Hi Teemu, do you mean a cafe run by the WMF or an affiliate? How is this compatible with the non-profit status? Or is there smth I misunderstand?
Best Yaroslav On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 2:15 PM Leinonen Teemu <teemu.leino...@aalto.fi> wrote: > Hi all, > > Have there ever been a serious discussion on the idea of having a network > of Wikipedia branded (co)editing spaces / coffee shops / tea rooms around > the world? > > They could work so that a chapter may apply from the WMF a license to run > a Wikipedia coediting coffee shop. The WMF could provide some basic things > such as Wikipedia branded coffee cups, barista aprons and specification of > the tables, chairs, menu etc. Each Wikipedia coediting space could also > offer some local delicacies. > > The coediting space could seek for profit (shared between the chapter and > the WMF?), but the primary aim would be to be self-sustainable. > > I am sure there are some cons, but I made a quick list of pros: > > * Outreach and education > * Community building > * Jobs for Wikipedians > * Fun places for all Wikipedians to visit when in town > > Any thoughts? > > - Teemu > > --------------------------------------- > http://www.teemuleinonen.fi > + 358 50 351 6796 > _______________________________________________ > 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>
