Andreas, et al James' now-released email is quite damning in many aspects.
I am very concerned that James was essentially bullied by way of threat into voting in the affirmative by other members of the BoT. James, would you care to name those Trustees who did this? Given the recent Harassment Survey results, it should be clear that there is NO room for harassment on WMF projects, and those who threatened/bullied you should stand down immediately. Lila also has a lot to answer for in not making the BoT aware of what the Knight Foundation grant was all about beforehand. Lila, any chance you can explain why? I can feel a further rift and a vote of no confidence in both the BoT and WMF management coming on. Warm regards, Ruslan Takayev On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 4:47 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote: > More on this from James Heilman and others in the current Signpost issue. > > From the editors: Help wanted > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/From_the_editors > > In focus: The Knight Foundation grant: a timeline and an email to the board > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/In_focus > > Op-ed: So, what’s a knowledge engine anyway? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Op-ed > > Special report: Board chair and new trustee speak with the ''Signpost'' > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Special_report > > Traffic report: Bowled > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Traffic_report > > News and notes: Harassment survey 2015; Luis Villa to leave WMF; knowledge > engine background > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/News_and_notes > > Featured content: This week's featured content > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Featured_content > > Arbitration report: Catching up on arbitration > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03/Arbitration_report > > > Single page view > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2016-02-03 > > PDF version > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-02-03 > > > https://www.facebook.com/wikisignpost / https://twitter.com/wikisignpost > -- > Wikipedia Signpost Staff > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost > > Andreas > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 6:17 AM, Tim Starling <tstarl...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > On 07/02/16 09:41, Chris Keating wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> I have some one question for you. > > >> > > >> I am having a very hard time wrapping my head around how the grant > > >> information you posted lead to WMF BoT voting James Heilman of the > > board in > > >> a vote of no-confidence. > > >> > > > > > > Ruslan - what makes you think the two issues are connected? > > > > > > I have heard nothing from the WMF that suggests that they are. > > > > > > A few other people are trying to draw some link between the two, but > the > > > burden of proof is on them not on Lila.... > > > > Maybe you missed this: > > > > < > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/James_Heilman_removal_FAQ#What_happened.3F > > > > > > > In which James Heilman, by way of explaining why he was removed from > > the board, complains of a lack of transparency, links to the > > announcement of the Knight Foundation grant, and comments "many > > details however are still missing." > > > > -- Tim Starling > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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> > _______________________________________________ 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>
