Yes, it's still a Florida organization. You can see the resolution cites https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bylaws#Section_7._Removal , which in turn cites Section 617.0808(1), which is what I linked to ( https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/617.0808)
Matt Flaschen On Monday, December 28, 2015, Thomas Goldammer <tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pine, the resolution was published, and it does not provide any > information. > https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:James_Heilman_Removal > > Matt, why would FL law apply to Board decisions? WMF is based in Cali. Are > they still officially a Florida entity? > > Best, > Th. > > 2015-12-29 1:39 GMT+01:00 Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com <javascript:;>>: > > > I am hopeful that the resolution, when it is published, will provide us > > with more information. > > > > IMO, speed is less important here than the completeness of the > information. > > I'd prefer a more thorough explanation provided tomorrow than a hasty and > > potentially incomplete explanation today. > > > > Thanks, > > Pine > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin Gorman <kgor...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > I really, really hope that, as fast as one can be written, a resolution > > > explaining more fully the circumstances of James' departure from the > > board > > > is written and passed. If there are legal reasons that mean that his > > > departure cannot be more fully explained, that itself needs to be > noted - > > > and I hope they're particularly strong reasons. Without looking up the > > > vote count in the last election: James has the trust of a huge segment > of > > > the community, and also has a much stronger sense of direction in how > WMF > > > should be steered than many of our trustees have in the past. His > sudden > > > removal (the power mechanism I've cobbled together to have my laptop > > > functional today is hilarious) without further explanation looks way > too > > > much like one of only three directly elected trustees spoke up too > openly > > > in a way that wasn't welcomed about the directions he thought Wikimedia > > > should go - even though he literally published a platform before he was > > > elected. The sudden removal of a very well respected community elected > > > trustee has at least the appearance of a board that may not want to be > > > responsive to those who literally create it's only valuable asset. > > > > > > Best, > > > KG > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Tito Dutta <trulyt...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > > > Add me as well. > > > > Eager to know what happened. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > ?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
