[Foundation-l] Opinions/suggestions for "outside" members of the board?

[James Hare]

Yup, we'll be darned if someone raises some kind of Wikimedia-Democrat
Conspiracy Theory.

On 6/19/06, Kirill Lokshin <kirill.lokshin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/19/06, The Cunctator <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
> >   - Al Gore
>
> Is having a highly prominent -- and still very active -- political
> figure on the board such a good idea?  Something like that will
> inevitably raise questions about Wikipedia's neutrality in political
> issues; particularly if his presence on the board _does_ provide
> significant benefits to the WMF, it will be assumed that said benefits
> are a direct result of some quid pro quo political deal on our part.
>
> --
> Kirill Lokshin
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