Grants talk:Project/Rapid/The most influential medical journals, according to Wikipedia: JIMR paper
Reverted edits for now. Email regarding reasons sent to applicant.
Not Funded edit
Hello Ear-phone, we're marking this proposal as not funded because you as the applicant do not meet the eligibility requirement of our program. One of the requirements is that a "grantee must be in good community - and legal - standing (not currently blocked or banned, involved in allegations of unethical financial behavior, etc)". Because this username is banned on English wikipedia we cannot fund this grant request. Best regards, WJifar (WMF) (talk) 21:18, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- Hello WJifar (WMF). Thank you for your response. A clarification - blocked but not banned. I do not dispute your eligibility criteria, however I wish to mention that Blocks should not be punitive. Blocks are also meant to, "encourage a more productive, congenial editing style within community norms". I feel punished as I believe this contribution is very productive. Ear-phone (talk) 21:42, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- Hi Ear-phone, this is Chris Schilling, a program officer at the Wikimedia Foundation with Community Resources. I want to clarify a few things around the eligibility criteria for Wikimedia Foundation's grant programs based on what you've said above. While it is true that blocks are intended to be preventative, not punitive on English Wikipedia, the policy of blocks and the policies of grants are independent from one another. While I understand that you feel punished because we have decided not to fund this proposal because of your block, we maintain this policy because we expect that grantees are able to follow community guidelines around conduct in editing and interaction, not because we want to punish people who have been blocked. Importantly, this matter is a totally separate consideration from the quality of the proposal itself. Furthermore, this decision is not permanent; when you have made a successful unblock request and been able to productively contribute for a time, we will be able to review this proposal. I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 23:06, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- Hi Chris Schilling (JethroBT (WMF)). Thank you for your message. I do not dispute your decision or policy at all. Ear-phone (talk) 00:38, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
- Hi Ear-phone, this is Chris Schilling, a program officer at the Wikimedia Foundation with Community Resources. I want to clarify a few things around the eligibility criteria for Wikimedia Foundation's grant programs based on what you've said above. While it is true that blocks are intended to be preventative, not punitive on English Wikipedia, the policy of blocks and the policies of grants are independent from one another. While I understand that you feel punished because we have decided not to fund this proposal because of your block, we maintain this policy because we expect that grantees are able to follow community guidelines around conduct in editing and interaction, not because we want to punish people who have been blocked. Importantly, this matter is a totally separate consideration from the quality of the proposal itself. Furthermore, this decision is not permanent; when you have made a successful unblock request and been able to productively contribute for a time, we will be able to review this proposal. I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 23:06, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
Amending prior funding decision edit
@Ear-phone: Hello! Per our face-to-face discussion, and due to the circumstances around your block and our own communications around our funding policies, we will be funding this proposal. I've added in some revised start and end dates based on our discussion, but if you need more time, please revise the end date and contact us at rapidgrants
wikimedia.org before completing your grant agreement. I will be contacting you shortly with information on next steps to complete your grant agreement. Thanks, I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 17:56, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
- Hi @I JethroBT (WMF):. Thank you. I am heartened that you have reviewed our final proposal and approved the grant. Your generosity regarding the time pressure during COVID-19 is cherished. I look forward to completing the grant agreement. Ear-phone (talk) 00:54, 11 July 2020 (UTC)