I am not 100% sure I understand the graphic well. So please correct me
if I am wrong in my interpretation.
But the way I understand it, it seems to me that the issue #1 is that
voters are un-educated about how to vote wisely in such a voting system.
For example, let's consider the votes from those who voted for
Tesleemah. When she was dropped, 80 of the votes went down the drain.
That means 80 people voted either for her ONLY, or for her and maybe
Mohammed and Erik. That is IT.
Their vote was lost. I in fact suspect that she had a lot of voters for
her who actually put only her name and none others.
Maybe those voters did not understand how valuable it would have been to
put more names on their list.
I know that I realized that situation during the voting process when
some people told me that they had voted for "their favorite choice". And
when I said "you probably should not vote for only one person but for
several", they went "Really ????"
The fact that 413 votes were lost all together as non-transferable is
certainly pointing out to a lack of understanding of the process and how
to make the best of the vote.
And maybe some communities understand this voting system better than
other communities.
My point #2 is that if under represented communities really want to have
a person on the board, they really need to adopt a collective strategy
where there will be only one candidate for it to avoid spreading thin.
OR, if they have two (or more), they need to push the idea that the
people voting for them should also put a vote for the other, for the
rank immediately below, rather than only for their favorite choice
amongst the two (obviously, they should vote for the two only if both
options are acceptable in their book). This would ensure the vote to be
transferred to the second when their fav choice is eliminated.
Looks to me that the issue might be rethinking on how to teach voters
how to vote strategically.
And maybe... maybe... though it is a "decrease of liberty", it should be
made mandatory to rank at least half of the candidates ?
Flo
Le 11/10/2024 à 11:49, Philip Kopetzky a écrit :
Well, congratulations to 4 people living in Western Europe. If this
result doesn't get the Wikimedia Foundation to rethink their approach
to how they select their board members, I don't know what will.
I guess it's up to communities, affiliates and regional structures to
create the change we want to see, noe more than ever.
On Fri, 11 Oct 2024, 11:38 Katie Chan, <[email protected]> wrote:
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<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Announcement/Results(short_version)>./
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Wikimedia
Foundation Board of Trustees election
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024>.
6000 community members from more than 180 wiki projects have voted.
The following four candidates were the most voted:
* Christel Steigenberger
* Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz
* Victoria Doronina
* Lorenzo Losa
While these candidates have been ranked through the vote, they
still need to be appointed to the Board of Trustees. They need to
pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications
outlined in the Bylaws. New trustees will be appointed at the next
Board meeting in December 2024.
Read the full announcement on Meta-Wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Announcement/Results(long_version)>
Best regards,
The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group
--
Katie Chan
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