Pine,
Recall that the Foundation have rewritten their values to include "we seek
to continually improve ourselves, our projects, our communities, our
world.", see
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Values/2016_discussion/Synthesis
The previous version
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Values&oldid=16352103 was all
about knowledge.
But now, "Our vision is about more than providing universal access to all
forms of knowledge. It’s about creating an inclusive culture"
WMF has taken on an explicitly political mission, to improve the word not
merely by the dissemination of knowledge, but by direct intervention. I do
not recall that being discussed with the Community, and I wonder what the
donors think?
"Rogol"
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:26 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I've written several drafts today in response to
this thread, all of which
came out as as rather energetic.
There are some reputable organizations for which I like and for which the
tone of the "main page" of this report would be appropriate. WMF is not one
of them. I would ask the people who approved the final version of this
publication (particularly those in senior management) to carefully reflect
on whether they are working for the organization that is right for them. If
they want to continue to work for WMF, I would ask them to carefully read
and focus on the WMF mission, and be religious about staying on that
mission when making decisions on behalf of WMF. Outside of WMF it's fine to
engage in many kinds of advocacy, but inside of WMF, this kind of tilt is a
strategic liability both to WMF and to Wikipedia.
Pine
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