On 27 September 2012 18:15, Chris Keating <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom; > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I see Jon has gone through the 2013 plan cutting it back: >> >> >> http://uk.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=2013_Activity_Plan&diff=29303&oldid=29136 >> >> With a comment on the talk page saying: "adjusted to reflect board >> agreement to draw back on 2013 commitments". >> >> I don't know if my suggestion to it cut it back played a part in the >> board's decision, but if it did than thank you for listening! However, >> I am concerned about the way the budget has been cut back. They've >> just gone through reducing each budget item, rather than actually >> removing anything (apart from two of the developer posts). > > > Yes, your suggestion has had an impact, and yes, we feel that on reflection > we need to scale back our growth. > > However, we are still working on the basis of hitting the 1 October deadline > for the FDC bid. > > Essentially we are paring back some estimates that were either cautious (in > the sense of "what's the most we could spend on the GLAM conference?") or > optimistic (in the sense of "What's the most we could spend on Wikimedians > in Residence"?) while leaving the direction of travel unchanged. This will, > indeed, result in somewhat less work overall - but just as importantly it > will mean less risk of underspent budgets, which are in themselves a bit > unhealthy.
That's sounds very reminisent of politicians saying they are going to make budget cuts by cutting waste. I don't believe them either... _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
