Anthere wrote:
I would like to make it clear that Jimbo's opinion
should be his
opinion, unless specifically said to be board opinion. Angela, I,
Michael and Tim, we are all human beings with our own opinions on
things and unless we are specifically asked our opinion, I do not
think it is okay to consider that what Jimbo's say, we necessarily go
along with. By default, we are separate people. Similarly, this is not
because we do not say anything on a topic, that we necessarily agree
with the only one talking. We may disagree and decide not to say
anything or we may not be aware of the issue at all. I think it is
important not to make these types of confusions.
Ant
As a long-time participant on this list, and having been through
discussions like this, I can understand and relate to this fact that
Jimbo does not always speak on behalf of the whole board. Remember I
was just reposting a comment from another user who put this on my
personal user talk page. I'm making these statements here to let the
board as a whole and the broader Wikimedia community know what Jimbo has
said in a capacity that seems to be in the minds of the ordinary users
on Wikibooks as speaking on behalf of the board as a whole. And as was
stated, absent either Jimbo explicitly stating this is only his personal
opinion or a statement like the one above from any other board member,
there is no reasonable way to know if it is only his own opinion on what
policy changes need to happen on Wikibooks (the real issue, where Jimbo
did change policy without community concent or any user input at all) or
if this is something that the Foundation board has been talking about
for some time and Jimbo is just acting as the hatchet man.
--
Robert Scott Horning