+1 > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:51:25 -0400 > From: aleksey.bilo...@gmail.com > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustee elections > > My two cents: no, no, no, absolutely not, by all means no, never. > > I am strongly, strongly, strongly opposed to such a move. The chapters > already elect two members of the Board, and that's quite enough. When it > comes to matters concerning strategic direction chapters are the movement > equivalent of a political interest group. The Board is the entity > ultimately responsible for the funding reigns, and I strongly suspect that > such a move, *especially given the weakness of community response in > elections*, would immediately result in an influx of "chapter junkies" who > will vote as a nearly-united political bloc for whatever candidate promises > a freer flow of money. > > The ramifications would be immediate. This is absolutely the wrongest > possible direction to go in. > >
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