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But Wikipedia doesn't, and couldn't run from Greece. It runs from San Francisco, because that's where they can be the most efficient at getting the most billion

by Blahah 6y ago

But Wikipedia doesn't, and couldn't run from Greece. It runs from San Francisco, because that's where they can be the most efficient at getting the most billionaires to help. In San Fran employees would probably worrying about money at $120k, and would be homeless way before they got to $10k. Also, WMP aren't hiring people at average wage - you're comparing the average job in Greece to running one of the most important organisations in the world from San Francisco. That's not a reasonable comparison. Of course WMP has to have brilliant, motivated, connected, experienced people at the top. They pay them far below average wage for people in that market. Honestly you should compare what WMP pays with other similar sized global organisations.

h_anna_h 6y ago
> because that's where they can be the most efficient at getting the most billionaires to help They should choose between the donors and the billionaires then. (regardless, they are a tech company, they could employ people remotely) This still does not address the issue of the dishonest fundraising though (pretending that they need your help despite making 1/10th of their wage and not saying up-front on what they spend the money on). I am sure that you would be upset if you gave money to a beggar that you later see getting in his Mercedes, or if you donated money to an organization for the homeless but then realized that 90% of the money goes for researching new pie recipes. It honestly feels like that.
- Blahah 6y ago
  > They should choose between the donors and the billionaires then Why? They have absolutely no reason to do that. They have a mission, they are raising money for that mission, and doing so very successfully. > (regardless, they are a tech company, they could employ people remotely) Could, and they know that, and they make hiring decisions based on their expertise and knowledge, and have deciided the organisation is better off hiring some people in SF. > This still does not address the issue of the dishonest fundraising though (pretending that they need your help despite making 1/10th of their wage and not saying up-front on what they spend the money on) I understand that you had a misunderstanding about what wikipedia is, how their community management works, and that you didn't make use of the public, publicised resources that make their spending completely transparent. That doesn't make them dishonest, it makes you lazy.

by Blahah 6y ago

h_anna_h 6y ago

> because that's where they can be the most efficient at getting the most billionaires to help They should choose between the donors and the billionaires then. (regardless, they are a tech company, they could employ people remotely) This still does not address the issue of the dishonest fundraising though (pretending that they need your help despite making 1/10th of their wage and not saying up-front on what they spend the money on). I am sure that you would be upset if you gave money to a beggar that you later see getting in his Mercedes, or if you donated money to an organization for the homeless but then realized that 90% of the money goes for researching new pie recipes. It honestly feels like that.

Blahah 6y ago
> They should choose between the donors and the billionaires then Why? They have absolutely no reason to do that. They have a mission, they are raising money for that mission, and doing so very successfully. > (regardless, they are a tech company, they could employ people remotely) Could, and they know that, and they make hiring decisions based on their expertise and knowledge, and have deciided the organisation is better off hiring some people in SF. > This still does not address the issue of the dishonest fundraising though (pretending that they need your help despite making 1/10th of their wage and not saying up-front on what they spend the money on) I understand that you had a misunderstanding about what wikipedia is, how their community management works, and that you didn't make use of the public, publicised resources that make their spending completely transparent. That doesn't make them dishonest, it makes you lazy.