Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director and her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
-
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz -
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha -
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0 -
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate -
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC -
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
-
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement -
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to choose how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the best candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will be to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee to do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
-
The selection of a committee Chair -
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process (and consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April meeting[3]). -
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and -
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of good candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making sure that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example our recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures within the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made by multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm glad to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do one thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond the call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway, and I hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee - [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit... - [3] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit... - [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit... - [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I hope that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope that the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director and her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to choose how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the best candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will be to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee to do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process (and consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of good candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making sure that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example our recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures within the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made by multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm glad to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do one thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond the call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway, and I hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
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Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I hope that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope that the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director and her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to choose how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the best candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will be to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee to do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process (and consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of good candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making sure that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example our recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures within the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made by multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm glad to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do one thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond the call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway, and I hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
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Hoi, I really hope that the question is not answered and when answered the answer is no.
I am so sick and tired of this nonsense. It never stops and there is supposed to be only one answer. There are two alternatives; no answer and not as you like it. Thanks, GerardM
On 26 July 2016 at 06:53, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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Hi Gerard,
I am listening, to you and to others. I believe that others are listening as well. I would ask that you respect that there may be differing perspectives.
I hope that we will hear soon from the BGC in the spirit of openness and transparency. They may wish to respond in personal capacities rather than as an official committee, which is okay. I understand that it might take them a little time to process their thoughts. I expect that we'll hear at least an acknowledgement of the question within a couple of days.
Pine
On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:29 PM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com
wrote:
Hoi, I really hope that the question is not answered and when answered the answer is no.
I am so sick and tired of this nonsense. It never stops and there is supposed to be only one answer. There are two alternatives; no answer and not as you like it. Thanks, GerardM
On 26 July 2016 at 06:53, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation
of a
standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippe
slate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and
especially
Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form
of
open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in
early
2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming
selection
and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests
made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the
2015
temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats
we
saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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Maybe so, but that is your opinion and is not necessarily shared by others. I will second Pine's request.
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Hoi, I really hope that the question is not answered and when answered the answer is no.
I am so sick and tired of this nonsense. It never stops and there is supposed to be only one answer. There are two alternatives; no answer and not as you like it. Thanks, GerardM
On 26 July 2016 at 06:53, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_ Committee/2017_Election_Disclosure
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592. html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_ Committee/2016_competence_matrix
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_ Committee/Minutes_07-08-2016
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Co mmittee#Membership
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Hey,
The question is not on the table right now.
We're working to perform a gouvernance audit, board composition will be part of it.
Now, my personal opinion is it's neither urgent nor critical. And on top of that I'm not sure it would be a good idea.
All that being said, I'm sure it will come up during the gouvernance review.
And yes I missed it, sorry. Gérard, no need for such email, just, as Pine did, reask the question :)
Have a nice day
Le 26 juil. 2016 6:54 AM, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com a écrit :
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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In the time that it took me to compose my answer to Gerard's question, Christophe answered. (:
Christophe, I am glad to hear that this will be a part of the governance review. I would suggest keeping an open mind about this and letting the process take its course.
Pine
On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:39 PM, Christophe Henner chenner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hey,
The question is not on the table right now.
We're working to perform a gouvernance audit, board composition will be part of it.
Now, my personal opinion is it's neither urgent nor critical. And on top of that I'm not sure it would be a good idea.
All that being said, I'm sure it will come up during the gouvernance review.
And yes I missed it, sorry. Gérard, no need for such email, just, as Pine did, reask the question :)
Have a nice day
Le 26 juil. 2016 6:54 AM, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com a écrit :
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation
of a
standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippe
slate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and
especially
Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form
of
open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in
early
2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming
selection
and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests
made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the
2015
temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats
we
saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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That I definitly will :)
And at the end of the day we will make a decision and provide reasoning. Just wanted to give you my personal opinion too.
And I really did miss the question, sorry about that.
Have a great day,
Le 26 juil. 2016 7:50 AM, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com a écrit :
In the time that it took me to compose my answer to Gerard's question, Christophe answered. (:
Christophe, I am glad to hear that this will be a part of the governance review. I would suggest keeping an open mind about this and letting the process take its course.
Pine
On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:39 PM, Christophe Henner <chenner@wikimedia.org
wrote:
Hey,
The question is not on the table right now.
We're working to perform a gouvernance audit, board composition will be part of it.
Now, my personal opinion is it's neither urgent nor critical. And on top
of
that I'm not sure it would be a good idea.
All that being said, I'm sure it will come up during the gouvernance review.
And yes I missed it, sorry. Gérard, no need for such email, just, as Pine did, reask the question :)
Have a nice day
Le 26 juil. 2016 6:54 AM, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com a écrit :
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether
the
Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air.
I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become
an
elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl
wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation
of a
standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive
Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippe
slate
User:KTC <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC%3E
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community
Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and
especially
Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in
the
upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee
will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some
form
of
open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the
committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection
process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in
early
2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming
selection
and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have
the
skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for
example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests
made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the
2015
temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to
do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well
beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected
seats
we
saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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Hoi, My beef is that it is a question that does not go away, that has been asked for the umpteenth time. It comes across as very self defeating for us as a movement because it is not what will benefit us most and it seems like a "safe" subject because it takes away from real issues..
In my experience far more problematic are the quality issues with Wikipedia. Many easy to implement improvements like doing away with red links and wiki links and replace them Wikidata items are just not considered. We face a lot of opposition from vested interests and the quality on many subjects seriously suffers. This does translate into information that is detrimental to our readers.
Yes, other people may have different perspectives but given the lack of progress even an unwillingness to tackle many issues my perspective is that it is so far removed from what we should be doing and I am convinced that it will do us no good, it will splinter us more than bring us together.
My hope is not in whatever committee that commits to group think. My hope is that we are true to what we are about and that is share in the sum of all knowledge. At this time we do not even share the sum of the knowledge that is available to us. Thanks, GerardM
On 26 July 2016 at 07:39, Christophe Henner chenner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hey,
The question is not on the table right now.
We're working to perform a gouvernance audit, board composition will be part of it.
Now, my personal opinion is it's neither urgent nor critical. And on top of that I'm not sure it would be a good idea.
All that being said, I'm sure it will come up during the gouvernance review.
And yes I missed it, sorry. Gérard, no need for such email, just, as Pine did, reask the question :)
Have a nice day
Le 26 juil. 2016 6:54 AM, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com a écrit :
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation
of a
standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippe
slate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and
especially
Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form
of
open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in
early
2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming
selection
and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests
made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the
2015
temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats
we
saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
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Hi Gerard,
I agree with you that there are many important issues, and as you mentioned one of them is the quality of our products and services. However, I am keenly aware of governance issues at WMF and how they affect the rest of the ecosystem. WMF is a single point of failure (an issue which I would like to see mitigated but is likely to take time on the order of years), so for the foreseeable future I feel that it is in the interest of the Wikimedia community and the affiliates to be mindful of WMF governance matters.
I am happy to have a conversation about Wikipedia quality and Wikidata integration, and I would like to invite you to start a different thread about that subject.
Thank you,
Pine
On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 11:20 PM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com
wrote:
Hoi, My beef is that it is a question that does not go away, that has been asked for the umpteenth time. It comes across as very self defeating for us as a movement because it is not what will benefit us most and it seems like a "safe" subject because it takes away from real issues..
In my experience far more problematic are the quality issues with Wikipedia. Many easy to implement improvements like doing away with red links and wiki links and replace them Wikidata items are just not considered. We face a lot of opposition from vested interests and the quality on many subjects seriously suffers. This does translate into information that is detrimental to our readers.
Yes, other people may have different perspectives but given the lack of progress even an unwillingness to tackle many issues my perspective is that it is so far removed from what we should be doing and I am convinced that it will do us no good, it will splinter us more than bring us together.
My hope is not in whatever committee that commits to group think. My hope is that we are true to what we are about and that is share in the sum of all knowledge. At this time we do not even share the sum of the knowledge that is available to us. Thanks, GerardM
On 26 July 2016 at 07:39, Christophe Henner chenner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hey,
The question is not on the table right now.
We're working to perform a gouvernance audit, board composition will be part of it.
Now, my personal opinion is it's neither urgent nor critical. And on top
of
that I'm not sure it would be a good idea.
All that being said, I'm sure it will come up during the gouvernance review.
And yes I missed it, sorry. Gérard, no need for such email, just, as Pine did, reask the question :)
Have a nice day
Le 26 juil. 2016 6:54 AM, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com a écrit :
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether
the
Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air.
I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become
an
elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl
wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation
of a
standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive
Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippe
slate
User:KTC <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC%3E
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community
Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and
especially
Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in
the
upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee
will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some
form
of
open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the
committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection
process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in
early
2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming
selection
and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have
the
skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for
example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests
made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the
2015
temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to
do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well
beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected
seats
we
saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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Christophe and Pine,
I am glad this loop is getting closed. I agree very much with Pine that eliminating the Founder's Seat as a (virtually) guaranteed position is something that has been suggested by a great many informed people who care about the movement, in a number of venues, and until now (as far as I'm aware) has not been acknowledged. I'm glad to know that the governance review will give it consideration. Wikimedia has recently been doing many good things to address the challenges of the last year or two, but this issue remains -- in my mind -- the single most significant opportunity to get things on track.
One thing comes to mind, which may also be appropriate to the review: perhaps it would be good to have a more structured way of making suggestions to the Board. For tech issues, we have Phabricator; something along those lines might be worthwhile, as it creates a way to assess how many people are interested in a certain issue, and also whether and how it has been seen/acknowledged/is being addressed.
-Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]
On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:39 PM, Christophe Henner chenner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hey,
The question is not on the table right now.
We're working to perform a gouvernance audit, board composition will be part of it.
Now, my personal opinion is it's neither urgent nor critical. And on top of that I'm not sure it would be a good idea.
All that being said, I'm sure it will come up during the gouvernance review.
And yes I missed it, sorry. Gérard, no need for such email, just, as Pine did, reask the question :)
Have a nice day
Le 26 juil. 2016 6:54 AM, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com a écrit :
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation
of a
standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippe
slate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and
especially
Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form
of
open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in
early
2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming
selection
and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests
made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the
2015
temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats
we
saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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Sorry to post twice -- I spoke too soon with "single greatest opportunity." An acknowledgment of community members' positive role in addressing the Superprotect debacle is another important opportunity that should not be missed.
-Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]
On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Pete Forsyth peteforsyth@gmail.com wrote:
Christophe and Pine,
I am glad this loop is getting closed. I agree very much with Pine that eliminating the Founder's Seat as a (virtually) guaranteed position is something that has been suggested by a great many informed people who care about the movement, in a number of venues, and until now (as far as I'm aware) has not been acknowledged. I'm glad to know that the governance review will give it consideration. Wikimedia has recently been doing many good things to address the challenges of the last year or two, but this issue remains -- in my mind -- the single most significant opportunity to get things on track.
One thing comes to mind, which may also be appropriate to the review: perhaps it would be good to have a more structured way of making suggestions to the Board. For tech issues, we have Phabricator; something along those lines might be worthwhile, as it creates a way to assess how many people are interested in a certain issue, and also whether and how it has been seen/acknowledged/is being addressed.
-Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]
On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:39 PM, Christophe Henner <chenner@wikimedia.org
wrote:
Hey,
The question is not on the table right now.
We're working to perform a gouvernance audit, board composition will be part of it.
Now, my personal opinion is it's neither urgent nor critical. And on top of that I'm not sure it would be a good idea.
All that being said, I'm sure it will come up during the gouvernance review.
And yes I missed it, sorry. Gérard, no need for such email, just, as Pine did, reask the question :)
Have a nice day
Le 26 juil. 2016 6:54 AM, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com a écrit :
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become
an
elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl
wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation
of a
standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippe
slate
User:KTC <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community
Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and
especially
Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in
the
upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee
will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some
form of
open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the
committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in
early
2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming
selection
and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have
the
skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests
made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the
2015
temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well
beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected
seats we
saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Pete Forsyth peteforsyth@gmail.com wrote:
One thing comes to mind, which may also be appropriate to the review: perhaps it would be good to have a more structured way of making suggestions to the Board. For tech issues, we have Phabricator; something along those lines might be worthwhile, as it creates a way to assess how many people are interested in a certain issue, and also whether and how it has been seen/acknowledged/is being addressed.
Absolutely, I totally agree it would be useful, it was one of the transparency improvements proposed in our internal govenance analysis, and in fact we have dscussed it with the WMF communication team in June at Wikimania - everybody agrees it would be nice to be able to track committments, follow up on issues, etc, but the only thing is that it will take some time and resources to implement, and we are a bit bottlenecked so we don't expect such a system to be ready in 2016. I certainly hope we will have it next year though.
dj
Great news! Congratulations to the incoming Standing Election Committee and many thanks to the outgoing (non-standing; sitting?) one.
(I will save the lengthy explanation of my favoured voting system for another occasion ;) )
Chris
On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 2:00 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director and her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to choose how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the best candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will be to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee to do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process (and consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of good candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making sure that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example our recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures within the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made by multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm glad to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do one thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond the call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway, and I hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
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Hello,
No one else started a page on meta for this committee, right?
I did here- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Elections_Committee
If anyone has more information please post links.
yours,
On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 5:43 AM, Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com wrote:
Great news! Congratulations to the incoming Standing Election Committee and many thanks to the outgoing (non-standing; sitting?) one.
(I will save the lengthy explanation of my favoured voting system for another occasion ;) )
Chris
On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 2:00 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has
appointed
the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director and her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia
Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any
discussions
involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to choose how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the best candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will be to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee to do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of good candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making sure that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example our recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures within the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm glad to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do one thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway, and
I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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Thank you to those of you who have volunteered in this role. I have a lot of faith in all of you to improve on the groundwork that was done in the recent past, and am particularly glad that you should have sufficient time to consider and test different voting systems - something that the last two "temporary" election committees did not really have an opportunity to do. I am certain you have all been reviewing the "post mortems" of the last few elections to see what was considered in need of improvement.
It's been six weeks since the appointment of the committee, and I am curious to know who has been selected as the chair, and whether or not the committee has introduced any other members or selected any advisors.
I am also curious whether the committee members (and by extension the WMF staff and Board liaisons) have undertaken to not run in the next election. Given that the Committee is tasked with reviewing and potentially modifying the rules under which future elections will be held, such a public confirmation would prevent the perception of conflict of interest.
While I appreciate that many Wikimedians reduce their activity during the July-August period (myself included, for family reasons this year), I'd like to encourage the Election Committee to seriously consider starting an examination of the voting system in the near future, including some public discussions, and arrangements with the appropriate developers to write out the programs and test voting systems that the committee considers to have potential. I think this is the task that will take the most time because it will need to be incorporated into the workload of already-busy staff/developers, and will also require discussion both with the broader community and within the committee itself.
I wish you all the very best - you have an opportunity to have a significant impact in the governance of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Risker/Anne
On 20 July 2016 at 21:00, Dariusz Jemielniak darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director and her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to choose how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the best candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will be to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee to do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process (and consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of good candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making sure that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example our recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures within the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made by multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm glad to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do one thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond the call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway, and I hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ Board_Governance_Committee/2017_Election_Disclosure
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ Board_Governance_Committee/2016_competence_matrix
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ Board_Governance_Committee/Minutes_07-08-2016
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On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
I am also curious whether the committee members (and by extension the WMF staff and Board liaisons) have undertaken to not run in the next election. Given that the Committee is tasked with reviewing and potentially modifying the rules under which future elections will be held, such a public confirmation would prevent the perception of conflict of interest.
I can answer the one about myself: within the Board we have agreed that the matters pertaining to community elections will be dealt with by Nataliia, as I have not made a decision about not running yet.
I do hope, however, that I will be able to cooperate with the Election Committee on topics such as a more general restructuring of the Board.
best,
dj
Hi all,
Just to let you know, User:KTC has been selected as the new interim chair of the elections committee. A permanent chair will be selected once all advisers and members are in place.
This change has been reflected at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee%3E.
Regards,
Adrian Raddatz
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
I am also curious whether the committee members (and by extension the WMF staff and Board liaisons) have undertaken to not run in the next
election.
Given that the Committee is tasked with reviewing and potentially
modifying
the rules under which future elections will be held, such a public confirmation would prevent the perception of conflict of interest.
I can answer the one about myself: within the Board we have agreed that the matters pertaining to community elections will be dealt with by Nataliia, as I have not made a decision about not running yet.
I do hope, however, that I will be able to cooperate with the Election Committee on topics such as a more general restructuring of the Board.
best,
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