Wil, you are supporting a man that thought it was a hilarious joke to call me a faggot. Not something that I am prepared to overlook, ever.
I now have serious reservations about Lila's good judgement in failing to ensure you were appropriately advised, considering her critical role in the Wikimedia movement. Fae On 28 May 2014 23:18, Wil Sinclair <[email protected]> wrote: > First off, I said that about Greg, and I firmly believe it. He's > uncovered many controversies at Wikipedia. In fact, his article was > the first to be critical of Lila's appointment, and- save the rather > petty comment about airline fees at the end- was pretty on-point. That > doesn't mean that I agree with everything Greg says, just that I > personally am glad someone is saying it. He added *Wil Sinclair*, > Partner of Lila Tretikov (Wikimedia Foundation executive director); > I'd prefer he just leave it at "Wil Sinclair," but it's really his > call on what he puts on his own site. > > Now, I don't know what Lila thinks of this- and I don't want to know- > but I would really like to understand if there is a chance for any > leader to change the concerning aspects of the WP community at this > point. I know that if there is, it's likely to be a very strong, > charismatic leader like Lila. But if there isn't, then so be it and > it's better to know now. And I'm pretty sure that if the community > here wants positive change, it has to be ready to talk about the hard > problems- no matter who brings them up. Whatever happens, Lila is > going to land on her feet; no one need worry about her. But, again, > that's all just my opinion. > > I know you didn't ask me for a response, but this mail is all about me > so I felt justified chiming in. Thanks for (intentionally) taking it > to the list this time. :) > > ,Wil -- [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
