The point isn't necessarily the exact details of the situation, but the probable (and evident) effect on Danny's approach to Wikimedia. I know he wasn't fired for malfeasance, and the margin by which he lost the election is irrelevant. The fact is he is no longer an employee, and clearly still upset by whatever caused him to leave (witness his e-mails to Erik, in addition to his blog posts). With evidence of such a personal investment in attacking Wikimedia and its officers/Board members, it is difficult to lend credence to unsubstantiated accusations coming from him.
If there are true issues of misconduct, then I'd say Danny is arguably complicit. Being aware of issues of gross misconduct for a long period of time, even while he was an employee, and saying nothing is not anything other than negligence. Lets keep in mind - he accuses Jimmy of attempting to bill the Foundation for a visit to a "wink wink massage parlor." He has "declined to elaborate at this time on my reasoning for waiting so long" (not a direct quote, more a paraphrase) and I think we should be asking him why this is so rather than assuming that his accusations are fact, or that those who suggest otherwise are trying to cover something up in a vast St.Wales conspiracy.
Nathan
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:41 PM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 05/03/2008, Nathan nawrich@gmail.com wrote:
vicious attack in a blog written by the classic "disgruntled former employee" who also failed to be elected to the Board?
To be fair: places 3-6 in the election were a photo-finish. Danny didn't so much lose as not quite win.
substantiated by at least a tiny little bit of evidence. I mean,
seriously -
if that aide to Bush who was dismissed for fabricating dozens of
newspaper
columns then came back and said, with no evidence, "Bush charged the
Fed for
expensive wine and prostitutes while in Moscow!" would anyone, even his
most
ardent opponents, believe him? No. The same should be true here.
I think that's not really an apposite comparison. Danny quit because he was angry and upset at how WMF was being run, not fired for malfeasance.
- d.
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