Hi all -
For the first time in it's history, the Wikimedia Foundation has directly
removed a trustee. It worries me significantly to see this happen because
although I don't have the precise details about what triggered his removal,
besides for all his medical work, work on creating a copyvio bot, etc, I
know that James was a strong voice against harrassment on the projects. I
know that he enjoys just a colossal amount of trust in general, and have
his word that this isn't over anything like an allegation of financial
malfeasance, so even without knowing further details about what triggered
his removal, just the fact that it happened alone is potentially of
significant concern to this list.
Best,
KG
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 2:43 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Board of Trustees
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
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
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James Heilman
MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine
www.opentextbookofmedicine.com
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