[Foundation-l] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees

[Florence Devouard]

On 2/2/12 12:26 AM, Risker wrote:
> On 1 February 2012 18:17, Theo10011<de10011 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 4:06 AM, Risker<risker.wp at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> In what way do chapter-selected seats improve the running of the WMF,
>>> Thomas?  The Board has no say in who is being selected, and there is no
>>> basis in fact to say that those appointed by the chapters are any more
>>> effective or helpful in meeting the Board's goals or running the WMF than
>>> would community-elected Wikimedians.
>>
>>
>> Risker, you know the point applies to appointed members of the board as
>> well. They are selected through even a more private process for seemingly
>> unlimited terms, they make up the other half of the board. I am surprised
>> why questions about their interest and representation aren't raised on
>> every new appointment?
>>
>> The chapter selected member, at least go through a vetting and a voting
>> process that is open to several chapters and thousand of members.
>>
>>
>
> The appointed members of the Board are chosen for their specific expertise
> and skill-set.  The Board does publicly identify the slots it is trying to
> fill when looking for appointees, and the qualifications that they
> require.
>
> The chapter-selected seats...nobody knows what criteria are being used,
> what specific expertise is being sought, what skill-set is being selected
> for.  The end result, as best I can see from the first two rounds, is "the
> same people who could easily have run for election, because they're well
> known and widely active in the community".
>
> Risker/Anne

As in... Michael Snow ?

Who is a fabulous guy, ran in community election, and was turned down ?

Florence