On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
2009/5/26 Michael Bimmler mbimmler@gmail.com:
Yes - well, the committee is not negotiating with anyone as far as I am informed.
The email at the start of this thread talks about "coordinating responses". Responses are part of negotiation, if the committee is part of the responses then the committee is part of the negotiations. As long as the committee sticks to brainstorming and sharing ideas, I have no problem, but if it starts agreeing on what to say to the WMF anyone without a lawyer should withdraw until they have one.
I don't know the intentions of the chapters, but "coordinating responses" does not necessarily mean filing a shared response. Rather, it might mean making sure that the various responses delivered separately are mutually supportive.
Sam