There is a simpler solution: to dissolve the current structure of chapters and to leave everything in hands of the magnificent professionals of San Francisco...
Marcos Tallés (aka Marctaltor) Secretario de Wikimedia España [email protected] [email protected] (34) 658 395 060 www.wikimedia.org.es --- El lun, 13/2/12, Nathan <[email protected]> escribió: De: Nathan <[email protected]> Asunto: Re: [Foundation-l] Movement roles letter, Feb 2012 Para: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <[email protected]> Fecha: lunes, 13 de febrero, 2012 15:03 > > I am concerned that trying to include them in that kind of process > wouldn't work due to the very flexible nature of such organisations. > "One Chapter - One Vote" is problematic as it is (eg. chapters > represent geographies of very different sizes, have very different > numbers of members, very different budgets, very different levels of > activity, some represent countries while others represent small > geographies [is it right that the US should get two votes just because > they can't get their acts together and form a national chapter?]). > Those problems would be even greater for Partner Organisations (would > an organisation set up to work on a very general topic like "History" > be entitled to equal representation with one set up to work on a very > specific topic like "Submarines"?). It might make sense to let them > participate in discussions, but trying to give them votes just isn't > going to work. > > The simplest solution is to remove the Chapters from their role in electing members of the Board. There will always be disparities between chapters - in funding, representation, organization, professionalism, activity, etc. The concept of Chapter elected Board seats will only become more fraught. Thomas' comment about the U.S. is a perfect harbinger of things to come - international balance of power concerns mixed with a smug insult predicated on ignorance. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
