[Foundation-l] Advertisement

[Ray Saintonge]

Jeff V. Merkey wrote:

>Oldak Quill wrote:
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>> But even within a representative democracy there must be a certain
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>>level of public consultation. Unlike a representative democracy, a
>>manifesto was not put forth to be carried out by the candidates -- one
>>would expect more consultation.
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>Donations and management of funds are totally a foundation issue. The 
>community has a voice through our elected officials. 
>
Finances are indeed a Foundation issue, but editing is a projects 
issue.  This leaves some site notices as orphans somewher in between.  
While I would consider myself mildly against site-notice ads, it's not 
an issue that I'm ready to take a strong stand about.  Each Project 
needs to establish its own general parameters for what it will accept in 
a site notice.  The Foundation needs to be free to enter into agreements 
without significant prior consultations with the Projects.  The dynamics 
of our discussions do not lend themselves very well to dynamic business 
decisions.  The distinction is also importand for those who see the 
Foundation as a kind of ISP.

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