Alison Wheeler wrote:
We are an open project and, imho, our recruitment at
the most senior
positions needs to be as open as possible. Whilst I would not expect to
see wikipedians 'voting' on the appointment - there are too many legal and
capability considerations for that to be at all a possibility - the wider
knowledge of the class of people coming forward for the job, and the
general knowledge that the WMF has chosen the *best* available rather than
the nearest/easiest/cheapest available can only be a good thing for wider
support around our projects.
I agree with this 100%. Please note that what is currently being
contemplated is the hiring of an internal counsel and an *interim*
executive director. One of the foremost tasks for that interim
executive director would be precisely to participate in exactly the sort
of process you are describing! :)
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