On 30 March 2012 13:56, WereSpielChequers <[email protected]> wrote:
> That's a very welcome move, and I hope it helps build bridges back to the > community. From time to time we will have very divisive issues to discuss, > and in such situations it is much easier for the "losing" side in the > community if they can see that their voice was heard on the board, as > opposed to the board appearing to make a monolithic decision. In the > current arrangements it can sometimes seem that the community is divided > and the board is on one side of that divide. It will be much healthier for > the movement if the board takes a majority decision in scenarios where the > community is divided. > Sometimes it may even be worthwhile to record why the board minority > dissented. Yes. This will also avoid, as recently, board members appearing to later disclaim actions (a vote) that they were in fact responsible for taking. - d. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
