[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia struggles, Mozilla set for life?

[Gregory Maxwell]

On 10/24/07, Florence Devouard <Anthere9 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Personally, I really dislike the idea of any advertising on Wikimedia.
> > This makes a fool of [[WP:NPOV]], [[WP:COI]] and related policies and
> > guidelines. It should only be considered if things get extremely
> > desperate. The advert-free site is refreshing and welcoming and that is
> > something we should strive to keep, pretty much at all costs.
>
> 100% in agreement with you. Ant

My agreement is tempered only by curiousity about what Wikimedia will
do now that there is a nearly 5 million dollar budget for next year
when the public will not donate more than 2 million during this
fundraiser.

Would selling Davis' seat on the board to the highest bidder be more
wise than ads?