On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 9:53 PM, Guillaume Paumier < guillaume.paum...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Wikimedia_Foundation_Guiding_Principles > > * That resolution indicates that the guiding principles "may come to > replace > the previous list of values", but I couldn't find any confirmation that > they did > replace them. > I don't think they did. They were drafted in such a way that one could have constructed "principle blame" to see which values informed parts of which principles, and a merge or more nuanced classification that covered various layers of principles would make sense (ex: from abstract values to specific principles to short-term implementation), but that did not happen. > We're linking to the WMF's Values in a lot of prominent places, and they've > also been brought up many times in recent strategy discussions. There > seems to > be an underlying assumption, in those discussions, that the Values are a > document with the same origin and status as the Vision & Mission > statements. > As a point of reference: there was a brainstorming sessions at the Board+ED retreat in Nov 2014, about whether the (principles+values) were unchangeable / had the status of the mission. [conclusion at the time: no.] The retreat was private, with lots of playing devil's advocate for each value ["how does this aspect of this principle make it harder to realize the mission? what would happen if it were ignored?"]. But as I recall, we imagined doing something similar in the public strategy discussion. In the end, the public discussion in 2015 was delayed & simplified... But I hope we do still have that discussion on Meta. > As I mentioned, this isn't the most important topic of discussion right > now. > I'll still be grateful if someone can help me understand the backstories :) > Thanks for asking here :) <%2B1%20617%20529%204266> Sam _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
