Erik Moeller wrote:
On 6/3/06, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
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.
With all due respect, I wasn't talking about you above.
Ok, I am sorry then.
And your remarks in this thread have been exemplary for the same kind of vague, non-committal statements of reassurance. Instead of "I think we should have two more community-elected members by the end of August", you'll say something like "We continue to be deeply committed to the ideal of increasing the number of people on the Board, and whether or not these are community members is secondary to meeting our charitable goals and thoughtfully finding the most qualified people to help us do so" (made up quote).
I apologize, too, that a quote of me that you made up is too vague. ;-)
Another question: How much does Tim Shell actually participate in any Board-level decision making, meetings, resolutions, open and private discussions? If this is not about your control, why is he still on the Board?
It is my expectation that Tim will be replaced by the end of this year.
Notice that such decisions are not up to me, but up to the entire board. We have been discussing board expansion, and it is a complex matter. We are not prepared to say at the moment exactly how or when it will happen. My expectation is that we will see at least one additional member from the community, and one additional member (likely from the free software / free culture world) to provide additional external oversight.
--Jimbo