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

[Béria Lima]

>
> *Was it a conscious decision by the chapters to change that approach? I
> was under the impression that you had decided to stick with the same
> process we used last time.*
>

We didn't change the process, Thomas. Last time the Call for Candidates was
also public and in meta, and the timeline and process. All the voting (if
we get to that) will be held in chapters wiki (wich is private) and not in
meta.
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On 1 February 2012 10:12, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 1 February 2012 03:43, Béria Lima <berialima at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> * Will the names of the candidates be published for the entire Wikimedia
> >> community to see?  *
> >
> >
> > The real names, obviously not. The usernames may be published - IF the
> > candidate has no problem with that.
>
> Last time, the chapters decided to keep the process very confidential
> in order to allow free and frank discussion of the candidates. It was
> felt that it would be good to have confidential discussions, in
> contrast to the public ones that are associated with the community
> elected seats, because that might attract different candidates than
> would stand for the community elected seats (ie. candidates that don't
> want lots of discussion about every good and bad quality they have
> happening in public - the selection process can involve a much greater
> intrusion on privacy than actually serving on the board does).
>
> Was it a conscious decision by the chapters to change that approach? I
> was under the impression that you had decided to stick with the same
> process we used last time.
>
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