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

[Béria Lima]

Risker, there are SEVERAL documents in meta with the guidelines used to
elect the Chapter seats. Say that "nobody knows" is a bit offensive.
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On 1 February 2012 21:26, Risker <risker.wp at gmail.com> 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
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