No; it's open to several chapters. If you're planning on holding the
process in private, it's in no way open to thousands of members - it's open
to representatives of thousands of members who were not, I would wager,
selected because of their opinions on wider movement governance.
(personal opinion, etc)
On 1 February 2012 23:17, 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.
Regards
Theo
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