Romaine has decided to step down as Board member of Wikimedia Belgium (WMBE). Following an
international escalating conflict and an
unauthorized email, he has been feeling stressed and prefers to live in a safe
environment, and give priority to his own health. [1]
It is important to provide a safe environment for all volunteers. As such the board of
Wikimedia Belgium, based on a proposal of the
General Assembly, has requested the Affiliate Chairs to vote to request an Internal audit
(based on international best
practices/standards/norms) of major WMF procedures. [2]
WMBE sincerely thanks Romaine for co-founding Wikimedia Belgium and for his valued work
during his years as Board member. WMBE
regrets having lost one of her most active Board members. It is a loss for the
association, our partners in Belgium and abroad, and
for the Wikimedia community as a whole. [3]
The WMBE Board temporarily assigns the Treasurer function to the Chair until a new
candidate is found. The WMBE statutes allow the
Board to assign technical functions outside of the Board. We would welcome candidates.
[4]
We hope we can return to a safe environment, and that the focus goes back to where WMBE
was founded for: activities to get more free
knowledge.
-- The Board of Wikimedia Belgium (WMBE)
-- Geert Van Pamel, Chair of Wikimedia Belgium
[1]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2019-June/092878.html
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Request_for_WMF_Internal_audits_and_appeal_…
[3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2019-June/092909.html
[4]
http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv_pdf/2014/10/17/14190820.pdf