KuboF, I have read your email, but I am none the wiser. Please explain
precisely what your concerns are. In what way is AffCom not following the
WMF guiding principles?

Risker/Anne

On Sun, 24 Oct 2021 at 18:18, Michal Matúšov <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi wikimedians, especially functionaries of affiliations!
>
> If nothing substantial will change, in about 2 weeks I am going to start a
> formal investigation of possible AffCom's violations of Wikimedia
> Foundation Guiding Principles [1].
>
> During last months and especially weeks I have noticed several issues
> about AffCom which showed up to hinder work and development of Wikimedia
> affiliations. While I have originally considered them to be exceptions,
> they have shown a consistent pattern through time indicating possible
> structural weakness. I have already asked AffCom non-publicly about some
> elements of them and AffCom's answers (respectively lack of them) for now
> show it to be higher probable that the issues are real and structural.
>
> In order to make the investigation more efficient and productive I need
> your help! If you during last year experienced non-trivial issues with
> AffCom, especially if they hindered your affiliation (holding up your
> recognition with lack of reasonable communication, non-action to prevent
> violations of agreements, very slow work, communication of
> false information etc etc etc), please let me know personally
> (non-publicly, outside of the list) by email (possibly by sending email
> using Meta [2]). I much prefer if you are willing to accept that in case of
> investigation I could identify you and your affiliation. But as I
> understand that such identification could possibly make AffCom more prone
> to target its issues towards you and your affiliation, I accept to receive
> your evidence and make a reasonable effort to anonymize it (paraphrasing
> your words, getting the essence of the experience without specifics - or to
> not use it if it would be unreasonable to anonymize it). Please, write 
> "*AffCom
> investigation*" (without parenthesis) in the title, so I can find it more
> easily! Many thanks!
>
> Last, but urgent related affair:
> As *AffCom's Staff Liaison Manavpreet Kaur* is currently a candidate for
> the very responsible role of Movement Charter Drafting Committee member, I
> have asked her about her involvement in AffCom's issues and the possibility
> for her to "import" the AffCom-like issues to the Movement Charter Drafting
> Committee [3] [4]. I am sorry for not starting this conversation publicly
> sooner! (I have checked the candidates too lately and also needed some time
> to prepare the message, as it must be very precise) I know that such
> information would be very interesting for many of you and would help you in
> your voting decision. (In a similar way I wanted to challenge Rosie
> Stephenson-Goodknight during her candidacy for community elected Board of
> Trustees seat several months ago, as she in that time was the AffCom's
> Chair. Unfortunately, I have too lately considered her possible role in
> AffCom's issues to be potentially significant. Sorry again!)
>
> [1]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Guiding_Principles
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/KuboF_Hromoslav
> [3]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Manavpreet_Kaur#Your_role_in_AffCom's_issues_in_relation_to_your_Movement_Charter_Drafting_Committee_member_candidacy
> [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Diff/22235789
>
> Best regards!
> KuboF Hromoslav (Michal Matúšov)
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