On 28/11/2012 15:38, cyrano wrote:
Which is completely normal. An image of volunteers building a great
project for a great cause was constantly set up in every single
communication, during years. So that's what uninformed people would
believe.
But, from the moment someone asks for money, it contradicts the image of
a project run by the sheer efforts of volunteers. " This money will end
in the pocket of persons, ", they think, " who are thus not doing it
because it's a great cause but because they're paid".
Being run by volunteers != no money is needed. It's pretty normal for a
charity/non-profit to ask for donation to carry out its activities. I'll
be very surprised if the majority of Wikipedia users don't already have
experience of that.
KTC
--
Experience is a good school but the fees are high.
- Heinrich Heine
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