Hi Ziko,
The advantages and disadvantages are articulated here, though I have to say
I wasn't aware of it until Patricio posted it just now.
I would speculate that the Board agreed with the advantages of the course
of action they have taken and felt the disadvantages of it are limited. But
that is only a guess ;)
Personally I think it is the right (and to me very obvious) decision.
Chris
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Ziko van Dijk <zvandijk(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Patricio,
Thank you for the information. I would be interested in an elaboration
of the advantages and disadvantages of a community election, though.
Kind regards
Ziko
2016-01-29 16:27 GMT+01:00 Patricio Lorente <patricio.lorente(a)gmail.com>om>:
Dear all,
I am happy to announce the Board intends to fill the open community
Trustee
seat at our meeting this weekend. On Saturday,
María Sefidari will accept
an appointment to the Board of Trustees, stepping into the third
community-nominated seat. The appointment will last the remainder of the
two year term, until Wikimania 2017.
Many of you know María. She previously served as a community-selected
Trustee from August 2013 to July 2015. In the most recent 2015 community
elections, she received the next highest support percentage, and highest
number of support votes. She was born and lives in Madrid, Spain, and has
been a contributor to the Wikimedia projects since 2006. She was a
founding
member of Spanish Wikipedia's LGBT
Wikiproject, Wikimedia España, and
Wikimujeres Grupo de Usuarias. She has also served on the Affiliations
and
Individual Engagement Grants committees. María is
passionate about the
role
of diversity in our strategic efforts to retain
and increase editorship,
and improving channels for community participation in Foundation
governance
and policymaking.
We consulted with the 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
before
deciding how to proceed in identifying a new
Trustee. They offered
thoughtful feedback on the possible available options, and we’re grateful
for their considerations. (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015#20…
)
We are certain many of you are wondering why we decided against holding
another election. We did consider the option, but the disadvantages
outweighed the benefits. The last election was well-attended, and still
quite recent. Holding a new election would take considerable time, and we
have important issues to address in the near future. It was important to
us
that the community perspective is fully
represented in these
conversations,
without delay. We also didn’t want to distract
from the affiliate Trustee
selection process, which is coming up soon.
I am excited by the dedication, compassion, and experience María brings
to
the Board at a crucial time. We are confident she
will serve our mission
with wisdom and grace.
Please join me in congratulating our friend María, and thanking her
service
to our movement.
Patricio
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