Following the recent statements by JW on his talk page I am planning to publish my email to the board from Oct 7, 2015. I have given the board some time to redact anything they feel is confidential. I have also requested they send me information of what statute, bylaw, or board handbook item they feel would make details, if any, confidential.
Additionally I do not see anything in Jimmy’s 12/30 email that should be confidential, and since I was not a Trustee at the time he sent it, clearly he did not consider it highly confidential either. But I prefer not to publish it without his consent, and I have no plans to do so.
I hope for a reply from the board by Feb 8 and plan to release the email on Feb 15th.
James, I agree you have little choice but to publish the facts in the light of Jimmy Wales' abysmal behaviour.
For those that do not watch Wales' user talk page, yesterday evening he posted: "James has made a lot of noise about why he was dismissed which is utter and complete bullshit. He wrote a nice piece for the Signpost about transparency which implied that the board got rid of him for wanting more transparency. Utter fucking bullshit." [1]
The WMF board of trustees has reached an all time low when one of their members is free to show leadership for our community by behaving like an angry teenage bully.
Patricio, please be seen to put your house in order today, not in a vague future world. If you have no authority to put a stop to this uncivilized fat-headed behaviour or your board is stuck in paralysed through over analysis and PR/legal advisors, then step down as chair and put your weight behind a public call for the independent governance review that everyone else but the trustees can see is needed.
The vote of no confidence is today at 221 support votes to 17 opposed for Geshuri to be leave the board, and the comments on that page capture how terribly badly the board of trustees is perceived by the majority of the community.[2]
Links: 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jimbo_Wales&diff=70... 2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Vote_of_no_confidence_o...
Thanks, Fae
On 26 January 2016 at 07:57, James Heilman jmh649@gmail.com wrote:
Following the recent statements by JW on his talk page I am planning to publish my email to the board from Oct 7, 2015. I have given the board some time to redact anything they feel is confidential. I have also requested they send me information of what statute, bylaw, or board handbook item they feel would make details, if any, confidential.
Additionally I do not see anything in Jimmy’s 12/30 email that should be confidential, and since I was not a Trustee at the time he sent it, clearly he did not consider it highly confidential either. But I prefer not to publish it without his consent, and I have no plans to do so.
I hope for a reply from the board by Feb 8 and plan to release the email on Feb 15th.
-- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com
On 01/26/2016 09:39 AM, Fæ wrote:
For those that do not watch Wales' user talk page, yesterday evening he posted: "James has made a lot of noise about why he was dismissed which is utter and complete bullshit. He wrote a nice piece for the Signpost about transparency which implied that the board got rid of him for wanting more transparency. Utter fucking bullshit." [1]
Curious... my thinking so far was that the Board's silence was due to an effort to produce a coordinated, common and diplomatic response to the criticism. While I applaud that individual members are starting to engange in the discussion, it is pretty clear at this point, that it is too late for any coordinated and diplomatic response by the board that is helpful in resolving the conflict.
The board seems entirely paralyzed, and this is a major problem for our movement.
Tobias
It's...disturbing that this is necessary. Bad things are going to happen to the Wikimedia movement - or at least the Wikimedia Foundation -if the Board doesn't get it together. Bringing Arnnon on was a severe failure in due diligence and the fact that failing to respond promptly starting to look like paralysis rather than behind the scenes coordination is just bad. Removing a trustee who is a highly active and trusted community member should only ever be done if absolutely necessary, and should be followed up with prompt and transparent reasoning, not the mix of falsehoods and bullshit that have accounted for a sizeable portion of what anyone on Board has said publicly.
Jimmy, you should be embarrassed at that comment, and you should also remember that your fame is contingent on the continued success of the Wikimedia Foundation. If that success is sabotaged by your behavior, I'm sure you're still score some speaking fees, and I'm sure your stake in Wikia is worth something, but you dont have the 500m cushion to either fall back and rest on your laurels, use to reset yourself, or use to good (I can't be the only person who is encouraging everyone who asks for a suggestion at the moment to donate to the Internet Archive - which is still primarily funded out of Brewster's Alexa fortune - over WMF.)
Other board members: fiduciary duties really isn't just a catchphrase and I would highly encourage to consult outside counsel if you disagree with what the board is up to and have questions about the scope of your obligations and abilities.
---- Kevin Gorman
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 11:57 PM, James Heilman jmh649@gmail.com wrote:
Following the recent statements by JW on his talk page I am planning to publish my email to the board from Oct 7, 2015. I have given the board some time to redact anything they feel is confidential. I have also requested they send me information of what statute, bylaw, or board handbook item they feel would make details, if any, confidential.
Additionally I do not see anything in Jimmy’s 12/30 email that should be confidential, and since I was not a Trustee at the time he sent it, clearly he did not consider it highly confidential either. But I prefer not to publish it without his consent, and I have no plans to do so.
I hope for a reply from the board by Feb 8 and plan to release the email on Feb 15th.
-- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
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