Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update on Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA

[David Gerard]

For those who missed it in the 10th footnote, this is the link to spread:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/23/wikimedia-nsa-appeal-standing/


- d.

On 23 May 2017 at 23:00, James Buatti  wrote:

> Hello everybody,
>
>
>
> The Foundation is pleased to announce an update in Wikimedia Foundation v.
> National Security Agency,[1] our challenge to the U.S. National Security
> Agency’s “Upstream”[2] mass surveillance practices. We filed[3] the suit
> back in March 2015 to protect the privacy and free expression rights of
> Wikimedia readers, editors, and contributors. The U.S. government moved to
> dismiss the case, and in October 2015, the District Court granted that
> motion.[4] Soon after, we appealed.[5]
>
>
>
> This morning, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals[6] ruled that the
> Wikimedia Foundation can proceed with the suit. The opinion[7] partially
> vacated and remanded the District Court ruling, which found that the
> Wikimedia Foundation and our eight co-plaintiffs lacked legal standing[8]
> to bring the case. The Fourth Circuit panel vacated this ruling as to the
> Wikimedia Foundation; two of the judges held that we have established
> standing, although the other plaintiffs have not. The final judge would
> have found standing for all the plaintiffs. This means our case can
> proceed, but not with the other plaintiffs.
>
>
>
> This is an important step in the fight against government mass
> surveillance, and a victory for the privacy and free expression rights of
> Wikimedia users. We are carefully reviewing the decision, along with our
> counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)[9] to identify next
> steps for our case. For the immediate time being, the case has been
> remanded back to the District Court of Maryland for further proceedings. We
> will keep you posted on the next steps.
>
>
>
> For more information, please see today’s blog about the case,[10] as well
> as our Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA resource page.[11]
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Jim Buatti
> Legal Counsel
>
> [1] https://policy.wikimedia.org/stopsurveillance/
>
>
> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstream_collection
>
>
> [3] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/10/wikimedia-v-nsa/
>
>
> [ 4]
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/23/wikimedia-v-nsa-lawsuit-dismissal/
>
>
> [ 5]
> 
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/17/wikimedia-nsa-appeal-filed/
>
>
> [6]
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_
> Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit
>
>
> [
>  Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit>
> 7]
>  Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit>
> https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/
> 73._4th_cir_opinion_5.23.2017.pdf
>
>
> [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_(law)
>
>
> [9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union
>
>
> [10] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/23/wikimedia-nsa-appeal-standing/
>
>
> [11] https://policy.wikimedia.org/stopsurveillance/
>
> --
> James Buatti
> Legal Counsel
> Wikimedia Foundation
> 149 New Montgomery Street, 3rd Floor
> San Francisco, CA 94105
> jbua...@wikimedia.org
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Update on Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA

[James Buatti]

Hello everybody,



The Foundation is pleased to announce an update in Wikimedia Foundation v.
National Security Agency,[1] our challenge to the U.S. National Security
Agency’s “Upstream”[2] mass surveillance practices. We filed[3] the suit
back in March 2015 to protect the privacy and free expression rights of
Wikimedia readers, editors, and contributors. The U.S. government moved to
dismiss the case, and in October 2015, the District Court granted that
motion.[4] Soon after, we appealed.[5]



This morning, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals[6] ruled that the
Wikimedia Foundation can proceed with the suit. The opinion[7] partially
vacated and remanded the District Court ruling, which found that the
Wikimedia Foundation and our eight co-plaintiffs lacked legal standing[8]
to bring the case. The Fourth Circuit panel vacated this ruling as to the
Wikimedia Foundation; two of the judges held that we have established
standing, although the other plaintiffs have not. The final judge would
have found standing for all the plaintiffs. This means our case can
proceed, but not with the other plaintiffs.



This is an important step in the fight against government mass
surveillance, and a victory for the privacy and free expression rights of
Wikimedia users. We are carefully reviewing the decision, along with our
counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)[9] to identify next
steps for our case. For the immediate time being, the case has been
remanded back to the District Court of Maryland for further proceedings. We
will keep you posted on the next steps.



For more information, please see today’s blog about the case,[10] as well
as our Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA resource page.[11]



Best,

Jim Buatti
Legal Counsel

[1] https://policy.wikimedia.org/stopsurveillance/


[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstream_collection


[3] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/10/wikimedia-v-nsa/


[ 4]
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/23/wikimedia-v-nsa-lawsuit-dismissal/


[ 5]

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/17/wikimedia-nsa-appeal-filed/


[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit


[

7]

https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/73._4th_cir_opinion_5.23.2017.pdf


[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_(law)


[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union


[10] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/23/wikimedia-nsa-appeal-standing/


[11] https://policy.wikimedia.org/stopsurveillance/

-- 
James Buatti
Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
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San Francisco, CA 94105
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Results of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election

[Anna Stillwell]

Welcome to the new / old trustees. I'm thankful for your continued service
to the movement.

Let's turn our attention toward the future and work together for the
benefit of the movement.

Warmly,
/a

On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak 
wrote:

> To be fair, while I opposed THIS particular removal from the Board, I think
> the Board SHOULD have the right to expel people who are perceived as
> disruptive, uncooperative, or not fulfilling their fiduciary duties well.
>
> Such cases should be rare, and exceptionally well grounded and explained
> (whenever possible).
>
> Best,
>
> Dj
>
> On May 23, 2017 3:14 PM, "James Salsman"  wrote:
>
> Instead of blaming people, I blame the idea that board members should ever
> be ejected if they have lost the trust or confidence of other board
> members, or because other members feel uncomfortable working with them, or
> because they may choose to withhold or be more forthcoming with information
> than other members prefer.
>
> Joining a representative body should require a conscious effort to avoid
> groupthink, not a suicide pact to abide by it.
>
>
> On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 8:06 PM Fæ  wrote:
>
> > +1 :-)
> >
> > The elected candidates are ideal, making me feel confident that the
> > values and aspirations of the wider Wikimedia volunteer community will
> > be well represented in the coming year.
> >
> > As previously mentioned, Alice and Jimmy were the main political
> > players in excluding Doc James from board discussions. The expulsion
> > of James from the board as an //elected// trustee has damaged the
> > reputation of the WMF board of trustees, and they must take fair
> > personal responsibility for those events. It would be great if both
> > Alice and Jimmy could speak up now, perhaps now thanking Doc James for
> > having the determination to run again for the board and ensuring the
> > community that they will do everything they can to ensure James is
> > supported and welcome, or have the wisdom to step down if they feel
> > unable to work collegiately and positively with their elected fellow
> > trustees.
> >
> > The historical theme of the WMF board being directed by trustees that
> > have never stood for an open election is an embarrassment in the light
> > of the unnecessarily policial recent history of the WMF. We are
> > overdue for the board to be seen to get their fingers out, do some
> > meaningful housekeeping, and re-invent itself as one that is properly
> > open, transparent and accountable to volunteers as well as large rich
> > donors. Naturally, well intentioned folks who "happen to" benefit from
> > their sticky conflicts of interest in directly related commercial
> > ventures, such as Wikia and Wikitrubune, should not be anywhere near
> > the board, nor should they hold positions of influence on related
> > committees and trusts where the potential conflicts of loyalty
> > represent financial and reputational risks for the Wikimedia community
> > and the Wikimedia Foundation.
> >
> > Fae
> > --
> > fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
> >
> > On 23 May 2017 at 12:34, Austin Hair  wrote:
> > > I normally hate +1s, but I want to congratulate Doc James on his
> > > reappointment to the board. I hope we've all learned from his previous
> > > term, and can work together to benefit the movement.
> > >
> > > With love,
> > >
> > > One of your list administrators, who would rather not have to deal with
> > > fiascos.
> > >
> > > On May 23, 2017 02:12, "Isaac Olatunde" 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Congratulations to the newly elected members and many thanks to
> members
> > of
> > >> the election committee.
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >>
> > >> Isaac.
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Tito Dutta 
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Many congrats to all the members. Good wishes and all the best.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On 22 May 2017 at 11:53, Rogol Domedonfors 
> > >> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Indeed.  It would be appropriate for members of the Board to state
> > now,
> > >> > in
> > >> > > public and for the record, that they accept the democratically
> > >> expressed
> > >> > > wishes of the community and will reappoint James at the due time.
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:18 AM, MZMcBride 
> > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > matanya moses wrote:
> > >> > > > >Congratulations to María Sefidari (User:Raystorm), Dariusz
> > >> Jemielniak
> > >> > > > >(User:pundit), and James Heilman (User:Doc James) for receiving
> > the
> > >> > most
> > >> > > > >community support. Subject to a standard background check, they
> > will
> > >> > be
> > >> > > > >appointed by the Board at their August meeting at Wikimania.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > For those wondering, two of the people who supported James'
> > removal
> > >> > from
> > >> > > > the Board of Trustees in December 2015 are still serving: Alice
> > and
> > >> > > Jimmy.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > And the two people who opp

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Results of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election

[Dariusz Jemielniak]

To be fair, while I opposed THIS particular removal from the Board, I think
the Board SHOULD have the right to expel people who are perceived as
disruptive, uncooperative, or not fulfilling their fiduciary duties well.

Such cases should be rare, and exceptionally well grounded and explained
(whenever possible).

Best,

Dj

On May 23, 2017 3:14 PM, "James Salsman"  wrote:

Instead of blaming people, I blame the idea that board members should ever
be ejected if they have lost the trust or confidence of other board
members, or because other members feel uncomfortable working with them, or
because they may choose to withhold or be more forthcoming with information
than other members prefer.

Joining a representative body should require a conscious effort to avoid
groupthink, not a suicide pact to abide by it.


On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 8:06 PM Fæ  wrote:

> +1 :-)
>
> The elected candidates are ideal, making me feel confident that the
> values and aspirations of the wider Wikimedia volunteer community will
> be well represented in the coming year.
>
> As previously mentioned, Alice and Jimmy were the main political
> players in excluding Doc James from board discussions. The expulsion
> of James from the board as an //elected// trustee has damaged the
> reputation of the WMF board of trustees, and they must take fair
> personal responsibility for those events. It would be great if both
> Alice and Jimmy could speak up now, perhaps now thanking Doc James for
> having the determination to run again for the board and ensuring the
> community that they will do everything they can to ensure James is
> supported and welcome, or have the wisdom to step down if they feel
> unable to work collegiately and positively with their elected fellow
> trustees.
>
> The historical theme of the WMF board being directed by trustees that
> have never stood for an open election is an embarrassment in the light
> of the unnecessarily policial recent history of the WMF. We are
> overdue for the board to be seen to get their fingers out, do some
> meaningful housekeeping, and re-invent itself as one that is properly
> open, transparent and accountable to volunteers as well as large rich
> donors. Naturally, well intentioned folks who "happen to" benefit from
> their sticky conflicts of interest in directly related commercial
> ventures, such as Wikia and Wikitrubune, should not be anywhere near
> the board, nor should they hold positions of influence on related
> committees and trusts where the potential conflicts of loyalty
> represent financial and reputational risks for the Wikimedia community
> and the Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> Fae
> --
> fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
>
> On 23 May 2017 at 12:34, Austin Hair  wrote:
> > I normally hate +1s, but I want to congratulate Doc James on his
> > reappointment to the board. I hope we've all learned from his previous
> > term, and can work together to benefit the movement.
> >
> > With love,
> >
> > One of your list administrators, who would rather not have to deal with
> > fiascos.
> >
> > On May 23, 2017 02:12, "Isaac Olatunde" 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Congratulations to the newly elected members and many thanks to members
> of
> >> the election committee.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Isaac.
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Tito Dutta 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Many congrats to all the members. Good wishes and all the best.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 22 May 2017 at 11:53, Rogol Domedonfors 
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Indeed.  It would be appropriate for members of the Board to state
> now,
> >> > in
> >> > > public and for the record, that they accept the democratically
> >> expressed
> >> > > wishes of the community and will reappoint James at the due time.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:18 AM, MZMcBride 
> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > matanya moses wrote:
> >> > > > >Congratulations to María Sefidari (User:Raystorm), Dariusz
> >> Jemielniak
> >> > > > >(User:pundit), and James Heilman (User:Doc James) for receiving
> the
> >> > most
> >> > > > >community support. Subject to a standard background check, they
> will
> >> > be
> >> > > > >appointed by the Board at their August meeting at Wikimania.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > For those wondering, two of the people who supported James'
> removal
> >> > from
> >> > > > the Board of Trustees in December 2015 are still serving: Alice
> and
> >> > > Jimmy.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > And the two people who opposed the resolution (Dariusz and James)
> are
> >> > now
> >> > > > among the three people being reappointed.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:James_
> >> > Heilman_Removal
> >> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees
> >> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Former_Board_of_
> >> > Trustees_members
> >> > > >
> >> > > > MZMcBride
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > ___
> >>

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Results of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election

[James Salsman]

Instead of blaming people, I blame the idea that board members should ever
be ejected if they have lost the trust or confidence of other board
members, or because other members feel uncomfortable working with them, or
because they may choose to withhold or be more forthcoming with information
than other members prefer.

Joining a representative body should require a conscious effort to avoid
groupthink, not a suicide pact to abide by it.


On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 8:06 PM Fæ  wrote:

> +1 :-)
>
> The elected candidates are ideal, making me feel confident that the
> values and aspirations of the wider Wikimedia volunteer community will
> be well represented in the coming year.
>
> As previously mentioned, Alice and Jimmy were the main political
> players in excluding Doc James from board discussions. The expulsion
> of James from the board as an //elected// trustee has damaged the
> reputation of the WMF board of trustees, and they must take fair
> personal responsibility for those events. It would be great if both
> Alice and Jimmy could speak up now, perhaps now thanking Doc James for
> having the determination to run again for the board and ensuring the
> community that they will do everything they can to ensure James is
> supported and welcome, or have the wisdom to step down if they feel
> unable to work collegiately and positively with their elected fellow
> trustees.
>
> The historical theme of the WMF board being directed by trustees that
> have never stood for an open election is an embarrassment in the light
> of the unnecessarily policial recent history of the WMF. We are
> overdue for the board to be seen to get their fingers out, do some
> meaningful housekeeping, and re-invent itself as one that is properly
> open, transparent and accountable to volunteers as well as large rich
> donors. Naturally, well intentioned folks who "happen to" benefit from
> their sticky conflicts of interest in directly related commercial
> ventures, such as Wikia and Wikitrubune, should not be anywhere near
> the board, nor should they hold positions of influence on related
> committees and trusts where the potential conflicts of loyalty
> represent financial and reputational risks for the Wikimedia community
> and the Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> Fae
> --
> fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
>
> On 23 May 2017 at 12:34, Austin Hair  wrote:
> > I normally hate +1s, but I want to congratulate Doc James on his
> > reappointment to the board. I hope we've all learned from his previous
> > term, and can work together to benefit the movement.
> >
> > With love,
> >
> > One of your list administrators, who would rather not have to deal with
> > fiascos.
> >
> > On May 23, 2017 02:12, "Isaac Olatunde" 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Congratulations to the newly elected members and many thanks to members
> of
> >> the election committee.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Isaac.
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Tito Dutta 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Many congrats to all the members. Good wishes and all the best.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 22 May 2017 at 11:53, Rogol Domedonfors 
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Indeed.  It would be appropriate for members of the Board to state
> now,
> >> > in
> >> > > public and for the record, that they accept the democratically
> >> expressed
> >> > > wishes of the community and will reappoint James at the due time.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:18 AM, MZMcBride 
> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > matanya moses wrote:
> >> > > > >Congratulations to María Sefidari (User:Raystorm), Dariusz
> >> Jemielniak
> >> > > > >(User:pundit), and James Heilman (User:Doc James) for receiving
> the
> >> > most
> >> > > > >community support. Subject to a standard background check, they
> will
> >> > be
> >> > > > >appointed by the Board at their August meeting at Wikimania.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > For those wondering, two of the people who supported James'
> removal
> >> > from
> >> > > > the Board of Trustees in December 2015 are still serving: Alice
> and
> >> > > Jimmy.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > And the two people who opposed the resolution (Dariusz and James)
> are
> >> > now
> >> > > > among the three people being reappointed.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:James_
> >> > Heilman_Removal
> >> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees
> >> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Former_Board_of_
> >> > Trustees_members
> >> > > >
> >> > > > MZMcBride
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > ___
> >> > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/
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> >> > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/
> >> mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> >> > > > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Results of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election

[Fæ]

+1 :-)

The elected candidates are ideal, making me feel confident that the
values and aspirations of the wider Wikimedia volunteer community will
be well represented in the coming year.

As previously mentioned, Alice and Jimmy were the main political
players in excluding Doc James from board discussions. The expulsion
of James from the board as an //elected// trustee has damaged the
reputation of the WMF board of trustees, and they must take fair
personal responsibility for those events. It would be great if both
Alice and Jimmy could speak up now, perhaps now thanking Doc James for
having the determination to run again for the board and ensuring the
community that they will do everything they can to ensure James is
supported and welcome, or have the wisdom to step down if they feel
unable to work collegiately and positively with their elected fellow
trustees.

The historical theme of the WMF board being directed by trustees that
have never stood for an open election is an embarrassment in the light
of the unnecessarily policial recent history of the WMF. We are
overdue for the board to be seen to get their fingers out, do some
meaningful housekeeping, and re-invent itself as one that is properly
open, transparent and accountable to volunteers as well as large rich
donors. Naturally, well intentioned folks who "happen to" benefit from
their sticky conflicts of interest in directly related commercial
ventures, such as Wikia and Wikitrubune, should not be anywhere near
the board, nor should they hold positions of influence on related
committees and trusts where the potential conflicts of loyalty
represent financial and reputational risks for the Wikimedia community
and the Wikimedia Foundation.

Fae
-- 
fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

On 23 May 2017 at 12:34, Austin Hair  wrote:
> I normally hate +1s, but I want to congratulate Doc James on his
> reappointment to the board. I hope we've all learned from his previous
> term, and can work together to benefit the movement.
>
> With love,
>
> One of your list administrators, who would rather not have to deal with
> fiascos.
>
> On May 23, 2017 02:12, "Isaac Olatunde"  wrote:
>
>> Congratulations to the newly elected members and many thanks to members of
>> the election committee.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Isaac.
>>
>> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Tito Dutta  wrote:
>>
>> > Many congrats to all the members. Good wishes and all the best.
>> >
>> >
>> > On 22 May 2017 at 11:53, Rogol Domedonfors 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Indeed.  It would be appropriate for members of the Board to state now,
>> > in
>> > > public and for the record, that they accept the democratically
>> expressed
>> > > wishes of the community and will reappoint James at the due time.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:18 AM, MZMcBride  wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > matanya moses wrote:
>> > > > >Congratulations to María Sefidari (User:Raystorm), Dariusz
>> Jemielniak
>> > > > >(User:pundit), and James Heilman (User:Doc James) for receiving the
>> > most
>> > > > >community support. Subject to a standard background check, they will
>> > be
>> > > > >appointed by the Board at their August meeting at Wikimania.
>> > > >
>> > > > For those wondering, two of the people who supported James' removal
>> > from
>> > > > the Board of Trustees in December 2015 are still serving: Alice and
>> > > Jimmy.
>> > > >
>> > > > And the two people who opposed the resolution (Dariusz and James) are
>> > now
>> > > > among the three people being reappointed.
>> > > >
>> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:James_
>> > Heilman_Removal
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Results of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election

[Austin Hair]

I normally hate +1s, but I want to congratulate Doc James on his
reappointment to the board. I hope we've all learned from his previous
term, and can work together to benefit the movement.

With love,

One of your list administrators, who would rather not have to deal with
fiascos.

On May 23, 2017 02:12, "Isaac Olatunde"  wrote:

> Congratulations to the newly elected members and many thanks to members of
> the election committee.
>
> Regards,
>
> Isaac.
>
> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Tito Dutta  wrote:
>
> > Many congrats to all the members. Good wishes and all the best.
> >
> >
> > On 22 May 2017 at 11:53, Rogol Domedonfors 
> wrote:
> >
> > > Indeed.  It would be appropriate for members of the Board to state now,
> > in
> > > public and for the record, that they accept the democratically
> expressed
> > > wishes of the community and will reappoint James at the due time.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:18 AM, MZMcBride  wrote:
> > >
> > > > matanya moses wrote:
> > > > >Congratulations to María Sefidari (User:Raystorm), Dariusz
> Jemielniak
> > > > >(User:pundit), and James Heilman (User:Doc James) for receiving the
> > most
> > > > >community support. Subject to a standard background check, they will
> > be
> > > > >appointed by the Board at their August meeting at Wikimania.
> > > >
> > > > For those wondering, two of the people who supported James' removal
> > from
> > > > the Board of Trustees in December 2015 are still serving: Alice and
> > > Jimmy.
> > > >
> > > > And the two people who opposed the resolution (Dariusz and James) are
> > now
> > > > among the three people being reappointed.
> > > >
> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:James_
> > Heilman_Removal
> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees
> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Former_Board_of_
> > Trustees_members
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > >
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