[Foundation-l] Back to basics

[GerardM]

Hoi,
There have been paid contributions, contributions nothing to do with
whatever questionnaire. The notion that all contributions were done by
volunteers is incorrect. I would even say that both the quality and the
quantity of the content can be improved by having professionals contribute
to our content.

I know of several specialists are working on their topic because they HATE
to see the nonsense that existed on the topic that they know best. So if
anything I respectfully disagree with your notions.

Thanks,
    GerardM

On 1/2/07, Teun Spaans <teun.spaans at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> All contributions have always been by volunteers.
>
> There has been some discussion about hiring paid contributors, at
> least I have seen a questionaire on it somewhere.
>
> I wouldnt support paid translators, the success of volunteer work
> encourages us to go on along this path.
>
> teun
>
> On 1/2/07, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hoi,
> > If these are the basics, we have to make it work. When we have money we
> > can pay translators to translate into languages where we do not have
> > content yet. The notion that we only need the money to have our current
> > operational needs serviced does therefore not suffice. If anything, if
> > the dream is to have all knowledge in all languages, we need much more
> > money.
> > Thanks,
> >      GerardM
> >
> >
> > Teun Spaans schreef:
> > > Indeed this is the old dream: all knowledge in all languages.
> > >
> > > On 1/2/07, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >> On 1/2/07, daniwo59 at aol.com <daniwo59 at aol.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> With all the commotion, with the departures over the sitenotice,
> with the
> > >>> infighting on various projects (and between various projects), with
> the bitter
> > >>> debates over image policy, I thought it may be a good idea to go
> back to the
> > >>> very root of all the Wikimedia projects. It is a simple statement,
> but what
> > >>> it says--and doesn't say--summarized the very essence of what we
> are  doing.
> > >>>
> > >>> "Imagine a world in which every single human being can  freely share
> in the
> > >>> sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment."
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >> That statement is "the very root of all the Wikimedia
> projects"?  When
> > >> was that decided?
> > >>
> > >> Anthony
> >
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