I see your point, and I agree that proposing to modify the bylaws would not be a practical option for us now.
Perhaps, though, we might come up with some "informal" processes for broader pan-chapter input before then... Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Fae <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: > For those commenting here that they would like to see all AffCom > recognized chapters voting for the Chair, please note this would take > a resolution to change the charter (section B Art 3) "Each Chapter > selects one Council Member, by announcement of the Chapter to the > Chair of the Council." > > I estimate that in practice such a resolution would mean that we could > not run the election for Chair until after the Milan conference, and I > would have no confidence that it would pass. > > @Jan-Bart, as the only WMF trustee discussing this here so far, and as > the person who started this line of discussion, would the WMF trustees > be content to see me stay in place for so long whilst we reach a > consensus? > > I was aiming to open nominations at midnight today my time, so > apologies if by the time you read this it is already too late to > change the schedule. > > Thanks, > Fae > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
