Chris, there have been no resolutions since Denny assumed his seat that impact Denny's employer, as best as I can tell, unless there is an existing direct relationship between Google and one or both of the new trustees, and no one's provided evidence of that. I hope Denny will recuse from any decision-making that might impact his employer, not just those decisions that directly address his employer.
I would be concerned if he were involved in *discussions* on topics that impact Google, not just topics where Google is named. By this I mean, but not only, anything touching on the Knowledge Engine and WikiData, and I'm not just referring to discussions related to a resolution. The executive session of each board meeting is secret. On Monday, January 11, 2016, Chris Keating <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am concerned that Denny may not have been recusing from discussions and > > decisions affecting Google. This strikes me as exceptional, and that the > > board doesn't find it so troubles me, and hints that you may all have > > something to gain from independent advice. > > > Out of interest, do you know of a single decision made by the WMF board > regarding Google while Denny has been on the Board? > > All their resolutions are public, and the members voting in favour and > against and absent or recused from each decision are listed. So if the WMF > has been discussing WMF's relationship with Google and Denny hasn't recused > himself this should be apparent. > > I have not checked the list of resolutions myself but I suspect that the > WMF board rarely, if ever, considers anything to do with any major tech > companies. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: [email protected] <javascript:;> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;> > ?subject=unsubscribe> -- Anthony Cole _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
