[This essay was rudely rejected by the gatekeepers at Signpost calling it
irrelevant but not explaining why. Could someone please suggest where I might
submit this for a fair hearing by the WMF community?]
Why the Wikimedia Foundation should openly articulate its political POV by
establishing a
>
> As a fictional example, let's suppose some members of Congress propose
> legislation to build a new Brooklyn Bridge. Under the subject: HR 999
> Proposal to build a new Brooklyn Bridge, there would be one pro and one con
> argument edited only by members of Congress and one pro and one con
> ar
As I understand it, part of the problem is that there are very strict rules
on what the WMF can do as part of lobbying in the US. Under Section
501(c)(3), nonprofits are not allowed to use a "substantial" part of their
spending on lobbying - meaning no more than 5% of the WMF's income can be
spent
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Carmen wrote:
> [This essay was rudely rejected by the gatekeepers at Signpost calling it
> irrelevant but not explaining why. Could someone please suggest where I
> might submit this for a fair hearing by the WMF community?]
>
>
To me it seems like you are somewh
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Carmen wrote:
> For example, in the encyclopedic Wikipedia, there's one article called
> Brooklyn Bridge. It should not be arbitrary or subjective or contain original
> research, etc. Essentially anyone in the world could edit this article. But
> in a political
> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Carmen wrote:
>
>> For example, in the encyclopedic Wikipedia, there's one article called
>> Brooklyn Bridge...
Actually, I've just considered this a bit longer (for my sins). It
occurs to me that perhaps you're not looking at big issues (like
abortion) but you
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Carmen wrote:
> The WMF should stop pretending it's politically neutral (NPOV).
+1
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On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Bod Notbod wrote:
>> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Carmen wrote:
>>
>>> For example, in the encyclopedic Wikipedia, there's one article called
>>> Brooklyn Bridge...
>
> Actually, I've just considered this a bit longer (for my sins). It
> occurs to me that perh
