Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliate-selected Board seats] Kunal Mehta (Legoktm) candidacy

[Legoktm]

Hi,

On 03/09/2016 07:57 AM, C. Scott Ananian wrote:
> I'm interested in drilling down on these issues a bit.  As far as I can
> tell, there is nothing in the actual bylaws which forbids WMF employees
> from being board members, although "conventional wisdom" seems to agree
> there is a conflict of interest in doing so.

From the bylaws[1], Article IV, Section 3, part D: "Trustees selected by
Chapters and Thematic Organizations must resign from any board,
governance, or paid positions at the Foundation, Chapters, Thematic
Organizations, and User Groups for the duration of their terms as
Trustees, but may continue to serve Chapters, Thematic Organizations,
and User Groups in informal or advisory capacities."

The same applies to community-selected and board-appointed trustees
(part C and E respectively).

> (I'm not so sure I agree
> with that conventional wisdom, but let's treat it as given for now,
> since you've already pledge to give up your WMF position in your
> nomination statement.)   AFAIK "board member" is not a paid position --
> it seems wrong (albeit laudable!) for you to give up your income (by
> donating your good work to the project on a volunteer-only basis) in
> order to aid the organization.  The Board does not meet *that* frequently.
> 
> And I have a personal interest in seeing your Shadow Namespaces work
> continue. ;)

Time permitting, I plan to continue my volunteer MediaWiki development
work, which includes shadow namespaces :)

[1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bylaws#ARTICLE_IV_-_THE_BOARD_OF_TRUSTEES

-- Kunal Mehta / Legoktm

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliate-selected Board seats] Kunal Mehta (Legoktm) candidacy

[Legoktm]

Hi,

On 03/08/2016 03:01 AM, David Cuenca Tudela wrote:
> "P.S. I plan to leave my job at the WMF if elected."
> 
> Then I hope you don't get elected, because it would be sad to see yet
> another valuable staffer quit, regardless the noble reasons...

Thanks for your concern, a few other people also told me similar things
today. I'm running for the board because I believe I can make a bigger
(and better) impact while serving on the board than from my current
staff role.

And if elected, I will try my best to continue in my volunteer roles not
become a stranger. :-)

-- Kunal Mehta / Legoktm

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliate-selected Board seats] Kunal Mehta (Legoktm) candidacy

[David Cuenca Tudela]

"P.S. I plan to leave my job at the WMF if elected."

Then I hope you don't get elected, because it would be sad to see yet
another valuable staffer quit, regardless the noble reasons...

Regards,
Micru

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Legoktm 
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have posted my nomination statement for the affiliate-selected board
> seats on Meta-Wiki:
> <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominations/Kunal_Mehta
> >.
>
> Please take a look, and let me know if you have any questions on the
> talk page.
>
> Thanks,
> -- Kunal Mehta / Legoktm
>
>
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