Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] Kelly Battles and Arnnon Geshuri join Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

Are both members of the community? I see no username. From: sl...@wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 17:27:30 -0800 To: press-rele...@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] Kelly Battles and Arnnon Geshuri join Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees This press

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

Congratulations from me as well to both Kelly and Arnnon. I wonder if they'll take the plunge and subscribe here? =) But without in any way questioning their good faith, dedication and fitness for the job (and it is good to see another female appointed), I have to say that I also feel this is a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

The contribution of Jan-Bart and Stu cannot be ignored.They have immensely put effort for the movement, and were involved for a long time. Thank you Jan-Bart and Stu for your commitment and contribution. Regards, Tanweer On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Chris Keating

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

While it's not hard to find a WMF employee who will privately (or increasingly, not-so-privately) complain of poor morale, I'd be wary of reading too much into submissions to sites like Glassdoor. Employees that are content rarely take the time to report this, so you end up with a skewed sample

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

A big Thank you from me too, to both these wonderful people. We've certainly had our share of disagreements in other venues, but I've always thought highly of both. Stu is an excellent financial strategists, with an understanding for what matters. His work with the audits and general business

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

Congratulations Kelly and Arnnon! -Hasive WMBD On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Fæ wrote: > I was amused to read the official announcement, which paints the two > new appointed white American trustees who "happen" to live and work > within an easy commute to the WMF offices

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

I just wanted to add my thanks as well as both Jan-Bart and Stu have served the movement with a huge amount of dedication and commitment for many years and helped steer the WMF through many challenges. It has been a real pleasure to work with both of you. Thank you both for everything you have

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

Ultimately this is about cost. Right now, the cheapest way for the board to get away with this is to publish some vague statements without really revealing anything, and hoping that the discussion will die down after a couple of weeks. As a community, we can drive up the cost of this strategy.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

Dear Board, I'm deeply grateful that the past, current and new members of the Board have dedicated the 10 hours/week and more to our cause, and both as people and Board functionaries I wish them the best and much success in their lives. However, the Board as an entity which has energetically

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

2016-01-06 8:52 GMT+01:00 Anthony Cole : > This is all fascinating and concerning. Most concerning to me is the > presence on the board of someone actually on Google's payroll right now. > How can Denny not be fatally conflicted in all - or most - board > deliberations that

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

Hoi, Jan Bart, I am grateful for our trip to Brussels. You have done good. Stu you have done your thing and it is not mine. Thank you that I have never taken an interest. Thanks, GerardM On 6 January 2016 at 10:44, Tanweer Morshed wrote: > The contribution of

[Wikimedia-l] Strategic plan

I think this is a question for Patricio or Lila: At the November 2015 Metrics & Activities meeting, Lila presented[1] a slide outlining the new Strategic Planning process.[2] Amid general comments about how inclusive the process would be, that slide indicates that the draft briefly introduced at

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

Thanks for starting this thread Lodewijk. Jan-Bart and Stu: Wikimedia has been lucky to have your participation over these years. Stu, thank you in particular for helping steer the financial governance of the Wikimedia movement. Your expertise and professionalism have been deeply important to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

On 6 January 2016 at 02:09, Liam Wyatt wrote: > I've always believed that Wikimedia is an education charity that happens to > exist exists in a technology field. I often note in presentations that I > give that the Wikimedia vision statement does NOT use the words, Internet,

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference 2016 - Registration closes in one and a half weeks!

Dear Wikimedians, Thanks to those of you who have already registered for the Wikimedia Conference 2016 – we are already very excited to welcome participants from across the world in Berlin in April. You have not yet registered for the conference? Your affiliation is eligible [1] to attend the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Knight Foundation grant for search and discovery

That's an excellent news. :) On 6 January 2016 at 19:16, Wes Moran wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I’m happy to announce that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has > awarded an exploratory grant of $250,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation’s > Discovery department [1], in

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

Congrats friends. I hope you will do a lot of good works for the Wikimedia movement. :) On 6 January 2016 at 18:09, WereSpielChequers wrote: > Dear Anthony, > > The community elected Denny knowing that he worked at Google > < >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

All the best :) :) On 6 January 2016 at 16:25, Theo10011 wrote: > A big Thank you from me too, to both these wonderful people. We've > certainly had our share of disagreements in other venues, but I've always > thought highly of both. > > Stu is an excellent financial

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

Dear Anthony, The community elected Denny knowing that he worked at Google . If this was an additional conflict of interest taken on after his election then

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

On 5 January 2016 at 23:44, Patricio Lorente wrote: > We have also been meeting with the 2015 Election Committee regarding the > next steps for filling the open community-selected seat. As I pointed out recently, the phrase "community-selected" is misleading in this

[Wikimedia-l] Knight Foundation grant for search and discovery

Hello everyone, I’m happy to announce that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded an exploratory grant of $250,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation’s Discovery department [1], in order to conduct research and prototyping to improve how people discover and engage with information on

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

On 6 January 2016 at 07:52, Anthony Cole wrote: > This is all fascinating and concerning. Most concerning to me is the > presence on the board of someone actually on Google's payroll right now. > How can Denny not be fatally conflicted in all - or most - board > deliberations

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

I'd like to add my word of thanks from Wikimedia UK, as well. Both Jan-Bart and Stu as long-standing and experienced trustees have been notably welcoming, friendly and open, and both have been extremely helpful in maintaining good WMF board / chapter board relations. I know I can speak for

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

Is Denny recusing from all discussions and decisions that might affect Google, broadly construed, including decisions involving WikiData? I'm glad to see two people with Kelly's and Arnnon's expertise on the board. Anthony Cole On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Andrew Gray

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

Kelly Battles and Arnnon Geshuri are Volunteers? I am not able to find the volunteer account of both. With best regards, Steinsplitter > From: kikkocrist...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 15:55:14 +0100 > To: dar...@alk.edu.pl; wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l]

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

2016-01-06 2:01 GMT+01:00 Dariusz Jemielniak : > As Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee, I am happy > to introduce the two newest members of our Board of Trustees: Kelly Battles > and Arnnon Geshuri. I realize that my previous email was not the best

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

I also want to thank Jan-Bart de Vreede and Stu West for their work as Trustees. I had the pleasure of working with both of them and know them to be committed to the wikimedia mission. I hope you all stay engaged. Warm regards, Sydney Poore Sydney Poore User:FloNight Wikipedian in Residence at

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Knight Foundation grant for search and discovery

There is a piece by Wes on the website of the Knight Foundation[1] and an additional FAQ on Discovery's "Knowledge Engine" development on MediaWiki.[2] The Knight Foundation funds many things, and is a past donor to the Wikimedia Foundation--but I'm aware that the Knight Foundation is also

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

Thank you both for your service. Warmly, /a On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 7:34 AM, Sydney Poore wrote: > I also want to thank Jan-Bart de Vreede and Stu West for their work as > Trustees. I had the pleasure of working with both of them and know > them to be committed to the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

Just a note that I am continuing to discuss the subjects of turnover and WMF employee morale with Boryana, and I have also asked Lila about this. Pine On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Andreas Kolbe wrote: > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Craig Franklin

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Transparently, I suppose? Thyge 2016-01-06 19:31 GMT+01:00 Pine W : > Just a note that I am continuing to discuss the subjects of turnover and > WMF employee morale with Boryana, and I have also asked Lila about this. > > Pine > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Andreas

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

Heh (: I have no problem with those emails being published. Just for clarification: I do believe that there is value in some confidential and 1-on-1 communications. Where I think there is room for change is with regards to a governing body of an open-source organization (in this case, the WMF

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

Yes and a very big thank you to Stu for all of his work on the Audit Committee!! Take care, Amy On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:52 AM, Katie Chan wrote: > Thank you both. Hope to continue to see you around. :) > > KTC > > On 06/01/2016 16:11, Anna Stillwell wrote: > >> Thank you

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Craig Franklin wrote: > While it's not hard to find a WMF employee who will privately (or > increasingly, not-so-privately) complain of poor morale, I'd be wary of > reading too much into submissions to sites like Glassdoor. Employees

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

I consider myself honored to think of both Jan-Bart and Stu as friends. They are both exceptional people, who steered the WMF through a serious period of growth and rarely, if ever, put a foot wrong in so doing. My hat's off to both of you. Best, pb On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:55 AM, Theo10011

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

Thank you both. Hope to continue to see you around. :) KTC On 06/01/2016 16:11, Anna Stillwell wrote: Thank you both for your service. Warmly, /a On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 7:34 AM, Sydney Poore wrote: I also want to thank Jan-Bart de Vreede and Stu West for their work

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

I asked if and Arnnon Geshuri are Volunteers. Because there is nothing in the bio like "editor since 2011" for example. Maybe both have disclosed his volunteer account, i don't know. Therefore i ask. Calling a simple question "attempted outing" is ridiculous. > To:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

On 6 January 2016 at 16:02, Steinsplitter Wiki wrote: > Kelly Battles and Arnnon Geshuri are Volunteers? Unless we''ve started paying WMF board members, then of course they are. > I am not able to find the volunteer account of both Not every volunteer who

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Strategic plan

Philippe, Thank you for expanding on that: On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Philippe Beaudette wrote: > I can only suspect that Lila's language here was imprecise > That is of course a possiblity. I would be very open to a clarification of how the board and ED see the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

Kelly and Aronnon, I will be happy to meet you in meat space at Wikimania in Italy next summer. In a context where Stu is leaving the board, Kelly expertise will indeed reveal very precious. I am well aware a veteran financial expertise is one critical and difficult to find. I doubt not Stu

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Strategic plan

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016, Pete Forsyth wrote: > > Me, editorializing, very briefly for now: > > This answer is very bizarre. Characterizing the 2010 process as having been > "outsourced" or not involving staff is wildly inaccurate, as I'm sure > anybody on staff (or on the Board

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

Thank you for this message Lodewijk ! I would like to join the messages already posted to thank both Stu and Jan-Bart. I was on the board when we ask them to join us and I have no memory of ever regretting that decision ;) I wish you both the best ! JB, can we expect to see you in Italy next

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Strategic plan

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:29 PM, Pete Forsyth wrote: > ​[Pete]​ > editorializing, very briefly for now: > > This answer is very bizarre. Characterizing the 2010 process as having been > "outsourced" or not involving staff is wildly inaccurate > ​ > -- ​Quite. The

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] [PRESS RELEASE] Wikimedia Foundation to explore new ways to search and discover reliable, relevant, free information with $250, 000 from Knight Foundation

Great news And... Just pointing out to the Privacy Policy in case, for memory. https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy This is the list of WMF engagement with regards to the collection and use of our data. It should be printed and be the book next to the bed for the team in

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing new Wikimedia Foundation Trustees

Kelly and Arnnon, good to meet you! This is an exciting time to join the movement; your experience and insight will be welcome. I hope you have a chance to share public thoughts from time to time. Anthere: > I appreciate Kelly is a woman as well. I would suggest changing the profile picture

[Wikimedia-l] Origin and status of WMF Values and Guiding principles

Hello folks, I was adding citations to an internal WMF page, and I went down a wiki- archaeology rabbit hole trying to find the origin of the WMF's Values and Guiding principles documents. I'd like to reach out to the collective accumulated experience of this list to sort out a few questions

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you, Jan-Bart and Stu

thank you both. i enjoyed seeing jan-bart beeing the movements best man in many situations. and i appreciated money talks and croissant with stu, who was open to globalize the movement in a financial aspect while always paying attention that it does not become FIFA. some videos from sunny haifa

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Origin and status of WMF Values and Guiding principles

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 9:53 PM, Guillaume Paumier < guillaume.paum...@gmail.com> wrote: > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Wikimedia_Foundation_Guiding_Principles > > * That resolution indicates that the guiding principles "may come to > replace > the previous list of values",

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Strategic plan

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Luis Villa wrote: > Brief preview: the schedule has changed somewhat, because we wanted to > take some more steps to be inclusive of staff feedback (has been underway > for a few weeks) and community feedback (starting next week). The

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Knight Foundation grant for search and discovery

I wrote grants and grant reports on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation from 2009-2011. I was impressed at the time with the emphasis on transparency and other factors around grants, especially restricted grants. I'm beginning to doubt those values have survived, since their main champions at the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Strategic plan

Hi Luis, Many thanks for the swift update. I'll be looking forward to the announcements next week. My final question above still stands, though, and I do feel that an answer from the ED or the Board is in order. In November, Lila claimed (inaccurately, IMO) that the 2010 process was "outsourced"

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

I have begun a reply to the board Q & A here https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/James_Heilman_removal_FAQ=15213281#What_happened.3F Best -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Strategic plan

> On 6 Jan 2016, at 21:36, Pete Forsyth wrote: > > My final question above still stands, though, and I do feel that an answer > from the ED or the Board is in order. In November, Lila claimed > (inaccurately, IMO) that the 2010 process was "outsourced" and >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Strategic plan

Hey, Pete- We'll be announcing some next steps on strategy next week. Brief preview: the schedule has changed somewhat, because we wanted to take some more steps to be inclusive of staff feedback (has been underway for a few weeks) and community feedback (starting next week). The timeline will