Hoi, I really hope that the question is not answered and when answered the answer is no.
I am so sick and tired of this nonsense. It never stops and there is supposed to be only one answer. There are two alternatives; no answer and not as you like it. Thanks, GerardM
On 26 July 2016 at 06:53, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi BGC,
I asked a question earlier in this thread which seems to have been overlooked. Is the BGC (or the Board as a whole) considering whether the Founder's seat will become an elected seat in the forseeable future?
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 21:20, "Pine W" wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Daruisz and all who worked on this.
Looking at the bigger picture, the tone and pace of changes in WMF governance over the past few months feel like a breath of fresh air. I
hope
that this direction and pace continue.
Speaking of elections and governance, will the Founder's seat become an elected seat? It may be too early to answer this question, but I hope
that
the BGC gives it some careful thought.
Thanks again,
Pine
On Jul 20, 2016 18:00, "Dariusz Jemielniak" darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
As you know the board passed a resolution allowing for the creation of a standing Elections Committee in November of last year [1]. Per the implementing resolution, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has appointed the initial members from the recommendation of the Executive Director
and
her staff. We will be starting with 6 committee members:
User:Ajraddatz https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ajraddatz
User:Mardetanha https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Mardetanha
User:Ruslik0 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ruslik0
User:Philippe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Philippeslate
User:KTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KTC
User:Atropine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Atropine
They will be joined by two official advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation:
James Alexander (Manager, Trust & Safety) from Community Engagement
Stephen LaPorte (Senior Legal Counsel) from the WMF Legal team
They will also be working closely with the BGC as a whole and especially Nataliia and me. Because I may consider applying as a candidate in the upcoming community-selection process I will be recusing for any discussions involving that election[2].
The new committee, along with the BGC, will, of course, be able to
choose
how many members and advisors they truly need and how to recruit the
best
candidates. One of the first orders of business for the committee will
be
to decide on a process for expanding its membership through some form of open call. While there is an enormous amount of work for the committee
to
do, it can be expected that they will begin looking at:
The selection of a committee Chair
The dates and process for the upcoming community selection process
(and
consider shortening the terms and having community elections in early 2017, so that the elected members would join the Board at April
meeting[3]).
The method of voting for that process both for the upcoming selection and the future and
The composition of the board and how to ensure a steady supply of
good
candidates (in particular, making sure that the candidates have the skills and expertise matching the Board skill matrix while making
sure
that the process is still owned by the community[4]).
Just as the BGC is committed to greater transparency (see for example
our
recent minutes[5]), the committee will likely consult with the wider Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
within
the scope of this charter to the greatest extent possible.
This day has been a long time coming and is the result of requests made
by
multiple different temporary election committees over the years. I'm
glad
to finally see it come to fruition and hope that it will allow our selection process to continue to expand and improve well beyond the record-breaking election we had in 2015.
Before I sign off I also wanted to call out the amazing work of the 2015 temporary Election Committee[6]. They were put together in 2015 to do
one
thing: run an election. They did that well (with almost 3x the participation of the next largest year) but then they went well beyond
the
call of duty in serving as an advisory body to the board, offering invaluable feedback on how to fill the empty community selected seats we saw this year. They did not have to do this, but they did it anyway,
and I
hope that everyone can acknowledge the stress and courage that took.
Please join me in thanking the 2015 committee and welcoming the new standing committee!
Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit", current Board member)
- [1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee
- [2] See also my disclosure to the BGC on that matter:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-June/084592.html
- [4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commit...
- [6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Committe...
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