[Foundation-l] Volunteer Council - A shot for a resolution
Yaroslav M. Blanter
putevod at mccme.ru
Thu Mar 13 15:40:54 UTC 2008
>> I don't agree with the whole idea of having a three-part governing
>> system for the WMF. I think it's far better to treat the volunteer
>> council as an advisory group that serves the board, and not treat them
>> as a separate authority structure. The board can handle the authority
>> aspects, as it has since it's inception. What the board can't be
>> expected to do is stay up-to-date with the minutia of hundreds of
>> projects in hundreds of languages. The board also has a good history
>> of staying above the fray, and choosing not to get involved with the
>> management of the individual projects. If the board and the council
>> aren't competitors, then we don't need to worry about any kind of
>> judiciary (dare I say "meta arbcom") to maintain the peace between
>> them.
>
> It hasn't yet been determined what the council's scope will be, but
> personally I wouldn't give them any power to micromanage individual
> projects - projects should govern themselves for the most part. No-one
> can keep up-to-date with the minutia of hundreds of projects.
>
I fully agree. It is simply impossible.
Cheers,
Yaroslav
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