[Foundation-l] Will the Board accept the election result?

[GerardM]

Hoi,
When he resigned, Danny indicated that he would give his reasons for his
walking away from a job at the time of the elections. The elections have
come and gone and there has been no word by Danny.The result will be
whatever the elections bring, I doubt very much that Danny will become more
open about this. When he is elected, those who voted for him will not be
able to undo their vote. When he is not elected it is not relevant any more.

Typically the reason why these things are confidential is because it
protects the people involved. They have a need to continue their career.
Brad has gone his way and all there is to be said publicly has been said.
Danny chose to make it part of his platform and has so far not done as he
promised. When he is not voted in, it will be a good thing not to insist on
this disclosure as he will have to get on with his life.

Thanks,
     GerardM

On 7/8/07, The Cunctator <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/8/07, Erik Moeller <erik at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > I have not. The simple fact is that the Board has acted as a "working
> > Board" for about half a year. It would not be appropriate and legally
> > dangerous for me to discuss publicly the circumstances of Brad's and
> > Danny's resignations, conflicts on the staff level, and so forth. If I
> > have been re-elected, I hope the expected shift of the Board's role to
> > strategic matters and the stabilization of the organization will allow
> > me to instigate public discussions more frequently.
>
> WMF would almost definitely be better off in the long run if it were
> more transparent about Brad and Danny's resignations.
>
> It might be embarassing, but more information is generally better for
> the long term health of a community.
>
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