[Foundation-l] Steward elections

Comet styles cometstyles at gmail.com
Tue Nov 13 12:28:03 UTC 2007


great idea, I'm not sure if its allowed or not but  the chair of the
Wikimedia foundation should be in the 'stewards for life group' and
Angela being a former trustee and co-chair does deserve some
recognition.

On 11/13/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hear hear !!
> Thanks,
>     GerardM
>
> On Nov 13, 2007 12:29 PM, Waerth <waerth at asianet.co.th> wrote:
>
> > How about adding Anthere and Angela to the stewards for life group? They
> > were the first ones so started it off more or less. And they do know how
> > to use the steward buttons. I certainly feel that they deserve that.
> >
> > Waerth
> > > Yeah...
> > > Well, I am happy if we consider Jimbo a steward for life, out of the
> > > sake of argument that he is the founder of Wikipedia, blablabla
> > >
> > > But please drop the argument that he is part of the group of Wikimedians
> > > which needs the steward tech tool. He does not need that tool and I am
> > > not even sure he ever used it (or even know how to use it).
> > > Let's be serious here :-)
> > >
> > > Ant
> > >
> > > Comet styles wrote:
> > >
> > >> Jimbo,Brion Vibber, RobChurch, Kate and Tom Starling are exempted from
> > >> confirmation since they are part of the group of wikimedians with a
> > >> bigger task of improving wikimedia and they would need the tools from
> > >> time to time and not always and its wiser to let them keep it and they
> > >> may not use it rather then to take it away from them and they wont be
> > >> able to use it when and if they need it... (O_o)
> > >>
> > >> On Nov 13, 2007 10:07 AM, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> On 12/11/2007, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> On 12/11/2007, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> On 12/11/2007, John Reaves <johnreaveswp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> >
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Stewards/elections_2007#Confirmations__.28of_identity_and_of_existing_stewards.29
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>> So despite breaking what is described as "very strong policy for
> > >>>>> stewards" jimbo's position as a meta steward is not open to
> > question?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>> I don't expect "no, and stop being querulous" will stop you being
> > >>>> querulous on this point.
> > >>>>
> > >>> As and until we Jimbo make meaningfully accountable to someone or he
> > >>> stops acting outside accepted community norms no.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> geni
> > >>>
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