With thanks to those who have already submitted applications, I wanted to just push out a reminder here.
The deadline for applications is January 1, any timezone. With major holidays coming for many parts of the world, I didn't want people to overlook the opportunity. If you are interested in serving on the ombudsman commission, please drop me a note detailing your experience on the projects, your thoughts on the commission, and what you hope to bring to the role. Thanks! Maggie On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Maggie Dennis <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi > > It's coming close to time for annual appointments of community members > to serve on the Ombudsman commission. This commission works on all > Wikimedia projects to investigate complaints about violations of the > privacy policy, especially in use of CheckUser tools, and to mediate > between the complaining party and the individual whose work is being > investigated. They may also assist the General Counsel, the Executive > Director or the Board of Trustees in investigations of these issues. For > more on their duties and roles, see > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman_commission > > This is a call for community members interested in volunteering > for appointment to this commission. Commissioners should be > experienced Wikimedians, active on any project, who have previously used > the CheckUser tool OR who have the technical ability to understand the > CheckUser tool and the willingness to learn it. They are expected to be > able to engage neutrally in investigating these concerns and to know when > to recuse when other roles and relationships may cause conflict. (In the > past, commissioners have turned in other roles that could cause conflict.) > > Commissioners are required to identify to the Wikimedia Foundation and > must be willing to comply with the appropriate board policies (such as > the access to non-public data policy and the privacy policy). This is > a position that requires a high degree of discretion and trust. > > If you are interested in serving on this commission, please drop me a > note detailing your experience on the projects, your thoughts on the > commission and what you hope to bring to the role. The commission is > deliberately quite small, so slots are limited, but all applications are > appreciated. The deadline for applications is January 1. Any timezone. :) > > Please feel free to pass this invitation along to any users who you > think may be interested. > > Thank you! > > Maggie > > > > -- > Maggie Dennis > Senior Community Advocate > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > -- Maggie Dennis Senior Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
