Hoi,
When Jimmy wants to sell his pc, he can. When he sells something intangible
like the "first edit of Wikipedia" even that has nothing to do with us.
Thanks,
GerardM
On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 at 13:49, Lane Chance <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't understand how a Wikimedia trustee using Wikimedia websites,
> Wikimedia branding, and this Wikimedia supported email list to promote a
> funding event for their own commercial project, i.e. "WT:Social", fits with
> the bylaws which include:
> "The property of this Foundation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable
> purposes and no part of the net income or assets of this Foundation shall
> ever inure to the benefit of any Trustee or officer thereof or to the
> benefit of any private individual other than compensation in a reasonable
> amount to its officers, employees, and contractors for services rendered."
> https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bylaws
>
> Could someone explain why the Wikimedia Foundation gave permission to one
> of their trustees to do this in contravention of their own bylaws?
>
> Hopefully asking questions does not automatically get you branded as an
> "idealogue" or "attention-seeker".
>
> On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 at 00:20, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I too expected a stronger reaction from the rigid idealogues and the
>> attention-seekers (although I see that did indeed occur on-wiki, courtesy
>> of the same old grandstanding admins), and thought the minimal response was
>> perhaps a sign of progress!
>>
>> Might just be disinterest and the ever-shrinking profile of Wikimedia-L.
>>
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