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* '''Problem''': The WMF is suffering from [[en:WP:CANCER|an aggressive cancer]]. Namely funding is larger than ever, in obscene amounts, and none of that seems to make its way into community support / requests. This proposal is simple. Allocate '''''at least'' 1% of the WMF warchest/yearly budget to the Community Tech team'''. In 2019–2020, the WMF raised $130M, 1% of that is $1.3M. This is small potatoes for the WMF, but would ''ACTUALLY FOR ONCE'' yield tangible impacts on the features the community actually want, rather than on... whatever it is the WMF is spending that money on. |
* '''Problem''': The WMF is suffering from [[en:WP:CANCER|an aggressive cancer]]. Namely funding is larger than ever, in obscene amounts, and none of that seems to make its way into community support / requests. This proposal is simple. Allocate '''''at least'' 1% of the WMF warchest/yearly budget to the Community Tech team'''. In 2019–2020, the WMF raised $130M, 1% of that is $1.3M. This is small potatoes for the WMF, but would ''ACTUALLY FOR ONCE'' yield tangible impacts on the features the community actually want, rather than on... whatever it is the WMF is spending that money on. |
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Revision as of 00:32, 11 January 2022
 | This proposal is a larger suggestion that is out of scope for the Community Tech team. Participants are welcome to vote on it, but please note that regardless of popularity, there is no guarantee this proposal will be implemented. Supporting the idea helps communicate its urgency to the broader movement. |
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- Problem: The WMF's funding is larger than ever, reaching obscene amounts, and none of that seems to make its way into community support / addressing technical requests. This proposal is simple. Allocate at least 1% of the WMF warchest/yearly budget to the Community Tech team. In 2019–2020, the WMF raised $130M, 1% of that is $1.3M. This is small potatoes for the WMF, but would ACTUALLY FOR ONCE yield tangible impacts on the features the community actually want, rather than on... whatever it is the WMF is spending that money on.
- Proposed solution: Allocate at least 1% of the WMF yearly budget to the Community Tech team. Hire people. Buy new servers for toolserver. Whatever else needs to be done.
- Who would benefit: All the community and volunteers, who would finally get the technical support they've been craving for years.
- More comments:
- Phabricator tickets:
- Proposer: Headbomb (talk) 00:30, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
- Who would benefit: All the community and volunteers, who would finally get the technical support they've been craving for years.
- Proposed solution: Allocate at least 1% of the WMF yearly budget to the Community Tech team. Hire people. Buy new servers for toolserver. Whatever else needs to be done.
- More comments:
- Phabricator tickets:
- Proposer: Headbomb (talk) 00:30, 11 January 2022 (UTC)