Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2007/Candidates/Kate/en
| User | Kate | |
|---|---|---|
| Real name | River Tarnell |  |
| Location | Oxford, UK | |
| Age | 23 | |
| User page(s) | User:Kate, w:en:User:Kate | |
| Wikimedia participant since | 6th June, 2004 | |
| Projects in which I participate | en.wikipedia, meta | |
| Languages in which I participate | en | |
| Link to user contribution pages | meta, en.wp | |
| My candidate statement | As a board member, I will return the Foundation to its core purpose: publishing a user-editable encyclopedia on the Internet. I will support relocating or shutting down non-Wikipedia projects. I will oppose any attempt by the Foundation to publish content in other forms, such as books. However, I believe publishing our content is important, so it can be available to a wider audience, including people without Internet access. I would actively seek to partner with other organisations who can achieve this goal.
I will reduce our overhead to a bare minimum, using as many of our assets as possible to support our Internet hosting concerns. I will explore additional funding sources besides user donations, such as grants, sponsorship and advertising. I will improve our technical competence though a variety of means, such as hiring additional technical employees, and ensuring we have a clear idea of how we will expand to fill the demand for our content. I have been a MediaWiki developer and Wikimedia system administrator since 2004, and I believe this gives me a unique insight into how our organisation works on a technical level, and what changes need to be made to ensure our continued success. | |
| For questions, please post here | Board elections/2007/Candidates/Kate/questions | |