Thanks Anthere.
I can take the lead on coordinating proposal development for now.
Anyone interested in helping out, please see
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/WN:KFP
-ilya
On 10/28/06, Anthere <Anthere9(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>It may be a little bit optimistic to expect we all know about it... but
>I just happened to read this list yesterday night. I commented on the
>wiki page.
>
>The issue is not so much to have board permission. The issue is on who
>makes the request. Apparently, it may be an individual or an
>organisation. I think an organisation would have more weight. If it is
>Foundation, of course, you need approval (and probably for it to be send
>from the office with a stamp). If it is done by another organisation, or
>by an individual, you do not need Foundation authorization.
>
>Greetings
>
>Ant
>
>bawolff wrote:
>
>>I think we should probably have board permission. (Although both
>>Eloquence, Jimbo, and Anthre [sorry if I mispelled that] I think are
>>subscribers to this list so they proablly know now.)
>>
>>-bawolff
>>
>>On 10/26/06, divol <jacques.divol(a)laposte.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>This something that could interest the whole Wikinews community, and
>>>could help us if we collaborate as one.
>>>
>>>the thread is here :
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/
>>>Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous#Money
>>>
>>>a copy/paste follow :
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Money
>>>>
>>>>The Knight Foundation plans to give a total of $5 million for
>>>>projects that show how online news can tranform community life.
>>>>23:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
>>>>
>>>> * I found a fundraising suggestions section of the Metawiki.
>>>>Might be a good idea for someone to go there and suggest it. --
>>>>Apartmento2 02:20, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
>>>>
>>>> I've consequently posted it: $5 million from Knight
>>>>Foundation.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
>>>>
>>>> Be bold and do it - create a Knight foundation proposal and go
>>>>for it. Just don't involve anyone outside the wikinews community.
>>>>Meta and the WMF in general are not going to help you anywhere. Let
>>>>no one stop you from submitting a proposal yourself. Dedalus 19:57,
>>>>26 October 2006 (UTC)
>>>> i suggest this information to be posted on the Wikinews-I
>>>>mailing list. An international collaboration could be a plus,no???
>>>>Jacques Divol 20:18, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
>>>> i don't know but i think we must also contact Wikimedia board
>>>>should be mandatory before applying more than meta in fact ???
>>>>no ??? Jacques Divol 20:25, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>do we need Board Autorization to register wikinews here http://
>>>www2.knightfdn.org/newschallenge/home.html#home ?
>>>is the Board could help Wikinews in this case ?
>>>
>>>
>>>jacques divol
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