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It has no [[independent board]], no [[legal charity status]] in any country, and seems to spend money it raises on providing hardware for mediawiki sites such as [[Wikipedia]] and [[Wiktionary]]. | It has no [[independent board]], no [[legal charity status]] in any country, and seems to spend money it raises on providing hardware for mediawiki sites such as [[Wikipedia]] and [[Wiktionary]]. | ||
Some claims have been made that part of the funds it raises is used to support development of the [[mediawiki]] software (which [[Consumerium]] [[R&D wiki]] is running on). According to [[Mediawiki]] developers '''these claims are not true''' and they are receiving no money | Some claims have been made that part of the funds it raises is used to support development of the [[mediawiki]] software (which [[Consumerium]] [[R&D wiki]] is running on). According to [[Mediawiki]] developers '''these claims are not true''' and they are receiving no money from '''Wikimedia'''. | ||
Many longstanding participants in the [[Wikipedia]] project have serious problems with the people and processes employed by the '''Foundation'''. As a volunteer organization, it probably has growing pains, and it's unclear if it will outgrow these, gain an [[independent board]], or other attributes of a responsible nonprofit. Most of the criticisms have to do with [[wiki management]] problems on which there is little well-understood practice. | Many longstanding participants in the [[Wikipedia]] project have serious problems with the people and processes employed by the '''Foundation'''. As a volunteer organization, it probably has growing pains, and it's unclear if it will outgrow these, gain an [[independent board]], or other attributes of a responsible nonprofit. Most of the criticisms have to do with [[wiki management]] problems on which there is little well-understood practice. | ||