On 9/2/11 10:02 PM, Michael Snow wrote: > On 9/2/2011 12:11 PM, Florence Devouard wrote: >> On 9/1/11 5:37 PM, Jimmy Wales wrote: >>> On 8/28/11 1:00 AM, Ray Saintonge wrote: >>>> I think that developing such a legal entity should be a high priority >>>> for Brazilian Wikipedians to ensure that Wiki activities in Brazil are >>>> controlled by Brazilians. At the same time I don't think there is any >>>> value to having a WMF appointee on your board; such a person would find >>>> it difficult to function under circumstances of perpetual conflict of >>>> interest. No other chapter has such a clause. >>> I had never thought of this before, but now that it has been mentioned, >>> I just wanted to disagree, quite respectfully because Ray is awesome of >>> course, and say that I think it is a very interesting idea to have a WMF >>> appointee on the boards of chapters. >>> >>> There should be very few cases where there is a "conflict of interest" >>> since chapters and the Foundation are deeply tied together always (and >>> that's a good thing). I think having a Foundation representative on the >>> board of chapters does present some possibly insurmountable logistical >>> issues (who will they be?) but I actually think such an arrangement >>> might be incredibly valuable for improving communication and >>> *decreasing* perceived conflicts of interest. >>> >>> --Jimbo >> I can not help commenting a bit more on the matter of "conflict of >> interest". I think I can probably say more on the matter than most >> people here. >> >> First because I pushed a LOT for the adoption of a COI policy on the >> board of WMF. And this generated lot's of painful discussions between >> you, Michael and I. In particular with regards to your involvement with >> Wikia. > For those reading whose memories may not be quite long enough - I assume > Florence is referring to Michael Davis here, not to me. The conflict of > interest policy was adopted in 2006, before I was on the board. I just > thought it would help to make the distinction explicit, as it wouldn't > be the first time somebody has gotten us confused.
Indeed. I was talking of Michael Davis, the treasurer of the board at that time. Sorry for the confusion Michael. Florence _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l