[Foundation-l] Personal Image Filter results announced

[Jussi-Ville Heiskanen]

On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 3:05 AM, Andrew Garrett <agarrett at wikimedia.org> wrote:


>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:26 AM, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen
>>> <cimonavaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> "We do realize that what we did was wrong, and this is clearly not a
>>>> situation where we can go on with the 'your opinions have been
>>>> duly noted' haughty attitude. We apologize for even going that route
>>>> ever in the first place. The community rules, we serve, that is what
>>>> we are being payed for."
>>>
>>> "Let us now prostrate ourselves at the feet of that segment of the
>>> community which opposed this idea, who we realise are the just and
>>> righteous leaders of the Wikimedia movement due to having the loudest
>>> voices, and beg for their absolution."
>>
>> "We accept the fact that our motives and motives of those who
>> supported us lay in our suppressed unconscious part of mind; that it
>> shows how deep are our fears to face the real world. But, as we said,
>> we've learned the lesson and we'll try to face reality, no matter how
>> painful it is. That's our job, as we are the leaders of Wikimedia
>> movement."
>
> Could we not?
>
> This isn't very useful to anybody.
>



Allow me to disagree. This very serious dysfunction in the proper
allocation of  roles in the foundation, and the boil *must* be
lanced.

I remember Florence Devouard (when she was still chair) describing
to me a chart drawn by Brad Patrick about roles and the proper
allocation of them. If either is listening, maybe they could copy the
chart for circulation around the staff and current board.

I genuinely believe that this can be an extremely useful learning
experience for the leadership. Not to be repeated; once should
be enough.


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Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]