[Foundation-l] Chapters

Mon Aug 29 11:04:22 UTC 2011

On 29 August 2011 11:51, Milos Rancic <millosh at gmail.com> wrote:

> That will make significant overload in WMF's processing capabilities.
> Can't wait to see how WMF would analyze programs of any larger
> chapter; and chapters tend to be larger and larger. Ultimately, that
> will lead into even more delay in allocating grants. And that will
> become WMF's problem, as the problem is when you plan to spend some
> money and you don't do that.

Several chapter representatives already consider WMF's grant programme
dysfunctional. The centralisation plan requires the infrastructure to
support it, and an assumption of reliability (which is a much stronger
requirement than assuming good faith) on those expected to live
substantially off grants assigned by the mechanism.

But then, central planning is famous for its notable successes in economics.

- d.