[WikiEN-l] Privacy rating for Wikipedia

[Mark Gallagher]

G'day Andrew,

> The group in question - "As a Wikimedian, I belong to a group..." is,
> in fact, us. As of this time last year, we owned 187 shares in Google
> - they were a donation from someone in 2005-6.
> 
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/28/Wikimedia_2006_fs.pdf
> 
> "The Organization's investments are comprised of 187 shares of Google
> common stock which are carried at fair value using quoted market
> prices in accordance with SFAS No. 124, Accounting for Certain
> Investments Held by Not-for-Profit Organizations."

That's terrible!


(We should never say "are comprised of".  They're composed of, or they 
comprise, but they aren't comprised of.)


-- 
Mark Gallagher
"'Yes, sir,' said Jeeves in a low, cold voice, as if he had been bitten 
in the leg by a personal friend."
- P G Wodehouse, /Carry On, Jeeves/