[Foundation-l] Movement roles letter, Feb 2012

[marcos]

There is a simpler solution: to dissolve the current structure of chapters and to leave everything in hands of the magnificent professionals of San Francisco...

Marcos Tallés (aka Marctaltor)
Secretario de Wikimedia España
marcos at wikimedia.org.es
tal_tor9 at yahoo.es
(34) 658 395 060
www.wikimedia.org.es

--- El lun, 13/2/12, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com> escribió:


De: Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com>
Asunto: Re: [Foundation-l] Movement roles letter, Feb 2012
Para: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Fecha: lunes, 13 de febrero, 2012 15:03


>
> I am concerned that trying to include them in that kind of process
> wouldn't work due to the very flexible nature of such organisations.
> "One Chapter - One Vote" is problematic as it is (eg. chapters
> represent geographies of very different sizes, have very different
> numbers of members, very different budgets, very different levels of
> activity, some represent countries while others represent small
> geographies [is it right that the US should get two votes just because
> they can't get their acts together and form a national chapter?]).
> Those problems would be even greater for Partner Organisations (would
> an organisation set up to work on a very general topic like "History"
> be entitled to equal representation with one set up to work on a very
> specific topic like "Submarines"?). It might make sense to let them
> participate in discussions, but trying to give them votes just isn't
> going to work.
>
>
The simplest solution is to remove the Chapters from their role in electing
members of the Board. There will always be disparities between chapters -
in funding, representation, organization, professionalism, activity, etc.
The concept of Chapter elected Board seats will only become more fraught.
Thomas' comment about the U.S. is a perfect harbinger of things to come -
international balance of power concerns mixed with a smug insult predicated
on ignorance.
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