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

[Anthere]

Gerard Meijssen wrote:
> Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> 
>>On 6/19/06, Erik Moeller <eloquence at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>On 6/20/06, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>    
>>>
>>>>Of course you don't.
>>>>Should we decide to accept someone who is qualified and experienced it
>>>>would preclude selecting you.
>>>>      
>>>
>>>Is there a policy against personal attacks on this list?
>>>    
>>
>>You're not qualified or experienced in terms of running a non-profit
>>foundation or large scale publishing, this is a matter of fact. You
>>are tireless politicking for a position on the board.
>>
>>It would be inapproiate to quies criticism of board hopefuls.
>>
>>If I am mistaken and you have no intention of ever serving on the
>>board, please say so publicly and I'll apologise and never again point
>>out that you never do much except worthless posturing.
>>
>>Alternately you could spend some of the time you spend writing
>>proposals and conjecture and instead get something done, and then
>>perhaps I'd have a reason to support you rather than point out how
>>inaccurate the claims you make about your own importance are...
> 
> Hoi,
> Sorry to butt in. But I can testify to Erik DOING things.. Have a look 
> at http://wiktionaryz.org Much of the technical work done is his. Erik 
> has published many designs for improvements of the MediaWiki software, 
> asked for comments and modified the designs where needed. Many of these 
> projects he proposed are now active parts of projects. Erik has had an 
> effect on all projects; he was largely instrumental in creating Commons 
> and Wikinews. You may not like the guy, you may not like his ideas but 
> he certainly has proved that he influenced the Wikimedia Foundation and 
> he is certainly one of the more influential people of our community
> 
> My question would be: do /you /know your who is who and, what is /your 
> /claim to fame.. ?? I know you from the mailing lists ..
> 
> Thanks,
>    GerardM

Hello,

When personA questions personB importance/authority in an organisation, 
that does not mean personA claims to be famous himself.

Ant