[Foundation-l] [Wikipedia-l] Endorsement

[James Hare]

I definitely agree with you, Delirium. But I am not a big fan of blatantly
endorsing candidates on the mailing list.

On 9/17/06, Delirium <delirium at hackish.org> wrote:
>
> While we're weighing in, I'd like to support Erik Moeller's candidacy.
> Though I don't agree with him on all specifics, I trust that he's
> sincerely and idealistically committed to the core mission of the
> Wikimedia Foundation.  As importantly, he has a long track record of
> getting important things done, being the primary mover behind getting
> both the Wikimedia Commons and WikiNews up and running.  Both involved
> complex combinations of leadership, policy development, and community
> support, and have turned out to be our two most successful recent
> projects.
>
> From the point of view of relations with overlapping communities, he
> has significant credibility with the broader open-content community.
> He's been active for many years in a variety of forums (I first ran
> across him at kuro5hin, and he ran a well-known copyright-reform blog
> for years), and his work with the Wikimedia Commons in particular has
> made him known in open-media circles.  So having him on the board would
> help cement our alliances with the wider group of people who have
> similar aims.
>
> There are a number of other candidates who I think would make good board
> members, but Erik stands out as having a proven track record of getting
> complex but important things done, along with a high level of
> credibility in a wider community.
>
> -Mark
>
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