2011 appeals for money Options

[thekohser]

I see that the newest WMF appeal is an attempt to appeal to wankers by illustrating the thoughts of a jagoff.

No mention of the fact that 53 cents of every donated dollar will go to things other than the Foundation's mission-fulfilling program services.

[thekohser]

Wow, what an excellent comment:

If that's half for staff and half for servers, it's $20k per server and $147k per person.

Somebody's able to do the math and see through the bullshit.

[Kelly Martin]

Wow, what an excellent comment:

If that's half for staff and half for servers, it's $20k per server and $147k per person.

Somebody's able to do the math and see through the bullshit.

It's more like a third for servers, a third for staff, and a third for transit costs. But the point remains.

[Cla68]

Wow, what an excellent comment:

If that's half for staff and half for servers, it's $20k per server and $147k per person.

Somebody's able to do the math and see through the bullshit.

It's more like a third for servers, a third for staff, and a third for transit costs. But the point remains.

Does the WMF publish full accountings of its travel costs, such as what class of seat its employees fly on, which hotels they stay at, how much per diem they get, etc?

[mbz1]

Does the WMF publish full accountings of its travel costs, such as what class of seat its employees fly on, which hotels they stay at, how much per diem they get, etc?

Why don't you ask this question on wiki, at jimbo's page for example?
You could also ask jimbo how many of his every two weeks flights from London to Florida are processed as business trips, and are paid by WMF (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/biggrin.gif)

[Cla68]

Does the WMF publish full accountings of its travel costs, such as what class of seat its employees fly on, which hotels they stay at, how much per diem they get, etc?

Why don't you ask this question on wiki, at jimbo's page for example?
You could also ask jimbo how many of his every two weeks flights from London to Florida are processed as business trips, and are paid by WMF (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/biggrin.gif)

I believe Jimbo always flies first class, and it would be really, really audacious of him to charge that to the WMF. I'm more curious about what class Ms Gardner, Mr Möller, and other WMF executives travel in (business or economy), how much staff/assistants they take with them, what hotels they stay in (for example, if they have a choice between a Sheraton and a Four Seasons, which do they choose?), and the like.

[mbz1]

I believe Jimbo always flies first class, and it would be really, really audacious of him to charge that to the WMF.

I have a silly question. If Jimbo could afford flying first class, why he himself does not donate to Wikipedia? Or maybe he does, but I could not find his name in the list of sustaining Donors