Thanks for the update, Nataliia. Knowledge and expertise in product and
technology is a skill set that has been lacking on the Board, and it's
great to see the Board addressing this by co-opting product and technology
leaders. Luis's experience, such as his time at reddit, will likely be very
appli
Dear Dan,
Thank you for the feedback!
The search for a trustee with an expertise in product and technology began
a few months ago. One of the problems we identified was that the Wikimedia
Foundation CTOs (Chief Technology Officer) are usually not staying for a
long period of time, and then there
Thank you for the further details, Dariusz. What is his experience with
free software or open knowledge communities such as ours?
I would also love to hear from him directly to know more about whether he
feels cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and such technologies have a place in the
Wikimedia mission. Do
On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 at 13:41, Dariusz Jemielniak
wrote:
> even though I appreciate blockchain as a technology,
This is a common buzzword phrase. What *in particular* do you
appreciate about them, that someone who knows what they are and how
they work but isn't a fan would find a credible claim?
Crypto + NFTs + {tech startup + disrupt + housing market} sounds like
*just* the kind of person WMF needs on its board!
Luis Bitencourt-Emilio might be a great person, and just who we need on the
Board right now, but the optics seem terrible. Maybe I've been spending too
much time in the wrong par
On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 3:41 PM Guettarda wrote:
> Crypto + NFTs + {tech startup + disrupt + housing market} sounds like
> *just* the kind of person WMF needs on its board!
>
> Luis Bitencourt-Emilio might be a great person, and just who we need on
> the Board right now, but the optics seem terri
have you had a chance to check the link I sent?
cheers,
dj
On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 4:34 PM David Gerard wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 at 13:41, Dariusz Jemielniak
> wrote:
>
> > even though I appreciate blockchain as a technology,
>
> This is a common buzzword phrase. What *in particular* do y
On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 7:40 AM Guettarda wrote:
> Crypto + NFTs + {tech startup + disrupt + housing market} sounds like
> *just* the kind of person WMF needs on its board!
>
> Luis Bitencourt-Emilio might be a great person, and just who we need on
> the Board right now, but the optics seem terri
Nataliia,
Thanks so much for your announcement and welcome to Luis! Given that we’re
talking about a board role that requires a range of governance / oversight
responsibilities, could you please tell us more about Luis’ non-profit board
and governance experience?
Best,
Frank
> Am 1/12/22 um
On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 at 13:41, Dariusz Jemielniak
wrote:
>
> One of the problems we identified was that the Wikimedia Foundation CTOs
> (Chief Technology Officer) are usually not staying for a long period of time
Does anyone know why this is? This sounds like a pretty critical
buried lead if the
Hi everyone!
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Hi Leila,
What are the requirements for evidence of peer review and the quality of
editorial oversight for the published research, or are you accepting
nominations of unreviewed research so long as it's printed in a "scholarly
publication", for example, a letter or report rather than a paper?
On
Dariusz, Chair of the BGC: "Cryptocurrency and blockchains were not a
factor here – the Governance Committee, and then the Board, were
considering other things..."
This is so wrong it's painful to read. The fundamental job of the
Governance Committee is to ensure that appointed trustees do not com
I'm going to strongly disagree with this.
People are allowed to have outside interests. Being incidentally interested
in blockchain tech is not a disqualifying attribute. Having worked in large
technology companies is not a disqualifying attribute. Neither of these
things should even be counted ne
I agree with Yair, here.
I understand this announcement was made at the time a RfC regarding WMF
accepting cryptocurrency donations is ongoing.[1]
I think having someone with a sound knowledge of this area on the board
would be a net positive in implementing the result of that RfC.
I see the app
Welcome, Luis :) A light hazing is traditional. ✨
I am delighted to see someone w/ not just a product and technical
background, but specific experience maintaining a collaborative read-write
platform w/ global audience. Of course the board is responsible for
higher-level governance. But increa
I'd generally second this, but honestly a big "it depends" is due. Being an
HR manager from Kellog's would be a disqualifying attribute, same for a
personal interest in building and using rolling coals.
The *Bored Ape Yacht Club *is something more than an incidental interest,
but I think the board
On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 3:02 PM Yair Rand wrote:
> I'm going to strongly disagree with this.
>
> People are allowed to have outside interests. Being incidentally
> interested in blockchain tech is not a disqualifying attribute. Having
> worked in large technology companies is not a disqualifying
On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 3:44 PM Guettarda wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 3:02 PM Yair Rand wrote:
>
>> I'm going to strongly disagree with this.
>>
>> People are allowed to have outside interests. Being incidentally
>> interested in blockchain tech is not a disqualifying attribute. Having
>>
My post was sharded to just the wikidata list, copying the others :)
On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 12:59 PM Patricio Lorente <
patricio.lore...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you, SJ. I fully agree with your recommendations.
>
> El jue, 13 ene 2022 a las 14:55, Samuel Klein ()
> escribió:
>
>> Kay, bless yo
On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 4:31 PM Nathan wrote:
>
> No, it isn't a messaging failure. There's no failure at all - the WMF, I'm
> sure, already recognizes there are pros and cons to a movement where every
> individual participant feels a sense of ownership. They work around that,
> sometimes they do
Hello everybody,
Thank you Nataliia et al. for the warm welcome (and light hazing) and apologies
to all for my late response.
Years ago, a colleague from the Wikimedia Foundation staff reached out to talk
about product & technology at the organization. I still remember how
eye-opening that ini
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