Good morning
I truly appreciate your mail with the apologies and explanations.
I wanted to say that I undertand your frustration. I was one who often
spoke her mind very candidly in the past, and ended up sometimes being
too blunt and regretted it. I know how challenging it is sometimes to
refrain speaking one's mind when part of a collective such as a board,
whilst also being a member in a community that values transparency.
Several years down the line, I exercise massive caution, in particular
on mailing lists and social media, or signing petitions ;) - the
chilling effect is real.
That being said, I think you did the right thing to suspend yourself for
a while.
Best
Anthere
Le 21/10/2025 à 09:33, Victoria Doronina a écrit :
Dear Wikimedians
I have been thinking more about my message to this mailing list and
the reactions it caused, and I want to offer my apologies. People who
know me know that I always speak my mind and I am a direct person. I
think this is one of the reasons people voted for me on the Board.
When we had the Movement Charter vote last year and people were
questioning the Board’s decision, I wrote a message to explain my
personal reasons for my vote, especially since this was one of the
campaign issues in my election to the Board. I felt it was important
to keep my promise.
So I did that again here. But my mistake was that this board decision
is about people, not about a document, and people don’t deserve to be
drawn attention to in ways that can cause harm. I also understand that
the Board’s code of conduct requires Trustees to coordinate their
public communications on collective decisions, which I did not do this
time.
I am frustrated by what I see as inaccurate information about some
aspects of the election but understand that sometimes not all forms of
official communications can satisfy everyone.
First and foremost, I would like to apologise to Ravan and Lane for
any harm I may have caused them as people. In hindsight, it sounds
naive that I did not intend it. I will tell them more personally but a
public apology is essential. I would also like to apologise to any
Wikimedian who experienced any negative emotions as a result of my
letter. And I apologise to the Board and staff as well for breaking
the agreed commnucation strategy.
I have decided to immediately suspend myself from most of the board
activities until the end of the year, in coordination with Board
officers. I will continue my Wikimedia activities such as editing,
uploading photos etc.
Thank you for reading this letter.
--
Kind regards, Victoria
Victoria Doronina
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/profile/dr-victoria-doronina/> (she/her)
Trustee
Sister Projects Taskforce Lead
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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