[Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Brasil + WMF

[Nathan]

On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Michael Snow <wikipedia at frontier.com> wrote:

> On 9/2/2011 1:35 PM, Béria Lima wrote:
> >> *If the point is to improve communication, then a more practical
> approach
> >> might be to designate "observers" who are not given authority but merely
> sit
> >> in with a chapter board. That's assuming that the chapter board level is
> one
> >> of the places where it makes the most sense to add a communication
> >> interface.
> >> *
> > 35 people from WMF to observ every single chapter?
> It's not a full-time job, since being a board member is not supposed to
> be a full-time job either. I could imagine something like appointing
> Jan-Bart as the observer for all European chapters, or Barry for all
> Asian chapters (not that observers would necessarily have to be
> Wikimedia board or staff). Again, I don't know that this is really the
> best solution, but it's not completely impractical to arrange if such a
> direction is chosen.
>
> --Michael Snow
>

Now may not be the best time to even discuss it; I doubt many chapters are
feeling particularly disposed towards new administrative burdens in the
interests of WMF oversight. Hopefully members of the WMF staff and Board are
working behind the scenes to resolve some of the tension.

Nathan