Hallo everyone, The team in charge of overlooking the election process managed to meet yesterday for the first time. The team is composed of Branton, Cliff and I, and the meet-up was aimed at brainstorming on how the upcoming election will be conducted and to plan for all the activities that will precede the actual election. Generally, we aim at having a free and fair election process that will also be educative and eventful. Hence, we call for all members to kindly come out and support this activity in a positive manner. The different activities that we agreed on and the dates we expect them to be performed are stated below:
1. *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official announcement by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 1159hours. 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 1159hours. 3. *Setup of the contestants bio-page.* A bio page on the wiki will be setup for the purpose of giving all the contestants an opportunity to wikify their plea to the members on why they are best suited for the job. This will be coordinated by the electoral team and the bio-page on the wiki will be setup on Friday, 23rd March 2012 by 1159hours. 4. *Bio posting by the qualified contestants. *All the contestants that qualify to contest will be expected to post their bio's on the developed wiki (Number 3) by Sunday, 25th March 2012 at 1159hours. Note that a qualified contestant has 24 hours to complete this task or be disqualified. 5. *Posting of Questions to the contestants. *In order for us to have a Question and Answers (Q&A) session online, questions will be sent to the to all qualified contestants by e-mail. The electoral team will then receive the various responses from the qualified contestants (PRIVATELY), after which the team will wikify them depending on the contestants turn to respond to the views and opinions of the members. This posting will be done on Sunday, 25th March 2012 by 1159hours. 6. *Response to questions asked by the contestants. *The contestants are expected to respond to the questions asked on Monday, 26th by 1800hours. They will send this responses to the electoral team privately and NOT on our usual mailing list. This is aimed at ensuring the Q&A sessions are conducted in an orderly manner and equal time will be availed to all contestants to interact with the members. 7. *Q&A sessions.* This will involve the posting of the responses provided by the contestants on the wiki by the electoral team, and an eventual discussion by the members and contestants. Each member will have specific time to interact with the members through the setup wiki. This will be conducted from Tuesday, 27th March to Thursday 29th March 2012. 8. *Open Day.* This will be on Friday, 30th and contestants will be allowed to post openly in our mailing list and involve members in discussions. A Skype chat will be chaired by the electoral team later in the day to try and get the contestants to interact with the members. 9. *Election Day. *This will be on Saturday, 31st March 2012 at a time and venue that will be communicated by the electoral team by Wednesday, 28th March 2012 latest 1600hours.
Note that the following were agreed upon by the team on Yesterdays meeting as well.
- This election will see the selection of five members of WMKE, by secret ballot, to the board of the Kenyan Chapter of Wikimedia by the voting members, and after which the selected five will decide on who will occupy the 5 positions defined by The Constitution. - The basis of determining those members eligible to contest or vote in this election will be based on the rules determined and agreed upon by the members in the meeting held at The Public Service Club on Saturday, 11th February 2012. - Voting by proxy will be available as per The Constitution. The electoral team will inform all members on how this will be conducted once we finish up on the logistics of its execution. - The team calls for members to come out and participate in this activity with utmost fairness and integrity. - Any queries or opinions about the election are greatly encouraged but the electoral team request that such be communicated privately to any/ all of the team members privately first. However, you are required to cc Asaf on such communications for the purpose of openness and fairness. We will be glad to try and provide solutions to any questions and challenges as we guide each other on undertaking this activity.
From the electoral team.
Regards,
Hello See My concerns embedded below the Email.
The team in charge of overlooking the election process managed to meet yesterday for the first time. The team is composed of Branton, Cliff and I, and the meet-up was aimed at brainstorming on how the upcoming election will be conducted and to plan for all the activities that will precede the actual election. Generally, we aim at having a free and fair election process that will also be educative and eventful. Hence, we call for all members to kindly come out and support this activity in a positive manner. The different activities that we agreed on and the dates we expect them to be performed are stated below:
- *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official announcement
by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 1159hours. 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 1159hours.
"..between noon to 1159hours.." is negative one minute if my knowledge of
time serves me right [1]. Was it supposed to be noon to 2359H..or 1159hours to noon?
regards, Stephen.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_clock
yep, that's a true observation
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:13 PM, stephen wanjau wanjaustev@gmail.comwrote:
Hello See My concerns embedded below the Email.
The team in charge of overlooking the election process managed to meet yesterday for the first time. The team is composed of Branton, Cliff and I, and the meet-up was aimed at brainstorming on how the upcoming election will be conducted and to plan for all the activities that will precede the actual election. Generally, we aim at having a free and fair election process that will also be educative and eventful. Hence, we call for all members to kindly come out and support this activity in a positive manner. The different activities that we agreed on and the dates we expect them to be performed are stated below:
- *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official
announcement by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 1159hours. 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 1159hours.
"..between noon to 1159hours.." is negative one minute if my knowledge of
time serves me right [1]. Was it supposed to be noon to 2359H..or 1159hours to noon?
regards, Stephen.
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Hello Folks,
I hope this finds you well.
As you all know, Alex and I shall be out of the country to attend the chapter's meeting in Berlin wen the elections will be held.
To that end, I would like to advise the electoral team to furnish me and WMKE on anything they might need from me as the Interim Treasurer before the week ends so that I can leave things in order while I will be away.
Nice job folks.
Regards, Stephen.
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Ann Njeri njeriannk@gmail.com wrote:
yep, that's a true observation
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:13 PM, stephen wanjau wanjaustev@gmail.comwrote:
Hello See My concerns embedded below the Email.
The team in charge of overlooking the election process managed to meet yesterday for the first time. The team is composed of Branton, Cliff and I, and the meet-up was aimed at brainstorming on how the upcoming election will be conducted and to plan for all the activities that will precede the actual election. Generally, we aim at having a free and fair election process that will also be educative and eventful. Hence, we call for all members to kindly come out and support this activity in a positive manner. The different activities that we agreed on and the dates we expect them to be performed are stated below:
- *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official
announcement by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 1159hours. 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 1159hours.
"..between noon to 1159hours.." is negative one minute if my knowledge
of time serves me right [1]. Was it supposed to be noon to 2359H..or 1159hours to noon?
regards, Stephen.
-- *"Better Late Than Never, But Never Late is Better"* http://uwanja.wordpress.com
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.@ Chris , thanks for the detailed outline i wouldn't have done it better! Ann & Steve ,that was a nice observation ,just like a rejoinder the purposes of this seemingly strict time lines and procedures is not to make life hell for the contestants or voters but to deliver a fair uncontested election within the available time frame ,and create a level playing ground for all contestants,for that reason feel free to raise your concerns ,i also want to note that by including the Q & A thing we were guided by our by laws, I also want to observe that the issue of eligibility of voters has been addressed ,in meetings ,by laws and the mailing list we are looking @ 4 main parameters ,WMKE projects, Physical meetups ,Discussion on the mailing list,Edits with no prejudice to any ,if one has attended @ least two meetups OR ,has participated in any WMKE projects,that includes & its not limited to; Wikipedia for schools,Campus outreach programs,...., OR you have participated in our discussions on the mailing list OR you have posted more than a hundred edits please feel free to come and vote ! our intention is not to lock away would be voters. Steve lets discuss the logistic issues with Chris & Cliff and get back to you before you head to Germany .
Regards!
Branton
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:08 AM, stephen wanjau wanjaustev@gmail.comwrote:
Hello Folks,
I hope this finds you well.
As you all know, Alex and I shall be out of the country to attend the chapter's meeting in Berlin wen the elections will be held.
To that end, I would like to advise the electoral team to furnish me and WMKE on anything they might need from me as the Interim Treasurer before the week ends so that I can leave things in order while I will be away.
Nice job folks.
Regards, Stephen.
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Ann Njeri njeriannk@gmail.com wrote:
yep, that's a true observation
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:13 PM, stephen wanjau wanjaustev@gmail.comwrote:
Hello See My concerns embedded below the Email.
The team in charge of overlooking the election process managed to meet yesterday for the first time. The team is composed of Branton, Cliff and I, and the meet-up was aimed at brainstorming on how the upcoming election will be conducted and to plan for all the activities that will precede the actual election. Generally, we aim at having a free and fair election process that will also be educative and eventful. Hence, we call for all members to kindly come out and support this activity in a positive manner. The different activities that we agreed on and the dates we expect them to be performed are stated below:
- *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official
announcement by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 1159hours. 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 1159hours.
"..between noon to 1159hours.." is negative one minute if my knowledge
of time serves me right [1]. Was it supposed to be noon to 2359H..or 1159hours to noon?
regards, Stephen.
-- *"Better Late Than Never, But Never Late is Better"* http://uwanja.wordpress.com
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Hello Branton,
Well said and I was not implying that you are making it a walk through hell for the interested parties.
It was just an observation about the time stated. It still is not correct - read between that line that I quoted in my previous email ;
"..between noon to 1159hours.." is negative one minute if my knowledge of time serves me right [1]. Was it supposed to be noon to 2359H..or 1159hours to noon?.."
Regards, Stephen.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_clock
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Branton Obwari bruceobwari@gmail.comwrote:
.@ Chris , thanks for the detailed outline i wouldn't have done it better! Ann & Steve ,that was a nice observation ,just like a rejoinder the purposes of this seemingly strict time lines and procedures is not to make life hell for the contestants or voters but to deliver a fair uncontested election within the available time frame ,and create a level playing ground for all contestants,for that reason feel free to raise your concerns ,i also want to note that by including the Q & A thing we were guided by our by laws, I also want to observe that the issue of eligibility of voters has been addressed ,in meetings ,by laws and the mailing list we are looking @ 4 main parameters ,WMKE projects, Physical meetups ,Discussion on the mailing list,Edits with no prejudice to any ,if one has attended @ least two meetups OR ,has participated in any WMKE projects,that includes & its not limited to; Wikipedia for schools,Campus outreach programs,...., OR you have participated in our discussions on the mailing list OR you have posted more than a hundred edits please feel free to come and vote ! our intention is not to lock away would be voters. Steve lets discuss the logistic issues with Chris & Cliff and get back to you before you head to Germany .
Regards!
BrantonOn Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:08 AM, stephen wanjau wanjaustev@gmail.comwrote:
Hello Folks,
I hope this finds you well.
As you all know, Alex and I shall be out of the country to attend the chapter's meeting in Berlin wen the elections will be held.
To that end, I would like to advise the electoral team to furnish me and WMKE on anything they might need from me as the Interim Treasurer before the week ends so that I can leave things in order while I will be away.
Nice job folks.
Regards, Stephen.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_clock
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Ann Njeri njeriannk@gmail.com wrote:
yep, that's a true observation
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:13 PM, stephen wanjau wanjaustev@gmail.comwrote:
Hello See My concerns embedded below the Email.
The team in charge of overlooking the election process managed to meet yesterday for the first time. The team is composed of Branton, Cliff and I, and the meet-up was aimed at brainstorming on how the upcoming election will be conducted and to plan for all the activities that will precede the actual election. Generally, we aim at having a free and fair election process that will also be educative and eventful. Hence, we call for all members to kindly come out and support this activity in a positive manner. The different activities that we agreed on and the dates we expect them to be performed are stated below:
- *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official
announcement by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 1159hours. 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 1159hours.
"..between noon to 1159hours.." is negative one minute if my knowledge
of time serves me right [1]. Was it supposed to be noon to 2359H..or 1159hours to noon?
regards, Stephen.
-- *"Better Late Than Never, But Never Late is Better"* http://uwanja.wordpress.com
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@ Steve once again i say thanks for the correction , just talked to Chris he will fix that,mine was a general observation on that & emphasis on the modalities of the exercise , thats how we indent to determine voter eligibilty any objections?
branton
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:09 PM, stephen wanjau wanjaustev@gmail.comwrote:
Hello Branton,
Well said and I was not implying that you are making it a walk through hell for the interested parties.
It was just an observation about the time stated. It still is not correct
- read between that line that
I quoted in my previous email ;
"..between noon to 1159hours.." is negative one minute if my knowledge of time serves me right [1]. Was it supposed to be noon to 2359H..or 1159hours to noon?.."
Regards, Stephen.
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Branton Obwari bruceobwari@gmail.comwrote:
.@ Chris , thanks for the detailed outline i wouldn't have done it better! Ann & Steve ,that was a nice observation ,just like a rejoinder the purposes of this seemingly strict time lines and procedures is not to make life hell for the contestants or voters but to deliver a fair uncontested election within the available time frame ,and create a level playing ground for all contestants,for that reason feel free to raise your concerns ,i also want to note that by including the Q & A thing we were guided by our by laws, I also want to observe that the issue of eligibility of voters has been addressed ,in meetings ,by laws and the mailing list we are looking @ 4 main parameters ,WMKE projects, Physical meetups ,Discussion on the mailing list,Edits with no prejudice to any ,if one has attended @ least two meetups OR ,has participated in any WMKE projects,that includes & its not limited to; Wikipedia for schools,Campus outreach programs,...., OR you have participated in our discussions on the mailing list OR you have posted more than a hundred edits please feel free to come and vote ! our intention is not to lock away would be voters. Steve lets discuss the logistic issues with Chris & Cliff and get back to you before you head to Germany .
Regards!
BrantonOn Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:08 AM, stephen wanjau wanjaustev@gmail.comwrote:
Hello Folks,
I hope this finds you well.
As you all know, Alex and I shall be out of the country to attend the chapter's meeting in Berlin wen the elections will be held.
To that end, I would like to advise the electoral team to furnish me and WMKE on anything they might need from me as the Interim Treasurer before the week ends so that I can leave things in order while I will be away.
Nice job folks.
Regards, Stephen.
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Ann Njeri njeriannk@gmail.com wrote:
yep, that's a true observation
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:13 PM, stephen wanjau wanjaustev@gmail.comwrote:
Hello See My concerns embedded below the Email.
The team in charge of overlooking the election process managed to meet yesterday for the first time. The team is composed of Branton, Cliff and I, and the meet-up was aimed at brainstorming on how the upcoming election will be conducted and to plan for all the activities that will precede the actual election. Generally, we aim at having a free and fair election process that will also be educative and eventful. Hence, we call for all members to kindly come out and support this activity in a positive manner. The different activities that we agreed on and the dates we expect them to be performed are stated below:
- *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official
announcement by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 1159hours. 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 1159hours.
"..between noon to 1159hours.." is negative one minute if my
knowledge of time serves me right [1]. Was it supposed to be noon to 2359H..or 1159hours to noon?
regards, Stephen.
-- *"Better Late Than Never, But Never Late is Better"* http://uwanja.wordpress.com
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Hallo wiki-medians, Thank you Steve and Ann for noting the error on the time give. Correction has been acknowledged and the requisite changes have been made below.
1. *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official announcement by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 2359hours. 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 2359hours. 3. *Setup of the contestants bio-page.* A bio page on the wiki will be setup for the purpose of giving all the contestants an opportunity to wikify their plea to the members on why they are best suited for the job. This will be coordinated by the electoral team and the bio-page on the wiki will be setup on Friday, 23rd March 2012 by 2359hours. 4. *Bio posting by the qualified contestants. *All the contestants that qualify to contest will be expected to post their bio's on the developed wiki (Number 3) by Sunday, 25th March 2012 at 2359hours. Note that a qualified contestant has 24 hours to complete this task or be disqualified. 5. *Posting of Questions to the contestants. *In order for us to have a Question and Answers (Q&A) session online, questions will be sent to the to all qualified contestants by e-mail. The electoral team will then receive the various responses from the qualified contestants (PRIVATELY), after which the team will wikify them depending on the contestants turn to respond to the views and opinions of the members. This posting will be done on Sunday, 25th March 2012 by 2359hours. 6. *Response to questions asked by the contestants. *The contestants are expected to respond to the questions asked on Monday, 26th by 1800hours. They will send this responses to the electoral team privately and NOT on our usual mailing list. This is aimed at ensuring the Q&A sessions are conducted in an orderly manner and equal time will be availed to all contestants to interact with the members. 7. *Q&A sessions.* This will involve the posting of the responses provided by the contestants on the wiki by the electoral team, and an eventual discussion by the members and contestants. Each member will have specific time to interact with the members through the setup wiki. This will be conducted from Tuesday, 27th March to Thursday 29th March 2012. 8. *Open Day.* This will be on Friday, 30th and contestants will be allowed to post openly in our mailing list and involve members in discussions. A Skype chat will be chaired by the electoral team later in the day to try and get the contestants to interact with the members. 9. *Election Day. *This will be on Saturday, 31st March 2012 at a time and venue that will be communicated by the electoral team by Wednesday, 28th March 2012 latest 1600hours.
Note that the following were agreed upon by the team on Yesterdays meeting as well.
- This election will see the selection of five members of WMKE, by secret ballot, to the board of the Kenyan Chapter of Wikimedia by the voting members, and after which the selected five will decide on who will occupy the 5 positions defined by The Constitution. - The basis of determining those members eligible to contest or vote in this election will be based on the rules determined and agreed upon by the members in the meeting held at The Public Service Club on Saturday, 11th February 2012. - Voting by proxy will be available as per The Constitution. The electoral team will inform all members on how this will be conducted once we finish up on the logistics of its execution. - The team calls for members to come out and participate in this activity with utmost fairness and integrity. - Any queries or opinions about the election are greatly encouraged but the electoral team request that such be communicated privately to any/ all of the team members privately first. However, you are required to cc Asaf on such communications for the purpose of openness and fairness. We will be glad to try and provide solutions to any questions and challenges as we guide each other on undertaking this activity.
I once again appeal to all members to come out and actively participate in this elections.
On behalf of the electoral team. Regards,
Having just returned from one week without internet access, I'm glad to see that things are moving ahead.
Just a brief question: When referring to the "wiki" where bios and questions are to be posted, do you mean the page at http://www.wikimedia.or.ke/Board_Election?
It's the only one I was able to find (even though it was only set up this afternoon as opposed to last night). So if there is another page which went live yesterday, please post its link on this list. Thanks.
(And quite possibly, I'm simply too German when it comes to sticking to timetables :-))
Cheers!
Oliver (aka BT)
_____
From: Chris Riwa [mailto:chriwaustin@gmail.com] Sent: 23 March 2012 15:46 To: The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter. Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] The Elections Programme
Hallo wiki-medians, Thank you Steve and Ann for noting the error on the time give. Correction has been acknowledged and the requisite changes have been made below.
1. Declaration of intention. This serves as an official announcement by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 2359hours. 2. Registration of contestants. This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 2359hours. 3. Setup of the contestants bio-page. A bio page on the wiki will be setup for the purpose of giving all the contestants an opportunity to wikify their plea to the members on why they are best suited for the job. This will be coordinated by the electoral team and the bio-page on the wiki will be setup on Friday, 23rd March 2012 by 2359hours. 4. Bio posting by the qualified contestants. All the contestants that qualify to contest will be expected to post their bio's on the developed wiki (Number 3) by Sunday, 25th March 2012 at 2359hours. Note that a qualified contestant has 24 hours to complete this task or be disqualified. 5. Posting of Questions to the contestants. In order for us to have a Question and Answers (Q&A) session online, questions will be sent to the to all qualified contestants by e-mail. The electoral team will then receive the various responses from the qualified contestants (PRIVATELY), after which the team will wikify them depending on the contestants turn to respond to the views and opinions of the members. This posting will be done on Sunday, 25th March 2012 by 2359hours. 6. Response to questions asked by the contestants. The contestants are expected to respond to the questions asked on Monday, 26th by 1800hours. They will send this responses to the electoral team privately and NOT on our usual mailing list. This is aimed at ensuring the Q&A sessions are conducted in an orderly manner and equal time will be availed to all contestants to interact with the members. 7. Q&A sessions. This will involve the posting of the responses provided by the contestants on the wiki by the electoral team, and an eventual discussion by the members and contestants. Each member will have specific time to interact with the members through the setup wiki. This will be conducted from Tuesday, 27th March to Thursday 29th March 2012. 8. Open Day. This will be on Friday, 30th and contestants will be allowed to post openly in our mailing list and involve members in discussions. A Skype chat will be chaired by the electoral team later in the day to try and get the contestants to interact with the members. 9. Election Day. This will be on Saturday, 31st March 2012 at a time and venue that will be communicated by the electoral team by Wednesday, 28th March 2012 latest 1600hours.
Note that the following were agreed upon by the team on Yesterdays meeting as well.
* This election will see the selection of five members of WMKE, by secret ballot, to the board of the Kenyan Chapter of Wikimedia by the voting members, and after which the selected five will decide on who will occupy the 5 positions defined by The Constitution. * The basis of determining those members eligible to contest or vote in this election will be based on the rules determined and agreed upon by the members in the meeting held at The Public Service Club on Saturday, 11th February 2012. * Voting by proxy will be available as per The Constitution. The electoral team will inform all members on how this will be conducted once we finish up on the logistics of its execution. * The team calls for members to come out and participate in this activity with utmost fairness and integrity. * Any queries or opinions about the election are greatly encouraged but the electoral team request that such be communicated privately to any/ all of the team members privately first. However, you are required to cc Asaf on such communications for the purpose of openness and fairness. We will be glad to try and provide solutions to any questions and challenges as we guide each other on undertaking this activity.
I once again appeal to all members to come out and actively participate in this elections.
On behalf of the electoral team.
Regards,
@ Oliver,once again sorry for the delay ,i will take responsibility for that ,this is the link
http://wikimedia.or.ke/Board_Elections/nominees_bios Rgds Branton.
On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Oliver Stegen info@oliverstegen.netwrote:
Having just returned from one week without internet access, I’m glad to see that things are moving ahead.****
Just a brief question: When referring to the “wiki” where bios and questions are to be posted, do you mean the page at http://www.wikimedia.or.ke/Board_Election?****
It’s the only one I was able to find (even though it was only set up this afternoon as opposed to last night). So if there is another page which went live yesterday, please post its link on this list. Thanks.****
(And quite possibly, I’m simply too German when it comes to sticking to timetables J)****
Cheers!****
Oliver (aka BT)****
*From:* Chris Riwa [mailto:chriwaustin@gmail.com] *Sent:* 23 March 2012 15:46 *To:* **The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter.** *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia ****Kenya****] The Elections Programme****
Hallo wiki-medians, Thank you Steve and Ann for noting the error on the time give. Correction has been acknowledged and the requisite changes have been made below.****
- *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official announcement
by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 2359hours. **** 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 2359hours.**** 3. *Setup of the contestants bio-page.* A bio page on the wiki will be setup for the purpose of giving all the contestants an opportunity to wikify their plea to the members on why they are best suited for the job. This will be coordinated by the electoral team and the bio-page on the wiki will be setup on Friday, 23rd March 2012 by 2359hours.**** 4. *Bio posting by the qualified contestants. *All the contestants that qualify to contest will be expected to post their bio's on the developed wiki (Number 3) by Sunday, 25th March 2012 at 2359hours. Note that a qualified contestant has 24 hours to complete this task or be disqualified.**** 5. *Posting of Questions to the contestants. *In order for us to have a Question and Answers (Q&A) session online, questions will be sent to the to all qualified contestants by e-mail. The electoral team will then receive the various responses from the qualified contestants (PRIVATELY), after which the team will wikify them depending on the contestants turn to respond to the views and opinions of the members. This posting will be done on Sunday, 25th March 2012 by 2359hours.**** 6. *Response to questions asked by the contestants. *The contestants are expected to respond to the questions asked on Monday, 26th by 1800hours. They will send this responses to the electoral team privately and NOT on our usual mailing list. This is aimed at ensuring the Q&A sessions are conducted in an orderly manner and equal time will be availed to all contestants to interact with the members.**** 7. *Q&A sessions.* This will involve the posting of the responses provided by the contestants on the wiki by the electoral team, and an eventual discussion by the members and contestants. Each member will have specific time to interact with the members through the setup wiki. This will be conducted from Tuesday, 27th March to Thursday 29th March 2012.
- *Open Day.* This will be on Friday, 30th and contestants will be
allowed to post openly in our mailing list and involve members in discussions. A Skype chat will be chaired by the electoral team later in the day to try and get the contestants to interact with the members.***
- *Election Day. *This will be on Saturday, 31st March 2012 at a time
and venue that will be communicated by the electoral team by Wednesday, 28th March 2012 latest 1600hours.****
Note that the following were agreed upon by the team on Yesterdays meeting as well.****
- This election will see the selection of five members of WMKE, by
secret ballot, to the board of the Kenyan Chapter of Wikimedia by the voting members, and after which the selected five will decide on who will occupy the 5 positions defined by The Constitution.****
- The basis of determining those members eligible to contest or vote
in this election will be based on the rules determined and agreed upon by the members in the meeting held at The Public Service Club on Saturday, 11th February 2012.****
- Voting by proxy will be available as per The Constitution. The
electoral team will inform all members on how this will be conducted once we finish up on the logistics of its execution.****
- The team calls for members to come out and participate in this
activity with utmost fairness and integrity.****
- Any queries or opinions about the election are greatly encouraged
but the electoral team request that such be communicated privately to any/ all of the team members privately first. However, you are required to cc Asaf on such communications for the purpose of openness and fairness. We will be glad to try and provide solutions to any questions and challenges as we guide each other on undertaking this activity.****
I once again appeal to all members to come out and actively participate in this elections.****
On behalf of the electoral team.****
Regards,
-- *Chris A. Riwa* Research Specialist and Consultant ****Mobile****: *+254(0)725-930-850 *e-mail: ****
- *chriwaustin@gmail.com*****
- *otieno_chris@yahoo.com*****
- *chriwaustin@facebook.com*****
Skype: *chriwaustin* Facebook: *facebook.com/chriwaustin*****
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hey, Due to a few logistical issues touching on user accounts we delayed setting up the bio page,We have so far revised our schedule accordingly to give candidates enough time to do the bios , they are free to do that till the end of Tuesday , i have noted genuine concerns on the issue of time ,which is cool ,We expect to look at them on Wednesday ,we also urge the voters to visit the page so that they may be guided when voting . On the issue of proxy voting ,the voter shall email us requesting for proxy voting ,we shall consequently email him/her an e-ballot of which he/she will be required to tick the check box against the preferred candidate and mail it back to us ,that will take care of authenticity issues & reduce third party involvement ,we shall print the checked e-ballot & tally them with the rest on the material day>>>>objections? We also want to liaise with the mailing list admin or moderators @ the admin end/back end if there is any way we can get hold of members contribution on the list ,if not we shall define ways. If anybody is having minutes of previous meet ups that are not available to us please feel free to mail anyone of us , we indent to use the same in determining voter eligibility. Abbas @ David kindly inform us of any changes on the venue so that we can consequently plan for that.
Thanks
Regards
Branton Obwari. Thanks
On 3/25/12, Branton Obwari bruceobwari@gmail.com wrote:
@ Oliver,once again sorry for the delay ,i will take responsibility for that ,this is the link
http://wikimedia.or.ke/Board_Elections/nominees_bios Rgds Branton.
On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Oliver Stegen info@oliverstegen.netwrote:
Having just returned from one week without internet access, I’m glad to see that things are moving ahead.****
Just a brief question: When referring to the “wiki” where bios and questions are to be posted, do you mean the page at http://www.wikimedia.or.ke/Board_Election?****
It’s the only one I was able to find (even though it was only set up this afternoon as opposed to last night). So if there is another page which went live yesterday, please post its link on this list. Thanks.****
(And quite possibly, I’m simply too German when it comes to sticking to timetables J)****
Cheers!****
Oliver (aka BT)****
*From:* Chris Riwa [mailto:chriwaustin@gmail.com] *Sent:* 23 March 2012 15:46 *To:* **The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter.** *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia ****Kenya****] The Elections Programme****
Hallo wiki-medians, Thank you Steve and Ann for noting the error on the time give. Correction has been acknowledged and the requisite changes have been made below.****
- *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official announcement
by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This can be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and the last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by 2359hours. **** 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a board member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules agreed upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral team and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012 between noon and 2359hours.**** 3. *Setup of the contestants bio-page.* A bio page on the wiki will be setup for the purpose of giving all the contestants an opportunity to wikify their plea to the members on why they are best suited for the job. This will be coordinated by the electoral team and the bio-page on the wiki will be setup on Friday, 23rd March 2012 by 2359hours.**** 4. *Bio posting by the qualified contestants. *All the contestants that qualify to contest will be expected to post their bio's on the developed wiki (Number 3) by Sunday, 25th March 2012 at 2359hours. Note that a qualified contestant has 24 hours to complete this task or be disqualified.**** 5. *Posting of Questions to the contestants. *In order for us to have a Question and Answers (Q&A) session online, questions will be sent to the to all qualified contestants by e-mail. The electoral team will then receive the various responses from the qualified contestants (PRIVATELY), after which the team will wikify them depending on the contestants turn to respond to the views and opinions of the members. This posting will be done on Sunday, 25th March 2012 by 2359hours.**** 6. *Response to questions asked by the contestants. *The contestants are expected to respond to the questions asked on Monday, 26th by 1800hours. They will send this responses to the electoral team privately and NOT on our usual mailing list. This is aimed at ensuring the Q&A sessions are conducted in an orderly manner and equal time will be availed to all contestants to interact with the members.**** 7. *Q&A sessions.* This will involve the posting of the responses provided by the contestants on the wiki by the electoral team, and an eventual discussion by the members and contestants. Each member will have specific time to interact with the members through the setup wiki. This will be conducted from Tuesday, 27th March to Thursday 29th March 2012.
- *Open Day.* This will be on Friday, 30th and contestants will be
allowed to post openly in our mailing list and involve members in discussions. A Skype chat will be chaired by the electoral team later in the day to try and get the contestants to interact with the members.***
- *Election Day. *This will be on Saturday, 31st March 2012 at a time
and venue that will be communicated by the electoral team by Wednesday, 28th March 2012 latest 1600hours.****
Note that the following were agreed upon by the team on Yesterdays meeting as well.****
- This election will see the selection of five members of WMKE, by
secret ballot, to the board of the Kenyan Chapter of Wikimedia by the voting members, and after which the selected five will decide on who will occupy the 5 positions defined by The Constitution.****
- The basis of determining those members eligible to contest or vote
in this election will be based on the rules determined and agreed upon by the members in the meeting held at The Public Service Club on Saturday, 11th February 2012.****
- Voting by proxy will be available as per The Constitution. The
electoral team will inform all members on how this will be conducted once we finish up on the logistics of its execution.****
- The team calls for members to come out and participate in this
activity with utmost fairness and integrity.****
- Any queries or opinions about the election are greatly encouraged
but the electoral team request that such be communicated privately to any/ all of the team members privately first. However, you are required to cc Asaf on such communications for the purpose of openness and fairness. We will be glad to try and provide solutions to any questions and challenges as we guide each other on undertaking this activity.****
I once again appeal to all members to come out and actively participate in this elections.****
On behalf of the electoral team.****
Regards,
-- *Chris A. Riwa* Research Specialist and Consultant ****Mobile****: *+254(0)725-930-850 *e-mail: ****
- *chriwaustin@gmail.com*****
- *otieno_chris@yahoo.com*****
- *chriwaustin@facebook.com*****
Skype: *chriwaustin* Facebook: *facebook.com/chriwaustin*****
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
I love the enthusiasm and zeal of our electoral Team
However I have one complaint, you guys are too wordy and you detailed which goes against our very own principle of KISS (Keeping it Simple and Stupid). I am lost in all the emails and instructions and honestly I have to idea what do do or when is what to be done....:-)...(its a personal opinion and observation,)
Oscar just know u better post your bio by end of today 2 b safe
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Limoke Oscar oslimoke@gmail.com wrote:
I love the enthusiasm and zeal of our electoral Team
However I have one complaint, you guys are too wordy and you detailed which goes against our very own principle of KISS (Keeping it Simple and Stupid). I am lost in all the emails and instructions and honestly I have to idea what do do or when is what to be done....:-)...(its a personal opinion and observation,)
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Thanks Ann, now that is KISS, get one from me back :-)
Hi Oscar, Ann
Great observation!
Indeed the mails from us are kinda long, but I guess only one or two or at most three of them a exceptionally long! But also to consider is the fact the the issues captured are quite critical and to convey the intended message without loosing anything with an aim of keeping it short and clear is quite hard as these are mostly discussed between us and are therefore compilations!
Please bear with us for now. Also be sure to contact us in case of anything that is not clear or confusing.
Regards,
//Cliff
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Limoke Oscar oslimoke@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Ann, now that is KISS, get one from me back :-)
-- Regards,
Limoke Oscar, "*point me to the destiny,and I will curve my own path to it *"
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sure! the longevity of the communication was inspired by the need to cater for everything & leave nothing unattended ,We shall indeed torn down our words in future correspondence lest we loose our audience,LOL @Oscar, please note that, the last day of posting bios is Tuesday .
Branton.
On 3/26/12, cliff argwings caargwings@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Oscar, Ann
Great observation!
Indeed the mails from us are kinda long, but I guess only one or two or at most three of them a exceptionally long! But also to consider is the fact the the issues captured are quite critical and to convey the intended message without loosing anything with an aim of keeping it short and clear is quite hard as these are mostly discussed between us and are therefore compilations!
Please bear with us for now. Also be sure to contact us in case of anything that is not clear or confusing.
Regards,
//Cliff
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Limoke Oscar oslimoke@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Ann, now that is KISS, get one from me back :-)
-- Regards,
Limoke Oscar, "*point me to the destiny,and I will curve my own path to it *"
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Guys,
My bio is up, http://wikimedia.or.ke/Board_Elections/nominees_bios#David_Mugo
David.
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Branton Obwari bruceobwari@gmail.comwrote:
sure! the longevity of the communication was inspired by the need to cater for everything & leave nothing unattended ,We shall indeed torn down our words in future correspondence lest we loose our audience,LOL @Oscar, please note that, the last day of posting bios is Tuesday .
Branton.On 3/26/12, cliff argwings caargwings@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Oscar, Ann
Great observation!
Indeed the mails from us are kinda long, but I guess only one or two or
at
most three of them a exceptionally long! But also to consider is the fact the the issues captured are quite critical and to convey the intended message without loosing anything with an aim of keeping it short and clear is quite hard as these are mostly discussed between us and are therefore compilations!
Please bear with us for now. Also be sure to contact us in case of
anything
that is not clear or confusing.
Regards,
//Cliff
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Limoke Oscar oslimoke@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks Ann, now that is KISS, get one from me back :-)
-- Regards,
Limoke Oscar, "*point me to the destiny,and I will curve my own path to it *"
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Limoke's Bio is Up http://wikimedia.or.ke/Board_Elections/nominees_bios#Limoke_Oscar
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