On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
2009/8/28 Anthony <wikimail(a)inbox.org>rg>: > It
seems to me that if one is to
assume good faith, the answer is that the
money and the commitment by Halprin to be on the
board *were* related, in
that they were both things provided for the Wikimedia Foundation by
related
parties. It all depends on how you look at it,
really. You can look at
it
as the WMF gave Halprin a seat, or you can look
at it as Halprin agreed
to
take a seat.
Who made the offer and who the acceptance isn't very important. It is
a legal technicality, but all that really matters is that both exist.
I'm not talking about who made the offer and who the acceptance. I'm
talking about who benefits. As long as the WMF benefits from each
individual transaction, I don't see the problem.
And I don't see qualified experts lining up begging to work for free as
Wikimedia Board members. The biggest argument against the accusation that
the WMF board seat was bought for $2 million is that it isn't worth $2
million.