Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

"Peter Southwood" wrote: > I agree. > The situation may well be metastable, in that the WMF may > get away with alienating the crowd for a long time, until it > reaches a tipping point, when the reaction becomes > catastrophic and non-reversible. At which point

[Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

I'd like to comment on what Ryan has written about the responsibility of WMF to the community. Many of us aren't just anonymous editors of an encyclopedia - we also play a rather different role in the Wikimedia movement, spreading word about our goals and publicly raising awareness about

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

Thank you for that statement, James. I am principally concerned about an allegation that James leaked confidential information. If that is true, then that could be a serious problem and I can see how that would lead other trustees to feel that the "least bad" option is to remove James from the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

First of all, a happy new year to everyone! Thank you, James, for bringing at least some light into this blurriness. For some more light, all board members, please do me a favor and explain briefly how you see the relationship between transparency and our movement, especially in your work as

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikitech-l] New tutorial for interactive graphics on Wiki

For those who may be interested in interactive visualizations. Pine -- Forwarded message -- From: Pine W Date: Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] New tutorial for interactive graphics on Wiki To: Wikimedia developers

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Free Basics

Hi Milos, Happy new year to you! I thought your mail to the list was very thoughtful. I've replied inline below. On Fri, Jan 01, 2016 at 06:50:16AM +0100, Milos Rancic wrote: > I don't think the pure form of net-neutrality is sustainable. Many > businesses already have deals with other

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

On 1 Jan 2016 21:56, "Joseph Fox" wrote: > > I imagine it would take something quite extraordinary for the board to > reject the community election result outright, as it happens. I would > assume the "nomination v selection" differential is to allow the board to > remove

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

On 2016-01-01, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On 28 December 2015 at 23:29, Patricio Lorente > wrote: > >> This decision creates an open seat for a community-selected Trustee. The >> Board is committed to filling this open community seat as quickly as

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

I imagine it would take something quite extraordinary for the board to reject the community election result outright, as it happens. I would assume the "nomination v selection" differential is to allow the board to remove members without fear of breaking Florida law, rather than some nefarious

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

Dear all I have been accused of three things: 1. Giving staff unrealistic expectations regarding potential board decisions. I have always stated to staff that I only represented 10% of the board and have never given assurances that I could convince other trustees. I would be

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

Hi all - What concerns me as much as anything about James' removal is his final statement - "I have always acted in what I believe are the best interests of the movement and the WMF." James has been active in the movement for a long time in a variety of roles, and we have no reason to believe

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

On 31 December 2015 at 13:02, Patricio Lorente wrote: > We are working with the 2015 Elections Committee to fill this vacancy with > a member of the Wikimedia community. This is a top priority. More > information will be available once the Board has had a chance to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

On 28 December 2015 at 23:29, Patricio Lorente wrote: > This decision creates an open seat for a community-selected Trustee. The > Board is committed to filling this open community seat as quickly as > possible. We will reach out to the 2015 election committee >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

Patricio, Jimmy Wales stated that the Board would work with James to provide a statement. Could you please make clear if the final statement issued is something he agreed to? On Jan 1, 2016 1:15 AM, "geni" wrote: > On 31 December 2015 at 13:02, Patricio Lorente

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Free Basics

On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 6:28 AM, Bodhisattwa Mandal < bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Indian netizens, specially the open source activists, are severely > criticizing Internet.org and Free basics right from the beginning on the > violation of net neutrality issue. In response to that, TRAI