Thekohser in The Signpost Options Rating

[thekohser]

Hey, I made a recent edition of The Signpost! And nobody told me?

[Eva Destruction]

Hey, I made a recent edition of The Signpost! And nobody told me?

I'd take them a lot more seriously if she'd just said "yeah, the guy gave us $2million, damn right he can have a seat on the board if he wants to have a say on how his money's spent".

[Jon Awbrey]

Hey, I made a recent edition of The Signpost! And nobody told me?

Just goes to show you how many of us read Duh Sighpost.

Jon

[thekohser]

Hey, I made a recent edition of The Signpost! And nobody told me?

I'd take them a lot more seriously if she'd just said "yeah, the guy gave us $2million, damn right he can have a seat on the board if he wants to have a say on how his money's spent".

Interesting angle, being that my Akahele post said:

What would I do?

If Omidyar approached me tomorrow and said they had $2 million (heck, let’s just say $200,000) to help Wikipedia Review “make a difference” for every person, but that the investment was stipulated on Matt Halprin taking a seat next to my sister and me on the board of directors, would I take the money? Not only would I take the money, I would hand-embroider the seat with Matt’s initials in golden thread.

But, I would know, and I would freely admit, that Omidyar Network just bought a seat on my enterprise’s board.

Looks like we're on the same page once again, Eva.

[Sarcasticidealist]

If Omidyar approached me tomorrow and said they had $2 million (heck, let’s just say $200,000) to help Wikipedia Review “make a difference” for every person, but that the investment was stipulated on Matt Halprin taking a seat next to my sister and me on the board of directors, would I take the money? Not only would I take the money, I would hand-embroider the seat with Matt’s initials in golden thread.

Well, that would be a private business. I'm fuzzy on the corporate law that governs charitable foundations in Florida, but it seems to me that admitting that seats were for sale might land the WMF in some trouble with regulators. Or maybe not; as I said, I'm fuzzy on the relevant law.