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Re:Lessons From The Dramatic Slow-Motion Death Of Wikitravel by listic on Saturday September 29, 2012 @08:56PM (#4591517)
The sad thing is, even non-profits are not guaranteed to stay that way indefinitely.

See how CouchSurfing turned into B-Corporation after being denied their 501(c)(3) charity status: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CouchSurfing#2011_incorporation

They were a non-profit, for the first 8 years.

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Re:Lessons From The Dramatic Slow-Motion Death Of Wikitravel by _delirium on Saturday September 29, 2012 @09:45PM (#4591654)
Huh, I didn't even realize that was possible. Seems like quite a bait-and-switch to build up a community under the guise of a nonprofit, and then take it for-profit afterwards.
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