Would you like to ask that question in the candidate Q&As? http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetings/2011_election:_Candidate_questions#Questions
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Gordon Joly <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/04/2011 12:36, Thomas Dalton wrote: >> On 6 April 2011 00:36, Andrew Turvey<[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Andrew West<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Not all candidates provided their wikimedia/wikipedia user name. I >>>> happen to know who Roger Bamkin is, and can guess who Ashley Van >>>> Haeften is, but it would be very helpful if the wiki-identities of all >>>> candidates were to be explicitly stated. >>> I remember back in 2008 when Wikimedia UK was relaunched there was a >>> debate about whether people involved in the chapter should have to >>> disclose their online identities. In the end most people did but the >>> conclusion was that it shouldn't be mandatory. >> We definitely had that discussion regarding members and concluded that >> we wouldn't collect usernames of members. I'm not sure what we >> discussed regarding board members. >> >> While it doesn't make much sense to have a binding rule that says >> board member candidates have to reveal their online identity (I'm not >> even sure such a rule is legally possible - who is appointed is a >> decision for an AGM and a past AGM can't bind a future one), I would >> be surprised if anyone that didn't got elected. I certainly wouldn't >> vote for someone without knowing who they are in the Wikimedia world. >> >> __________ > > All prospective and current Directors of the Company should be asked to > reveal Wikipedia and related identities (e.g. Commons) . And perhaps all > others (e.g. Twitter). It should be made part of the fabric of the > Company, which should be open and accountable. > > > Gordo (LoopZilla elsewhere) > > > > > > > -- > > Gordon Joly > [email protected] > http://www.joly.org.uk/ > Don't Leave Space To The Professionals! > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
