Thanks. I'd also like to temporarily relinquish work on https://goo.gl/forms/BZVgFgFs8P5pCNUW2 to the Foundation. -Best regards, Jim
On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 2:46 PM, Joseph Seddon <jsed...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi James. > > Your suggestion is noted but there are lot's of things that we want to do > with email but only a finite amount of resources in this area with which to > achieve it so it'll be something for to thinking about in the future. > > Many Thanks > Seddon > > > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 9:11 PM James Salsman <jsals...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Regarding https://twitter.com/SuePGardner/status/998302792946102273 >> >> I propose that the Executive Director resume regular periodic >> correspondence with donors on other ways they can support the >> movement, beyond copyright and internet law advocacy that the >> Foundation traditionally supports directly and indirectly. In >> particular, I propose that the Executive Director ask donors to >> support other organizations which are working for free college,[1-4] >> single payer universal health care,[5] shorter work weeks,[6-7] >> payroll subsidies,[8] and two-bracket taxation.[9] >> >> I believe all of these goals are favored by wikimedians, for >> wikimedians, I predict at around 80% for the least popular. If there >> is any question I ask that a statistically robust and significant >> survey of the question among community and staff be conducted with the >> urgency commensurate that work in these areas deserves. >> >> Best regards, >> Jim Salsman >> >> [1] >> https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/16/free-community-college-california_n_6474940.html >> >> [2] >> https://www.treasury.gov/connect/blog/Documents/20121212_Economics%20of%20Higher%20Ed_vFINAL.pdf >> >> [3] https://www.docdroid.net/epSjOI2/peracchi2006.pdf >> >> [4] https://www.docdroid.net/joXd2MZ/heckman2006.pdf >> >> [5] https://twitter.com/jsalsman/status/1007106802507378689 >> >> [6] >> https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/03/does-working-fewer-hours-make-you-more-productive/ >> >> [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workweek_and_weekend#Length >> >> [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Making_Work_Pay_tax_credit >> >> [9] >> https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1595/12bb30b0ceddfe0525addf777bb2c31542b6.pdf >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > Seddon > > *Community and Audience Engagement Associate* > *Advancement (Fundraising), Wikimedia Foundation* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: 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, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
