Welcome to the new / old trustees. I'm thankful for your continued service to the movement.
Let's turn our attention toward the future and work together for the benefit of the movement. Warmly, /a On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak <[email protected]> wrote: > To be fair, while I opposed THIS particular removal from the Board, I think > the Board SHOULD have the right to expel people who are perceived as > disruptive, uncooperative, or not fulfilling their fiduciary duties well. > > Such cases should be rare, and exceptionally well grounded and explained > (whenever possible). > > Best, > > Dj > > On May 23, 2017 3:14 PM, "James Salsman" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Instead of blaming people, I blame the idea that board members should ever > be ejected if they have lost the trust or confidence of other board > members, or because other members feel uncomfortable working with them, or > because they may choose to withhold or be more forthcoming with information > than other members prefer. > > Joining a representative body should require a conscious effort to avoid > groupthink, not a suicide pact to abide by it. > > > On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 8:06 PM Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > +1 :-) > > > > The elected candidates are ideal, making me feel confident that the > > values and aspirations of the wider Wikimedia volunteer community will > > be well represented in the coming year. > > > > As previously mentioned, Alice and Jimmy were the main political > > players in excluding Doc James from board discussions. The expulsion > > of James from the board as an //elected// trustee has damaged the > > reputation of the WMF board of trustees, and they must take fair > > personal responsibility for those events. It would be great if both > > Alice and Jimmy could speak up now, perhaps now thanking Doc James for > > having the determination to run again for the board and ensuring the > > community that they will do everything they can to ensure James is > > supported and welcome, or have the wisdom to step down if they feel > > unable to work collegiately and positively with their elected fellow > > trustees. > > > > The historical theme of the WMF board being directed by trustees that > > have never stood for an open election is an embarrassment in the light > > of the unnecessarily policial recent history of the WMF. We are > > overdue for the board to be seen to get their fingers out, do some > > meaningful housekeeping, and re-invent itself as one that is properly > > open, transparent and accountable to volunteers as well as large rich > > donors. Naturally, well intentioned folks who "happen to" benefit from > > their sticky conflicts of interest in directly related commercial > > ventures, such as Wikia and Wikitrubune, should not be anywhere near > > the board, nor should they hold positions of influence on related > > committees and trusts where the potential conflicts of loyalty > > represent financial and reputational risks for the Wikimedia community > > and the Wikimedia Foundation. > > > > Fae > > -- > > [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae > > > > On 23 May 2017 at 12:34, Austin Hair <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I normally hate +1s, but I want to congratulate Doc James on his > > > reappointment to the board. I hope we've all learned from his previous > > > term, and can work together to benefit the movement. > > > > > > With love, > > > > > > One of your list administrators, who would rather not have to deal with > > > fiascos. > > > > > > On May 23, 2017 02:12, "Isaac Olatunde" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Congratulations to the newly elected members and many thanks to > members > > of > > >> the election committee. > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> > > >> Isaac. > > >> > > >> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Tito Dutta <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > Many congrats to all the members. Good wishes and all the best. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On 22 May 2017 at 11:53, Rogol Domedonfors <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > Indeed. It would be appropriate for members of the Board to state > > now, > > >> > in > > >> > > public and for the record, that they accept the democratically > > >> expressed > > >> > > wishes of the community and will reappoint James at the due time. > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:18 AM, MZMcBride <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > > matanya moses wrote: > > >> > > > >Congratulations to María Sefidari (User:Raystorm), Dariusz > > >> Jemielniak > > >> > > > >(User:pundit), and James Heilman (User:Doc James) for receiving > > the > > >> > most > > >> > > > >community support. Subject to a standard background check, they > > will > > >> > be > > >> > > > >appointed by the Board at their August meeting at Wikimania. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > For those wondering, two of the people who supported James' > > removal > > >> > from > > >> > > > the Board of Trustees in December 2015 are still serving: Alice > > and > > >> > > Jimmy. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > And the two people who opposed the resolution (Dariusz and > James) > > are > > >> > now > > >> > > > among the three people being reappointed. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:James_ > > >> > Heilman_Removal > > >> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees > > >> > > > * https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Former_Board_of_ > > >> > Trustees_members > > >> > > > > > >> > > > MZMcBride > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > >> > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > >> > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > >> > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > >> > > > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > >> > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > >> > > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > >> > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > >> > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > >> wiki/Wikimedia-l > > >> New messages to: [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 and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: [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 and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [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 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
