Andrew Whitworth opined: ++++++++++ On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Gregory Kohs <thekohser at gmail.com <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l>> wrote: *>* unfortunate financial situation did not happen, just because you haven't *>* taken the time or effort to pay attention to when these issues have been *>* discussed in numerous, varied forums across the Internet. Here are at least *>* a dozen for you, Domas: *>* *>* http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22%241.7+million%22+… * I wouldn't consider any of those dozen to be credible or reliable sources. Nobody has a responsibility to monitor the entirety of the internet to follow various discussion minutia or unfounded rumors, and it's not trolling to not assume that responsibility for oneself. --Andrew Whitworth ++++++++++ Yes, you certainly wouldn't want to click the first returned result: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Foundation_report_to_the_Board,_May_2008 ...Where Sue Gardner (you may not know or trust her credibility or reliability, but she is the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, which is the subject of this mailing list) herself says: The biggest departmental underspend was in the technology budget (-$1,673). We attribute this underspending to general conservatism and caution on the part of the tech team, a desire to defer equipment purchases while various donations and sponsorship deals were under negotiation, and delays in hiring. Is it just me, or is there a significant amount of cotton stuffed in many ears around here? Sorry to sound so rude in reply, but you really do turn some of these would-be contested lay-ups into backboard-shattering slam dunks. Greg -- Gregory Kohs