[WikiEN-l] Just what *is* Jimbo's role anyway? - "nofollow" decision

[Anthony]

On 3/21/07, Seth Finkelstein <sethf at sethf.com> wrote:
> *Procedurally*, what was the way in which "nofollow" was added to
> external links? My impression was that Wales just said to do it, and
> it was done, even though there was no "community consensus".

The way I remember it, Jimmy asked Brion Vibber to turn on nofollow,
and then Brion did it.

There was then a discussion over whether or not Jimmy had the
authority to do so, and whether the board should have been involved.

My own personal opinion was that Jimmy had and has the authority to
ask Brion to do anything, just as we all have the authority to ask
Brion to do anything, and that it was Brion who was the one that made
the decision, acting in his role as a foundation employee.

If the board believed that Brion did the wrong thing, they obviously
could have stepped in, formally or informally.

Anthony