Erik Moeller wrote:
So, Wikimedia is shaped by people who feel that the very philosophy that made WP a success is not applicable to organizations.
And Erik wonders why I felt that he misrepresented my views in that meeting.
The main beef that I had with Erik in that log was that he represented to the people there, that I felt that we should not recruit for the executive director position from within the community. That was shocking to me, because I am strongly committed to our deep community roots and deep community focus.
I think a lot of people feel that the foundation is opaque because they choose to not get involve, choose not to attend meetings, choose not to create or get involved in the delegation of responsibilities from the board into the community and chapters. I understand why people don't want to get involved, but it is really an insult to the dozens of people who are getting involved, from the community, as volunteers, to suggest that somehow they are not really the community.
If there are specific areas where you think the foundation could be more transparent, tell me. Seriously. Tell me, and I will act, because I think that transparency and community are absolutely the very philosophy that made Wikipedia a success, and I will say to anyone who is opposed to those things that they will not succeed in changing my mind.
--Jimbo