[Wikimedia-l] Board visitors resolution passed

2012-06-27 Thread phoebe ayers
All, FYI The Board of Trustees passed a resolution extending and making permanent the Board Visitors visitors program, which we tried out for a one-year trial in 2011. http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Board_Visitors_%282012%29 The language is the same as that in the resolution

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board visitors resolution passed

2012-06-27 Thread Thomas Dalton
In what sense do these visitors have a one-year term when they are actually just attending one meeting? And why doesn't the board just allow anyone that wants to come along to observe their meetings? On 27 June 2012 23:58, phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote: All, FYI The Board of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board visitors resolution passed

2012-06-27 Thread phoebe ayers
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: In what sense do these visitors have a one-year term when they are actually just attending one meeting? In the sense that someone could attend any of the meetings happening within that year, as agreed on by the board

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board visitors resolution passed

2012-06-27 Thread Michael Peel
On 28 Jun 2012, at 00:03, Thomas Dalton wrote: In what sense do these visitors have a one-year term when they are actually just attending one meeting? And why doesn't the board just allow anyone that wants to come along to observe their meetings? +1. Compare and contrast with WMUK board