Brion Vibber wrote:
If somebody wants to provide
bounties, they should put their money where there mouth is and say what
they want done and what they're willing to pay for it -- either there
will be bites or there won't.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to centrally organise these offers,
nor is there anything wrong with allowing the community some say over
what the Wikimedia Foundation itself should offer.
Timwi