On 5/19/06, Walter van Kalken <walter(a)vankalken.net> wrote:
You are starting to speak like a repetative record. A
bit more respect
in your tone could well get us somewhere. A person interested in
wikipedia. I have spend more fucking hours in the past 2,5 years for
wikimedia FOR FREE then you will ever do on your salary! Without people
like me contributing to these projects there wouldn't be any money to
pay for your cushy job earning topdollars over my back. So a bit more
respect and a more normal tone should be warranted. Also you are not on
the board as far as I know.
Waerth/Walter
Walter,
you're misinterpreting what Brad said - he simply pointed out that
you're not (legally) authorised to speak for the foundation - which is
true. The fact that you're interested in pursuing a collaboration is
great - he even said this (read it again - it's below).
I'll also repeat what Michael pointed out in that Brad has done *huge*
amounts of work for the foundation, behind the scenes, *for free*.
Really, huge. He really believes in our ideals - and he knows how the
community works. But the fact that not many people know him possibly
isn't such a surprise :-)
If this collaboration goes well, you're welcome to pass it on to the
Special projects committee
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special_projects_committee> - we're
here to help out in any way.
All the best,
Cormac (Cormaggio)
Brad Patrick wrote:
>Don't assume anything. If you are speaking as a person interested in
>Wikipedia, great. I'm sure you have good things to say about Wikipedia
>in Thailand. Good for you. All I am saying is that you do *not* have
>the authority to speak on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
>