04.05.2016 22:00 "Katie Horn" <khorn(a)wikimedia.org> napisaĆ(a):
Either way, I would be deeply encouraged to see progress in creating a
more
robust and predictable connection between the board
and WMF staff. Whether
that connection ends up being a board liaison or something else, I suspect
that well-established lines of communication would go a very long way
toward eliminating the possibility that large numbers of staff will feel
like they have to disassemble the whistleblower policy in the first place.
A conversation on how to address (a) connection with the staff and (b)
revise the whistleblower policy has started and we will try to address both
of these issues in the near future.
Best,
Dj
-Katie
On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Tim Starling <tstarling(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
> On 04/05/16 12:02, MZMcBride wrote:
> >
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Whistleblower_policy
> >
> > You mention anonymous complaints and serious concerns, but the current
> > whistleblower policy seems to be pretty clear that it only applies to
> > laws, rules, and regulations. The text of the policy indicates, to me
at
> > least, that even alleged violations of other
Wikimedia Foundation
> policies
> > would not be covered by the whistleblower policy. Would you extend the
> > Wikimedia Foundation whistleblower policy to cover regular (i.e.,
> > non-legal and non-regulatory) grievances?
>
> The third and fourth paragraphs are not so narrow, but otherwise, yes,
> I think it should be extended.
>
> > My understanding is that the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
> sought
> > out and then appointed a tech-minded chief executive, who came from a
> tech
> > organization, in order to "transform" the Wikimedia Foundation from
an
> > educational non-profit to be more like a traditional tech company.
Many
> > employees of the Wikimedia Foundation
disagreed with this decision and
> the
> > chief executive made a series of poor hires who ran amok (looking at
you,
> > Damon), but I don't think anything rose
to the level of illegal
behavior.
You are just regurgitating Lila's email. No transformation was
attempted or executed. The first time I heard about this supposed
conflict over strategy was when Lila posted her claims about it to
this list, shortly before her resignation.
In fact, employees disagreed with Lila's decision to pursue large
restricted grants for a stupid pet project, in secret, supported by
almost nobody, without Board knowledge let alone approval. This has
nothing to do with education versus technology (if such a dichotomy
can even be said to exist).
Damon merely suggested the project in question, he did not "run amok".
-- Tim Starling
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