Mike, the new change has made it so a majority is unelected. ----- Original Message ---- From: Mike Godwin <mgodwin(a)wikimedia.org> To: foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 1:04:05 PM Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Board-announcement: Board Restructuring David Goodman writes: I don't know of any officers of the Foundation who are dismissive of  the people who create Wikipedia. Both Board and staff regard the  volunteer community as essential.  That is not the least of the  reasons this organization has chosen to have the community select a  majority of the Board members. That hasn't changed. At the same time,  the Board has attempted to address two weaknesses -- (1) integrating  the chapters more formally into the Board selection process, and (2)  filling out the Board with the kind of professional expertise the  Foundation and its projects need for the next stage of their  development. The fact that the pre-existing bylaws referred to the chapters as part  of the Foundation's structure but gave no formal role to the chapters  in the selection of Board members has seemed anomalous to many people,  including me. If I can say so without seeming dismissive of some  complaints here, the Board's effort to restructure itself so that  chapters are properly recognized seems to me to be a positive  development. --Mike _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ