demographics

Re: [Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-08 Diskussionsfäden Stéphane Coillet-Matillon
Do we know what's our membership demographics (e.g. majority of workers, students, pensioners)? If we have more than 30% students or lower-income bracket, that could make sense. 2009/2/9 THURNER rupert > hi, > > as the membership fees are becoming a smaller and smaller percentage > of our incom

[Wikimediach-l] lower membership fee: 20, 10 chf ?

2009-02-08 Diskussionsfäden THURNER rupert
hi, as the membership fees are becoming a smaller and smaller percentage of our income, would it make sense to lower it to 20/10 chf per year ? (too) often i heard that chf 50 is a too high barrier to become member. my personal feeling is, that one who thinks wikimedia deserves more money could d