[Foundation-l] Will the Board accept the election result?

Sun Jul 8 17:19:23 UTC 2007

OK,

I have read a LOT on this thread, but I am getting VERY VERY tired of
this... Can we *please* stop with attacking eachother, with making
people look bad, and can we *please* behave and pretend to be the
oldest?

I have read a lot of assaults on this list, and I have the feeling
that this discussion has gone way beyond the level of politeness. So
please stop this discussion, which is no discussion anymore, and
discuss (read: with arguments) other stuff. There is enough important
stuff to discuss. Thanks.

Lodewijk

2007/7/8, GerardM <gerard.meijssen op gmail.com>:
> Hoi,
> When he resigned, Danny indicated that he would give his reasons for his
> walking away from a job at the time of the elections. The elections have
> come and gone and there has been no word by Danny.The result will be
> whatever the elections bring, I doubt very much that Danny will become more
> open about this. When he is elected, those who voted for him will not be
> able to undo their vote. When he is not elected it is not relevant any more.
>
> Typically the reason why these things are confidential is because it
> protects the people involved. They have a need to continue their career.
> Brad has gone his way and all there is to be said publicly has been said.
> Danny chose to make it part of his platform and has so far not done as he
> promised. When he is not voted in, it will be a good thing not to insist on
> this disclosure as he will have to get on with his life.
>
> Thanks,
>      GerardM
>
> On 7/8/07, The Cunctator <cunctator op gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 7/8/07, Erik Moeller <erik op wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > > I have not. The simple fact is that the Board has acted as a "working
> > > Board" for about half a year. It would not be appropriate and legally
> > > dangerous for me to discuss publicly the circumstances of Brad's and
> > > Danny's resignations, conflicts on the staff level, and so forth. If I
> > > have been re-elected, I hope the expected shift of the Board's role to
> > > strategic matters and the stabilization of the organization will allow
> > > me to instigate public discussions more frequently.
> >
> > WMF would almost definitely be better off in the long run if it were
> > more transparent about Brad and Danny's resignations.
> >
> > It might be embarassing, but more information is generally better for
> > the long term health of a community.
> >
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