[Foundation-l] Frieda Brioschi resigns from the Wikimedia Board of Trustees

[Dan Rosenthal]

Leaving the community even less able to express themselves to the  
board is certainly far less helpful. I too support immediate (as  
immediate as something that requires planning can be) elections.

-Dan
On Sep 9, 2008, at 9:52 PM, Philippe Beaudette wrote:

> I don't think it's quite that simple, Oscar.
>
> The same announcement says: "Both the community-elected and chapter-
> selected seats have a duration of two years. These seats will expire
> in alternating years, which means that community-elected seats will be
> up for renewal on the July 1st 2009, 2011, and 2013, and chapter-
> selected seats will be up for renewal on July 1st 2010, 2012, 2014,
> etc."
>
> It doesn't say anything about filling seats upon resignation or
> retirement.
>
> A strict construction reading will not be helpful here, I think.
>
> _____________________
> Philippe Beaudette
> Tulsa, OK
> philippebeaudette at gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 9, 2008, at 8:33 PM, oscar van dillen wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 9:21 PM, Michael Snow <wikipedia at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>>> I expect we will consider various
>>> options on whether and how to fill the vacancy at our next meeting,
>>> which is scheduled for October in San Francisco.
>>
>>
>> "various options"? well, it seems rather simple to me:
>>
>> looking at
>> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees/Restructure_Announcementi
>> read
>> * "Three seats elected by you, the community"
>>
>> one of these now being vacant, new elections are called for imho...
>>
>> all the best,
>> oscar
>>
>> -- 
>> *edito ergo sum*
>>
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