Wikimedia Foundation 2021 Board of Trustees election is going on now, and votes will be accepted until 1 September 2021, 5:29 am IST[1]. So, it is around ~4 days to left. If you are interested you may consider participating.

* Board election main page, a page with overview and details about the election, https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021

* List of Candidates, a page with details about candidates, skill analysis etc, https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates

* Candidate questions and answers, candidates answer their views on different Wikimedia topics https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates/CandidateQ%26A

* Additional answers to community questions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates/Community_Questions

* Voting details and instruction: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting

Please use your best understanding, and knowledge to vote for the candidates, if you wish to do so. This post is for information-purpose only.

+A Question

During a general conversation with a Wikifriend, someone asked me a question. I'll treat that question as "anonymous". The question is:

* Why should someone vote in the board election process? How is it going to affect my project such a a regional-language Wikisource, or Wikivoyage, or a project without much support?

I have my own view on why I should vote (or voted), very briefly— this is an important process, and a trustee is a powerful and decision-making position. Hence it is important to ensure the best candidates are elected. Every well-thought vote helps in this process.

That's my answer very briefly. I have rechecked the board election project page, and the FAQ page, and I don't see this question is answered directly (unless I missed something)

If anyone from the board election organising team, the board/Community Affairs Committee(CAC), or community wants to help, by answering this question, kindly feel free to do so. I think it is OK, if someone does not want to vote, or have their own reasons of not voting (feel free to share your thoughts). The discussion possibly will help one (I believe "many") Wikimedian(s) who are wondering "why should I vote?"

Footnotes

[1] The voting ends on 31 August 2021, 23:59 UTC. In the India mailing list, I have used Indian Standard Time, that's why it is 1 September 2021, 5:29 am IST.

Kind regards,

User:Titodutta

As a Wikimedia volunteer