Risker, there are SEVERAL documents in meta with the guidelines used to
elect the Chapter seats. Say that "nobody knows" is a bit offensive.
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On 1 February 2012 21:26, Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 1 February 2012 18:17, Theo10011
<de10011(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 4:06 AM, Risker
<risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> In what way do chapter-selected seats improve the running of the WMF,
> Thomas? The Board has no say in who is being selected, and there is no
> basis in fact to say that those appointed by the chapters are any more
> effective or helpful in meeting the Board's goals or running the WMF
than
would
community-elected Wikimedians.
Risker, you know the point applies to appointed members of the board as
well. They are selected through even a more private process for seemingly
unlimited terms, they make up the other half of the board. I am surprised
why questions about their interest and representation aren't raised on
every new appointment?
The chapter selected member, at least go through a vetting and a voting
process that is open to several chapters and thousand of members.
The appointed members of the Board are chosen for their specific expertise
and skill-set. The Board does publicly identify the slots it is trying to
fill when looking for appointees, and the qualifications that they
require.
The chapter-selected seats...nobody knows what criteria are being used,
what specific expertise is being sought, what skill-set is being selected
for. The end result, as best I can see from the first two rounds, is "the
same people who could easily have run for election, because they're well
known and widely active in the community".
Risker/Anne
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