RationalWiki:RationalMedia Foundation/Role

RationalWiki is owned and operated by The RationalMedia Foundation; the goal of this article is to highlight and clarify the role of the Foundation, particularly in its relationship with managing the website.

General goals

 * Promote, encourage and support projects that fit with our mission statement
 * Support the development of software that promotes collaborative content creation and community interaction
 * Engage with other organizations and communities with similar values
 * Interact with the media, government officials, private companies, and individuals to promote science, critical thinking, and rational discourse

Role in the RationalWiki site

 * Ensure the availability of both hardware and software infrastructure
 * Keep the content produced safe
 * Provide financial support
 * Create and fill needed technical and management positions
 * Encourage the development of software and tools to support the community
 * Promote the site to the community at large
 * Serve as the primary administrative contact
 * Intercede in legal issues arising over content published on RationalWiki

What the Foundation is not

 * The Foundation does not exercise editorial control over any of the content on RationalWiki
 * The Foundation does not make community policy, oversee governance, or act as the final arbitrator of disputes
 * Content on RationalWiki is not sanctioned by, or an official statement of the Foundation
 * Board members and officers posting on RationalWiki are not doing so in an official capacity unless specifically stated

3 year plan

 * Develop financial, technical, and management independence from the founder
 * Start engaging the media on issues of promoting science and critical thinking

5 year plan

 * Become a major player within communities and between other organizations with similar values
 * Promote policy and rational discourse on a wider level

10 year plan
(Let's dream big!)
 * Become the single largest provider of free content from a scientific and rational perspective
 * Develop global contacts and support to become a major player in policy initiatives related to our mission
 * Be able to help direct the discourse on topics of science and critical thinking around the world