I would be curious to hear precisely what you hope to accomplish from your trip to San Francisco. How do you plan to communicate what you learn to the rest of the Board of Trustees, and to those who will be instrumental in shaping the changes that will happen to the WMF in the near future? How do you plan to speak to staff members, who have seen many of their coworkers leave or be forced out in the last few years? How do you plan to increase morale among an incredibly demoralized group?
I too hope that your return will be marked by "careful listening and thoughtful consideration" that Brion Vibber describes, not to mention strong actions resulting from what you learn during your trip. But quite frankly, Vibber's communications with the Wikimedia community outside of the Foundation have far surpassed yours in clarity and transparency. I hope that you will improve upon your messaging, but I would like clear reassurance that you realize this is necessary. There have been many things that have not impressed me recently: how the Wikimedia Foundation chose to handle the lack of transparency surrounding WMF actions (even once they were leaked), how the Board has handled the past unrest surrounding the Executive Director and senior leadership, communication surrounding James Heilman's removal... the list really goes on and on. I would love to know whether you supported Lila Tretikov's departure. It is clear that she did not up and resign on her own, and I would like to know if you were one of the folks who thought her departure would be beneficial, or if you preferred she "weather the storm," so to speak. I would also like to hear a clear statement about what you think can be gained from your return to San Francisco. Thank you, Molly White User:GorillaWarfare English Wikipedia community member _______________________________________________ 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>
