Hoi,
I really hope that the question is not answered and when answered the
answer is no.
I am so sick and tired of this nonsense. It never stops and there is
supposed to be only one answer. There are two alternatives; no answer and
not as you like it.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 26 July 2016 at 06:53, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been
overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the
Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF
governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an
elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" <darekj(a)alk.edu.pl> wrote:
> Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
>
> As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a
> standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the
> implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has
> appointed
> the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
> her staff. We will be starting with 6
committee members:
>
>
> -
>
> User:Ajraddatz
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz>
> -
>
> User:Mardetanha
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha>
> -
>
> User:Ruslik0
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0>
> -
>
> User:Philippe
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippe>slate
> -
>
> User:KTC <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC>
> -
>
> User:Atropine
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine>
>
>
> They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia
> Foundation:
>
>
> -
>
> James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
> -
>
> Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
>
>
> They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially
> Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the
> upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any
> discussions
> involving that election[2].
>
> The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
> how many members and advisors they truly need
and how to recruit the
best
> candidates. One of the first orders of
business for the committee will
be
> to decide on a process for expanding its
membership through some form of
> open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee
to
> do, it can be expected that they will begin
looking at:
>
>
> -
>
> The selection of a committee Chair
> -
>
> The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
> consider shortening the terms and having
community elections in early
> 2017,
> so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
> -
>
> The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection
> and the future and
> -
>
> The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
> candidates (in particular, making sure
that the candidates have the
> skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
> that
> the process is still owned by the community[4]).
>
>
> Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
> recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely
consult with the wider
> Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
> the scope of this charter to the greatest
extent possible.
>
> This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made
by
> multiple different temporary election
committees over the years. I'm
glad
> to finally see it come to fruition and hope
that it will allow our
> selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the
> record-breaking election we had in 2015.
>
> Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015
> temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
> thing: run an election. They did that well
(with almost 3x the
> participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
> call of duty in serving as an advisory body
to the board, offering
> invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we
> saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
> hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress
and courage that took.
>
> Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new
> standing committee!
>
> Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
>
>
> - [1]
>
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
> - [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
>
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commi…
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commi…
> - [5]
>
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commi…
> - [6]
>
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committ…
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