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

[Bence Damokos]

It seems that applying to the FDC for funding periods already begun has
been outruled going forward:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Frequently_asked_questions#fundingperiodinthepast.
If I read the FAQ correctly.
I am not sure if the WMF is giving itself and exception?

Best regards,
Bence


On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Andrew Gray <andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk>wrote:

> On 9 April 2013 12:22, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> 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).
>
> Doesn't the community consultation *follow* this?
>
> The WMF works out a budget internally, and the Board vote to approve
> it by the end of June. It is released on 1 July, but isn't yet final;
> it promptly goes into...
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Timeline
>
> and presumably will have a community consultation like this one:
>
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:FDC_portal/Proposals/2012-2013_round1/Wikimedia_Foundation/Proposal_form
>
> (Please feel free to correct me if I've got this wrong!)
>
> --
> - Andrew Gray
>   andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk
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