On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 7:44 AM, Denny Vrandecic dvrandecic@wikimedia.org wrote:
I’ll tell you how I experienced it from my point of view: a few weeks ago, I had to turn to the Board in a confidential and important matter for me. And while writing my email, I felt that I probably should not write it as openly and frankly as I would desire; I was unconvinced that it would be held in confidence. I rewrote the mail because I had concerns about James' being on the Board, as I had lost my trust in him. This is, I think many will agree, not a healthy situation.
At the next executive session I raised this issue to the whole Board - James included.
Denny, you seem to be acknowledging that you initiated Doc James's removal. I think your email will strengthen calls for a review.
I'm troubled that the decision was rushed through, over the holidays with James in Japan, because two board members who supported his removal were leaving.
The removal has caused a loss of trust in the board. Does this idea of a "knowledge engine" have anything to do with it; was James denied access to documents; and so on. People are completely perplexed at this point. How do we fix this?
Sarah