2008/11/27 David Gerard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 2008/11/27 Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>> "Wikipedia is a charity" ? > >> People always say "non-profit" when describing WMF, is it a charity? >> The two terms are different. (In the UK, the WMF would probably be >> considered charitable, I don't know what the requirements are in the >> US.) > > > The bottom of every page on en:wp says it's a charity! > > (I put that text there, after precise phrasing was worked out on the > comcom list. If it's wrong we should change it ...)
And, in fact, wikimediafoundation.org says "nonprofit charitable organization". I don't know why people generally say "non-profit" instead of "charity", then - charity would be more precise and would probably be better perceived. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
