[Wikimedia-l] Lack of community involvement in WMF budget planning

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

Tomasz W. Kozłowski, 09/04/2013 13:18:
> Hi there,
> I was reading some fundraising-related pages today, and stumbled upon
> the planning cycle for the 2013/2014 fiscal year budget at
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=File:Part_II-_2012-13_Year-to-Date_and_Lookahead_to_Planning_for_2013-14.pdf&page=10>.
>
> I noticed that there is no space left for open community consultation
> period, and since this has been published by a WMF staff member /and/
> on the WMF wiki, I'm assuming it's the official stance of the
> Foundation.
>
> Without going into unneccessary detail, let me just ask a simple
> question: are there any particular reasons why the WMF does not want
> community input on the budget, and drafts such a vital document in
> total privacy?

For the sake of precision, that slide says that there is no space for 
input by the board either. "Revisions are made" only after Stu's 
comments, then the board votes no or yes (in 15 days only out of 5 
months of work).

Nemo