I stand by my comment. Human nature says that when you give somebody the tools to write their own terms, they are more likely to use those tools for whatever is in their best interests.
----- Original Message ---- From: Casey Brown cbrown1023.ml@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 12:39:02 PM Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Board-announcement: Board Restructuring
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Kwan Ting Chan ktc@ktchan.info wrote:
On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 09:36 -0700, Geoffrey Plourde wrote: > Unfortunately, we can't remove most of them. Maybe the Board should not have the power to modify bylaws.
Erm, considering the Wikimedia Foundation does not have any members, can you tell me who you propose then that be given the rights to modify the Bylaws? The employees?
I was just about to say the same thing, KTC. Perhaps people should re-read their comments before they post to the mailing list to see if they *really* want them said and if they make sense.
At 13:04 -0700 28/4/08, Geoffrey Plourde wrote:
I stand by my comment. Human nature says that when you give somebody the tools to write their own terms, they are more likely to use those tools for whatever is in their best interests.
Wikimedia UK is being set up as a Charity, in the law applying to England and Wales. The Governing documents (called "objects" or objectives) were created for the benefit of the UK community and the Foundation both.
Gordo
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