Not really. The Wikimedia Foundation *is* not an internet site. It *runs* an internet site, or rather, several internet sites. It is a foundation with a mission, with these internet sites as the most important means to get to that mission (spreading free information etc). Maybe a website doesn't need air travel (yeah, websites can't fly), but the people who run the websites and who are following these mission statements have to. To have face-to-face meetings, to join in a conference, to speak on conferences, to have a meeting with government representatives, potential sponsors, donors, business partners. And heck, let's not forget the scholarships! I am confident that we can "spend" a lot of these airmiles in a useful way, and saving thus some money from the normal donations.
By the way, I think that especially the people who only fly once might be an interesting target here, as they might get some miles, but will never be able to use it... For them giving away is costing nothing, for us a lot of these gifts might be worthy.
Best regards,
Eia
2008/3/5, daniwo59@aol.com daniwo59@aol.com:
In a message dated 3/4/2008 10:51:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
messedrocker@gmail.com writes:
Well of course it's a restricted donation, since it's a currency of airlines and they have no cash value. That doesn't change the fact that a significant amount of the budget is spent on flying people around, and this would allow for that to happen with less financial consequences
Is it that important to fly people around? After all, this is an internet site.
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