Yes. Gordon
On 08/04/2011 10:31, Andrew Turvey wrote: > 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 > > -- 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
