David Goodman writes:
> 3) make plain our total repugnance for officers of the foundation who
> talk about the people who create Wikipedia as not having or deserving
> the right to the running of the project.
I don't know of any officers of the Foundation who are dismissive of
the people who create Wikipedia. Both Board and staff regard the
volunteer community as essential. That is not the least of the
reasons this organization has chosen to have the community select a
majority of the Board members. That hasn't changed. At the same time,
the Board has attempted to address two weaknesses -- (1) integrating
the chapters more formally into the Board selection process, and (2)
filling out the Board with the kind of professional expertise the
Foundation and its projects need for the next stage of their
development.
The fact that the pre-existing bylaws referred to the chapters as part
of the Foundation's structure but gave no formal role to the chapters
in the selection of Board members has seemed anomalous to many people,
including me. If I can say so without seeming dismissive of some
complaints here, the Board's effort to restructure itself so that
chapters are properly recognized seems to me to be a positive
development.
--Mike