On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 2:23 AM, Philippe Beaudette <phili...@wikimedia.org>wrote:
> I'm not really sure where you get that, MZ. Politics and lobbying were not > mentioned at all. > > What was mentioned was advocacy... advocacy for the community, in varying > roles and flavors. > > So to clear it up: this is not a lobbying or political wing. Or anything > that even resembles it. :) > > There's a reasonable discussion in the page, linked from the announcement. > > pb > Well, what do "fighting for content online", "providing information about legislative initiatives worldwide that impact online content and censorship", and "support the advancement of legal conditions that enable unimpeded access to information online, worldwide" mean? Is this program not in one way or another the result and an extension of the recent SOPA blackout? "We have found that our community has a keen interest in legal and legislative issues (and the policy makers in those areas return the interest), so we would like to explore new ways to support better the community within the goals of the Foundation. We want to improve our communication with international communities, ensuring that the voice of the global community is heard on important initiatives." How does this not mean that Wikimedia will in part be a lobbying organisation? Or in other words, how can you advocate effectively for favourable legal conditions without involving lobbying and politics? A. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l