On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 4:50 AM, Oliver Keyes <okeyes(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
No; it's open to several chapters. If you're
planning on holding the
process in private, it's in no way open to thousands of members - it's open
to representatives of thousands of members who were not, I would wager,
selected because of their opinions on wider movement governance.
What?
Chapters by definition have to have a board, and be open to membership. The
decision taken by the board and representatives, is usually vetted
internally, it is representative of the entire chapter; as much as the
community elected members are representative of the entire community,
beyond just the individuals that voted. The community elected members
aren't called, the community-who-voted board members.
Regards
Theo
(personal opinion, etc)
On 1 February 2012 23:17, Theo10011 <de10011(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 4:06 AM, Risker
<risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> In what way do chapter-selected seats improve the running of the WMF,
> Thomas? The Board has no say in who is being selected, and there is no
> basis in fact to say that those appointed by the chapters are any more
> effective or helpful in meeting the Board's goals or running the WMF
than
would
community-elected Wikimedians.
Risker, you know the point applies to appointed members of the board as
well. They are selected through even a more private process for seemingly
unlimited terms, they make up the other half of the board. I am surprised
why questions about their interest and representation aren't raised on
every new appointment?
The chapter selected member, at least go through a vetting and a voting
process that is open to several chapters and thousand of members.
Regards
Theo
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