On 6/19/06, The Cunctator cunctator@gmail.com wrote:
- Al Gore
Is having a highly prominent -- and still very active -- political figure on the board such a good idea? Something like that will inevitably raise questions about Wikipedia's neutrality in political issues; particularly if his presence on the board _does_ provide significant benefits to the WMF, it will be assumed that said benefits are a direct result of some quid pro quo political deal on our part.