On 11/06/07, Cheney Shill halliburton_shill@yahoo.com wrote:
--- Mathias Schindler mathias.schindler@gmail.com wrote:
It's time to confess, some of my friends are Googlers and yes, I talk to them as well. As a Wikimedian, I belong to a group that owns Google stocks.
Thanks for your honesty. I was serious about the true Wikipedian stamp. I don't consider using Google or Gmail a conflict of interest; there are no shortage of other search engines and free email accounts. The stock holding group is a concern. An independent mutual fund is uncontrollable for the most part and not a concern. A group your actively participating in and have influence in is.
The group in question - "As a Wikimedian, I belong to a group..." is, in fact, us. As of this time last year, we owned 187 shares in Google - they were a donation from someone in 2005-6.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/28/Wikimedia_2006_fs.pdf
"The Organization's investments are comprised of 187 shares of Google common stock which are carried at fair value using quoted market prices in accordance with SFAS No. 124, Accounting for Certain Investments Held by Not-for-Profit Organizations."