Wasn’t this mentioned in the results announcement [1]?
== Waiting for the Board’s appointment ==
While these candidates have been ranked through the community vote, they are not yet appointed to the Board of Trustees. They still need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. This process can be longer depending on the country of residence of the candidates. The Board has set a tentative date to appoint new trustees at the end of this month. The Board also has approved a short extension to the terms of the exiting trustees to allow a smooth transition.
Cheers, Lucas
[1]: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/09/07/results-for-the-most-contended-wikimed...
On 11.09.21 17:23, Andy Mabbett wrote:
On Tue, 7 Sept 2021 at 19:16, Tito Dutta trulytito@gmail.com wrote:
My good wishes to all the newly selected board members of Wikimedia Foundation.
AIUI, they are not yet board members, nor are they guaranteed to be. The Trust's bylaws[1] state, at Article IV, Section 3(C) (my **emphasis**):
(iii) The Board will appoint candidates who are **nominated** through this process, subject to Article IV, Section 3(A), and other provisions of these Bylaws. In the event that a candidate is selected who does not meet the requirements of Article IV, Section 3(A) or other requirements of these Bylaws, or of applicable state or federal law, the Board will (a) **not appoint the candidate**, (b) declare a vacancy on the Board, and (c) fill the resulting vacancy, subject to this Section 3 and to Article IV, Section 6 below.
while Article IV, Section 3(A) says:
(i) The Board shall be composed of Trustees with a diverse set of talents, experience, backgrounds, and competencies that will best fulfill the mission and needs of the Foundation, **as determined by the Board**. The Board is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion both in terms of trustee composition and in other aspects of its work.
Together, these seem to give the Board the option to "determine" that the "nominated" individuals would not create a board with "a diverse set of talents, experience, backgrounds, and competencies" and to reject one or more of them.
Furthermore, it seems to make a lie of the claim [2] that "Members of the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates to a three-year term.", if, in fact, we merely "nominate" people for the Board to consider.
I'd like to think I'm wrong. Can anyone show me how I am?
[1] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bylaws
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021