On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I also hope that the current Board members will
thoughtfully consider
whether it's in the best interests of the Wikimedia Foundation and the
larger Wikimedia movement for them to continue as Board members.
I can only speak for myself here, but I'm really not tied to my position :)
If there is a clear signal from the wider community that I should step
down, I will. I'm not sure how this should work (obviously, there should be
some practical balance between a valid concern of a community at large, and
just a couple of people seeking disruption - which I'm not saying is the
case here, just thinking about not creating a precedence), but all in all,
the voice of the community should be heard, and especially in the case of
community-elected seats - treated with utmost respect.
I believe that the community (including our staff) is the source of our
competitive advantage. Not tech (great as it may be), not content (great as
it is, but free to take). If this very community decides that I have failed
in my role, or even that I have not, but there is a common perception that
my continued tenure will not advance the movement, that's the way to go.
I don't think it would be wise to have a total simultaneous Board step-down
though - at least a situation of zero continuity is dangerous.
dj