wrote:
> Dear all,
> I am very glad that the proposal for
establishing a provisional
> volunteer council received such a lot support both on this list
> as in
> private conversations.
> Since the request for candidates for
the Provisional Volunteer
> Council, I received quite some nominations. However,
> unfortunately I
> have to admit that there were no (willing) candidates from some
> important regions amongst these. As I have to work with the
> candidates
> that were nominated, I was therefore unable to candidate someone
> from
> these regions.
> I did try however, to get at least a
few projects represented, and
> also a more technical person (from the developers side of the
> volunteer spectrum). Please find my final suggestion list below in
> the
> proposal (attached again for reference - only one minor spelling
> and
> layout changes).
> Please note that this is a *proposed*
resolution, and not yet
> accepted.
> I know this list is not very long. And
some area's are still
> missing
> in representation. However, I trust this group wholehearely, and
> suppose that they will make sure as a first thing to get at least
> one
> or more projects better represented (such as Wikinews or
> Wikiversity
> which have a very different character).
> If you have major concerns with
respect to this list of candidates,
> please send them to this list or communicate them to the Board (I
> am
> not sure which route is the best for that though). I will make no
> changes any more myself, but the Board is of course able to
> determine
> the list as it likes.
> With kind regards,
> Lodewijk Gelauff
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Whereas the Board,
> * recognizes the value of volunteers
in Wikimedia projects and that
> their work is the very reason of their success,
> * values the volunteers' opinions and takes them into serious
> consideration when discussing issues involving the volunteers,
> * is of the opinion that these volunteers should have a strong
> say in
> changes in the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the
> Wikimedia Foundation,
> * considers a Volunteer Council a valuable intermediary between
> volunteers and the Foundation, and as a good instrument to hear the
> voice of the volunteers:
> it is hereby resolved that:
> 1. The Board of Trustees hereby
creates a Volunteer Council, to
> serve
> as a valuable complement to the Staff, Advisory Board and Board of
> Trustees.
> 2. Without restricting the generality of this provision the
> purposes
> of the Volunteer Council shall include:
> 1) Offering advice and support on
issues relevant to the Wikimedia
> Volunteers,
> 2) Recommanding the opening or closure of Wikimedia projects,
> 3) Approving changes to the articles of incorporation or bylaws of
> the Wikimedia Foundation and
> 4) Assist in establishing a clear separation between the legal
> responsibilities of the Wikimedia Foundation as an Internet Service
> Provider and the community decisions for the Wikimedia Projects.
> 3. The members from the Volunteer
Council must be volunteers within
> Wikimedia.
> 4. The Provisional Volunteer Council shall report to the Board no
> later than September 1, 2008, which report shall include
> recommendations regarding the number and composition of the
> Volunteer
> Council, and how the members of the Council shall be chosen. Said
> report shall also include recommendations regarding the
> distribution
> of rights and responsibilities between the Board and Council, and
> any
> changes in the by-laws that may be necessary to implement this.
> 5. Except where it pertains to its own procedures, no decision of
> the
> Provisional Volunteer Council shall bind any person.
> 6. On receipt of the said report the Board shall take such steps as
> it
> deems necessary to confirm and empower the Volunteer Council, and
> provide for a transition of operations from the Provisional
> Volunteer
> Council.
> 7. Members of the Volunteer Council will not be financially
> compensated for their activity. On approval by the Board of
> Trustees
> expenses of the Provisional Volunteer Council and Volunteer Council
> in
> the fulfillment of their duties may be reimbursed.
> 8. The following people are hereby appointed as member of the
> Provisional Volunteer Council:
> Michael Bimmler, Mbimmler (Main
project: de.wikipedia)
> Yaroslav Blanter, Yaroslav Blanter (Main project: ru.wikipedia)
> Lise Broer, Durova (Main projects: en.wikipedia and
> commons.wikimedia )
> Jesse Plamondon-Willard, Pathoschild (Main projects: en.wikisource
> and meta.wikimedia )
> Sydney Poore, FloNight (Main project: en.wikipedia)
> Milos Rancic, Millosh (Main project: sr.wikipedia)
> Ray Saintonge, Eclecticology (Main project: en.wikisource,
> en.wikipedia)
> Andrew Whitworth, Whiteknight (Main project: en.wikibooks)
> Michal Zlatkovsky, Timichal (Main project: cs.wikipedia)
> 9. The members of the Provisional
Volunteer Council may on a 2/3
> vote
> of all its members add such additional members as they may deem
> necessary and useful to their deliberations.
>
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