I'd like to comment on what Ryan has written about the responsibility of WMF to the community. Many of us aren't just anonymous editors of an encyclopedia - we also play a rather different role in the Wikimedia movement, spreading word about our goals and publicly raising awareness about Wikipedia. Usually, having a strong and capable Foundation behind our backs is an enormous advantage for many reasons and we are happy to be sharing the "Wikimedia" brand with it. In fact, I am so convinced of the importance of our movement that I voluntarily devote my whole free time working for it. For this reason, I am also extremely sensitive to actions which may harm the good name of the broader Wikimedia movement - such as, in this case, a lack of transparency in organizational governance, which opens doors to speculations.      ************************ Vojtěch Dostál Wikimedia Czech Republic     On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 9:02 AM, John Mark Vandenberg <jayvdb at gmail.com http://redir.netcentrum.cz/?noaudit&url=https%3A%2F%2Flists%2Ewikimedia%2Eorg%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fwikimedia%2Dl>wrote:> Can the board please very clearly state whether this removal was for cause, > or not!? > If they'd like to. But if not, no. So people who keep demanding things,after what I personally believe between Jimmy's comment and others, we canput a lot (no, not all) of pieces to get ourselves.We edit a website. This may surprise a lot of people, but that entitlesyou to nothing outside of that domain. It doesn't get you a discount atMcDonalds, it doesn't get you out of traffic violations and probably won'tget you your next job. Yes - our position as volunteers is important (ifnot critical) to the Foundation and its overall message. But the so called"community" needs to realize their boundaries.People who keep demanding such things (such as a detailed report of whathappened) are showi ng a lack of knowledge on the non-profit board structure- and perhaps other things. Just my two cents, since everybody else ispiling on in opposition.-- RyanUser:Rjd0060