To clarify the procedural aspects of this a bit, the current press release has been authorized by the President of Wikimedia DC.  The Board will be formally endorsing the President&#39;s statements at our next regularly scheduled meeting.<div>
<br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Kirill<br><div><br clear="all"><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#666666">--</font></span></div><div><font color="#666666" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Kirill Lokshin</span></font></div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:58 PM,  <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:bob@racepacket.com">bob@racepacket.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Why were the Board&#39;s deliberations on this press release hidden from the<br>
view of members? Was it done by unanimous written consent?  I did not see<br>
any notice of a special meeting regarding it.  I am curious.<br>
Thanks,<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- Bob Platt<br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
&gt; Dear all,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Wikimedia District of Columbia Board of Directors has released its<br>
&gt; position on SOPA and PIPA in a press release[1] and blog post[2].<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; 1.<br>
&gt; <a href="http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Press#Official_statement_of_Wikimedia_DC_on_SOPA_and_PIPA" target="_blank">http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Press#Official_statement_of_Wikimedia_DC_on_SOPA_and_PIPA</a><br>
&gt; 2.<br>
&gt; <a href="http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2012/01/the-fundemental-flaws-of-sopa-and-pipa/" target="_blank">http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2012/01/the-fundemental-flaws-of-sopa-and-pipa/</a><br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Sincerely,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Nicholas Michael Bashour<br>
&gt; Vice President<br>
&gt; Wikimedia District of Columbia<br>
&gt; Washington, DC, USA<br>
&gt;<br>
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