Hi, This something that could interest the whole Wikinews community, and could help us if we collaborate as one. the thread is here : http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/ Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous#Money a copy/paste follow : do we need Board Autorization to register wikinews here http:// www2.knightfdn.org/newschallenge/home.html#home ? is the Board could help Wikinews in this case ? jacques divol _______________________________________________ Wikinews-l mailing list Wikinews-l(a)Wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l

I think we should probably have board permission. (Although both Eloquence, Jimbo, and Anthre [sorry if I mispelled that] I think are subscribers to this list so they proablly know now.) -bawolff On 10/26/06, divol <jacques.divol(a)laposte.net> wrote: >Hi, > >This something that could interest the whole Wikinews community, and >could help us if we collaborate as one. > >the thread is here : http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/ >Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous#Money > >a copy/paste follow : > > >>Money >> >>The Knight Foundation plans to give a total of $5 million for >>projects that show how online news can tranform community life. >>23:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC) >> >> * I found a fundraising suggestions section of the Metawiki. >>Might be a good idea for someone to go there and suggest it. -- >>Apartmento2 02:20, 5 October 2006 (UTC) >> >> I've consequently posted it: $5 million from Knight >>Foundation.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC) >> >> Be bold and do it - create a Knight foundation proposal and go >>for it. Just don't involve anyone outside the wikinews community. >>Meta and the WMF in general are not going to help you anywhere. Let >>no one stop you from submitting a proposal yourself. Dedalus 19:57, >>26 October 2006 (UTC) >> i suggest this information to be posted on the Wikinews-I >>mailing list. An international collaboration could be a plus,no??? >>Jacques Divol 20:18, 26 October 2006 (UTC) >> i don't know but i think we must also contact Wikimedia board >>should be mandatory before applying more than meta in fact ??? >>no ??? Jacques Divol 20:25, 26 October 2006 (UTC) > > > >do we need Board Autorization to register wikinews here http:// >www2.knightfdn.org/newschallenge/home.html#home ? >is the Board could help Wikinews in this case ? > > >jacques divol >_______________________________________________ >Wikinews-l mailing list >Wikinews-l(a)Wikimedia.org >http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l >

Thanks Anthere. I can take the lead on coordinating proposal development for now. Anyone interested in helping out, please see http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/WN:KFP -ilya On 10/28/06, Anthere <Anthere9(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >It may be a little bit optimistic to expect we all know about it... but >I just happened to read this list yesterday night. I commented on the >wiki page. > >The issue is not so much to have board permission. The issue is on who >makes the request. Apparently, it may be an individual or an >organisation. I think an organisation would have more weight. If it is >Foundation, of course, you need approval (and probably for it to be send >from the office with a stamp). If it is done by another organisation, or >by an individual, you do not need Foundation authorization. > >Greetings > >Ant > >bawolff wrote: > >>I think we should probably have board permission. (Although both >>Eloquence, Jimbo, and Anthre [sorry if I mispelled that] I think are >>subscribers to this list so they proablly know now.) >> >>-bawolff >> >>On 10/26/06, divol <jacques.divol(a)laposte.net> wrote: >> >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>This something that could interest the whole Wikinews community, and >>>could help us if we collaborate as one. >>> >>>the thread is here : http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/ >>>Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous#Money >>> >>>a copy/paste follow : >>> >>> >>> >>>>Money >>>> >>>>The Knight Foundation plans to give a total of $5 million for >>>>projects that show how online news can tranform community life. >>>>23:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC) >>>> >>>> * I found a fundraising suggestions section of the Metawiki. >>>>Might be a good idea for someone to go there and suggest it. -- >>>>Apartmento2 02:20, 5 October 2006 (UTC) >>>> >>>> I've consequently posted it: $5 million from Knight >>>>Foundation.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC) >>>> >>>> Be bold and do it - create a Knight foundation proposal and go >>>>for it. Just don't involve anyone outside the wikinews community. >>>>Meta and the WMF in general are not going to help you anywhere. Let >>>>no one stop you from submitting a proposal yourself. Dedalus 19:57, >>>>26 October 2006 (UTC) >>>> i suggest this information to be posted on the Wikinews-I >>>>mailing list. An international collaboration could be a plus,no??? >>>>Jacques Divol 20:18, 26 October 2006 (UTC) >>>> i don't know but i think we must also contact Wikimedia board >>>>should be mandatory before applying more than meta in fact ??? >>>>no ??? Jacques Divol 20:25, 26 October 2006 (UTC) >>> >>> >>> >>>do we need Board Autorization to register wikinews here http:// >>>www2.knightfdn.org/newschallenge/home.html#home ? >>>is the Board could help Wikinews in this case ? >>> >>> >>>jacques divol >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Wikinews-l mailing list >>>Wikinews-l(a)Wikimedia.org >>>http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l >>> > >_______________________________________________ >Wikinews-l mailing list >Wikinews-l(a)Wikimedia.org >http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l >