The elephant in the room is the issue of transparency.

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The elephant in the room is the issue of transparency. They don't want you to know anything, so they don't share anything.

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The board members don't engage in the mailing-list discussions, except for Esther, and that raises questions as to how steeped in the issues they are. [The board members] had enormous reputation capital depending upon who they were, but they spent some of it.

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