Endorsements are now open for all candidates. Any endorsements for candidates who do not confirm are, of course, contingent upon confirmation.
Philippe ----- Original Message ----- From: Florence Devouard To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Board election endorsements
hmmmm ? Well, this is not disastrous. Surely, this can be flexible. Either get 24-48 hours more, or put the endorsement on the talk page until they are confirmed, or endorsement could be open but candidate labelled non confirmed.
I'll tell you... I think that whatever the little mistakes, the current situation looks good; Is that due to the endorsement ? I dunno, but this year, we only have "serious" (real) candidates. I also think there is a very active questionning of the candidates, and this is fabulous. A unique opportunity to see where the current board is not very good :-)
All in all, I find the situation rather positive. Do not worry about bureaucracy. I do not think any candidate will be left aside because of a short deadline for endorsement.
Ant
Robert Leverington wrote:
The fact that candidates cannot be endorsed until they have been confirmed is entirely wrong. As it is there is already little time for endorsements (especially for the later candidates) as endorsement is closed AT THE SAME TIME AS candidate presentations close and the confirmation is just making less and less time. It is also unfair that simply because a member of staff is not in the office candidates are unable to receive endorsements even though they have submitted there identity confirmation (although I do not resent Cary taking a day of vacation which he is entitled to).
This years elections have been full of unnecessary bureaucracy. Especially in the attitude of the election committee. Therefore I propose that next year (or this year in fact as the current elections are a complete shambles) that there is a clear time line to make it fair for all candidates. I outline it here:
- Candidate presentations and chance to ask questions
- Endorsements and chance to ask questions
- Vote
None of these should overlap and if possible there should be a gap between them as an amnesty.
Thank you for taking time to read this letter.
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