On 06/15/04 10:14, Jimmy Wales wrote:
The reason I think that the numbers are not so meaningful is that I think that a lot of people agreed with the idea of having a more international board. So I think some of the Americans got fewer votes not because they were thought to be unsuitable, but rather than when people felt that two candidates were otherwise equal, they tended to vote European.
I dunno about that. I was very pleased it was ticky-box for as many candidates as you like, rather than PICK ONE. So I ticked the boxes for every candidate I was familiar with and knew was clueful in their Wikipedia work to date.
It is no big deal either way, but of course I understand that it is a Wikipedia tradition to make a huge deal out of everything. ;-)
Battles to the death for insanely low stakes!
- d.