I'm surprised to see that this announcement includes no mention of the
videos that the candidates created answering community questions[1] and
instead highlights the affiliate questions from the earlier phase of the
election. The on-wiki instructions also made no mention of the videos
until a community member added them,[2] and the posting of the videos was
not announced on this list until Andreas did it.[3]
To be clear, the decision to channel campaign activities into video rather
than text settings was both inconvenient and inequitable, both for the
candidates and for voters, and probably doomed any chance to have the
candidates' answers translated for non-English-speaking voters. There are
no usable transcripts available[4], except for the written answers from the
one candidate who has opted to provide them.[5] But since this is the path
that was chosen, I don't think it's right to bury what little community
engagement we had.
Emufarmers
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Campaig…
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections…
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elec…
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elec…
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Communi…
On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 1:22 AM Mahuton Possoupe <
mpossoupe-ctr(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
The Community Voting period for the 2022 Board of Trustees election
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022>
is
now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need
to vote:
- Try the Election Compass
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass>,
showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics.
- Read the candidate statements
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates>
and answers to Affiliate questions
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions>
- Learn more about the skills the Board seeks
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Apply_to_be_a_Candidate>
and
how the Analysis Committee found candidates aligned with those skills
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates>
If you are ready to vote, you may go to SecurePoll voting page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Elections_2022>
to
vote now. *You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at
23:59 UTC.* To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter
eligibility page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Voter_eligibility_guidelines>
.
Best,
Movement Strategy and Governance
**This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and
the Elections Committee**
--
*Mahuton POSSOUPE (He/Him)*
Movement Strategy & Board Governance facilitator
French-speaking communities
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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