[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Jimmy Wales in the news

Thu Mar 6 12:43:20 UTC 2008

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Ben McIlwain <cydeweys at gmail.com> wrote:
> If WMF people are saying one thing to the public but then another thing
> amongst themselves, it's inevitable that the discrepancy will get out
> and only serve to cause even more problems.

That was my point.

-Chad

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Ben McIlwain <cydeweys at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  Chad wrote:
>  >> *"I find (it) tiring to see how you are constantly trying to rewrite the
>  >> past," she wrote to Wales in the message, which was obtained by the AP.
>  >> "Get a grip!"*
>  >
>  > I was recently reading an article about non-profits that discussed
>  > internal disagreements. It said (more or less), that a Board should
>  > appear cohesive and act as one voice, even when it isn't behind-the-
>  > scenes. This leak ruins any sense of cohesiveness.
>
>  I don't think one article's suggestions can be prescriptive for every
>  non-profit out there.  WMF is an entity born of the Internet, and net
>  denizens are much more used to transparent discussion and arguing out in
>  the open than older-style foundations.  Additionally, since most of us
>  are volunteers, the whole "no leaks" thing is difficult to enforce
>  (whereas in a normal corporation, people do not reveal confidential
>  details for fear of being fired).  Best just to be honest with everyone.
>   If WMF people are saying one thing to the public but then another thing
>  amongst themselves, it's inevitable that the discrepancy will get out
>  and only serve to cause even more problems.
>
>  - --
>  Ben "Cyde Weys" McIlwain    ( http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/ )
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