Denny, Dariusz: May you take a look the talk page [1], see the flow of concerns and ideas in relation to the proposal and comment specifically what you think it could work and what you think it couldn't.
Besides that, I created two subpages which deal separately with Representation and diversity [2] and Scope [3], so we could be more focused on those issues, as they turned out to be the most discussed ones. (If anyone sees the need for any other discussion topic, let them create a separate page, as well.)
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Community_Council_Compact [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Council_Compact/Represen... [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Council_Compact/Scope
On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 6:25 PM, Denny Vrandecic dvrandecic@wikimedia.org wrote:
No, I think the questions of community representation on the Board and the creation of an independent body able to represent the communities are orthogonal. I do not see anyone suggesting that the Board should not have community representatives.
But I see the need for a body representing the communities that does not derive its power from the Board, but from the communities directly.
On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 8:20 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Am I the only one who would rather see an independent body represent the communities than one subordinate to the Board?
My concern is that in the long run such a body may lead to excluding community representation from the Board ("since we have a community body already..."). Also, I think that we're lacking a senate, not a government per se.
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