Yes, and let me say it in stronger terms: This is unacceptable. Community-selected seats have nothing to do with affiliates; affiliates are absolutely not the community. Community-selected seats must be an at-large election from Wikimedia editors from any candidate who cares to run, not taken from a "short list" of affiliate-approved candidates.
Affiliate seats are NOT community seats. Regards, Todd Allen On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 4:32 PM Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Chris, > > There is no longer any distinction between community and affiliate > trustees. For reference, see the "Type of seat" column in the current board > member table on Meta, as well as the footnote under the table.[1] > > What Dariusz has announced here is a new process for determining > "community-and-affiliate trustees". This new process is being "*implemented > on a trial basis for the 2022 election*". > > Andreas > > [1] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/April_2022_-_Board_seats_in_2022_and_2023 > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 9:19 PM Chris Keating <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 1:32 PM Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Dariusz, >>> >>> I am surprised your post has not attracted more attention. It's probably >>> because you did not spell out what the adopted recommendation involves. It >>> says (my emphases):[1] >>> >>> >>> *The Board of Trustees wants to improve the set of skills and the >>> diversity contributed by newly selected trustees. For this reason, the >>> Board has approved a new process to select two community-and-affiliate >>> trustees this year. The objective is to have two trustees confirmed by >>> October 1st. Affiliates will vote to pre-select 6 candidates. A community >>> vote will decide who from these 6 candidates will be recommended for the >>> two seats.* >>> >>> This is a fundamental change to the WMF board election process. Many >>> people will feel that this further disenfranchises the volunteer community. >>> >> >> The effect of this is that the two seats which were in the past solely >> elected by the Wikimedia Affiliates will now be elected through this >> combined model where the affiliates shortlist 6 candidates and the >> community elects two of them. >> >> That is, to my mind, enfranchising the volunteer community to a greater >> extent. >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/X23XT2PEFSQKN2WPJZOEY64EMC27GZSH/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/SCRZ2KNGMCOW7NXN6FA5WF66LCXNO5MP/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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