I think I agree with Dariusz's proposed solution.
I also hope that several of Dariusz, Maria, Alice and Guy are willing /
able to be re-appointed or re-elected - the easiest solution to Board
stability is people getting second terms on the Board.
Chris
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 2:31 PM, James
To clarify, the issues facing the WMF preexisted Denny, Dariusz and myself
joining the board. Our perspectives started the process of addressing
things. In fact I raised concerns regarding staff turn over a couple of
weeks before joining the board at Wikimania.
James
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 8:18
Lodewijk, Anders, James, Dariusz, thanks for your input!
Re: timing. I absolutely agree. But internal discussions are not happening
at once as well, before writing this I have waited for people to chime in
with the arguments to have my own opinion shaped. I would really love to
find a good
+1 to what Lodewijk, Anders, and James wrote.
I see benefits in onboarding around Wikimania, and having a system in which
each year we add three people (one year from the community, one from
chapters, one from experts).
However, I don't see it as an argument to extend the terms for current
The last group of community elected trustees were presented with an
exceedingly difficult issue to solve months into their term. Moral among
staff was critically low and many key employees had left, were leaving, or
were thinking about leaving.
The board at that time disagreed about what to do
My experience from following the board of WMSE several years, and where
we now have two years terms is
First year is a learning phase where you more listen then participate
Second year most get more involved and find it very stimulated to be in
the Board
Third year some get very active,
Hi Nataliia,
It would have been nice if you could have shared this a bit earlier, given
that apparently the board meeting is next week. This gives little time for
discussion of your proposal, on a topic that has received wide interest
previously. Perhaps that could be considered a point for
Hi all,
I am forking a discussion on Wikimedia Foundation Board of trustees vacant
appointed seat(s) and turnover at this point.
== The Board members start and end terms (Turnover) ==
I have drafted here three charts indicating the starting and ending of the
terms of the Board members:
