Good point, but what could be even better is to have abstinence from full voting also and/or not to have ranked choices among 5 or less candidates as differences between strongly pro and against are IMHO too narrow…otherwise #theBestMiddleChoiceWinAGAIN.
On Friday, October 17, 2025, Adam Wight <[email protected]> wrote: > For future WMF Board selections we could discuss adding a [[w:en:None of > the above]] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_of_the_above> option > which forces a new slate of candidates. I'm not sure how well it would > play with ranked choice, especially if we're filling more than one seat. > I'm also not sure it would have the disciplinary effect you're looking for, > since invalidating a round of selection probably translates to simply > leaving the current Board in place for longer. A "none of the above" > option is included on ballots in some democracies but also in Argentina, > Belarus and North Korea so it's hard to say whether it's the remedy we need. > > It's never too late to push for real, legal Board elections perhaps by > having historical "members" sue the WMF to reverse the evidently illegal > 2006 change to its bylaws, as documented in [[meta: > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_membership_controversy> > Wikimedia Foundation membership controversy]] > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_membership_controversy>. > It could be fun. > > -[[mw:User:Adamw]] in a volunteer capacity > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM Željko Blaće <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am guessing many of you got the email below hours ago. >> I wonder if the number of people abstaining is bigger >> than the number of votes casted >> ould that render the process >> invalid/problematic? >> >> Regards - Z. >> >> p.s. >> pardon if I repeat something already discussed >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM >> Subject: Your vote is missing! >> To: Zblace <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear Zblace, >> >> I wanted to remind you that you are eligible to vote in the Wikimedia >> Foundation 2025 Board of Trustees election. Voting closes at 23:59 UTC >> on October 22, 2025. >> >> Go to the SecurePoll voting page and vote now! >> >> Thank you, >> >> This message was sent on behalf of the Elections Committee >> >> This mail has been sent to you as you have registered your email >> address with the Wikimedia Foundation. To remove yourself from future >> election notifications, please add your username to the Wikimedia No >> Mail List <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_nomail_list>. >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/ >> 2ZCMGXOANJGR5YUFA7YJEXENCYXLWUUQ/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >
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