Anthony wrote:
On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Generally when a board makes a request it does so by passing a resolution. Resolutions are the means by which a board acts as a board. One problem with discussing it in a board meeting and deciding that one of them will go and talk to Mike or Sue, is that leaves a lot of room for miscommunication as to what exactly the board is requesting. This is especially true when there is disagreement among the board members as to what exactly they want, which appears to be the case in this instance.
We were both there when the discussion was held, Anthony, so there's no broken telephone in this particular instance.
No, but there does seem to be a lack of clarity over what exactly the board, qua board, is requesting. The minutes of that meeting must be interesting. They're not public, are they?
Hm. It's my impression that board minutes did not used to be publicly-available, but that the board has recently begun publishing them as a matter of routine. AFAIK the minutes of the April meeting aren't yet published, but I believe at some point they will be.
Domas (executive secretary) or another board member would know for sure :-)