[Wikimedia-l] Community consultation + Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director selection process

[Jeevan Jose]

Founder of the Wikimedia Foundation = One who founded/established the
foundation? Sorry; I didn't get your question.

Regards,
Jee


On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Fæ <faewik at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the assurance that the community "directly and indirectly
> influences 100% of the board".
>
> Could someone point me to where this happened for the founder of the
> Wikimedia Foundation?
>
> Thanks again,
> Fae
>
> On 21 January 2014 17:28, Jan-Bart de Vreede <jdevreede at wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
> > Hey
> >
> > I am sure it is technically feasible, its just not realistic from a
> hiring perspective. I cannot tell a potential candidate that process
> includes a public vetting process, this is something that is just not going
> to happen. We are hiring an ED for the Wikimedia Foundation, and the Board
> of Trustees of that Foundation is simply the body that is responsible for
> the final decision on this.
> >
> > I am not going to debate the different kinds of movement representation
> in the board, but I would argue that the community directly and indirectly
> influences 100% of the board, as appointed members are appointed by
> (s)elected members and the founder of the Wikimedia Foundation.
> >
> > Jan-Bart
> >
> >
> >
> > On 21 Jan 2014, at 15:57, MZMcBride <z at mzmcbride.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for getting back to me.
> >>
> >> Jan-Bart de Vreede wrote:
> >>> There is no "community consultation" period in the selection proces.
> It's
> >>> simply not feasible or desirable to have someone have a public
> "vetting"
> >>> phase.
> >>
> >> I'm not sure I understand how it would be infeasible. It's 2014, not
> 1814.
> >> I think we've figured out how to solicit feedback in a timely manner.
> >>
> >> It seems less desirable to me to reduce the Wikimedia community to
> waiting
> >> for the white smoke.
> >>
> >> The new Executive Director will be publicly vetted, to be sure, it just
> >> sounds as though it'll happen after or he or she has been firmly
> appointed
> >> by the Board. It would be dishonest to suggest that there's no merit to
> >> this approach, but I do wonder if it's in line with Wikimedia's values.
> >>
> >>> The good news is that you elected representatives on the board who
> >>> have a strong voice in the selection process and final approval.
> >>
> >> I'm not quite sure who "you" is, but only three of ten Board seats are
> >> directly elected. I suppose that's a strong voice?
> >>
> >> MZMcBride
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Wikimedia-l mailing list
> >> Wikimedia-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request at lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Wikimedia-l mailing list
> > Wikimedia-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request at lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
>
>
>
> --
> faewik at gmail.com http://j.mp/faewm
> Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Wikimedia-l mailing list
> Wikimedia-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request at lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
>