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> Calling them separate is at best a shell game, but more realistically actively deceptive. It's neither. The volunteer community is wikipedia, and the foundat
by circlefavshape 8y ago
> Calling them separate is at best a shell game, but more realistically actively deceptive.
It's neither. The volunteer community is wikipedia, and the foundation exists to serve it, not the other way around. If the foundation paid staff members to edit there would be uproar in the community
- Retric 8y agoYour right and left hands are not separate organisms. Also, if every volunteer quit tomorrow the website could still function, even if just by disabling edits until they employ enough people to review them. So, it’s clearly not the volunteers that are most critical.