[Foundation-l] Missing audio of WMF Board candidates

[Nathan]

You misunderstand the role of Wikivoices and its relationship to the
Foundation. It fulfills no official function, does not (and did not) have
any official sanction from the Foundation, and was simply an interesting and
different way for prospective voters and candidates to participate in a
discussion. It's unfortunate that the audio hasn't made it out - pitfalls of
a volunteer system, but no blame falls upon the Foundation, its staff, or
any other volunteers aside from those who assumed responsibility for the
debate.
I'd like to see the Foundation host voice debates in some manner or another;
the version Wikivoices held on Skype has some drawbacks (particularly the
role of the moderator/Wikivoice regulars in controlling the topic/mic, the
one-time-only format that limits participation, and the haphazard nature of
assigning responsibility for producing a useful audio file of the event,
etc.), but none that can't be overcome with some organization and thought.

Nathan