Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
Oldak Quill wrote:
But even within a representative democracy there must be a certain
level of public consultation. Unlike a representative democracy, a manifesto was not put forth to be carried out by the candidates -- one would expect more consultation.
Donations and management of funds are totally a foundation issue. The community has a voice through our elected officials.
Finances are indeed a Foundation issue, but editing is a projects issue. This leaves some site notices as orphans somewher in between. While I would consider myself mildly against site-notice ads, it's not an issue that I'm ready to take a strong stand about. Each Project needs to establish its own general parameters for what it will accept in a site notice. The Foundation needs to be free to enter into agreements without significant prior consultations with the Projects. The dynamics of our discussions do not lend themselves very well to dynamic business decisions. The distinction is also importand for those who see the Foundation as a kind of ISP.
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