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

[Thomas Dalton]

On Feb 2, 2012 8:22 AM, "Yaroslav M. Blanter" <putevod at mccme.ru> wrote:
> Would you please also comment on Russia which has a chapter consisting of
> I believe seven (or nine?) members, which does not accept new members and
> maintains an invitation-only mailing list (which is open not only to
> chapter members, but one still needs to apply and give an explanation why
> he/she wants to be on the list, or be invited by a chapter member)?
> Everyone can be involved in the activities organized by the chapter (which
> are admittedly not so many), but what about elections and representation?

We're getting very off topic, but you are right that there is a problem
with dormant chapters. I know nothing about the Russian chapter, but I do
know how difficult it was to to get the first Wikimedia UK out of the way.

Perhaps the WMF board should ask ChapCom to advise them on what chapters
are inactive or insufficiently open. The board can then give them a year to
improve or hold new, open elections and remove their chapter status if they
don't.