Kurt Jansson wrote:
You are absolutely right. But I find it quite funny that in all your future scenarios the American foundation are always the good guys, while you fear the international ones might only want to make money out of the project.
That is not my intention at all, and I apologize if it seemed that way. That isn't what I mean at all.
I can imagine other scenarios, for example a take-over of the American foundation with the help of many faked accounts is much more easy than in the German "e.V." where only "real" people are allowed to vote.
Only real people are allowed to vote for member representatives here, too. That is no difference.
I can understand your concerns, but please try to imagine that many people on the international Wikipedias have exactly the same kind of concerns about the American foundation.
Of course, we should all be concerned about such things. And this is why I advise that we be very cautious and careful about our institutional arrangements. There's no reason why we can't preserve our ideals, while at the same time preventing inter-organizational conflict.
--Jimbo