[Foundation-l] Steward elections

Casey Brown cbrown1023.ml at gmail.com
Tue Nov 13 22:05:16 UTC 2007


In the future, we can even create user groups like "board trustee" or
"staff member" that include many different rights in that one group,
but that may be a different discussion entirely. ;-)

On Nov 13, 2007 7:28 AM, Comet styles <cometstyles at gmail.com> wrote:
> great idea, I'm not sure if its allowed or not but  the chair of the
> Wikimedia foundation should be in the 'stewards for life group' and
> Angela being a former trustee and co-chair does deserve some
> recognition.
>
>
> On 11/13/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hear hear !!
> > Thanks,
> >     GerardM
> >
> > On Nov 13, 2007 12:29 PM, Waerth <waerth at asianet.co.th> wrote:
> >
> > > How about adding Anthere and Angela to the stewards for life group? They
> > > were the first ones so started it off more or less. And they do know how
> > > to use the steward buttons. I certainly feel that they deserve that.
> > >
> > > Waerth
> > > > Yeah...
> > > > Well, I am happy if we consider Jimbo a steward for life, out of the
> > > > sake of argument that he is the founder of Wikipedia, blablabla
> > > >
> > > > But please drop the argument that he is part of the group of Wikimedians
> > > > which needs the steward tech tool. He does not need that tool and I am
> > > > not even sure he ever used it (or even know how to use it).
> > > > Let's be serious here :-)
> > > >
> > > > Ant
> > > >
> > > > Comet styles wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Jimbo,Brion Vibber, RobChurch, Kate and Tom Starling are exempted from
> > > >> confirmation since they are part of the group of wikimedians with a
> > > >> bigger task of improving wikimedia and they would need the tools from
> > > >> time to time and not always and its wiser to let them keep it and they
> > > >> may not use it rather then to take it away from them and they wont be
> > > >> able to use it when and if they need it... (O_o)
> > > >>
> > > >> On Nov 13, 2007 10:07 AM, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> On 12/11/2007, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> On 12/11/2007, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> On 12/11/2007, John Reaves <johnreaveswp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>>
> > >
> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Stewards/elections_2007#Confirmations__.28of_identity_and_of_existing_stewards.29
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>> So despite breaking what is described as "very strong policy for
> > > >>>>> stewards" jimbo's position as a meta steward is not open to
> > > question?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>> I don't expect "no, and stop being querulous" will stop you being
> > > >>>> querulous on this point.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>> As and until we Jimbo make meaningfully accountable to someone or he
> > > >>> stops acting outside accepted community norms no.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> --
> > > >>> geni
> > > >>>
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