Hi folks,
As week one draws to a close, I just wanted to say thanks for all the very
kind welcomes I've gotten from you all, both here & off this list. Many
people have jumped in to help me get acclimated, which I really appreciate
(as you all know, there's a truly dizzying amount of stuff to soak up :-)
So please consider this a collective thanks to everyone I haven't gotten
back to individually.
And - I want to offer my apologies in advance to anyone or any issue I'm
going to overlook in this first little while. A) I'm still getting my head
around many of the internal systems (e.g., the wikis, mailing lists, etc.),
and B) I'm wanting to focus on making first connections with a few people,
particularly the office staff. Those are my modest goals for this past week
and next; then, I've got a prior commitment that will take me completely
offline from July 7-25. That means my work won't really begin until
post-Wikimania.
I think you probably all have an idea of what I'm here to do. But to recap -
I'm a big fan of the projects, and I'm delighted to be able to come and work
with you all. And I am hoping and expecting I can help. In general: it's
clear to me, and also to the Board, that the Foundation is at a pretty
significant transition point. The bad news is, it's got some problems (lack
of administrative policies, some communications issues, some skills gaps,
etc.). The good news is, the problems are unsurprising, and for the most
part typical of young organizations, and completely fixable. Upshot: I've
seen -and grappled with- this kind of thing elsewhere, and I have a pretty
good general grasp of the kinds of things that need to happen in order for
the Foundation to get through this phase, and come out the other side
stronger and better. (The other good news, by the way, is that the projects
are -obviously- remarkably, phenomenally successful. So the core work of the
organization is in good shape.)
Of course there's an added wrinkle here, which is that Wikimedia is truly
culturally unique; it is not a 'typical' organization. Trust me - I
recognize that, and I'll respect it :-)
So again - I just wanted to thank you all for your early support. If anyone
needs to reach me over the next week or so, I'd suggest using
susanpgardner[at]gmail.com - I'm a Blackberry person, and that's the account
that travels with me.
Thanks,
Sue
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> 4. Re: Welcome Sue ! (THD)
> 5. Re: Meta-l (Azdiyy)
> 6. Re: Meta-l (GerardM)
> 7. Re: Meta-l (Azdiyy)
> 8. Re: Meta-l (GerardM)
> 9. Re: Meta-l (Michael Bimmler)
> 10. Re: Meta-l (Azdiyy)
> 11. just an idea: add motivation commentary line, anonymized?
> (oscar van dillen)
> 12. Re: just an idea: add motivation commentary line, anonymized?
> (Aphaia)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:47:46 +0200
> From: Florence Devouard <anthere(a)anthere.org>
> Subject: [Foundation-l] Sue (todos)
> To: foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Message-ID: <4684FF72.5090503(a)anthere.org>
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> Erik Moeller wrote:
> > On 6/28/07, Stephen Bain
> <stephen.bain-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w(a)public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >> Secondly, and this is directed more at the Board, I understand that
> >> Sue has been hired as a "consultant and special advisor" and not as
> >> Executive Director at least partly because of immigration-related
> >> restrictions on the work she is presently entitled to perform in the
> >> United States. Will the Board be providing the community with a
> >> description of the position "consultant and special advisor"? Are
> >> there any substantive differences between this position and that of
> >> Executive Director?
> >
> > I see no particular reason not to post Sue's job description, but I'll
> > ask the Chair to confirm that.
> >
> > The differences between a Board-level consultant and a freshly minted
> > ED aren't that great, as the Board needs to build a trust relationship
> > with this new staff member in either case. Beyond 3-6 months in the
> > future, should the professional relationship develop as expected, this
> > status will become too limiting, and I hope the remaining constraints
> > can be removed within that timeframe.
>
>
> Hello
>
> I am sorry, but I was not able to find an internet connection in the
> past 36 hours, and will probably be off for the week end. That was my
> last move of june (*relief*).
>
> So, yeah, things to be done
>
> * publish Sue job description on Foundation wiki (not done yet)
> * remove the reference for ED position being searched (apparently done)
> on foundation
> * create her asap a sgardner at wikimedia.org
> * add Sue to foundation-l, internal-l and internal wiki, office wiki,
> wmfcc-l, juriwiki-l, private-l, wikimania-l, wikimania-planning-l,
> fundcom-l.
> * add her on staff page on foundation wiki
> * add her biography on foundation wiki
> * add the press release on foundation wiki
> * add announcement on foundation wiki (news) with links to pages "press
> release" and biography
> * then breath and wait till monday :-)
>
> Ant
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:57:10 +0900
> From: Aphaia <aphaia(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Sue (todos)
> To: anthere(a)wikimedia.org, "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <35be2a710706290557u63129c5ar78d59f02c4966e49(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> On 6/29/07, Florence Devouard <anthere(a)anthere.org> wrote:
> > So, yeah, things to be done
> >
> > * publish Sue job description on Foundation wiki (not done yet)
> > * remove the reference for ED position being searched (apparently done)
> > on foundation
> Done
> > * create her asap a sgardner at wikimedia.org
> Done and sent
> > * add Sue to foundation-l, internal-l and internal wiki, office wiki,
> > wmfcc-l, juriwiki-l, private-l, wikimania-l, wikimania-planning-l,
> > fundcom-l.
> > * add her on staff page on foundation wiki
> > * add her biography on foundation wiki
> > * add the press release on foundation wiki
> > * add announcement on foundation wiki (news) with links to pages "press
> > release" and biography
> > * then breath and wait till monday :-)
>
> * cough * vote, * cough* vote
>
> --
> KIZU Naoko
> Wikiquote: http://wikiquote.org
> * habent enim emolumentum in labore suo *
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:02:53 +0100
> From: "Sean Whitton" <sean(a)silentflame.com>
> Subject: [Foundation-l] Cloaks backlog
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <c13e6b500706290602r5f5cb3deke33e08e1ce1610a3(a)mail.gmail.com>
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>
> Just a quick note to let you all know that your cloak requests have
> not been forgotten.
>
> There is a problem with the toolserver that means I can't access the
> list of submissions and also that new ones are not being accepted.
> They are however, I believe, all in there and so it is just a matter
> of getting at them when the toolserver admins fix things.
>
> Please spread this knowledge if people ask, and thank you for your
> patience.
>
> --
> Regards,
> ?Sean Whitton (seanw)
> http://seanwhitton.com/
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:39:38 +0800
> From: THD <theodoranian(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Welcome Sue !
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
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> Welcome aboard, Sue.
>
>
> :)
>
> Theodoranian
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:24:03 +0100
> From: Azdiyy <azdiyy(a)googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Meta-l
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <6af34c650706290724y45753752n85f736081fc5c67e(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
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> can issues relating to multiple projects, chapters, board,
> and governance be discusses in the meta list
> azdiyy
>
> On 28/06/07, Stephen Bain <stephen.bain(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 6/28/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hoi,
> > > What is meant by MetaWiki ?
> >
> > http://meta.wikimedia.org
> >
> > --
> > Stephen Bain
> > stephen.bain(a)gmail.com
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > foundation-l mailing list
> > foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:29:33 +0200
> From: GerardM <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Meta-l
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <41a006820706290729t3218e605u4ecf12bf130c8181(a)mail.gmail.com>
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> Hoi,
> That is exactly what the foundation-l is for I would say.
> Thanks,
> GerardM
>
> On 6/29/07, Azdiyy <azdiyy(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > can issues relating to multiple projects, chapters, board,
> > and governance be discusses in the meta list?
> >
> > azdiyy
> >
> > On 28/06/07, Stephen Bain <stephen.bain(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 6/28/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hoi,
> > > > What is meant by MetaWiki ?
> > >
> > > http://meta.wikimedia.org
> > >
> > > --
> > > Stephen Bain
> > > stephen.bain(a)gmail.com
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > foundation-l mailing list
> > > foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> > > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
> > >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > foundation-l mailing list
> > foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:48:47 +0100
> From: Azdiyy <azdiyy(a)googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Meta-l
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <6af34c650706290748n4726a975h5fc142e00fe1dfeb(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> i will start with the warning-less indef ban by one of meta
> [[en:Category:Rouge admins]] who blocked my ip with no warning and
> protected my talkpage.
> time for [[m:association of rouge stewards]]?
>
> thanks,
> azdiyy
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:51:51 +0200
> From: GerardM <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Meta-l
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <41a006820706290751r4bd38203m86e5b5795b27dd86(a)mail.gmail.com>
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> Hoi,
> It is a great start that will ensure that nobody will subscribe to this
> list.
> Thanks,
> GerardM
>
> On 6/29/07, Azdiyy <azdiyy(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > i will start with the warning-less indef ban by one of meta
> > [[en:Category:Rouge admins]] who blocked my ip with no warning and
> > protected my talkpage.
> > time for [[m:association of rouge stewards]]?
> >
> > thanks,
> > azdiyy
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > foundation-l mailing list
> > foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:39:13 +0200
> From: "Michael Bimmler" <mbimmler(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Meta-l
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <353e9f360706290839u12db29d4qc6b1f4c397be187(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> You've lost me here... First you talk of "chapters, board and
> governance" and then of your meta block. Sure you recognise that these
> two things are not really the same?
> Michael
>
> On 6/29/07, Azdiyy <azdiyy(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
> > i will start with the warning-less indef ban by one of meta
> > [[en:Category:Rouge admins]] who blocked my ip with no warning and
> > protected my talkpage.
> > time for [[m:association of rouge stewards]]?
> >
> > thanks,
> > azdiyy
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > foundation-l mailing list
> > foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:52:14 +0100
> From: Azdiyy <azdiyy(a)googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Meta-l
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <6af34c650706290852i23b5110bwbd7daa9f80edb7ac(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-May/030517.html
> http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10098
>
> what do you suggest if admins on irc do not want to get involved,
> foundation list is no the place, and friends of teh blocking admin
> dont want to upset him?
> an azdiyy list that no one reads? bug=?
>
> azdiyy
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:18:28 +0200
> From: "oscar van dillen" <oscarvandillen(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Foundation-l] just an idea: add motivation commentary line,
> anonymized?
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <d3f9d3df0706300118u5df749d7n7147506986d736a(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> just a thought that spontaneously came to me this morning which i would
> like
> to share:
> (i know logs are not to be published but i am just quoting myself from
> #wikimedia)
>
> [09:50]<oscar>please allow me to prompt an open question: would it not be
> interesting to read the answers to an imaginary questionnaire about the
> final motivation of the voters (answers as to the "why" they voted
> such-and-so) [[Elections 2007/Questions to voters]] if it existed?[09:51]<
> oscar>like a commentary line as we have in edits, but anonymized[09:52]<
> oscar>alphabetically ordered in one big dump :-)
> (...)
> [09:59]<oscar>it was just a thought, like last year i suggested a debate
> [09:59]<oscar>which now did take place more or less[10:00]<oscar>who knows
> what happens next year?[10:02]<oscar>there could be several reasons for
> doing this however, hints for the wmf or the board, for online elections
> in
> general and perhaps reading each other's comments is useful as
> well?[10:03]<
> oscar>afterwards of course[10:03]<oscar>not *during* an election
> (end of quote)
>
> curious about your opinions!
>
> best regards,
> oscar
>
> --
> *edito ergo sum*
>
> DISCLAIMER: This message does not represent an official position of the
> Wikimedia Foundation nor of its Board of Trustees.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:31:39 +0900
> From: Aphaia <aphaia(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] just an idea: add motivation commentary
> line, anonymized?
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Message-ID:
> <35be2a710706300131l2bb6e583xe6be7256b2c1afcf(a)mail.gmail.com>
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>
> I had a similar - but opponent in its appearance inquiry last year.
> "Why did you not vote". It helps me to organize this year Election. At
> least PR for this community I asked their opinion.
>
> But I'd love to consider such after the election. Now seeing
> non-English communities hesitation for involvement (in Day 1, among
> 1100 votes, over 500 have come from enwiki alone, and there are only
> two other community over 100 votes were casted).
>
> Thanks,
>
> On 6/30/07, oscar van dillen <oscarvandillen(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > just a thought that spontaneously came to me this morning which i would
> like
> > to share:
> > (i know logs are not to be published but i am just quoting myself from
> > #wikimedia)
> >
> > [09:50]<oscar>please allow me to prompt an open question: would it not
> be
> > interesting to read the answers to an imaginary questionnaire about the
> > final motivation of the voters (answers as to the "why" they voted
> > such-and-so) [[Elections 2007/Questions to voters]] if it
> existed?[09:51]<
> > oscar>like a commentary line as we have in edits, but anonymized[09:52]<
> > oscar>alphabetically ordered in one big dump :-)
> > (...)
> > [09:59]<oscar>it was just a thought, like last year i suggested a debate
> > [09:59]<oscar>which now did take place more or less[10:00]<oscar>who
> knows
> > what happens next year?[10:02]<oscar>there could be several reasons for
> > doing this however, hints for the wmf or the board, for online elections
> in
> > general and perhaps reading each other's comments is useful as
> well?[10:03]<
> > oscar>afterwards of course[10:03]<oscar>not *during* an election
> > (end of quote)
> >
> > curious about your opinions!
> >
> > best regards,
> > oscar
> >
> > --
> > *edito ergo sum*
> >
> > DISCLAIMER: This message does not represent an official position of the
> > Wikimedia Foundation nor of its Board of Trustees.
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> >
>
>
> --
> KIZU Naoko
> Wikiquote: http://wikiquote.org
> * habent enim emolumentum in labore suo *
>
>
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> End of foundation-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 67
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>
On the Moldavian Wikipedia it says for over a month "This wiki has been
closed for now." Is there any outlook on whether 'for now' means 'for ever'
or that it will be re-opened at some time? I am asking because I want to
know what to do with the interwiki for the bot. If the wiki is closed down
for good, I intend to remove them silently; if it will be opened up again
some time soon, I want to keep them in the same way as to 'normal'
Wikipedias.
--
Andre Engels, andreengels(a)gmail.com
ICQ: 6260644 -- Skype: a_engels
... that every time community input is asked on a subject by a board
member, little to none is given?
And why is it that every time the same things that were put up for
discussion are said "approved' or "official" suddenly everyone finds
something to say?
Shouldn't it be the other around?
Delphine
--
~notafish
NB. This address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to
this address will probably get lost.
Hi everyone,
while I understand that nobody is keen to get dragged into the
controversy over the "Siberian" Wikipedia[1] I still feel that some
sort of a solution should be envisaged, even if currently there is no
such body as a meta arbitration committee, that would have the formal
authority to handle this case.
The Siberian Wikipedia is composed in a non-notable constructed
language, which has absolutely no recognition by any relevant
authority. It is loosely based on historical contemporary Russian
dialects of Northern Russia and Siberia. Much of its content is
non-encyclopaedic, some has been considered highly offensive by many
Russians.
Notable cases, where action has been taken with regard to
non-encyclopaedic Wikipedias in conlangs or Wikipedias in non-notable
conlangs include the Klingon (thl) and Toki Pona (tokipona)
editions. Both have been eventually relocated to wikia, where their
authors have every freedom and opportunity to continue their projects
as they see fit.
Unless there are double-standards, the same solution should be applied
to the ru-sib Wikipedia.
Looking forward to your comments and opinions (if you have any),
Johannes
Footnotes:
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_Siberia…
--
http://www.infoe.de/
Casey Brown wrote:
> Yes, I agree, I have been trying to get this updated for months. :) But no
> one seems to know *how* to update it. Maybe we should just ask some really
> smart techy guy like Brion. :-P
Put it in the queue:
http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/
-- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org)
2007/7/31, Casey Brown <cbrown1023(a)comcast.net>:
> Okay... I thought I cleared this up, but obviously not.
Now it's a bit more clear :D
> But please, can we stop arguing on semantics and get the guidelines? They
> only apply to #wikipedia, so you do not need to think that you are going to
> get attacked by them in your local language's channel.
Could I propose, also, an OT brainstorming?
You say: #wikipedia is a "mother channel", a IRCchannel that should
represent all the languages.
It is not perceived so.
It's perceveid like a (messy) english-language channel.
The problem is: we have a lot of localized channels that works well.
What's the meaning of #wikipedia? Why does it exist? What should it
offer to the visitors?
I suppose we should rethink it...
2007/7/31, Casey Brown <cbrown1023(a)comcast.net>:
> What I said by jurisdiction (and I meant jurisdiction) was not necessarily
> the muli-lingual ones, but #wikipedia, #wikipedia-en, #wikipedia-social,
> #wikipedia-overflow, etc. All those mainly English channels that feed off
> of #wikipedia.
The meaning of this misterious "juridiction" changes mail by mail.
Could you please be coeherent and state once and for ever what would you mean?
I've read:
*not wikipedia, but wikimedia: it was a lapsus
*not jurisdiction on #wikipedia-*, but just "asking for comments" from
wikipedia-de, pedia-fr, pedia-it, etc...
*not jurisdition on all the #wikipedia-*s, just on the english related channel.
Oh my God, please. Be clear.
Hello everyone.
As a few of you may know, about 5 weeks ago some new guidelines were
put into place on meta for the IRC channel #wikipedia. At the same
time, the operator access list for the channel was emptied and started
from scratch.
The changes were quite unpopular, to say the least. A discussion
thread was started about them on the foundation-l mailing list, but
probably should have been started on wikipedia-l.
Now that I am back from my holiday, I have opened a review discussion
about the guidelines on their talk page on meta, which you can access
at the follow URL:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:IRC_guidelines/wikipedia
I would very much appreciate the input there of all people who have an
interest in the guidelines, and indeed any users of the
Wikipedia-affiliated IRC channels on Freenode.
~Mark Ryan
Greetings,
I got several requests about this, so this mail is mostly to get the
ball rolling. Nothing urgent !
Checkuser ombudsmen have been appointed now a year ago by the board.
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Ombudsperson_checkuser
I guess it is time for a renewal and little feedback on this, and more
generally, on checkusers.
So, please reflect on the following points if appropriate
1. is there any change to the checkuser policy that you might wish to
suggest ? If so, please comment here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Checkuser (talk page)
2. are they currently checkusers who still do not comply with the data
access policy ? Perhaps Cary can give a private feedback on this.
3. are they inactive checkusers ? If so, according to policy, they
should be removed. Can someone make a summary of activity, in the same
way that stewards activity perhaps ?
4. is there any change to the privacy policy that you might wish to
suggest ? If so, http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy
(talk page)
5. is there any change to suggest about the ombudsmen committee role ?
Clarifications ? If so, please here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman_committee (talk page).
6. last year, ombudsmen committee was appointed by the board. Maybe this
year, we can do it differently, and have the community approve/vote
people and Foundation "sanctify" the community choice ? If so, how would
you suggest doing that ? Similar that steward election ? Or is there
another preferred solution ?
Please take the time to give a feedback on this within the next 2-3
weeks, so that we can move on end of august on the topic.
Thanks
Ant