The removal of a community elected member whiteout a community consultation is a scandal. I can see nothing which justifies a immediately removal (such as unlawful behavior). A scandal.
That James was replaced with Geshuri, who was involved in a scandal is yet a other scandal.
IMHO Geshuri schould be removed from the Board ASAP (if it is true what was wrote about him on media - even in non english media) to restore the trust of the community.
If the Board is ignoring Community voice, then we have to start a formal procedure (RFC, Open letter) to remove Mr. Geshuri. Or to start a re-election.
I am highly disappointed . Trust is broken. :-(
With best regards, Steinsplitter
To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org From: mail@anderswennersten.se Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 12:12:34 +0100 Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF trustee Arnnon Geshuri and part in anticompetitive agreements in Google
Very good point Chris.
I also think it would be good to remember that WMF transformation from the "Superprotect disaster" to a very much appreciated 2015 Community Wishlist Survey. To go from an "inside-out" to an "outside-in" model in deciding what functionality to develop is a revolution. And even if we as users all applaud this change, we should also respect it can be felt tough to adjust to if you are "inside"
I give Lila 100% credit for this change and thank the Board for supporting this change (and also to have recruited Lila with this as main purpose)
Anders
Den 2016-01-09 kl. 10:06, skrev Chris Keating:
I suspect they need a few days, based on past experiences. To dig into the matter, and prepare an answer
Quite, and thanks for saying that Lodewijk.
In my view, the WMF board's top priority has to be the issues about strategy, leadership and staff morale that are being made public now. It is in everyone's interests that these issues get sorted out and some key parts of the solution have to happen in private.
I am sure that the Board have invested a huge amount of time and energy in these issues already. Unless you have been on the board of an organisation that's gone through a serious problem it's difficult to appreciate the pressure this creates. I have, and I would urge everyone to take a deep breath and think before emailing. It's worth repeating that Board members are all volunteers with jobs and families and what's more are trying to coordinate between three different continents.
In particular hundred-email threads on this list where everyone speculates and demands answers to their particular questions (and some people downright stir the shit) are less than helpful - a board member who spends 5 hours a week on WMF business could easily spend that just reading all the emails....
Dariusz has said the Board is looking into the situation with Arnnon, which they were clearly not aware of - that is what needs to happen and yet more emails on this list won't mean that happens any more quickly.
Regards,
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