Henning Schlottmann wrote: > > * Abandon the planned vote, don't ask the community. The issue is too > complicated to hand out proper information to the laypersons in the > community. Consequently we should not be bothered. Doing otherwise would > in the best outcome be dishonest, because we have to decide blindly, or > it could result in a disaster. And public vote on issues always means > that in the end no one have to take responsibility for it. > >
I can't agree strongly enough. This is what the board is there for. > * The responsibility for decisions of this magnitude lays with the > board. WMF is a non-membership association. Don't even try to evade that > responsibility by delegating it to the "community". Accept the > responsibility and act accordingly. > Indeed. That is most cogently put, and right on the mark. > > There should be no doubt that it is impossible to inform the community > to the level necessary. And *tongue in cheek* don't listen to the > hecklers on mailing lists. > > As much as I agree with the above points you make so starkly, this is one thing I will have to disagree with you on. I would urge the board to keep in mind all the (even emotive and not too logical) views expressed on the mailing list. I think between us all, we have covered most of the issues that need to be considered. I don't think there has been anyone here that has not contributed something worth pondering of the board, when it does make its mind up. But of course, that said; the board should make its mind up. Where do we go from here. That is the issue, and it has to be addressed. Yours, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
