On 13 February 2014 10:04, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> wrote:
> " > On 12 February 2014 21:16, Jay Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > > [...] > > Congratulations to Frank, but... > > > The Wiki Education > > Foundation, a new nonprofit organization that supports the Wikipedia > > Education Program in the United States and Canada > > ...why isn't this called "The Wiki Education North America > Foundation,", or suchlike? > > -- Good question Andy! Moreover, as this is an independent organisation, why does the fact of it getting a director deserve a WMF press-release? For comparison, has the hiring of senior staff for any of the Chapters received a WMF-written press release? Nevertheless, I'm very pleased to see the WMF's "pseudo chapter" direct-outreach activity spun out to being an independent organisation that has to fight for grant money on a level-playing with the other organisations that apply for WMF money. It will now have to justify why fee-charging US universities need our donors money to support editing-traning programs more than other programs that aren't WMF originated or USA-focused. Relatedly, I note that on the Q&A that the organisation is "Based in San Francisco" - I hope this means that it is not getting free accommodation in the WMF offices as I'm sure there's lots of other independent groups that would like free office space too. -Liam _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
