On 10/28/07, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
On 28/10/2007, Kwan Ting Chan ktc@ktchan.info wrote:
Was hardcoding the banner necessary?
The whole point was specifically so an admin can't just remove it.
Says who? Sounds like an odd intention.
The Foundation is generally very good, but I'd just like some formal restrictions in place (and more accountability to the community).
The board of trustees can't reasonably be expected to be restricted by what they can or cannot do (except by law) in the interest of the charity. The members by law have to put the charity interest first and foremost, even if it means possibly going against the wises / view of the wider membership. The membership can of course decide to remove the board / member(s) though.
And yes, more accountability is always good.
We can't remove the board, our only option if we disagree with them is to fork. We aren't members of the charity in the legal sense, legally speaking the board appoints all board members itself. The "elections" we have are purely advisory, there is nothing legally stopping the board from ignoring them.
Yup and this was discussed in detail during the most recent board elections. (For more information, see < http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bylaws%3E).
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