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