It's...disturbing that this is necessary. Bad things are going to happen to the Wikimedia movement - or at least the Wikimedia Foundation -if the Board doesn't get it together. Bringing Arnnon on was a severe failure in due diligence and the fact that failing to respond promptly starting to look like paralysis rather than behind the scenes coordination is just bad. Removing a trustee who is a highly active and trusted community member should only ever be done if absolutely necessary, and should be followed up with prompt and transparent reasoning, not the mix of falsehoods and bullshit that have accounted for a sizeable portion of what anyone on Board has said publicly.
Jimmy, you should be embarrassed at that comment, and you should also remember that your fame is contingent on the continued success of the Wikimedia Foundation. If that success is sabotaged by your behavior, I'm sure you're still score some speaking fees, and I'm sure your stake in Wikia is worth something, but you dont have the 500m cushion to either fall back and rest on your laurels, use to reset yourself, or use to good (I can't be the only person who is encouraging everyone who asks for a suggestion at the moment to donate to the Internet Archive - which is still primarily funded out of Brewster's Alexa fortune - over WMF.) Other board members: fiduciary duties really isn't just a catchphrase and I would highly encourage to consult outside counsel if you disagree with what the board is up to and have questions about the scope of your obligations and abilities. ---- Kevin Gorman On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 11:57 PM, James Heilman <jmh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Following the recent statements by JW on his talk page I am planning to > publish my email to the board from Oct 7, 2015. I have given the board some > time to redact anything they feel is confidential. I have also requested > they send me information of what statute, bylaw, or board handbook item > they feel would make details, if any, confidential. > > Additionally I do not see anything in Jimmy’s 12/30 email that should be > confidential, and since I was not a Trustee at the time he sent it, clearly > he did not consider it highly confidential either. But I prefer not to > publish it without his consent, and I have no plans to do so. > > I hope for a reply from the board by Feb 8 and plan to release the email on > Feb 15th. > > -- > James Heilman > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > www.opentextbookofmedicine.com > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
