[Foundation-l] board candidacies
Jeff V. Merkey
jmerkey at wolfmountaingroup.com
Wed Aug 16 16:53:02 UTC 2006
Jimmy Wales wrote:
>Michael R. Irwin wrote:
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>>1. The Wikimedia Foundation is not independent. It has a stacked Board
>>designed by Jimbo to allow him to maintain personal control.
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>This is an insult to the board.
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>--Jimbo
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Adding two more seats will forever destroy this inaccurate and
misleading perception. I have heard it from several
other folks who are external observers to the Wikipedia phenomena and
its "urban legend" type of talk -- not based in fact --
and not based upon any emperical observations. I believe the root of the
misperception is how the by laws are worded.
If it were me, I would appoint these two additional positions from the
Foundations major financial contributors or foundations
supporting Wikipedia's fine work to balance out the various
representation and views.
Jeff
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