On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 5:30 AM, Richard Welty <rwe...@averillpark.net> wrote:
> this sort of thing happens from time to time. i wouldn't worry about it > much. i was at one time the only holdover from one board to the next. > Again, outsider/lurker, take with grain of salt, IANYL, etc., etc., but in my past experience this sort of turnover is hard for an org to handle - you lose a lot of institutional knowledge. The next board might consider either growing (which reduces the odds of everyone burning out at once) or moving to longer, staggered terms so only some seats are up for election in any given year. Or both. :) Luis -- Luis Villa Deputy General Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 *This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.*
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