Thomas,
I think Alison has explained what she meant by that comment: the intention
of her Foundation-l comment was that she held concerns a new WER board being
"under the cloud of the previous (less successful) board," as opposed to her
not trusting the new board and therefore not supporting their replacing her.
At least, that's what I hope it meant. Alternative interpretations are a
little more concerning: one would hope that the current board would hold
enough trust in the wider WMUK community for them to support members from
that community replacing them at the next election.
2008/9/5 Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com>
2008/9/5 Alison Wheeler
<wikimedia(a)alisonwheeler.com>om>:
On Thu, September 4, 2008 22:45, Thomas Dalton
wrote:
Alison doesn't trust us and we don't
trust Alison, so it's easiest to
just start over.
With comments like that I don't need enemies!
However, the real reason I have proposed to not try and keep WER Ltd
going
(as, indeed, I have already pointed out
previously) is that its history
over the past 2½ years would almost certainly prove a millstone around
the
necks of anyone trying to start a new
organisation. This has nothing to
do
with whatever I may or may not think of the
people who have so far
suggested they want to be involved (my thoughts on which will not be made
public)
You've already made your thoughts on that public - try to keep up!
Remember this comment on foundation-l?
"I have concluded
*for myself* that it is in the best interests of WMUK and of the Company
of which I am a Director (and would, like the other Directors over the
years, continue to retain a liability for the actions of for a period
after retiring/resigning) that WER is dissolved rather than 'handed over'
to a bunch of people who have not demonstrated any possibility of being
suitably qualified."
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