[Foundation-l] Steward elections: summary, week one

[Ziko van Dijk]

If I understand it right, Wikimedia or other stewards can trace what a
single steward is doing. Even if a dictatorship forces a local steward to do
something, there is the danger that this becomes public.
Ziko


2009/2/9 Ting Chen <wing.philopp at gmx.de>

> Robert Rohde wrote:
> > Looking at the summary and comments, I am struck by the fact that
> > Mardetanha [1] is getting a significant number of oppose votes from
> > people who believe it is fundamentally unsafe for a Steward to live in
> > Iran.  Including comments that the Iranian government might arrest and
> > torture him for his access, or that he might otherwise feel compelled
> > to co-operate with them.
> >
> > Similar concerns were also voiced about a Chinese candidate, but that
> > candidate already has significant opposition for other reasons, and so
> > the political comments do not seem to be a major factor.
> >
> > [1]
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/elections_2009/statements/Mardetanha
> >
> > -Robert Rohde
> >
> >
> I dislike this argument very much. People cannot choose that they are
> born in Iran or in China, or in the USA or Europe. Use such a trait that
> cannot be influence by a person against him is a kind of discrimination.
> So long as the person doesn't handle against the rule there is no reason
> to assume that he would do that. Keep a good faith is one of the
> principles of how Wikimedians should meet each other.
>
> Ting
>
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Ziko van Dijk
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