Chris,
Thanks for saying that. I'd also add that while the situation with Arrnon looks damning on the face of it, I'm a little disappointed that people are breaking out the pitchforks based purely on media reports, before he has a chance to present his own side of the story and before Dariusz and the others can properly look into the matter. I also think that some of the more 'excitable' commentary on this list in the past couple of weeks is more likely to push the trustees away than get us the explanations we want. Yes, what is happening is deeply concerning, but lets not all lose our heads.
Cheers, Craig
On 9 January 2016 at 19:06, Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com wrote:
I suspect they need a few days, based on past experiences. To dig into
the
matter, and prepare an answer
Quite, and thanks for saying that Lodewijk.
In my view, the WMF board's top priority has to be the issues about strategy, leadership and staff morale that are being made public now. It is in everyone's interests that these issues get sorted out and some key parts of the solution have to happen in private.
I am sure that the Board have invested a huge amount of time and energy in these issues already. Unless you have been on the board of an organisation that's gone through a serious problem it's difficult to appreciate the pressure this creates. I have, and I would urge everyone to take a deep breath and think before emailing. It's worth repeating that Board members are all volunteers with jobs and families and what's more are trying to coordinate between three different continents.
In particular hundred-email threads on this list where everyone speculates and demands answers to their particular questions (and some people downright stir the shit) are less than helpful - a board member who spends 5 hours a week on WMF business could easily spend that just reading all the emails....
Dariusz has said the Board is looking into the situation with Arnnon, which they were clearly not aware of - that is what needs to happen and yet more emails on this list won't mean that happens any more quickly.
Regards,
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