[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia CH staff changes in 2013

[Christophe Henner]

Hi everyone,

Though UK Charity Commission recommendations can't apply everywhere,
from what I can see, they do provide interesting ideas.

I believe here the discussion is not "is there a COI" but "what was
done to prevent the perception of a COI". WMFr did hire former board
members, every time said board members were not part of the board
discussions and decisions about.

That being said, with the time, if that situation would happen now we
would do things differently I think. In order to lower the perception
of a potential COI (though I have no idea how we'd do it, having the
process overseen by an independant third body could be an idea :))

Best,

--
Christophe


On 10 April 2013 17:55, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> This just to say that it's not so direct to transfer some suggestions to
> other countries.
>
> Thomas Dalton, 10/04/2013 13:13:
>> [...] "Authority" in this context means either an express authority in the
>
>> governing documents of the charity, a court order or permission from
>> the Charity Commission. [...]
>
> For instance, such "authority" doesn't exist in Italy, so it's easy to see
> that this part wouldn't apply, unless of course the bylaws say something in
> contrary.
>
> Thomas Dalton, 10/04/2013 16:32:
>
>> Read what I quoted more carefully, please. It specifically says that
>> leaving the board before taking up the position isn't enough.
>
>
> You've already been answered you that it's not the only thing they did, and
> you interpret your own quoted text in a very personal way if you forget that
> it says the purpose is a "fair and open competition" and you focus solely on
> the conjunction "in advance of" instead of commenting whether the actual
> purpose was pursued correctly.
>
> Nemo
>
>
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