Frankly, I think such views are naive idealism. There is a political reality that would come about as a result of such a change, one at the highest level, that need to be understood and addressed. I do not even believe that this is a discussion that should occur at the community level. This is a discussion that should occur at the board level.
A former Wikimedian in Residence was recently blocked for constant copyright violations on the English Wikipedia. I do not want such people voting on a body which will determine their level of monetary and non-monetary support---especially now that the requirements for incorporation as a user-group are dipping still lower. On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Marc A. Pelletier <[email protected]> wrote: > On 15-04-22 11:54 AM, Sydney Poore wrote: > > I fully support allowing our talented and dedicated WMF staff to have the > > opportunity to choose the people who guide the direction of the WMF. > > I'd like to add to this that the (pretty small) set of staffers that > would not otherwise have had eligibility to vote are generally in > administrative, finance and legal positions - all of which bring other > perspectives to evaluation of the candidates that may be valuable. > > But, more importantly, they share our values and commitment to the > ideals behind the movement. They wouldn't be working at the Foundation > if they didn't because our internal culture is - literally - all about > the mission. > > Disclaimer: I'm staff myself, but eligible to vote as a volunteer. > > -- Marc > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
