On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 5:39 AM, GorillaWarfare <gorillawarfarewikipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 very much like to know the answer to this question, in particular. Any conversation with staff should be based first and foremost on honesty, after everything that has happened. > 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> _______________________________________________ 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>
