On 03/11/2007, River Tarnell <river(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Thomas Dalton:
If a member of the board does not have complete
confidence in the
chair, that's a serious problem, and I think trying to keep that quiet
can only exacerbate the problem.
If Erik did not believe Ant was a suitable board member, I can only assume he
would have voted against the resolution instead of abstaining. An abstention
is not a negative vote.
"Abstain" generally means "Oppose, but I don't want to cause a
fuss".