daniwo59@aol.com wrote:
I know that the Wikimedia is currently strapped for cash. However, I would like to propose that we cover certain key expenses for our elected board members relating to their participation in Wikimedia work. For instance, telephone calls overseas should be covered by the Foundation, and not the elected representatives. A broadband connection should be covered by the Foundation as well.
While every participant is doing their work on Wikipedia and the other projects voluntarily, Ant and Angela are expected to represent us, the users. We should make it as easy for them as possible.
I wouldn't consider this a high priority---certainly far below buying servers, which we already don't have enough money to buy. Unless we find ourselves in a situation where we have so much cash we don't have any place it could better be spent, I think a better approach would be to simply use email to communicate like everyone else does. As for internet connections, I assume anyone involved in the project already has one (how else would they be Wikipedians, given that this is primarily an internet-based project?).
-Mark