[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Wikimedia Board Elections

[Kelly Martin]

On 9/17/06, Birgitte SB <birgitte_sb at yahoo.com> wrote:
> And how should the Foundation ensure the election for
> these delegates are handled in the proper manner?
> Would the delegates be issused by langage or
> community?  How would you define a language?  Or else,
> How would this affect requests for new language
> creations for projects?  Would all communities have
> the exact same sufferage requirements or could they
> come to their own consensus?  Who would verify and
> enforce any rules the Foundation requires for these
> elections?  Would people then be allowed to vote for
> several delegates if they meet the sufferage
> requirements of several communities?

All of these are good questions.  All of them can, and should, be
answered, but not in the space of a single email message.

> I think this
> proposal is quite beyond the capability of this
> organzation.

That's a very disappointing statement.  Why do you believe that?  More
importantly, what do you think needs to be changed so as to not make
it beyond the capability of this organization?

Kelly