"J" == Jakob jakob.voss@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de writes:
J> Some of the German Wikipedians are going to found such a "e.V." J> targeting on making publicity and collecting money for J> Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects and - last-but-not-least J> - having a good time together. Having a "e.V." and drinking J> beer[*] together on it's meetings is something ritual in J> germany we do not want to miss.
So. I think it's a great idea to have this kind of club organization. Wikimedia Editors Groups could be a cool way to enjoy the process. Why not? Sounds like a fun thing to do -- meet up, promote the 'pedias, go to events (book fairs would be cool!), etc. It's worked great for Linux and other Free Software.
But I think trying to extend this idea to create a tax haven and legal shield for the Wikimedia Foundation -- without much of a plan as to how that would happen, nor the consent of the Foundation itself -- is probably ill-advised.
~ESP