On 2007.12.16 23:04:39 -0500, Andrew Whitworth wknight8111@gmail.com scribbled 0.7K characters:
On Dec 16, 2007 11:01 PM, Anthony wikimail@inbox.org wrote:
On Dec 16, 2007 10:24 PM, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
Your message was good, in general, I think.. but it may have left people thinking that Erik was leaving Wikimedia, and not really moving on to a position of even more power. So that might create some confusion, but I understand that not everything can be announced at once and that stuff isn't final.
Aww, c'mon, you gotta tell me. I promise I won't tell anyone.
We already have one god-king, and not everybody remembers electing him. What position of more power could anybody be talking about?
--Andrew Whitworth
This may be wildly off-base, and is pure speculation on my part - but could Erik be getting involved with Knol?
The timing is certainly appropriate, it would seem to fit the step-up wording, and would also explain why Florence throws in that otherwise inexplicable paragraph about Knol being our enemy into what was an announcement about some board changes. (Unless Florence is in the habit of throwing into such announcements whatever is on her mind at the time, of course....)
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