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@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.
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