Hello everyone,
Given the current situation and discussions around the BoT-MCDC liaisons' statement https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/IH6CY4GSMZB2C3WTWQISUOYUQCKPQS4R/ about their intention to recommend that the *BoT not ratify the Movement Charter and still move forward with the community vote*, I decided to organize the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) *meeting on 23 June (THIS SUNDAY) – meeting link on Meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024_06* .
*T**L;DR – Quick catch-up*
Board of Trustees liaisons to MCDC (Natalia Tymkiv and Lorenzo Losa) announced they *will not recommend* the BoT to ratify the charter in its current form and *will recommend* the development of new concrete and time-bound next steps to "*evaluate progress*". The reason stated is that the "*proposed Charter** does not address the significant concerns*" raised by the Board earlier this year (February https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_Foundation_perspectives_on_the_Global_Council and May https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_Foundation_feedback_on_Movement_Charter_Final_Draft ).
*Each of the 3 voting blocks: community, affiliates, and the BoT needs to approve the Charter to ratify it*, meaning that each of them has the power to veto the Charter if they vote against it.
*Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting on 23 June* There are two meeting times to cater to two major time zone blocks.
The two times are:
- *03:00 UTC*, 2024-06-23 (Asia-Pacific friendly time) – Check your timezone https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719111600 - *16:00 UTC*, 2024-06-23 (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time) – Check your timezone https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719158400
*The agenda is:*
- Update on the Movement Charter process - Discussion on the Wikimedia Foundation statement on the Movement Charter - Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/Board liaisons reflections on final Movement charter draft https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_liaisons_reflections_on_final_Movement_charter_draft
*For the signup and meeting link*, go to the SWAN page at Meta-wiki:
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024_...
*The Movement Charter vote is scheduled to start in just 76 hours! Join us at the discussion.*
Cheers, --
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz (He/him)
Wikimania 2024 Poland – Team Lead
Wikimedia Europe Board Member
Wikipedia Administrator
User:Nadzik https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nadzik
The second call is happening now: https://meet.google.com/dvq-ayjk-nkq
Cheers, --
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz (He/him)
Wikimania 2024 Poland – Team Lead
Wikimedia Europe Board Member
Wikipedia Administrator
User:Nadzik https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nadzik
pt., 21 cze 2024 o 22:40 Wikipedysta Nadzik pl.wikipedia.nadzik@gmail.com napisał(a):
Hello everyone,
Given the current situation and discussions around the BoT-MCDC liaisons' statement https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/IH6CY4GSMZB2C3WTWQISUOYUQCKPQS4R/ about their intention to recommend that the *BoT not ratify the Movement Charter and still move forward with the community vote*, I decided to organize the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) *meeting on 23 June (THIS SUNDAY) – meeting link on Meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024_06* .
*T**L;DR – Quick catch-up*
Board of Trustees liaisons to MCDC (Natalia Tymkiv and Lorenzo Losa) announced they *will not recommend* the BoT to ratify the charter in its current form and *will recommend* the development of new concrete and time-bound next steps to "*evaluate progress*". The reason stated is that the "*proposed Charter** does not address the significant concerns*" raised by the Board earlier this year (February https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_Foundation_perspectives_on_the_Global_Council and May https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_Foundation_feedback_on_Movement_Charter_Final_Draft ).
*Each of the 3 voting blocks: community, affiliates, and the BoT needs to approve the Charter to ratify it*, meaning that each of them has the power to veto the Charter if they vote against it.
*Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting on 23 June* There are two meeting times to cater to two major time zone blocks.
The two times are:
- *03:00 UTC*, 2024-06-23 (Asia-Pacific friendly time) – Check your
timezone https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719111600
- *16:00 UTC*, 2024-06-23 (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time) – Check
your timezone https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719158400
*The agenda is:*
- Update on the Movement Charter process
- Discussion on the Wikimedia Foundation statement on the Movement
Charter - Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/Board liaisons reflections on final Movement charter draft https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_liaisons_reflections_on_final_Movement_charter_draft
*For the signup and meeting link*, go to the SWAN page at Meta-wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024_...
*The Movement Charter vote is scheduled to start in just 76 hours! Join us at the discussion.*
Cheers,
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz (He/him)
Wikimania 2024 Poland – Team Lead
Wikimedia Europe Board Member
Wikipedia Administrator
User:Nadzik https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nadzik
Thank you for organizing the call, and creating a space for discussing the Wikimedia Foundation Board liaisons reflections and the perspectives on the movement charter draft.
We have heard different requests for changing the timeline of the ratification vote - asking the board to vote earlier, or to vote later, or to delay affiliates and community vote, or to have the affiliates and community vote only if the vote of the board is in favour of ratification. During yesterday's call, some of these options were mentioned by the participants, and we were asked to check on the option to delay the vote. While there was no consensus on the call on any specific option, I committed to check whether a change in the timeline is feasible and discuss with MCDC whether it would be the right choice. Clearly, such a decision must be made extremely quickly, hence the narrow timeline.
As promised, I checked the feasibility of a delay with the Movement Charter Drafting Committee. All the committee members that have spoken so far, which are the majority, believe that the process should not be changed, unless there is a very good reason. This process with the current timeline has been advertised for several weeks, including posts on various projects, and it would not be fair to other voters. Nataliia and I support this position. We are also all in agreement in encouraging participation in the vote, as we are all interested in getting as much constructive input from the voters as possible.
From an operational capacity perspective, any delay now would also require postponing other planned movement-wide processes with an impact that goes beyond the movement charter.
Another request that we heard clearly in the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) [4] call was to have a clear commitment from the board on next steps. Having concrete next steps is part of our recommendation to the board; and more specifically our recommendation talks about moving forward this year by shifting some of the functions that have been proposed for the Global Council to global, community- representing bodies, and iterating over those models [5]. Just to clarify, our letter contained our reflections and recommendations as liaisons, with the overall goal to make progress more quickly, and without undertaking more multi-year-long processes with uncertain outcomes.
We are also in conversation with the MCDC about what would be the future of the movement charter itself if the currently proposed charter doesn't pass the ratification. Despite the concerns about the current draft, we all support the goals intended by a charter. It is not a new topic for the MCDC, who has been considering scenarios for a long time, but feels that at this moment MCDC's focus should be on the ratification vote.
To use this opportunity, I just wanted to remind you that the next [6]Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees [6] will be on 27 June at 18:00 UTC (check your local time [7]), and you can use that opportunity to come, and ask questions. The 90-minute call will take place on Zoom, with simultaneous [8]streaming to YouTube [8], and the recording will be uploaded to Commons. Please email askcac@wikimedia.org to get a link to join the call. You can also request interpretation or ask any questions ahead of time using the same address.
Lorenzo
Il giorno ven, 21/06/2024 alle 22.40 +0200, Wikipedysta Nadzik ha scritto:
Hello everyone, Given the current situation and discussions around the BoT-MCDC liaisons' statement [9] about their intention to recommend that the BoT not ratify the Movement Charter and still move forward with the community vote, I decided to organize the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting on 23 June (THIS SUNDAY) – meeting link on Meta [10].
TL;DR – Quick catch-up Board of Trustees liaisons to MCDC (Natalia Tymkiv and Lorenzo Losa) announced they will not recommend the BoT to ratify the charter in its current form and will recommend the development of new concrete and time-bound next steps to "evaluate progress". The reason stated is that the "proposed Charter does not address the significant concerns" raised by the Board earlier this year (February [11] and May [12]). Each of the 3 voting blocks: community, affiliates, and the BoT needs to approve the Charter to ratify it, meaning that each of them has the power to veto the Charter if they vote against it.
Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting on 23 June There are two meeting times to cater to two major time zone blocks. The two times are:
- 03:00 UTC, 2024-06-23 (Asia-Pacific friendly time) – Check your
timezone [2]
- 16:00 UTC, 2024-06-23 (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time) –
Check your timezone [3] The agenda is:
- Update on the Movement Charter process
- Discussion on the Wikimedia Foundation statement on the Movement
CharterWikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/Board liaisons reflections on final Movement charter draft [1]
For the signup and meeting link, go to the SWAN page at Meta-wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024_...
The Movement Charter vote is scheduled to start in just 76 hours! Join us at the discussion.
Cheers,
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz (He/him) Wikimania 2024 Poland – Team Lead Wikimedia Europe Board Member Wikipedia Administrator User:Nadzik [13]
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[1] Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/Board liaisons reflections on final Movement charter draft https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board... [2] Check your timezone https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719111600 [3] Check your timezone https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719158400 [4] Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network [5] iterating over those models https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board... [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Commi... [7] check your local time https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719511200 [8] https://youtube.com/live/DBgOvuMs-UA?feature=share [9] current situation and discussions around the BoT-MCDC liaisons' statement https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/... [10] meeting link on Meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024_... [11] February https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_Fo... [12] May https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_Fo... [13] User:Nadzik https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nadzik
Thank you Lorenzo for the quick response.
In the next steps, I would like to share here what I shared yesterday and in my first email. The one you're proposing are very much like everything we've done in the past. It's creating volunteer bodies that take over the Accountability without having the responsibility.
The request I formulate starts with, even before an action plan, a commitment that the Board still supports more equity in decision making. Equity meaning more spread responsibilities and not only accountabilities.
If there's not a shared goal and a will for improving the movement we need it to be stated. Otherwise we're doomed to repeat past mistakes, which is what we all want to avoid I believe :)
Have a good day/night
-- Christophe
On Mon, 24 Jun 2024 at 19:10, Lorenzo llosa@wikimedia.org wrote:
*Thank you for organizing the call, and creating a space for discussing the Wikimedia Foundation Board liaisons reflections and the perspectives on the movement charter draft.We have heard different requests for changing the timeline of the ratification vote - asking the board to vote earlier, or to vote later, or to delay affiliates and community vote, or to have the affiliates and community vote only if the vote of the board is in favour of ratification. During yesterday's call, some of these options were mentioned by the participants, and we were asked to check on the option to delay the vote. While there was no consensus on the call on any specific option, I committed to check whether a change in the timeline is feasible and discuss with MCDC whether it would be the right choice. Clearly, such a decision must be made extremely quickly, hence the narrow timeline.As promised, I checked the feasibility of a delay with the Movement Charter Drafting Committee. All the committee members that have spoken so far, which are the majority, believe that the process should not be changed, unless there is a very good reason. This process with the current timeline has been advertised for several weeks, including posts on various projects, and it would not be fair to other voters. Nataliia and I support this position. We are also all in agreement in encouraging participation in the vote, as we are all interested in getting as much constructive input from the voters as possible.From an operational capacity perspective, any delay now would also require postponing other planned movement-wide processes with an impact that goes beyond the movement charter.Another request that we heard clearly in the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network call was to have a clear commitment from the board on next steps. Having concrete next steps is part of our recommendation to the board; and more specifically our recommendation talks about moving forward this year by shifting some of the functions that have been proposed for the Global Council to global, community-representing bodies, and iterating over those models https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_liaisons_reflections_on_final_Movement_charter_draft#Wikimedia_Foundation%E2%80%99s_commitment:_what_to_do_irrespective_of_the_outcome_of_the_ratification_vote. Just to clarify, our letter contained our reflections and recommendations as liaisons, with the overall goal to make progress more quickly, and without undertaking more multi-year-long processes with uncertain outcomes.We are also in conversation with the MCDC about what would be the future of the movement charter itself if the currently proposed charter doesn't pass the ratification. Despite the concerns about the current draft, we all support the goals intended by a charter. It is not a new topic for the MCDC, who has been considering scenarios for a long time, but feels that at this moment MCDC's focus should be on the ratification vote.To use this opportunity, I just wanted to remind you that the next https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2024-06-27_Conversation_with_TrusteesConversation with the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2024-06-27_Conversation_with_Trustees will be on 27 June at 18:00 UTC (check your local time https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719511200), and you can use that opportunity to come, and ask questions. The 90-minute call will take place on Zoom, with simultaneous https://youtube.com/live/DBgOvuMs-UA?feature=sharestreaming to YouTube https://youtube.com/live/DBgOvuMs-UA?feature=share, and the recording will be uploaded to Commons. Please email askcac@wikimedia.org askcac@wikimedia.org to get a link to join the call. You can also request interpretation or ask any questions ahead of time using the same address.Lorenzo*
Il giorno ven, 21/06/2024 alle 22.40 +0200, Wikipedysta Nadzik ha scritto:
Hello everyone,
Given the current situation and discussions around the BoT-MCDC liaisons' statement https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/IH6CY4GSMZB2C3WTWQISUOYUQCKPQS4R/ about their intention to recommend that the *BoT not ratify the Movement Charter and still move forward with the community vote*, I decided to organize the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) *meeting on 23 June (THIS SUNDAY) – meeting link on Meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024_06* .
*T**L;DR – Quick catch-up*
Board of Trustees liaisons to MCDC (Natalia Tymkiv and Lorenzo Losa) announced they *will not recommend* the BoT to ratify the charter in its current form and *will recommend* the development of new concrete and time-bound next steps to "*evaluate progress*". The reason stated is that the "*proposed Charter** does not address the significant concerns*" raised by the Board earlier this year (February https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_Foundation_perspectives_on_the_Global_Council and May https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_Foundation_feedback_on_Movement_Charter_Final_Draft ).
*Each of the 3 voting blocks: community, affiliates, and the BoT needs to approve the Charter to ratify it*, meaning that each of them has the power to veto the Charter if they vote against it.
*Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting on 23 June* There are two meeting times to cater to two major time zone blocks.
The two times are:
- *03:00 UTC*, 2024-06-23 (Asia-Pacific friendly time) – Check your
timezone https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719111600
- *16:00 UTC*, 2024-06-23 (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time) – Check
your timezone https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719158400
*The agenda is:*
- Update on the Movement Charter process
- Discussion on the Wikimedia Foundation statement on the Movement
Charter - Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/Board liaisons reflections on final Movement charter draft https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_liaisons_reflections_on_final_Movement_charter_draft
*For the signup and meeting link*, go to the SWAN page at Meta-wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024_...
*The Movement Charter vote is scheduled to start in just 76 hours! Join us at the discussion.*
Cheers,
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz (He/him)
Wikimania 2024 Poland – Team Lead
Wikimedia Europe Board Member
Wikipedia Administrator
User:Nadzik https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nadzik _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/... To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org
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Hello Lorenzo,
Thanks for the fast turnaround on this response.
On Mon, Jun 24, 2024, 10:10 AM Lorenzo llosa@wikimedia.org wrote:
*From an operational capacity perspective, any delay now would also require postponing other planned movement-wide processes with an impact that goes beyond the movement charter.*
This is a self-imposed constraint that takes the Charter less seriously than it merits.
* specifically our recommendation talks about moving forward this year by
shifting some of the functions that have been proposed for the Global Council to global, community-representing bodies, and iterating over those models https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_liaisons_reflections_on_final_Movement_charter_draft#Wikimedia_Foundation%E2%80%99s_commitment:_what_to_do_irrespective_of_the_outcome_of_the_ratification_vote.
That's good, we need more like this. As part of a global council, which we also need to iterate over.
*We are also in conversation with the MCDC about what would be the future
of the movement charter itself if the currently proposed charter doesn't pass the ratification. Despite the concerns about the current draft, we all support the goals intended by a charter. *
Let's have that conversation publicly, as a movement. We can do better than this mix of private communication with the committee + frustrated public letters.
For instance, starting with a clear commitment to iterate towards a working charter and council, this year, with shorter cycles and public collaboration and broad participation by individual contributors, not just affiliates.
Given the uncertainty of the current moment, it would be clarifying for you or other Board representatives to make a firm commitment to catalyzing a successful charter + council. Something stronger than 'supporting the goals and conversing about what the future could hold'.
Cordially, Sam.
Hello Samuel,
I agree with you that we need
...to iterate towards a working charter and council, this year, with shorter cycles and public collaboration and broad participation by individual contributors, not just affiliates.
However, you may be unaware that Lorenzo, Rosie and I are in the process of the board elections, so I don't think that any of us are able to make a firm commitment to catalyzing a successful charter + council.
Victoria
On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 6:52 PM Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Lorenzo,
Thanks for the fast turnaround on this response.
On Mon, Jun 24, 2024, 10:10 AM Lorenzo llosa@wikimedia.org wrote:
*From an operational capacity perspective, any delay now would also require postponing other planned movement-wide processes with an impact that goes beyond the movement charter.*
This is a self-imposed constraint that takes the Charter less seriously than it merits.
- specifically our recommendation talks about moving forward this year by
shifting some of the functions that have been proposed for the Global Council to global, community-representing bodies, and iterating over those models https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_liaisons_reflections_on_final_Movement_charter_draft#Wikimedia_Foundation%E2%80%99s_commitment:_what_to_do_irrespective_of_the_outcome_of_the_ratification_vote.
That's good, we need more like this. As part of a global council, which we also need to iterate over.
*We are also in conversation with the MCDC about what would be the future
of the movement charter itself if the currently proposed charter doesn't pass the ratification. Despite the concerns about the current draft, we all support the goals intended by a charter. *
Let's have that conversation publicly, as a movement. We can do better than this mix of private communication with the committee + frustrated public letters.
For instance, starting with a clear commitment to iterate towards a working charter and council, this year, with shorter cycles and public collaboration and broad participation by individual contributors, not just affiliates.
Given the uncertainty of the current moment, it would be clarifying for you or other Board representatives to make a firm commitment to catalyzing a successful charter + council. Something stronger than 'supporting the goals and conversing about what the future could hold'.
Cordially, Sam. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/... To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi Victoria, The fact that the three of you are running for re-election should not preclude "a firm commitment [by the WMF] to catalyzing a successful charter + council". After all, this is not a personal commitment of individual board members (and please correct me if you were in fact asking for an individual commitment, SJ). You still have half a year on the board to take part in decision-making processes before a new board is confirmed. Regards, Farah
Hi Farah,
I'm personally committed "to catalysing a successful charter + council". This doesn't mean that I support the ratification of the current Charter or that random people who try to pressure me to vote "yes" are achieving their goal, not the opposite of it.
Best
Victoria
On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 1:44 PM fjmustak@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Victoria, The fact that the three of you are running for re-election should not preclude "a firm commitment [by the WMF] to catalyzing a successful charter
- council". After all, this is not a personal commitment of individual
board members (and please correct me if you were in fact asking for an individual commitment, SJ). You still have half a year on the board to take part in decision-making processes before a new board is confirmed. Regards, Farah _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/... To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org
Farah, you spoke my mind. I read institutional commitment to resolving this point of the Strategy recs (an effective Charter + Council), using a less drawn-out method to work through the remaining issues.
But the latest feedback from the committee liaisons has raised doubts. So it would reduce uncertainty and tension for the WMF to reaffirm its commitment, via the liaisons or some other representative.
Sam
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On Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 5:43 AM fjmustak@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Victoria, The fact that the three of you are running for re-election should not preclude "a firm commitment [by the WMF] to catalyzing a successful charter
- council". After all, this is not a personal commitment of individual
board members (and please correct me if you were in fact asking for an individual commitment, SJ). You still have half a year on the board to take part in decision-making processes before a new board is confirmed. Regards, Farah _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/... To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org
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