On 10/27/06, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
The Wikimedia Board met in Frankfurt, Germany on October 22, immediately following a planning retreat attended by the Board and more than 20 members of the Wikimedia community. The Board voted unanimously to elect Florence Devouard as the Chair of the Board, Tim Shell as Vice-Chair, Erik Möller as Executive Secretary, and Michael Davis as Treasurer. Jimmy Wales assumes the title of Chairman Emeritus of the Foundation.
Does this mean that jimbo will not be involved in the upcoming elections in a role other than as a voter?
Such a switch would reflect the chnageing position of arbcom and the increaseing role of things like community bans.