Instead of blaming people, I blame the idea that board members should ever be ejected if they have lost the trust or confidence of other board members, or because other members feel uncomfortable working with them, or because they may choose to withhold or be more forthcoming with information than other members prefer.
Joining a representative body should require a conscious effort to avoid groupthink, not a suicide pact to abide by it.
On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 8:06 PM Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote:
+1 :-)
The elected candidates are ideal, making me feel confident that the values and aspirations of the wider Wikimedia volunteer community will be well represented in the coming year.
As previously mentioned, Alice and Jimmy were the main political players in excluding Doc James from board discussions. The expulsion of James from the board as an //elected// trustee has damaged the reputation of the WMF board of trustees, and they must take fair personal responsibility for those events. It would be great if both Alice and Jimmy could speak up now, perhaps now thanking Doc James for having the determination to run again for the board and ensuring the community that they will do everything they can to ensure James is supported and welcome, or have the wisdom to step down if they feel unable to work collegiately and positively with their elected fellow trustees.
The historical theme of the WMF board being directed by trustees that have never stood for an open election is an embarrassment in the light of the unnecessarily policial recent history of the WMF. We are overdue for the board to be seen to get their fingers out, do some meaningful housekeeping, and re-invent itself as one that is properly open, transparent and accountable to volunteers as well as large rich donors. Naturally, well intentioned folks who "happen to" benefit from their sticky conflicts of interest in directly related commercial ventures, such as Wikia and Wikitrubune, should not be anywhere near the board, nor should they hold positions of influence on related committees and trusts where the potential conflicts of loyalty represent financial and reputational risks for the Wikimedia community and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Fae
faewik@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
On 23 May 2017 at 12:34, Austin Hair adhair@gmail.com wrote:
I normally hate +1s, but I want to congratulate Doc James on his reappointment to the board. I hope we've all learned from his previous term, and can work together to benefit the movement.
With love,
One of your list administrators, who would rather not have to deal with fiascos.
On May 23, 2017 02:12, "Isaac Olatunde" reachout2isaac@gmail.com
wrote:
Congratulations to the newly elected members and many thanks to members
of
the election committee.
Regards,
Isaac.
On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Tito Dutta trulytito@gmail.com
wrote:
Many congrats to all the members. Good wishes and all the best.
On 22 May 2017 at 11:53, Rogol Domedonfors domedonfors@gmail.com
wrote:
Indeed. It would be appropriate for members of the Board to state
now,
in
public and for the record, that they accept the democratically
expressed
wishes of the community and will reappoint James at the due time.
On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:18 AM, MZMcBride z@mzmcbride.com
wrote:
matanya moses wrote: >Congratulations to María Sefidari (User:Raystorm), Dariusz
Jemielniak
>(User:pundit), and James Heilman (User:Doc James) for receiving
the
most
>community support. Subject to a standard background check, they
will
be
>appointed by the Board at their August meeting at Wikimania.
For those wondering, two of the people who supported James'
removal
from
the Board of Trustees in December 2015 are still serving: Alice
and
Jimmy.
And the two people who opposed the resolution (Dariusz and James)
are
now
among the three people being reappointed.
Heilman_Removal
Trustees_members
MZMcBride
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