A test of the old saw about bad publicity...
It'll take a month to get full figures, but so far the effect is negligible - in fact, I believe donations may have gone up slightly over the past few days...
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On 1 August 2012 11:26, rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner@gmail.com> wrote:just out of interest, what is the effect on current weekly donations
to wikimedia uk?
rupert.
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Jon Davies <jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
> Yesterday and on a regular basis.
>
>
> On 1 August 2012 11:10, Thomas Morton <morton.thomas@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 1 August 2012 10:33, Jon Davies <jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> A few jumps in logic too far.
>>>
>>> We are independent.
>>>
>>> The Foundation have been very clear that matters pertaining to the UK
>>> chapter are our business.
>>>
>>
>> How recently did they communicate that?
>>
>> The Chapters agreement is pertinent; in it WMUK agree to avoid "engaging
>> in any activity that might negatively impact the work or image of the
>> Foundation."
>>
>> This is a matter across several venues of the movement - one of which
>> includes us and our reputation.
>>
>> Tom
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