Jimmy, thank you for retracting this statement. James
On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Jimmy Wales <jimmywa...@ymail.com> wrote: > I was speaking only for myself, and I am happy to retract the comment > fully and without reservation. > > The reasons for the removal have been recently put forward with > significant clarity in Denny's statement. > > I was speaking colloquially in the sense that the removal was not done > capriciously or randomly but for reasons that the board thought > meaningful. I did not know and do not know the full legal meaning of the > phrase "for cause" and meant nothing more than that people had reasons that > they thought sufficient. > > As I told James before the meeting, I decided to vote with the majority, > whatever that may be, on the principle that if he really had lost the > support of the rest of the board, he would not be able to function > effectively. As I have said, if James were to be re-elected by the > community, I would agree with his return to the board. > > On 05/05/2016 02:09, James Heilman wrote: > > Following my removal from the WMF board, Jimmy Wales publicly stated > > “But in this case, it isn't relevant as this was a removal for cause.--Jimbo > Wales <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jimbo_Wales> (talk > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#top>) 08:54, 30 > December 2015 (UTC)” > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_201> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_201 > > If I was removed “for cause” by my fellow board members I would like to > request a written statement outlining what this cause was. In a Dec 30th, > 2015 personal email JW touched on two potential reasons but they are > unfounded. If these are indeed the reasons I was removed, I feel a public > discussion would be useful. > > If JW was not speaking in an official capacity and I was not removed “for > cause”, I would like to request a statement from the board to that effect. > > Sincerely > -- > James Heilman > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > www.opentextbookofmedicine.com > > > -- 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>
