Risker, there are SEVERAL documents in meta with the guidelines used to elect the Chapter seats. Say that "nobody knows" is a bit offensive. _____ *Béria Lima* <http://wikimedia.pt/>(351) 925 171 484
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>* On 1 February 2012 21:26, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 1 February 2012 18:17, Theo10011 <de10...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 4:06 AM, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > In what way do chapter-selected seats improve the running of the WMF, > > > Thomas? The Board has no say in who is being selected, and there is no > > > basis in fact to say that those appointed by the chapters are any more > > > effective or helpful in meeting the Board's goals or running the WMF > than > > > would community-elected Wikimedians. > > > > > > Risker, you know the point applies to appointed members of the board as > > well. They are selected through even a more private process for seemingly > > unlimited terms, they make up the other half of the board. I am surprised > > why questions about their interest and representation aren't raised on > > every new appointment? > > > > The chapter selected member, at least go through a vetting and a voting > > process that is open to several chapters and thousand of members. > > > > > > The appointed members of the Board are chosen for their specific expertise > and skill-set. The Board does publicly identify the slots it is trying to > fill when looking for appointees, and the qualifications that they > require. > > The chapter-selected seats...nobody knows what criteria are being used, > what specific expertise is being sought, what skill-set is being selected > for. The end result, as best I can see from the first two rounds, is "the > same people who could easily have run for election, because they're well > known and widely active in the community". > > Risker/Anne > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l