Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

2016-05-10 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
I don't support that statement from Todd , that is not how a board of a foundantion works .. please refer to the statutory (bylaws) provisions, that might be how todd ideally would like things to function but that is not much more then wishfull thinking . Derek On 10-05-16 01:46, Yann Forget

Re: [Wikimedia-l] election for 2 seats on WMF board of trustees ends May 7...

2016-05-04 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
On 04-05-16 13:48, Chris Keating wrote: A procedural question: Is the chapters' vote binding on the board, or is it the same as for the three community board seats, where the community members selected in the community vote are merely recommendations that the sitting board is free to accept or

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Open and recorded WMF Board meetings

2016-04-17 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
I second that Gerard On 16-04-16 08:16, Gerard Meijssen wrote: Hoi, You are welcome to your opinion about Jimmy Fae. But honestly. I think you have gone into a direction where I fail to follow you nor do I see a benefit. I also fail to understand why you have it in for Jimmy, it comes over as pe

Re: [Wikimedia-l] User interaction on Wikipedia --call for submissions

2016-03-19 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
Hello everyone , I agree with Fae and Craig, It's foreign jargon especially in this context , and on top of that jargon form a professional background where the term has been misused (imho) It has in my jargon the connotation of obsessively recurring idea , like a depressed patient always com

Re: [Wikimedia-l] User interaction on Wikipedia --call for submissions

2016-03-18 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
w thread to avoid the appearance of a pileon. On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Derek V.Giroulle wrote: Hello everyone , I agree with Fae and Craig, It's foreign jargon especially in this context , and on top of that jargon form a professional background where the term has been misused

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania: Is it going to be once every two years?

2016-03-13 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
wiki philosofy/practise side of things but to me Gerards reaction was applicable in tho most general of ways Derek On 13-03-16 15:26, Marc A. Pelletier wrote: On 2016-03-13 10:06 AM, Derek V.Giroulle wrote: looks like a modern religion, with its proper dogma and clergy. ... I'm

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania: Is it going to be once every two years?

2016-03-13 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
I wholeheartedly agree with Gerard. During the conference by the KNAW ( academy of sciences) in Amsterdam when the Wikipedia community received from HM Willem Alexander of the Netherlands the Erasmusaward Philosofy Professer Jos De Mul ( Erasmus university of Rotterdam) , who specialises in the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wmfall] Wikimedia Foundation executive transition update

2016-03-11 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
I second that On 11-03-16 16:10, Victor Grigas wrote: What a good message to wake up to! I'd like to politely suggest along with any decision making ahead, that the board please leave the door open to considering Katherine as permanent executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation. -- Kin

Re: [Wikimedia-l] about staff

2016-03-09 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
n provides legal aid when necessary and no way in hell should a company be allowed to interfere in this. Thanks, GerardN On 9 March 2016 at 13:06, Andy Mabbett wrote: On 9 March 2016 at 09:50, Derek V.Giroulle wrote: Wikimedia UK does have anything to say about unions its employees a

[Wikimedia-l] about staff

2016-03-09 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
Gordo , a) Wikimedia UK does have anything to say about unions its employees are free to join a union b) In france , belgium , the netherlands , germany, scandianavian countries, austria even swtizerland any worker (wage earning) is free to join a labourunion and about 80% of private sect

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Using this list to tear people down

2016-03-03 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
Pine , One of the things iḿ missing is the wiki movement is an independant judiciary The Wiki community does not apply the following principles : - Presumtion of innocence : Innocent until proven guilty - Favor of the doubt for the accused - Clear procedure - No independant judges : often "

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Katy Love to direct WMF Resources team

2016-02-28 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
that was what I qualified as disrespectful of a valuable person. Ruslanś _remarks_ were imho not questioning the WMF decisions or the selection/decision proces, he was attacking the outcome ... I read that in Maggieś response also Derek On 27-02-16 21:37, Asaf Bartov wrote: On Sat, Feb 2

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Katy Love to direct WMF Resources team

2016-02-27 Thread Derek V.Giroulle
Congratulations to Katy, welcome to your new assignment. I'm very sorry that Ruslan Takayev's message got through the moderation IMHO his statement and remarks are not respectful it was essential to have someone appointed to fill Siko's position quickly an obviously quickly often means someo