Yes, and let me say it in stronger terms: This is unacceptable. Community-selected seats have nothing to do with affiliates; affiliates are absolutely not the community. Community-selected seats must be an at-large election from Wikimedia editors from any candidate who cares to run, not taken from a "short list" of affiliate-approved candidates.

Affiliate seats are NOT community seats.

Regards,

Todd Allen

On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 4:32 PM Andreas Kolbe <jayen466@gmail.com> wrote:
Chris, 

There is no longer any distinction between community and affiliate trustees. For reference, see the "Type of seat" column in the current board member table on Meta, as well as the footnote under the table.[1] 

What Dariusz has announced here is a new process for determining "community-and-affiliate trustees". This new process is being "implemented on a trial basis for the 2022 election".  

Andreas


On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 9:19 PM Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com> wrote:


On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 1:32 PM Andreas Kolbe <jayen466@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Dariusz,

I am surprised your post has not attracted more attention. It's probably because you did not spell out what the adopted recommendation involves. It says (my emphases):[1]

The Board of Trustees wants to improve the set of skills and the diversity contributed by newly selected trustees. For this reason, the Board has approved a new process to select two community-and-affiliate trustees this year. The objective is to have two trustees confirmed by October 1st. Affiliates will vote to pre-select 6 candidates. A community vote will decide who from these 6 candidates will be recommended for the two seats.

This is a fundamental change to the WMF board election process. Many people will feel that this further disenfranchises the volunteer community. 

The effect of this is that the two seats which were in the past solely elected by the Wikimedia Affiliates will now be elected through this combined model where the affiliates shortlist 6 candidates and the community elects two of them.

That is, to my mind, enfranchising the volunteer community to a greater extent. 
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