Chris, there have been no resolutions since Denny assumed his seat that
impact Denny's employer, as best as I can tell, unless there is an existing
direct relationship between Google and one or both of the new trustees, and
no one's provided evidence of that. I hope Denny will recuse from any
decision-making that might impact his employer, not just those decisions
that directly address his employer.
I would be concerned if he were involved in *discussions* on topics that
impact Google, not just topics where Google is named. By this I mean, but
not only, anything touching on the Knowledge Engine and WikiData, and I'm
not just referring to discussions related to a resolution. The executive
session of each board meeting is secret.
On Monday, January 11, 2016, Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I am concerned
that Denny may not have been recusing from discussions and
decisions affecting Google. This strikes me as exceptional, and that the
board doesn't find it so troubles me, and hints that you may all have
something to gain from independent advice.
Out of interest, do you know of a single decision made by the WMF board
regarding Google while Denny has been on the Board?
All their resolutions are public, and the members voting in favour and
against and absent or recused from each decision are listed. So if the WMF
has been discussing WMF's relationship with Google and Denny hasn't recused
himself this should be apparent.
I have not checked the list of resolutions myself but I suspect that the
WMF board rarely, if ever, considers anything to do with any major tech
companies.
Chris
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