On 31 December 2015 at 13:31, Andreas Kolbe jayen466@gmail.com wrote:
Patricio, Thanks. Could you explain to us the scope of "board confidentiality", and how and where it is defined for both current and former members? Best, Andreas
Anyone who has had trustee training can answer this. No trustee of any charity/NGO is under a legally binding confidentiality agreement, for good ethical reasons. Trustees *must* be free to blow the whistle for the long term good of the organization without fear of petty civil proceedings to shut them up. Trustees can *choose* to resolve any issues whether personal or organizational behind closed doors, but they are always free to act in a way that follows their ethics, even though in practice this often means they will resign from the board at the same time.
Jimmy Wales has seen fit to express his personal views about James in public in a transparent and honest way; and James and the remaining trustees are free to do exactly the same thing. There's no "Jimmy clause" that our movement agreed to.
If James can be bothered to run again for election back on the WMF board of trustees, he'll be getting my vote. As far as I can make out, being kicked off the board for woolly, secretive or short-term political reasons this time around is no bar to re-running.
Fae