[Foundation-l] Future Board election procedures and guidelines

[Jussi-Ville Heiskanen]

On 7/17/07, Erik Moeller <erik at wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> On 7/16/07, Brion Vibber <brion at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > I definitely do not support this; it unnecessarily punishes community
> > members who have become involved in the foundation's corporate
> > operations without similarly punishing those who have been active in
> > other ways (chapters, community projects, etc).
>
> Oscar resigned from his position as head of the Dutch chapter when he
> joined the Board; Frieda will not stand for the presidency of the
> Italian chapter again in November. This is not a "punishment", it is
> simply a clear separation of roles that helps to avoid conflicts of
> interest in many decision-making processes where chapters are
> involved.


Indeed, that is quite on point, but not in they way you think. There is
no suggestion offered, nor do I think there will be, that people involved
in chapter governance not run for the board of trustees, untill having
been separated from that role for a year...


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Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]