[Foundation-l] Breaking promises (was Re: Where we are headed)

[Austin Hair]

On 6/4/06, Troy Hunter <troyhunter0 at lycos.com> wrote:
> Anthere wrote:
> > Tim and Michael against. Angela and I for. Jimbo abstained.
>
> This is a violation of Jimmy's promise to never vote against Anthere and Angela except on matters of grave importance. The September 2004 Wikimedia Quarto states:
>
> "To date, Tim and Michael have played a minimal part in board discussion and decisions, and there is no plan to change this. In order to ensure that the community voice is real, Jimbo has pledged, as a matter of convention, never to vote against Angela and Anthere, unless he feels that it is an issue of an absolutely fundamental change of direction for the project -- which is not likely to happen, since Angela, Anthere and Jimbo share the essential values of the community and the project. So as a practical matter, power is in the hands of the two democratically elected board members on most issues, and Jimbo defers to that."

I don't really see the argument, here.  Abstention from a vote in
favor of others is the usual manner of "deferring" in any
pseudo-democratic system, and certainly doesn't qualify as "voting
against" anyone.

Austin