I believe this recent statement from the board of WMUK is of interest to this list. Seddon
> From: michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:02:36 -0700 > To: wikimediau...@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] [WMUK Board] Statement regarding Ashley Van Haeften, > Chair of Wikimedia UK > > Hi all, > > I'm sending this statement on behalf of the WMUK Board: > > -- > > As some members of Wikimedia UK will know, our Chair, Ashley Van Haeften, > user name Fae, has been the subject of sanctions by the Arbitration Committee > of the English Wikipedia (Arbcom), the volunteer committee that exists to > provide binding remedies to Wikipedia disputes. In particular, he has been > banned from editing the English language Wikipedia for at least the next six > months, after which he can appeal the ban. > > The Board of Wikimedia UK notes the decision of Arbcom. > > The Board is united in the view that this decision does not affect his role > as a Trustee of the charity. His work at Wikimedia UK has always been > enthusiastic and diligent. In particular, his knowledge of charity > governance, and his ability to bring about consensus at WMUK's board > meetings, have been particularly valuable. > > The Board points out that the editing issues were fully public before, and > during, the recent elections to the board, and were openly and publicly > discussed. Our membership placed their trust in him by electing him as a > Trustee. He was then elected unanimously as Chair of the Board. He continues > to have the full support of the Board. > > -- > > Thanks, > Mike Peel > Secretary, Wikimedia UK > > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent charitable > organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its > contents. > > Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited. Wiki UK Ltd is a > Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. > 6741827. Registered Charity No. 1144513. The Registered Office is at 4th > Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT, United > Kingdom. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
