On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Jason Safoutin
<jason.safoutin(a)wikinewsie.org> wrote:
Domas Mituzas
wrote:
Out of curiosity: If the entire Board and staff
were put up to a
public vote
across /all/ projects (assuming good representation could be assured),
I wonder how many of them would be with the WMF at the end of the day.
Unfortunately, not all aspects of running an organization are a
popularity contest.
Fortunately for us, the board is a popularity contest. And whether the
board likes it or not, we elected you. And those who were appointed have
the same obligation as those elected and can face the same criticism as
such. If we, the communities see you guys are not doing your job in the
best interest of Wikimedia, then we have the right to say we think you
guys should resign.
Doing what it best for Wikimedia is not always what is the most
popular. Thankfully at least part of the board selection process is
not a popularity contest.
[...]
Like it or not board, you work for us. Not for
yourselves. I think this
is a wake up call and I think now the communities are sick of it, and
not going totake it anymore.
Please do not speak for the entire community. You and other people on
foundation-l may not like the way everything goes but that does not
mean that this is the opinion of the entire community.
Bryan