As best as I can tell, the WMF doesn't trust any chapter to raise funds, feeling threatened by any slight sign of independence that a chapter might exhibit.
This is a naked power-grab by the WMF as they have taken the opportunity to do what they've been wanting to do for months. And I am confident that fundraising won't be coming back. Bureaucracies don't surrender power - ever. On Sep 29, 2012 3:07 PM, "HJ Mitchell" <[email protected]> wrote: > The WMF don't trust WMUK to raise funds. > > Perhaps too succinct? ;) > > (this email is not intended to express my opinion on the issue, because > I've yet to form one) > > Harry Mitchell > http://enwp.org/User:HJ > Phone: 024 7698 0977 > Skype: harry_j_mitchell > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Doug Weller <[email protected]> > *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, 29 September 2012, 14:59 > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Joint statement with the Foundation > > Can someone here please explain this issue succinctly? > Thanks. > Doug > > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > On Sep 29, 2012 1:40 PM, "Neil Harris" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On 29/09/12 13:20, James Farrar wrote: > >>> > >>> Indeed, and for now I remain a member. > >>> > >>> This is subject to finding out precisely why the charity is voluntarily > >>> throwing away money. > >>> On Sep 28, 2012 11:11 PM, "Deryck Chan" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >> > >> Doesn't Gift Aid depend on the recipient, not the payment processor? > >> > >> If so, I would have thought that donating to WMUK, even with WMF acting > as > >> the payment processor, would presumably be entitled to Gift Aid. > > > > Don't be fooled by the WMF's political choices of language. We're not > > talking about payment processing, we're talking about who is actually > > fundraising. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > > > > -- > Doug Weller > http://www.ramtops.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >
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