Re: [Foundation-l] Funding Sources of Medical Research, was Misplaced Reliance, was Re: Paid editing...

2010-11-04 Thread Andreas Kolbe
--- On Tue, 2/11/10, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 3:36 AM,  wjhon...@aol.com wrote: .. There have been plenty of studies on drugs, which were not paid for, by anyone with a vested monetary interest in changing the drug's market outlook. Being flippant

[Foundation-l] 2010 Wikimedia Study of Controversial Content

2010-11-04 Thread Andreas Kolbe
The controversial content study by Robert Harris and Dory Carr-Harris was completed a few weeks ago. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2010_Wikimedia_Study_of_Controversial_Content What is the board's view of the recommendations that resulted from the study? Are there any ongoing deliberations

[Foundation-l] Fundraiser 2010: A memo to the community

2010-11-04 Thread Philippe Beaudette
A memo to Wikimedia community, friends, staff, and other stakeholders. On Monday, November 15, we will launch the 2010 annual fundraising drive for the Wikimedia Foundation. As you know, our funding model relies on the support of our friends and community members. Our average donation is about