Cliff,
Here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/bylaws
You might want to change your digest settings to off -- which is why you have a problem
keeping up to speed.
Abbas.
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:04:06 +0300
From: caargwings(a)gmail.com
To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 12, Issue 16
Hey Abbas,
Where can I read the bylaws of wikimedia kenya? I haven't had a look at them.
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:07:09 +0000
From: Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Bylaws: ChapCom's Comments
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Erm, I think we forgot no.6:
6. If someone just doesn't pay fees, when will he/she no longer be a member? Usually
bylaws have a clause saying something along the lines "if you didn't pay your
dues for more than a year, and two reminders have been sent the board may remove
membership from you".
My opinion is that if you haven't paid the membership fees, you aren't considered
as a member so we wouldn't have to "remove membership" from you in the first
place. This, of course, doesn't mean that such a person is not allowed to attend
meetings, etc but what he can not do is vote. I also suggest that members should also be
given priority over non-members when it comes to participating in projects. (e.g., it
would be unfair to take a non-member to Mombasa for the Wikipedia for Schools project when
there was a member who wanted to go.)
Abbas.
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:26:07 +0300
From: oslimoke(a)gmail.com
To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Bylaws: ChapCom's
Comments
Abbas,
I agree with that.Lets adopt it.
Any more queries?
On 7/16/11, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Here's what Stephen and I suggested:
> A minimum of one third of the members can call
for a Special Resolution
> Meeting, with notice given to all members at
least 7 days in advance.
> However, a majority of two thirds of the
members' votes shall be required to
> remove a director, or the whole Board.
> Abbas.
>> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:20:55 +0300
> >
From: oslimoke(a)gmail.com
> >
To:
wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> >
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia
Kenya] Bylaws: ChapCom's Comments
> >
> >
Abbas,
>> >> I suggest we say 10% of the members
can call for a "Special Meeting"
>> >> to express a vote of no confidence
in the board.However such a vote
>> >> should only be considered valid if
atleast 30% of the members partake
>> >> in it and that the voting out of the
board/resolution should be
>> >> supported by 50% +1 of the voting
members(i.e the 30% present)....
> >>
>> > May I try to interpret what you are
saying in actual figures?
>> > 10% of ~20 members = 2 members.30% of
~20 members = 6 members51% of the
>> > 6
>> > members = 4 members
>> > So therefore in simpler terms, what you
are saying is that at least 2
>> > members can call for a Special
Resolution and the vote is only
>> > considered
>> > valid if at least 6 members partake in
the voting and the voting out of
>> > the
>> > board should be supported by at least 4
members?
>> > If this is what you are implying, I
disagree with it. Once again, I
>> > borrow
>> > precedence from Wikimedia
Deutschland's case (mentioned earlier
>> > upthread)
>> > where they require a majority to remove
the Board. 6 out of 20 members
>> > is
>> > not a majority.
> >
>> Your interpretation is correct.And yes
that's my thought and the %
>> were arbitrary.We could revise them
upwards.Plus am considering the
>> fact that definitely not all members will be
present nor would partake
>> in the elections.Maybe we revise the %
upwards??
>> Regards,
> >
>> --
>> Limoke Oscar,
> >
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