I agree this has gotten us off-track. I generally try to at least acknowledge my roles and conflicts in at least a PS - although I sometimes forget.
All of that said, it seems this sidetrack happened because there was a sense some people were concerned about the cap because they want more money or may subconsciously have that motive. I think that's oversimplifies people's concerns. I would suggest if the disclaimer conversation does not feel resolved, it be taken to a new thread. -greg aka varnent PS. Views and opinions do not reflect any of my AffCom or WM related roles. On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think perhaps this "financial benefit" discussion has taken us a bit > off track. This thread has a wealth of well-informed commentary, the > majority of it coming from volunteers; for most, any "financial" > benefit is the result of expenses being (partially) covered to carry > out these volunteer activities. > > Perhaps the point that Nathan might be trying to make is that it is > useful for everyone involved in these wide-ranging discussions to > understand each other's relative experience. For example, it would be > helpful to interpret Cynthia's and Lodewijk's comments knowing that > they are members of the Affiliations Committee. That is not to suggest > that their opinions should be discounted; in fact, quite the opposite. > They are opinions that have been informed by the fact of their > committee membership, although of course they are speaking for > themselves and not the committee as a whole. I will note as an aside > that I was aware they were both on some relevant committee, but it > took some digging to figure out which one. > > Similarly, those who hold executive roles with chapters, or are > members of the FDC or other global or local groups that would be > affected by these decisions, are able to share their knowledge from > those experiences. > > Risker/Anne > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
