Dr James, thank you for your  work in Wikimedia governance (and for that
matter, management so far.)  I really hope a full, thoughtful, and
defensible statement in support of his decision will be coming from the
rest of the board shortly.  I'm a little bit disturbed to see a respected
community member who was elected with a significant mandate removed from
the board without there being something like allegations of financial
malfeasance, etc, involved.  The Wikimedia Foundation board does
(literally) directly control the projects, and does (literally) directly
have the ability to appoint and dismiss board members at its will, but I
would hope that such power would be exercised with extreme discretion,
especially with regards to a community member generally as well-respected
and with as solid judgement as Dr. James has.

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Kevin Gorman

On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 2:43 PM, James Heilman <jmh...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 28th 2015 I was removed from the board of the Wikimedia Foundation.
> Many thanks to all those who gave me their support during the last
> election. I have worked in the last six month to honor the trust placed in
> me by advocating for our values, communities, and projects.
>
> Sincerely
> James Heilman
>
> --
> James Heilman
> MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
>
> The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine
> www.opentextbookofmedicine.com
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