On 03/11/2007, River Tarnell <river(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Thomas Dalton:
"Abstain" generally means "Oppose,
but I don't want to cause a fuss".
So Erik opposed his own appointment to the board?
(
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Executive_Secretary_term_200…)
"Generally" does not mean "always". Obviously, it's normal to
abstain
when you have a conflict of interest.