[Foundation-l] RE; Announcing Philippe Beaudette as the Strategy Project Facilitator

[Jon Harald Søby]

2009/7/19 geni <geniice at gmail.com>

> 2009/7/19 Philippe Beaudette <pbeaudette at wikimedia.org>:
> > Thanks, Jaroslav -
> >
> > I'm really glad (truly) that there are people like you who think
> > through those issues of values.  I want to reinforce that my offer to
> > resign was the very first email that I sent after accepting the job.
> > I think enough of the folks with the Really Big Brains got together
> > and the rest, as they say, is history.
> >
> > But please, please, please, continue to question.  More important than
> > getting our process right is getting our ethics right.
>
> The extension of the time in which candidates can nominate themselves
> is not under the control of a third party. Something that so clearly
> has the potential to influence the candidate pool presents a conflict
> of interest. Sue's claim it would be hard to find a replacement is not
> credible considering the number of OTRS, Checkusers and others who
> have identified themselves to the foundation.
>
>
> When you made the decision not th resign I doubt you could have
> foreseen the extension issue coming up but it does suggest that
> conflict of interest resignations should probably be a matter of
> course rather than debate or convince.
>
> --
> geni
>

I fail to understand how the extension of the candidacy period can pose a
possible conflict of interest on Philippe's part at all. Please explain.


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Jon Harald Søby
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