[Foundation-l] Opinions/suggestions for "outside" members of the board?

[Lord Voldemort]

On 6/19/06, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> My question would be: do /you /know your who is who and, what is /your
> /claim to fame.. ?? I know you from the mailing lists ..

Can we stop all these pot shots and belly aching?  Who gives a crap
what people's credentials are at this point in time?  If someone does
decide to try for a Board position, _then_ you can critique him or
her.  Let's all act like grown ups here.

But to the point (and I am sure this has been proposed in some form
before), for whomever mentioned here that is not eventually on the
Board, why not just set aside a small portion of the budget to use as
"consultant fees"? Those not on the Board, but whose opinions would
help, could be taken on as consultants to make suggestions to the
Board.  Nothing would be concrete, but some of these people might not
consult without getting paid.  Others may simply require a nice
official invitation from Jimmy or WMF in general.

I am under the impression that anyone can come in to make suggestions,
but perhaps asking nicely would drum up some advice (if we are indeed
looking for it). If much of this (consultant fees) has been suggested
before, would you mind pointing in the right direction? Thanks.  --LV