Update: meeting tomorrow at the Friendly Toast in Cambridge for a rare
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617.529:4266
On Wed., Jun. 26, 2019, 12:09 p.m. Samuel Klein, <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Wikiclan,
>
> Some wonderful folk from the WMF are visiting Boston today to chat w/
> Berkmanites and see our fair city. Are people up for drinks somewhere this
> evening, say around 8pm?
>
> Copying my friend and translator Cillin who is also here and thinking wiki
> thoughts :)
>
> SJ
>
Hi all,
The Great American Wiknic is an annual project to organize wiki
get-togethers over a potluck picnic, across the country. Wikimedia New
England took last year off from the Wiknic, but let's get together this
year!
Here is a poll for weekends in July and the first weekend in August:
https://doodle.com/poll/afndyinh7mgk3bt8
If you would like to join, pick what dates you would be able to join. The
time is flexible, but afternoon seems to work well for most. We'll go to a
centrally located park - the Boston Common has worked well in the past.
Please try to vote this week, and I will send out a note announcing the
date!
best,
Phoebe
Dear Wikiclan,
Some wonderful folk from the WMF are visiting Boston today to chat w/
Berkmanites and see our fair city. Are people up for drinks somewhere this
evening, say around 8pm?
Copying my friend and translator Cillin who is also here and thinking wiki
thoughts :)
SJ
--
Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
Dear Wikimedia-Boston-ers, FYI. Thanks for all your input into the
elections process. Here are the results for the two board seats that were
elected by the affiliates (user groups and Wikimedia chapters).
best,
Phoebe
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ad Huikeshoven <ad(a)huikeshoven.org>
Date: Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 6:55 PM
Subject: [All-affiliates] ASBS results
To: <all-affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
*Dear Wikimedians, We are writing to let you know the result of the
election for the 2 Affiliate Selected Board Seats on the Wikimedia
Foundation board. The successful candidates were Nataliia Tymkiv and Shani
Evenstein Sigalov. A total of 122 affiliates voted, 85% of the 143 eligible
to vote, which is a record. As you know the election was conducted under a
variation of the Single Transferable Vote, which meant that prorated votes
were redistributed between candidates to come up with the final result. In
the 10th step of counting the final place, after Nataliia Tymkiv was
elected, was between Shani Evenstein Sigalov (40.519678) and Richard Knipel
(40.480322). We have put the full count narrative on meta so that others
can verify it if they wish.[1] It is the closest ASBS result for some time,
and all candidates brought very valuable perspectives to the work of the
WMF. In the 9th step of counting Reda Kerbouche lost by a very small
margin. Adding a ballot with rank #1 for Richard or Reda would result in
them being elected instead of Shani. The same goes for removing a ballot.
Changing the ranking on one of the ballots in a specific can way can result
in a different outcome for the second seat. This is an election in which
every vote counts. As in any election, there is a chance that some voters
misinterpreted the instructions and voted wrongly. We don't see a
justification for an action as extraordinary and controversial as opening
votes for review after the vote period is over. The instructions were
visible and clear: "Rank any candidate from 1 (your preferred candidate) to
11 (your least preferred candidate)." After voting, voters received a
confirmation email stating the name of each candidate they voted with the
number of their rank: Rank 1, Rank 2, ... The agency of voters should be
respected. As part of the retrospective we may identify areas of
improvements on our side, but still the process was quite simple and
documented. Some voters realized they made a mistake and requested a new
ballot. New ballots were issued in those cases. This choice was done
because of the specific situation of this election, since the process was
complex for new affiliates and participation, diversity and inclusion were
a clear goal.[2] We have published on meta information about who got a new
ballot within the voting deadline.[3] The Election Facilitators have been
available nearly 24 hours a day monitoring the various communication
channels to answer any questions affiliates might have. We did our best at
answering all of them. After our own scrutiny of the data, and based on our
experience in community processes, we strongly advise the community to
respect the integrity of the process, and advise against allowing any
modifications of votes at this point. If the votes had been reopened for
modification with or without publishing vote results, that would have
caused significant confusion and criticism that could have jeopardized the
entire election. We will publish a debrief with recommendations for a next
ASBS process on meta.[4] We invite all representatives of affiliates to a
feedback session at Wikimania.[5] We would like to congratulate Nataliia
Tymkiv and Shani Evenstein Sigalov and thank everyone who stood. Regards,
Ad Huikeshoven, Lane Rasberry, Jeffrey Keefer, Neal McBurnett, Abhinav
Srivastava, Alessandor MarchettiElection Facilitators [1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/Results
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/Results>
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/Resolution_2…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/Resolution_2…>
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/New_bal…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/New_bal…>
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/Debrief
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2019/Debrief>
[5]
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/ASBS_Feedback
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/ASBS_Feedback>*
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