[Foundation-l] Ombuds-wo-men commission

[Philippe Beaudette]

Hi Anthere -
This is a great team, all of whom have my respect.  My only question relates 
to transparency, and perhaps I just missed an announcement (which is 
entirely possible, given the way my life has been lately) but.... from where 
were these people drawn?  Was there a call for volunteers?  Did the board 
simply select highly qualified men and women (which is - in my opinion - 
entirely within their purview)?  Was the legal counsel or the consultant to 
the board involved?

I have no issue with the group that was selected, nor with the mission of 
the group, I'm simply curious where the names came from.

Thanks,
Philippe


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From: "Florence Devouard" <anthere at anthere.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:20 AM
To: <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: [Foundation-l] Ombuds-wo-men commission

> Hello,
>
> It has been over a year since the first commission was appointed. It was
> high time for renewal. I would like to thank you our previous team,
> Nathan, Steve and Enders for their help over the past year (their task
> was not always very easy), and welcome the new team
> * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mackensen
> * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rebecca
> * http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hei_ber
>
> The ombudsman commission is tasked with processing complaints about
> violations of the privacy policy on any Wikimedia project, in particular
> concerning the use of CheckUser tools. The ombudsman is tasked with
> investigating cases of such policy breach or CheckUser abuse for the
> board in an official manner. They will mediate between the complainant
> and the respondent (usually a CheckUser, bureaucrat, administrator, or
> arbitration committee member). When legally necessary, the ombudsman
> will assist the general counsel, the executive director or the board in
> handling the case.
>
> Since the issue was raised during the year, let me repeat that the
> commission is not here to fix various disagreements and abuse reports,
> but is dedicated to issues related to privacy policy infringments.
>
> These people were selected to provide a healthy mix of language, project
> and gender diversity. Two have been CU, so are familiar with this role
> and the issues related to CU activities. The third is deeply interested
> in privacy policy issues. All have been highly recommanded. I hope you
> will feel confortable with them joining this commission.
>
>
> More on the commission here:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman_commission
>
>
> Best
>
> Florence
>
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