On 27 September 2012 18:15, Chris Keating <
chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Tom;
>
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Thomas Dalton <
thomas.dalton@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I see Jon has gone through the 2013 plan cutting it back:
>>
>>
>>
http://uk.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=2013_Activity_Plan&diff=29303&oldid=29136
>>
>> With a comment on the talk page saying: "adjusted to reflect board
>> agreement to draw back on 2013 commitments".
>>
>> I don't know if my suggestion to it cut it back played a part in the
>> board's decision, but if it did than thank you for listening! However,
>> I am concerned about the way the budget has been cut back. They've
>> just gone through reducing each budget item, rather than actually
>> removing anything (apart from two of the developer posts).
>
>
> Yes, your suggestion has had an impact, and yes, we feel that on reflection
> we need to scale back our growth.
>
> However, we are still working on the basis of hitting the 1 October deadline
> for the FDC bid.
>
> Essentially we are paring back some estimates that were either cautious (in
> the sense of "what's the most we could spend on the GLAM conference?") or
> optimistic (in the sense of "What's the most we could spend on Wikimedians
> in Residence"?) while leaving the direction of travel unchanged. This will,
> indeed, result in somewhat less work overall - but just as importantly it
> will mean less risk of underspent budgets, which are in themselves a bit
> unhealthy.