[Foundation-l] Board Resolution: Openness

[Virgilio A. P. Machado]

Of course there are problems, some of them in plain English. Is 
anybody on this list able to do anything about them? I'm sure there 
is. That is why I have posted here so many times asking for help. 
Have I received any help? None whatsoever.

It's kind of hard to believe that any assiduous member of this list 
is totally unaware of  my "Request for assistance" posted Jan. 5. 
That's already more than three months ago. Have I seen any results? 
You bet. You can see by yourself looking at my Meta talk page from 
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Vapmachado#Block all the way 
down to the declining of my request to unblock "with an expiry time 
of infinite", on Jan. 16.

Am I nursing a grievance? You bet I am. For three months and still 
counting. Will I ever forgive? There's nothing to forgive. Will I 
ever forget? Never. I can assure you that is not in my nature. Once 
someone gets on my ignore mode it stays there until chickens grow teeth.

Am I trying to milk it? There's nothing to milk. I'm not sure of the 
exact meaning in which that expression was used, but anyway I look at 
it, it does not seem very relevant. Nevertheless you can bet that I 
believe that one day the chickens will come home to roost.

Except for overlooking a bunch of my previous requests for help, 
including the one above, it seems you were paying perfect attention 
and you got my tone wright: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to 
take this anymore! I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your 
windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as 
hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to 
change. But first, you've gotta get mad!... You've got to say, 'I'm 
as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Then we'll 
figure out what to do about Meta, the Wikipedia and the Wikimedia 
Foundation. But first get up out of your chairs, open the window, 
stick your head out, and yell, and say it: 'I'm as mad as hell, and 
I'm not going to take this anymore!'

Sincerely,

Virgilio A. P. Machado (Vapmachado)


At 12:57 10-04-2011, you wrote:
> > What is the purpose of all those questions? I've always provided that
> > information to this list and if anything ever come out of it, besides
> > being scolded by the list masters for making off-list posts, was to
> > gain a new following of admirers.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Virgilio A. P. Machado
>
>The reason to ask is because if there is a problem we might be able to
>resolve it. At this point I don't know what your problem was or is. You
>seem to be nursing a grievance; trying to milk it rather than solving it.
>
>I'm sorry if I've not paid perfect attention, but I don't think I've got
>the tone wrong.
>
>Fred
>
> >
> >
> > At 19:47 09-04-2011, you wrote:
> >
> >>Was there an arbitration case? Or other dispute resolution events? If
> >> so,
> >>could you share your reactions to the fairness and comprehensiveness of
> >>what happened? Please give us some links...
> >>
> >>Fred