(just for the record, not reflecting at all on Ana's qualities or being
unhappy with the actual decision):
I understand that the board took this decision online on June 19. I'm a
little disappointed it took so long to communicate this to the community:
almost three weeks after the decision, a
Yes, this took longer than planned. By rights all resolutions should
be published within two weeks; thank you for noticing.
We discussed the idea of altering the effective date, but decided it
wasn't worth it. There were no Board votes during the intervening 8
days; and the end of the term is
Dear Ana,
I am extremely excited to see you join the Board of the Wikimedia
Foundation, I know the experience you bring in international
organisations is going to be invaluable to our movement.
An enormous thanks to those who have made this possible. And a great
great thank you to you Ana, for
