[Foundation-l] Volunteer Council - A shot for a resolution

[Yaroslav M. Blanter]

>> 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