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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

+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

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

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,